'Searle In America' opens today!

Check out the show opening today Saturday 16th November at the Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco

http://cartoonart.org/2013/10/searle-in-america/

Final auction items

SOLD!

Amazing late addition by Ana Ramirez. We will be auctioning this and the last few pieces on the opening nightWednesday Nov. 20th

Incredible sculptures by Andrea Blasich based on Searle's Lautrec girls

There has never been a retrospective exhibition of Ronald Searle's work in northern California.   'Searle In America' will be a survey of his work made in America on reportage assignments for HOLIDAY magazine during the 60s  heyday of magazine illustration.

The exhibition will be staged this November at the Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco.  To raise funds for shipping of original Searle artwork to California and printing costs for the catalogue I've asked friends from the animation/illustration community to contribute original Searle-inspired artwork to a fundraiser auction.  Over the summer we auctioned all of these wonderful tributes by today's top cartoonists.  Feel free to leave comments on your favorite.

Brian Ajhar

'Watering the Flower'

22x13" on 5ply Strathmore board/seal in lower left of original.

watercolor/liquid acrylics/ink/colored pencil

Brian Ajhar

Illustrator, USA

All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November. Shipping fee negotiable. Expedited shipping available if extra fees are paid by the buyer.

Flanders & Swann posters

Double-sided poster for Flanders & Swann Songbook

eBay link

Jim Capobianco

SOLD!

'Revenge'

9" x 12" Mixed media on heavy watercolour paper

Jim Capobianco

Storyboard Artist at Pixar, co-writer 'Ratatouille', director 'Your Friend the Rat', 'Leonardo'

Terry Song

'Santa Cruz'

11'5" x 16.5" Ink on watercolour Paper

Terry Song

Animator, pixar, Emeryville CA

eBay link

All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November. Shipping fee negotiable. Expedited shipping available if extra fees are paid by the buyer.

Samantha Vilfort

'Hollywood'

Samantha Vilfort, Los Angeles, CA

eBay link

Roger Allers

SOLD!

'Simba,all grown up'

Ink & watercolour on paper 8.5" x 11"

by Roger Allers

Co-director 'The Lion King' , 'Open Season' & 'The Prophet'

Here's the eBay link

An original drawing by the director of Disney's 'The Lion King' !!

A very rare opportunity to bid on an original drawing by one of the animation industry's TOP directors.

All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November. Shipping fee negotiable. Expedited shipping available if extra fees are paid by the buyer.

Steph Laberis

SOLD!

"Fancy Rat"

Waterproof india ink and gouache on 11 x 11 hot press illustration board

Steph Laberis

Vis Dev Artist

Here's the eBay link!

All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November. Shipping fee negotiable. Expedited shipping available if extra fees are paid by the buyer.

Emmanuel Briand

SOLD!

'Magritte' Ink on paper 34.6 cm x 31cm

Emmanuel Briand

France

Here's the eBay link

Natalie Hall

SOLD!

'La Calaverie'

9"x12" Ink on Canson brand Bristol board

Natalie Hall

Freelance Illustrator/Vis Dev Artist Los Angeles

Here's the eBay link

September update!

The second & final phase of our fundraising eBay auction is LIVE!  We'll be listing the last batch of artwork and also the Ronald Searle posters through the next week. Here's the Cartoon Art Museum's eBay link


SOLD!

Items on offer include this limited edition print given to Pixar employees only to celebrate the completion of the studios' 2012 film 'Brave'.   The image is a high quality reproduction of a beautiful piece of artwork by the films' Production Designer  Steve Pilcher who has signed it too.

Helene Leroux

SOLD!

'American Cat'

Pencil on paper, 9" x 12"

Helene Leroux

JibJabMedia, Los Angeles

 All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November. Shipping fee negotiable. Expedited shipping available if extra fees are paid by the buyer.

Jonathan Cusick

SOLD!

'Ronald'

17 x 29.5 cm Watercolour on paper

Jonathan Cusick Caricaturist

UK

 All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November. Shipping fee negotiable. Expedited shipping available if extra fees are paid by the buyer.

'For the past 14 years caricaturist, cartoonist and illustrator Jonathan Cusick has worked for many prominent clients, winning a number of awards along the way.

Notable clients include prolific illustrations for the Radio Times (over 70 issues), a weekly caricature for The Times' TV review on Saturdays, and the cover of the 2010 QI Annual. He has illustrated advertising campaigns including Cadbury sponsorship of Coronation Street on ITV. In 2013 an ad campaign featuring Jonathan's caricatures runs across the USA. He has also designed characters for a Hollywood film.

