NEXUS 40 COVER - ONLY $3,000
My personal recollections of painting this Nexus
#40 cover are fairly vivid, as are most of my Nexus covers from the
80's. Here's some memories...
Besides using Rutger Hauer in the black suit
and weapon, and some guy we invented for the story that managed a
porn shop, the two people in the back row are actually people I know. The
clown standing on his head is someone I knew from 2nd grade, named Alan
Dinkert. ( The name fit pretty well). The girl in the
lingerie was, *GASP!*, my neighbor in the apartmentnext to
me! For the photo shoot, she got pretty much dressed (undressed) the way
you see her here, along with the two butcher knives needed as props. ( I
remember wanting to see how the reflections worked off the blades.) She
was a great sport and a real sweetheart in posing for this rather
risqué request. 15 x 20 Acrylic. The painting itself is in fantastic condition. GO TO STORE
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VERY FIRST NEXUS TRADE PAPERBACK WRAP-AROUND COVER - 1985 - ONLY $5,000 - Oversized Painting!
-----A WORD FROM STEVE-------
Can this work really be 5 times the age of Mr.
Silly. Zounds!
As I recall this cover, I think of all the 2-page
spreads that proliferated so many other books at this time. Most seemed
flawed in a very simple way, and I don't know his this escaped them. What
you have to do is design both front and back covers separately--and
then find a way to combine them. Otherwise you get
these strangely cropped images that work only when you open them
up from the back.
I was using my cel-vinyl's back then, and I fondly
remember painting Sundra Peale's face, and how beautiful she looked. All
the main characters were in a back-lighting situation and was a nice trial to
pull that off, lighting-wise. All-in-all, there's probably things in this
painting that I couldn't even duplicate today! -------------------------------------
This was Steve's very first wrap around cover. It is NOT framed, but has been matted.
Size of the actual painted board: 30-1/2 inches x 24 inches GO TO STORE
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NEXUS ARCHIVE 5 COVER - ONLY $5,000
Cover done for Nexus Archive #5, 20X30 Acrylic on Board.
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NEXUS ARCHIVE 3 COVER - ONLY $5,000
Cover done for Nexus Archive #3 20X30 Acrylic on Board.
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