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DescriptionThanks for asking about the back story, Ray, but I don't have too much to tell. I went by Williamson's booth at the San Diego Comicon some time in the late 90s and bought this from the artist's son, who was manning the booth when I happened to come by. The picture was unsigned, so I came back the next day and asked the artist to sign it.He was surprised and a bit suspicious when I produced this drawing of his out of my bag and he asked me where I had gotten it. But he relaxed once I explained that I had bought it from his own booth the day before. It makes me wonder if the drawing was old enough that he didn't recognize it right away, but I don't know when it was drawn. He had several other drawings with the same level of finish for sale, as if they'd all been drawn around the same time. The one I remember best was of a humanoid alien with a lizard head and a ray-gun standing beside a large rock. Just the way he indicated the alien's shadow and the cracks in the rocky background tempted me to buy that other drawing, but I only had cash for one piece at the time so this one won out with this romantic pair preparing for a confrontation. Social/Sharing |
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artless artmore 
Member Since 2013
Posted on 11/11/2013
Ray Cuthbert wrote:
Can you tell us the story behind this piece?Thanks for asking --- what little I can tell you is added to the description.
COMIC PARADISE
Member Since 2005
Posted on 11/17/2013
al Williamson...what a great all around artist. congrats
Johan Tudts
Member Since 2008
Posted on 2/6/2014
Another great piece enriching a beautiful collection +++
Robbie Cook
Member Since 2006
Posted on 5/16/2014
One of those pieces that remind me how much I need a sci-fi Williamson for my collection! I don't think he ever misused a single stroke of his pen. Simply brilliant.
David K
Member Since 2008
Posted on 8/19/2014
You have such a great collection of sketches by the masters!
Roy Mann
Member Since 2008
Posted on 1/15/2015
Great artwork, but this is much more than a sketch.... a sketch is the one Al did for me in 1974 when I met him .... he sketched doctor Zarkof while we was waiting a coffee outside a bar... Now the sketch is in my gallery at the voice CELEBRITY SKETCHS...
steve roden
Member Since 2011
Posted on 6/28/2015
oh man, what a great drawing, and a great story to boot!!!!!!
Matthias .
Member Since 2014
Posted on 8/7/2015
Williamson was for me one of the greatest artists in the industry. I love,love,love his work and the cooperations he had with other artists as inker. Very nice illu that you have here in your collection!
Jim Warden
Member Since 2003
Posted on 1/9/2017
Congratulations on a fantastic sketch with a memorable background story!
Shelton Bryant
Member Since 2005
Posted on 10/28/2022
Superb Craftmanship...Beautiful Line!! Each Line So Natural and Unpretentious......
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