His caricature art has been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery, London (in the BP Portrait Award), The Mall Galleries (with the Royal Society of Portrait Painters), and Chris Beetles Gallery. A solo exhibition was held at the Coningsby Gallery, London, in 2005. His work has regularly been selelcted for the Association of Illustrators Images annuals, for which he has also been a judge, and also Luerzer's Archive 200 best illustratorsWorldwide.

After graduating with a first in Illustration from the University of Central England in 1999, Jonathan later studied briefly at the Prince of Wales Drawing School in Shoreditch, where he met the Prince. 'Remarkable' was the enthusiastic response to Jonathan's cartoon approach, though there's no word on the Knighthood ...yet.

A number of celebrities have purchased Jonathan's caricatures of themselves, including; the late DJ John Peel, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Raymond Blanc, Heston Blumenthal, Sir Michael Parkinson, David Dickinson, comedian Ben Miller, and Queen legend Brian May.

As a cartoon illustrator and caricaturist, Jonathan has made appearances on BBC Radio 4 and BBC1. Back in 2002 the Sunday Times magazine tipped him as one to look out for in their 'Next Big Thing' feature.'

Shipping fee negotiable. All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November.

Auction update!

The fundraiser auction went staggeringly well with all the pieces selling way above expectation.  Ebay actually imposed a 'selling limitation' so we still have over 20 pieces of artwork to go but that will have to wait until early September.  Right now we have enough funding to transport the original Searle artwork to California and we can proceed with work on the catalogue.
I can't thank all of my creative friends around the world who contributed time & effort and amazing artwork to support this show plus everyone who put bids on & followed the auction- now the exhibition can happen!

Here's a preview of some of the amazing artwork still to go under the hammer . . .

If anyone out there would like to contribute a Searle-esque picture just drop me a line at the email address in my blogger profile.

J P Vine

'Liberty'

Ink & watercolour on paper

JP Vine

Storyboard Artist Pixar, Aardman's 'PIRATES!' series director 'Shaun the Sheep'

Albany, California

 All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November. Shipping fee negotiable. Expedited shipping available if extra fees are paid by the buyer.

Nancy Beiman

SOLD!

'Canadian Unicorn'

Ink on Bristol board

Nancy Beiman Animation teacher, author & artist

Canada

Shipping fee negotiable. All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November.

Bernard Joaquin

'The Old Inspector'

Water colour Textured paper, 12x16

Bernard Joaquin

Shipping fee negotiable. All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November.

 All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November. Shipping fee negotiable. Expedited shipping available if extra fees are paid by the buyer.

Chris Sasaki

'Creature From The Black Lagoon'

6"x14" Ink & Watercolour on paper

Chris Sasaki Character Designer Pixar

 All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November. Shipping fee negotiable. Expedited shipping available if extra fees are paid by the buyer.

Eusong Lee

SOLD!

'Cat artist'

4.75" x 11" Ink on paper. Framed

Eusong Lee artist JibJab Media

 All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November. Shipping fee negotiable. Expedited shipping available if extra fees are paid by the buyer.

Auction highlight

Two Tropen fountain pens used by Ronald Searle are in the eBay shop now!  Visit the Cartoon Museum SF store and hit view all items. You'll see them listed individually.  Searle posters to follow next week.

SOLD!

Ronald Searle collector & fountain pen enthusiast Uli Meyer is custodian of the pens in London.  He describes their condition: 
"The pen is five or six decades old but I presume that it is usable. I haven't tried them and I never would. Ronald labelled all his pens and nibs meticulously. I very much hope that the winner of the pen will not use it. This pen is special because it came out of Ronald's pen drawer with his note attached, last used by the man himself. I would hope that the pen would be kept as it is. "

Austin Madison

SOLD!

'One of our Dinosaurs is Missing'

Austin Madison

Storyboard Artist Pixar, closet Paleontologist

Shipping fee negotiable. All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November.

Sandro Cleuzo

SOLD!

'May I Have This Dance?'
Ink & marker on paper 11.75"x11"

Sandro Cleuzo

Animator, Designer

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Shipping fee negotiable. All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November.

Elliot Elam

'Biker'

A3(11.7"x16")  blue brush pen, blue pencil crayon, black fountain pentel and TippEX/whit-out
Elliot Elam Cartoonist & illustrator

London, UK

Shipping fee negotiable. All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November.

