HAWKEYE Commission by Larry Stroman. But not quite...

How frustrating!  I really hope he comes through with the Hawkeye.  I'm glad some other good samaritans have helped (or at least tried to help) you along the way.

Dear Paul. All hails the good Samaritans, and let the miserable be known by the crowds!

I can totally relate.  I just blasted another artist over the weekend during a Comic Art Live panel chat for failure to deliver over 8 years.

Sorry to hear more people having similar troubles with those not-at-all-pro artist, Marcus. Damn good that you blasted one of this bunch: they deserve more people doing it!

Lucky you are not living in the time of Leonardo. He kept people waiting for over twenty years and still did not deliver.

While not as long a wait as yours, I've crossed the three year mark waiting for mine. Ken tried to help me too but no dice. The most aggravating part of the whole thing is his willingness to accept NEW clients! 

If I'd stiffed this many people & been publicly called out for it, you wouldn't see any trace of me being open for commissions — I'd enroll in the Witness Protection Program & be going by "Ben Kenobi" somewhere.

Another story of bad attitude from the guy. Thanks for sharing the great Art experience…with him.

I'm also in the Larry Stroman club. He accepted two commissions from me which he never delivered.  Larry stopped responding to messages and never sent anything. I wrote those undelivered commissions off years ago. Hopefully you get yours. Good luck!

Daryl, sad to know that you are one of us. Maybe this whole thing will bring some light in the dark…

I feel your pain. I have only waited three years for mine (and counting) but he promised me it would be done by a certain date in 2019 (it was to be a birthday gift) and I paid him extra for the privelage. Same story, plenty of nice supporting messages from my end, but these have all gone completely ignored.

Ken was also amazing in at least getting me a pin-up that I had bought direct through Larry many years earlier that I had also given up on.

Our Larry is a safe harbor for broken promises and lost money. I suppose he can mount a convention of u satisfied Clients... 

On a half glass full view, you are half way there.

Nay, still feel like in the half empty side... 

Could be worse. At least you finally got something. One dealer owes me a couple of thousand dollars for which I got nothing. Its not just artists who are taking money and giving nothing.

Sorry, but I don't get the point. Do the same I did so less people will fall in his net. You can do something, but it's up to you. Maybe we should organize a guild of thieves instead? 

Unfortunately I can do nothing about that particular dealer as he said we could work something out later and I foolishly let it run till after my credit card payment cover had run out. Its time limited. Still waiting for a refund. Lol. Been waiting since 2009. Hes in the US. What can I do? I live in Ireland. Hes one of the biggest dealers out there. He advertises on this very site. Lol.

I am a relative noob when it comes to collecting original art and have only risked a few commissions because of fears of ending up in a similar situation as you've described. I feel that it is patient and generous to wait one year, but once the wait becomes years plural, then something is wrong and the artist has begun taking advantage of the situation. My sympathies to you and I hope you get your Hawkeye after all.

Thanks, Robert. Learning process is a never-ending story. I try to avoid mistake. Some Artists insist in repeating the same again and again…

This is the worst when this happens, when all you can do is publicly put the artist on blast. It happens far too often in this hobby sadly. Stroman in particular is renown for this sadly, there are lengthy threads in the 'Commissions' section of StatueForum of people being burned by him. Good luck!