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The Diogenes Club
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Buttons - Comic Art - 1989
On the curl: Max Traffic (c)1989
On reverse: Badge-A-Minit, LaSalle, Ill 61301
Although the image was drawn in 1989, I think the button itself might have been produced at a later date.
Monday, November 19, 2012
New Bezango WA Kickstarter Promo
Sunday, November 18, 2012
My Aunt Pat Pearson and Olympia Folk Art
I grew up with 24 uncles and aunts and out of all them, my Aunt Pat Pearson (1922-2007) was the most unusual. And in my family, that is saying a lot, believe me.
In other places I have documented how wonderful my parents were in encouraging my development as a cartoonist. My Father had a genetic gift for drawing which was handicapped by his early years in grinding poverty in the Virginia Cumberland Mountains. Being great at illustrating didn't help much when one was trying to survive. But he was a great artist, just in the way he regarded life. In the rare times he drew anything, I recall being thrilled by the result. He didn't know it, but he was a poet and conceptual artist by the life he led. He took risks no sane person would take, and he was rewarded for those decisions.
My Mother, being a professional educator and the product of Washington pioneer stock (I had to slip that in), saw very early that I loved the graphic art form and really nurtured and promoted my art education. Ironically, although my Mom was not an artist herself, she recognized the strain more than my Dad, and saw that it was an important part of being human.
So I was lucky in the parent department.
So, what did my Aunt Pat contribute to this foundation?
Pat never had any children and she eventually became the stereotype Crazy Cat Lady, leaving perhaps as many 20 cats in her little apartment when she died. But when I was little she was the most glamorous woman I knew. She designed and made her own clothes. She carried herself as if she was on the runway. She was creative. And she painted.
At the time (mid-1960s) I recall being so impressed that someone I knew had actually painted a picture! In oil! That had a big impact on me. A grownup I was related to had produced a painting!
As an adult I now see her work as a form of folk art. But I honor her influence on my own creativity by hanging one of her paintings in my hallway. It is, I believe, a picture of 4th and Capitol, in Olympia, Washington, facing east in the late 19th century.
Yes, it is not a great work of art by itself. But it means a lot to me.
Pat's painting at the end of my hallway
Another Pat painting
Pat, 1960
Me and my hero, my Dad, July 1959, Millersylvania
I actually recall this event in a spotty way.
So Aunt Pat, here's to your memory and contribution. You will be happy to know every single cat you left behind found a good home after you left us. And you let me know it was OK to be a grownup and creative. Thank you.
Favorite Movie Quotes: The Longest Day
"I wonder who won?"
A film way ahead of its time and a real tribute to our American regular guy heroes in the fight against Hitler and fascism. Oddly, the comedian Red Buttons had one of the most horrifying roles in this piece.
Morty Comix # 2465
Saturday, November 17, 2012
$300 - Original Art - Rainmaker Painraker
"Rainmaker Painmaker" original art, first appeared in Storm Warnings (1986)
12 pages, nonphoto blue pencil and felt tip on light bond, 11.5 x 9 inches.
In good condition. No whiteout or paste-ups from what I can see.
This is not one of my favorite stories. I always felt it was one of my more predictable and conventional pieces. Maudlin too. But, it seems those who are enjoy predictable and conventional comics like this story even if they are uncomfortable with my regular fare.
300 smackeroos is my asking price.
$300 ppd.
Check or money order to
Steve Willis
PO Box 390
McCleary, WA 98557-0390
or order through PayPal
Morty Comix # 2464
Buttons - Events - 1987
McCleary Bear Festival
July 17, 18, 19, 1987
On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.
I didn't see the year on this button until I enlarged the image on the scanner!
Friday, November 16, 2012
Morty Comix # 2463
Reminded me a bit of the Newave days when I did this sort of thing almost every day.
Buttons - Events - 2003
July 11-13, 2003!
Tropical Paradise--
The McCleary Bear Festival
On the curl: Grays Harbor Stamp Works 800 894-3830
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Buttons - Events - 2002
McCleary Bear Festival
July 12-14, 2002
On the curl: Grays Harbor Stamp Works 800-894-3830
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
$200 - Original Art - Xenophobic Knives and Other Love Songs, Pt. 2
Drawn in 1990 and published in 1991, even though the publication date states 1990.
12 p., nonphoto blue and felt-tip on lighter bond stock. Unevenly cut pages, roughly 8.25 x 6 in.
In very good condition. Some dabs of whiteout on cover, p. 4, 8.
The cast of characters include Morty the Dog, Pablo Picasso, Mukey the Mutant Membrane in his childhood, a deformed cow, and an evil clown.
200 bucks and it is yours!
$200 ppd.
Check or money order to
Steve Willis
PO Box 390
McCleary, WA 98557-0390
Or order through PayPal
Buttons - Events - 2001
McCleary Bear Festival
July 13, 14, 15, 2001
On the curl: Grays Harbor Stamp Works 800 894-3830
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Morty Comix # 2462
$300 - "No Cigar" Original Art
Features Morty the Dog, the Big G, and even old SW.
This story was reprinted in Retreads 7.
12 pages on light bond stock. 11.5 x 9 in. Felt-tip on nonphoto blue pencil. Not exactly in pristine condition, I'd rate it fair to good. There are no rips, paste-ups, and aside from some dabs on p. 10, no other use of whiteout I can see.
Three hundred smackaroonies will pry this away from me.
$300 ppd.
Check or money order to
Steve Willis
PO Box 390
McCleary, WA 98557-0390
Or order through PayPal
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