Ken Turner

'Seinfeld'

Ink on Watercolour Paper

Ken Turner Animator/Illustrator

Canada

Shipping fee negotiable. All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November.

Lindsey Olivares

SOLD!

'Hawaii 1943'

'Home 1942'

India Ink on Cardstock 8.5" x 11" Framed

Lindsey Olivares Character Designer
California

Shipping fee negotiable. All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November.

Elliot Cowan

100 Monster drawings!
Pen on paper 3"x5"

Elliot Cowan Independant animated film director/producer & teacher

New York, NY
Shipping fee negotiable. All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November.

Julia Lundman

SOLD!

'Reminiscing'

gouache on board 13.5" x 9.75"

Julia Lundman Lead Artist at Disney Interactive/Playdom

San Francisco, CA

Julia's lovingly rendered tribute to a possible St Trinian's alumni is based on her discovery in the '101 Dalmations' book that Cruella attended the same school as Anita and was expelled for drinking ink!  This a beautifully painted piece on artboard by an experienced commercial artist with a fine arts background.  Julia is an accomplished plein air and still life painter.  This is an opportunity to own a more cartoony piece in her sophisticated style.

Shipping fee negotiable. All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November.

Vitaliy Strokous

'Chain of command'

5"X11". It's ink and watercolor

Vitaliy Strokous
Artist at JibJab media

Shipping fee negotiable. All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November.

Perry Osuna

'007'

pen and ink on watercolor paper 90lb  9x12

Perry Osuna
Toronto, Canada

Shipping fee negotiable. All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November.

Paul Abadilla

SOLD!

'Blouses'

6"x9" ink & watercolor on watercolor paper
Paul Abadilla, Illustrator / Artist at Pixar
Alameda, California

Shipping fee negotiable. All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November.

Heidi Smith

'Scrooge'
Ink on art board 10.5" x 13"

Heidi Smith Character Designer 

Heidi's designs for the stop-motion feature 'PARANORMAN' made it one of the most striking looking animated features of last year.  Her original design sensibility garnered instant attention from the industry and she was rightly awarded this years Annie award (the US animation community's Oscar) for Character Design in an Animated Feature. This is a chance to own an original drawing by one of todays emerging talents whose personal work is seldom available to purchase.

Shipping fee negotiable. All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November.

'The Cigarette Lady'
Ink on art board 8" x 8.7"

Heidi Smith

Character Designer PARANORMAN

Carlos Leon

SOLD!

'Chess Players'

Pencil on paper

Carlos Leon Vis Dev Artist PDI Dreamworks

San Francisco, CA

 All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November. Shipping fee negotiable. Expedited shipping available if extra fees are paid by the buyer.

Jason Groh

SOLD!

"Domesticated American Cowboy"

Ink on paper

Jason Groh Character Designer

Toronto, Canada

Shipping fee negotiable. All proceeds go towards mounting the 'Searle In America' exhibition at the non-profit Cartoon Art Museum, San Francisco this November.

Randall William Cook

SOLD!

'Orson Welles'

Ink on paper 23.75" x 18"

Randall Cook Animation wizard Ghostbusters, The Gate, Lord of the Rings

Los Angeles, CA

Randy Cook is a veteran of the visual effects industry, recognized THREE times with an Academy Award for his work bringing Gollum to life in the original Lord of The Rings trilogy. While still living in New Zealand he went on to shoot 2nd unit photography for Peter Jackson on ' King Kong' and is now back in Los Angeles working on feature projects inspired by his hero & friend stop-motion maestro Ray Harryhausen. This magnificent large format drawing of Orson Welles is inspired by the recent publication of Henry Jaglom's lunch conversations with the legendary director & raconteur. In his early career Randall worked with John Musker & Brad Bird and still has the drawing chops to match them! Randall still designs creatures for film but works mostly digitally.  This is a rare opportunity to bid on a piece of traditional art by the hand of an artist responsible for creating some of the most memorable characters in film history.

Mike Lynch

'St Trinians Fairy'

India Ink & watercolour on Arches Paper 11" x 10"

Mike Lynch Cartoonist

Milton, NH

Mike Lynch's clients include Reader's Digest, Mad Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, St. Martin's Press, Random House, McGraw Hill, The Boston Globe and many others. Mike has spearheaded the "Oscars of cartooning" as the Award Coordinator for the annual National Cartoonists Society's Reuben Awards. He writes the popular Mike Lynch Cartoons blog on the business of cartooning, one of the most recognized and trafficked comic art industry sites on the Web.