Today I'm sharing one of my favorite pieces of art in my possession. A Spider-Man sketch by
John Byrne and
Mark Bagley on a piece of textured, plastic tablecover. It was a gift from friend
Anna-Maria Cool.
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Anna-Maria was a guest at
DragonCon back in 1997. She had recently stopped drawing Barbie comics for Marvel and was currently drawing Elvira for Claypool. At some point, Mr. Byrne scribbled a ballpoint pen drawing on the table to Mr. Bagley, who then inked it with a Sharpie.
I love the fact that it's a spontaneous drawing done only for fun!
Click on the image below to clearly see the texture of the plastic tablecover. It's one of the things that make it cool.
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While I'm sharing art, I'll also post some of Anna-Maria's work. This piece, which is framed and hanging on my wall, is from the profusely illustrated novel
Toto of Oz, written by Gina Wickwar. Besides the beautiful illustration, I love how quirky it is as a single piece of art, taken out of context.
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Okay, I can't let just one (quirky) piece of Anna-Maria's art represent her work. I'll scan in another, from the same book.
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Wow, this post is all over the place with art images. Here's another one. My version of Anna-Maria herself, from
Halo and Sprocket: Welcome to Humanity.
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Okay. I'm done.