James Jean 2003 painting, fallen angel, dissection Fables
Artist: James Jean (Painter)
11 Comments - 444 Views - 12 Likes
Artwork Details
|
DescriptionThe first time I met James was back in the spring of 2001 at the printmaking department at SVA. We were students at the time. He and Farel showed up when Farel was going to print one of his etchings from Pop Gun War. Being a comic Nerd, I already knew Farel's work ( I think only issue one was out) and struck up a conversation about printmaking and how those prints added a nice fine art touch to the book. As the conversation turned to what work we were all doing I asked James if he had any examples, and he was like, I have these sketchbooks... yeah "sketchbooks." If anyone has seen the Process Recess books knows what I had just seen in person. Every page was amazing and we all knew James was going to be one of those stand out artists, little did we know how big of a stand out. This was before all those Fables Covers.I had a few of James' cover sketches over the years but sold them as I always wanted something more finished/painted and from this early era. Jeff Singh had this piece for a long time. Asked about it every now and again but he wasn't ready to let it go - and when he posted it for sale a few months ago, I missed out. Luckily for whatever reason the new owner needed to let it go a few months later and I jumped on it. Very excited to have such a cool mixed media piece that with all the deckled edges harks back to printmaking and makes the piece an art object. On top of that it is impossible to mimic the colors in the scan as a lot of that tan is actually a slight shimmery gold paint. So it really is meant to be seen in person. Very happy to be the next caretaker of this piece. Social/Sharing |
About the Owner
|
 |
Contact the OwnerUse can use a contact form to send an email to this gallery owner,
|
Comments on this Artwork
You must be logged in to make comments.
Kavi H 
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 7/13/2025
Congrats on finally getting the piece which caught your eye for so long, and great story about James' earlier period
Matt Dicke
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 7/13/2025
Kavi H wrote:
Congrats on finally getting the piece which caught your eye for so long, and great story about James' earlier period
Thanks yeah very happy to have this. SVA was such a hotbed of talent back in the early 2000's was lucky to be a part of it.
Constant N
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 7/13/2025
Such an imaginative, delicate, and disturbing image. What more can you ask for from a work by James Jean? I can only imagine what a sight it is to behold in person. Thanks for sharing such a gem!
Matt Dicke
Member Since 2006
Posted on 7/13/2025
Constant N wrote:
Such an imaginative, delicate, and disturbing image. What more can you ask for from a work by James Jean? I can only imagine what a sight it is to behold in person. Thanks for sharing such a gem!
Thank you, Being such a JJ fan yourself and I'm sure seeing many of his work in person you know how delecate his work is, as well as the creative way of layering paint.
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
Posted on 7/14/2025
Haunting work of body horror that Jean makes look like fairy wings just by the light natural color tones.
Matt Dicke
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 7/14/2025
Marcus Wai wrote:
Haunting work of body horror that Jean makes look like fairy wings just by the light natural color tones.
He really pulls off the beauty in horror like no one else.
Matt Dicke
Member Since 2006
Posted on 7/14/2025
Migs DC wrote:
Beautiful piece. Congrats Matt. Hope you're well.
Thanks Migs. Hope all is well on your side of the ocean.
T Shen
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 7/17/2025
Absolutely beautiful art and wonderful story. Appreciate you sharing both with us.
Matt Dicke
Member Since 2006
1 - Posted on 7/17/2025
T Shen wrote:
Absolutely beautiful art and wonderful story. Appreciate you sharing both with us.
Thank you for the comment. The art world is such a small community grateful to be a part of it and to see and own such amazing work.
Kin Wong
Member Since 2007
1 - Posted on 7/26/2025
It's pretty awesome you got to spend time with James in the early days before his career took off. I agree that his painted/mixed media pieces look more interesting than his sketches (not that I've ever seen any of his originals in person), and congrats on getting to pick up something you've been chasing after for so long!
Latest Updates
All |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Auctions ADVERTISEMENT
 |
Original Comic Art / Robotech II the Sentinels Book 2 #21 page 9 |
Auctions
| Bob Bolling Archie's Pals 'n' Gals #50 Story Page |
Auctions
 |
BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS #79 COVER (SOLD FOR $320K) |
Auctions
 |
Jim Starlin - Warlock #13, Page 7 |
Hakes Auctions
 |
SUPERMAN: SECRET ORIGIN #2 VARIANT COMIC BOOK COVER ORIGINAL ART BY GARY FRANK. |
Subscribe to the YouTube Channel.. FREE!
Felix Comic Art
0 Accepting Commissions
Commission an Artist
For Sale Updates
Classified Updates |
|
Rugrat Spawn9/6/2025 5:47:00 PM |
|
Chris Dietzel9/6/2025 3:38:00 PM |
|
Peter Venkman9/6/2025 2:54:00 PM |
|
Will Gabri-El9/6/2025 12:52:00 PM |
|
COMIX ART9/6/2025 11:30:00 AM |
|
Federico Bettini9/6/2025 11:20:00 AM |
|
Dealer Updates |
|
TDArt Gallery9/6/2025 7:54:00 PM |
|
Anthony's Comicbook Art9/6/2025 3:57:00 PM |
|
Coollines Artwork9/6/2025 3:28:00 PM |
|
Will's Comic Art Page9/6/2025 12:52:00 PM |
|
Essential Sequential9/6/2025 12:15:00 PM |
|
Kinetic Collectibles9/6/2025 12:15:00 PM |
|
|
Become a Premium CAF Gallery Owner & you'll be supporting CAF and also gain access to many services and features not available to standard members.
|