Post by paperdragon on Sept 1, 2009 19:02:36 GMT -5
This was in the weekly feature from comic art fans where they feature a collector of the week
Here is a link to his gallery of Tim's stuff, some great pieces
www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=6307
This week was Kelvin Mao
3. How long have you been collecting comic art and what prompted you to start?
It's say about 15-16 years now and honestly I can't remember exactly why. In the beginning when I was primarily collecting just comic books, it was definitely a kick to get sketches from artists you admire, stuff done specifically for you. I can remember getting an inked sketch of Faust mailed to me by Tim Vigil, one of the all-time most underrated artists, and I was over the moon. I was still in school at the time and living with my parents and I can remember running out to Aaron Bros to get some cheap frame to put it in- where now that I think about it, it might actually still reside today. Tim had taken the pencil sketch home to finish because he'd run out of time at the con and I'd never seen him do inks for anyone at a show. It was a real act of generosity that I'll never forget. Over the years I've been very fortunate to have gotten to meet and become friends with a lot of the artists and writers that thrilled me as a kid. Cultivating those relationships has made the hobby infinitely more rewarding than it I was just collecting the art.
Here is a link to his gallery of Tim's stuff, some great pieces
www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=6307
This week was Kelvin Mao
3. How long have you been collecting comic art and what prompted you to start?
It's say about 15-16 years now and honestly I can't remember exactly why. In the beginning when I was primarily collecting just comic books, it was definitely a kick to get sketches from artists you admire, stuff done specifically for you. I can remember getting an inked sketch of Faust mailed to me by Tim Vigil, one of the all-time most underrated artists, and I was over the moon. I was still in school at the time and living with my parents and I can remember running out to Aaron Bros to get some cheap frame to put it in- where now that I think about it, it might actually still reside today. Tim had taken the pencil sketch home to finish because he'd run out of time at the con and I'd never seen him do inks for anyone at a show. It was a real act of generosity that I'll never forget. Over the years I've been very fortunate to have gotten to meet and become friends with a lot of the artists and writers that thrilled me as a kid. Cultivating those relationships has made the hobby infinitely more rewarding than it I was just collecting the art.
