The Chuck Jones Gallery in San Diego Hosts Events For International Comic Con

Written by Gordon McDowell Saturday, 09 July 2011 00:30

San Diego, CA.- The Chuck Jones Gallery in San Diego is proud to announce artist appearances and exhibits for International Comic Con (to be held at the San Diego Convention Center from July 21st and 24th). The gallery will host Simone Bianchi and Randy Martinez as well as featuring the exhibitions "The Art of Ralph Bakshi" with a special guest Edward Bakshi and "Pencil, Ink and Story, The Art of Henry Scarpelli". Marvel and DC Comics Super-Artist Simone Bianchi will be feted with a reception on Thursday, July 21st from 7 to 10 PM. Bianchi is one of the new breed of Marvel Comic artists whose work has revolutionized the way the Marvel characters look. Known for his use of watercolor half-tones and ink washes, Bianchi’s non-traditional comic book drawing style has catapulted him to the heights of the comic book world.  This reception for the artist will feature his most recent work on paper and canvas from both DC Comics and Marvel. The gallery will be exhibiting two exclusive editions from Bianchi, “The Call of the Knights” and “Batman”.

On Friday, July 22nd, the Gallery will host an open house and reception for "The Art of Ralph Bakshi", with his son, animation director and producer, Edward, as our special guest, from 7 to 10 PM. Bakshi, the producer, director, writer and animator of such ground-breaking animated films as “Fritz the Cat”, “Coonskins”, “Wizards”, and “The Lord of the Rings” is regarded by critics and collectors as one of the modern giants of animation. The exhibition will feature not only original production art from a variety of his films, but also his most recent mixed media constructions, drawings and paintings. Ralph Bakshi will be signing dedication cards for artwork purchased during the exhibition.

Star Wars artist Randy Martinez will be honored with an exhibition and reception on Saturday, July 23rd from 6 to 9 PM. Known for his compelling portrayals of the landmark George Lucas film series, Martinez has also drawn over 10,000 sketch cards for Topps Trading Cards for such brands as, “Lord of the Rings”, “Hero”, “Terminator”, “Marvel Comics” as well as “Star Wars”. Martinez, along with his co-author, Denise Vasquez, will be premiering his latest book, “Sketch Card Mania” and will offer a demonstration of how-to create your own sketch cards. Martinez will be dedicating artwork purchased at this event and he and Denise Vasquez will sign their most recent book.

Through the run of Comic Con (July 21-24) the art of Henry Scarpelli will be on view in the gallery. Scarpelli, best known for his work on the Archie Comic Strips (both as writer and artist), was also the creator of the syndicated one-panel cartoon “TV Tee Hees” and at Dell Publishing the artist behind many of their comic books based on TV shows such as, “The Beverly Hillbillies” and “Hogan’s Heroes”.

The Chuck Jones Gallery, located in the heart of San Diego’s historic Gaslamp District at 232 Fifth Ave., is the destination for art collectors and visitors from around the world.  Owned by Linda Jones Enterprises, the publisher and distributor of the art of the legendary animation creator and director, Chuck Jones, it is the only gallery in San Diego devoted to the art of the animated film.  Included in the on-going display is art from all major animation studios as well as original paintings and limited edition fine art from a variety of internationally known artists and photographers whose work is entertainment related. Visit the gallery's website at ... www.ChuckJonesGallery.com

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