The following paintings were lost or stolen last year. They were last seen at the 100 Euros Show in Germany, curated by Antonio de Luca. 6 months after the show, I wrote to Antonio asking him to return my unsold pieces. He said none of them sold and he would ship them back to me immediately. I never received them. When I contacted Antonio he did not offer any tracking info, mailing receipt or insurance for the shipment of the artwork. It may have been a legitimate loss in the mail, but since I have received no help in finding the artwork, no proof that the artwork was returned to me, no offer of compensation (through insurance or otherwise), and since three of the pieces are still available for sale through his website, I'm a bit suspicious.
He is organizing another 100 Euros Show in Amsterdam now. I will not be submitting again, and I AM URGING ALL OTHER ARTISTS TO BEWARE!
If you see any of these 5 paintings for sale anywhere, please alert me immediately. I am still the rightful owner and anyone who has them is in possession of stolen artwork.
All are 9 x 12", ink, watercolor and gouache on paper. They are signed on the back by Tom Neely and dated 2009.
I can't tell you how much it bothers me to not know what happened to this artwork. It is very upsetting to think they are lost forever.
As further warning to artists out there... be sure whoever you send your artwork to is legit. I was so excited to be in a show in Germany, that I blindly trusted that everything would be okay. Hard lesson learned.
UPDATE: They have been removed from his website, and he assures me that they are not in his possession. So, I'm left to accept that they were lost in the mail. Still- no tracking, no insurance, no proof of shipping, no offer of compensation = no professionalism - Do not trust this person with your artwork.
Showing posts with label group shows. Show all posts
Showing posts with label group shows. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
MISSING (stolen?) ARTWORK
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Henry & Glenn in LA Weekly!
LA Weekly's got an interview with me about the Henry & GLenn Gang Bang art show.
Read it here!
Saturday, January 22, 2011
More Henry & Glenn!!!
"A Kiss concert experience is like sex or anything else that's done with more than one person. It's the give and take that makes it so great. When the audience takes it to the next level, we can kick it up another notch."- Paul Stanley
Because you demanded it... This Henry & Glenn Forever thing is just outta control! People seem to want more of it!
Well, why the hell not?
So, the Igloo Tornado has put together a group show in honor of the almost one year anniversary of this silly book that has become a minor phenomenon. This show will be full of awesome art by a really diverse group of artists, cartoonists and weirdos, as well as new art by us dudes in the Igloo Tornado.
It all takes place at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in the Los Feliz/Silverlake area of Los Angeles, CA. Opening night is Friday, Feb 18th, 2011.
More details coming soon.
Friday, September 17, 2010
Go See Bound & Gagged!
A reminder that the Bound & Gagged show is still up at The Secret Headquarters in LA. If you haven't been over to see this show, you're missing out. So much great art by a bunch of artists rarely exhibited in Los Angeles.
Over 50 pieces of art in the show.
See wonderful gags like these:
Hilarity from Kazimir Strzepek!
Trip out with Chris Wright!
Get creeped out by Levon Jihanian.
Support independent art!
The show is up for the rest of September.
GO NOW!
And while you're there, pick up the Bound & Gagged book.
It's only $10!
BOUND & GAGGED!Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Bound & Gagged!
BOUND & GAGGED is here!
What happens when you as a bunch of cartoonists, artists and assorted weirdos to do one panel gag comics?
COMEDY! HORROR! NAVEL GAZING! ABSTRACTION! AND MORE!!!
72 pages of color and black & white comics by some of todays best underground and alternative cartoonists and artists:
Andrice Arp, Marc Bell, Elijah J. Brubaker, Shawn Cheng, Chris C. Cilla, Michael DeForge, Kim Deitch, J. T. Dockery, Theo Ellsworth, Austin English, Eamon Espey, Robert Goodin, