Sale of Original art Via. E-bay
Nathan Segrest
original Wendy Pini art being sold on E-bay. Now, while I admit that
it's their art to do with as they please, I still feel like it's not
right to sell the art.
Call me stupid, but when someone writes "she worked for over two hours
on this," the art was intended to be kept and enjoyed by the
recipient of the sheet. I just find it a bit wrong to sell originals
of art that was so obviously given as a gift by someone who is such a
wonderful artist.
I just felt the need to vent. Thanks for listening.
Nathan
nat...@eramp.net
Richard Pini
(Nathan Segrest) wrote:
I can't speak completely to the circumstances under which this (or any
other of the sketches being sold on eBay) were done, but I'd bet money
that it was done at a convention, or in advance for sale at a convention.
Such pieces of artwork are a standard at conventions; many artists do
them. I'd also be willing to bet that someone requested and paid for this
sketch, and that it was not "given as a gift." I doubt very much that it
took a solid two hours (though that much time may have passed on the
clock); when Wendy sketches at a show, she also chats with people who stop
by our table or booth. Once someone buys a sketch, it is theirs to do with
what they please (with the physical art, that is - no copyrights are
*ever* transferred with the artwork). Perhaps the seller is in dire
financial straits; we just do not know, and therefore should not judge.
Richard Pini ** Elfquest ** Warp Graphics
email = rp...@elfquest.com
Elfquest WWW page = http://www.elfquest.com
Nathan Segrest
wrote:
Snip snip snip
Well, open mouth insert foot time for me, ladies and gentlemen. I
broke one of my cardinal rules by speaking before I had enough
information about a subject. After reading Richard's reply, I
remembered a story my friend told me, about when he met Neil Gaiman at
a signing.
My friend was a big fan of Gaiman, and brought some comics and
graphic novels to get signed along with hundreds of other people. The
line progressed smoothly until he reached the front and asked gaiman
to write "to billy" which was my friend's name. This suprised Gaiman,
who had been asked to only sign his name on the many comics thrust
into his face over the past few hours, and he rewarded my friend with
a five minute conversation and a small sketch in the front of one of
the books.
Long story short, I was viewing the sale of art on E-bay as
something that was given, not purchased, to the seller by Wendy. I
completely ignored the fact that the sale of original sketches goes on
at every convention. for some reason I thought that only people with
pure intentions would get art from the Lady Pini.
I stand corrected.
Nathan
Nat...@eramp.net