James will be at Wizard World Chicago in August!!
Hey, CrowFans! James just confirmed Wizard World Chicago for August 6th-9th!
For more info: Wizard World Chicago
~Michael
the Crow's little helper
June 30, 2009
James will be at Wizard World New York in October!!
Hey, CrowFans! James just confirmed Wizard World New York for October 16th-18th!
For more info: Wizard World New York
~Michael
the Crow's little helper
June 28, 2009
June 01, 2009
The Official James O'Barr Facebook Page!
I'm hoping this link works... I'm still figuring out Facebook.
~Michael
the Crow's little helper
SACCON - Sacramento Comic Convention
James will be at SACCON this Sunday!!!
Yes, I know it's short notice. I just found out.
Here's the link:
If you're on the West Coast, this is your chance to go by and say hey, get Crow stuff signed, buy a sketch, and meet James!! Don't miss it!!!
~Michael
the Crow's little helper
May 31, 2009
James will be at AdventureCon in two weeks!
James is going to be at AdventureCon in Knoxville, Tennessee from June 12th to 14th! Come by and say hi! He'll be greeting fans, doing sketches and signing comics.
May 13, 2009
Don't forget - Motor City!!
James will be at Motor City Comic Con this weekend!!!
http://www.motorcityconventions.com/motor_city_comic_con
It's been a while since he's been home, and ya never know how long it'll be 'til he can make it back! If you want to see James, you'd better make plans to go!!
~Michael
the Crow's little helper
April 29, 2009
Free Comic Book Day! Come see James at Zeus Comics!
Hey, all!
Guess what this Saturday is... That's right: Free Comic Book Day!!
Come see James at Zeus Comics this weekend! He'll be doing sketches and signing Crow stuff all day Saturday, May 2nd from 10am to 6pm. And you can get your free comics while you're there!
Also there will be:
Scott Kurtz: creator of PVP, Ding!, co-creator and writer of Truth, Justin and The American Way.
Matt Sturges: writer of House of Mystery, Blue Beetle, and Jack of Fables for DC/Vertigo Comics.
Kristian Donaldson: co-creator and artist of Supermarket, artist on DMZ, Chuck, and upcoming 99Days.
Here's the website for Zeus:
Zeus Comics
http://www.zeuscomics.com/
Hope to see you there!
~Michael
the Crow's little helper
March 21, 2009
A painting you do not want to miss
So James did end up going to All-Con. It was a last minute thing. If you got to see'em out there, good on ya! If not... sorry for the misunderstanding. (It's not my fault!!)
The real reason for today's post: James just finished two paintings that you have to see. One of these is extremely rare. You'll see what I mean when you read James' description.
Dying Sun
James wrote:
This is an oil painting I did as an exercise to see how much tonal balance I could get with just two colors(sienna and tangerine).I sat on the floor and sketched myself from a reflection in a framed picture.It has a nice ethereal quality to it,a soft dreamy feel which I really like,kind of romantic too,but I don't think I can do many of these Crow paintings,maybe a few more,but I run the risk of becoming repetitive and boring,sure death for an artist.12x16 oil paint on unmounted canvas. James OBarr
Brandon
James wrote:
I don't draw or paint pictures of Brandon. It's just too hard, and I don't want to be one of those people making money off his image. All the money from the film went to charities, I didn't want it, it felt like blood money to me. Invariably at every convention people come up to me and ask me to draw Brandon in this pose or that,this scene from the film, or from their favorite photograph. I don't think they realize they are asking me to draw a picture of my dead friend, and how painful his loss still is to me, 16 years on. I try and explain cordially why I don't paint Brandon, but I'm not sure they always understand. Alex Proyas, Alex MacDowell, me, we all owe everything to Brandon, he gave that film a soul and a heart. He made us all shine.
I've done maybe three paintings of Brandon in the years since then, all for charities or gifts to his loved ones. That being said, we have this thing here, which I should explain about.
It's the 20th anniversary of the book this year and the 15th of the film and some fellow out in LA thought it would be a nice idea to have an exhibit/artshow commemorating them. He hopes Brandon's sister Shannon and I will be the guests of honor. I've been in the same room with her before but was hesitant to approach her, introduce myself. I didn't know if she was angry still,about his death, or if she would somehow hold me responsible. I felt responsible in some backwards dog logic way. I wanted to tell her I was sorry but didn't have the courage. So,this time I planned on doing something really nice, something really beautiful for her :paint her a portrait of Brandon in oils, hoping to capture what was so beautiful an enigmatic and disarming about him. He was one of the most sincere, humble, charming people I have ever met, and I loved him like a little brother. So, for the first time in years I tried to paint Brandon. This is a color study I did in oils, 12x16 inches, from a photograph I believe my good friend John Bergin took on the set (John I miss you dearly...). It turned out nice, capturing Brandon's intensity I think, and this may be the last time I ever paint him, it just hurts too much to look in his eyes. James OBarr
Wow.
~Michael
the Crow's Little Helper
March 11, 2009
New Art and a Correction!
Okay, nix the All-Con. James will NOT be at All-Con. You can still go if ya wanna, just don't expect to find James there.
James will DEFINITELY be at Detroit's Motor City Comic Con, though! In fact, we're just finishing with the last of the paperwork to send in. Done deal, folks! After too many years James is going home for a visit!
Oh, and I promised new art, didn't I? Well... here it is!
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You can click on each of those to go to the eBay auctions. Bid high and bid often!
~Michael
the Crow's little helper
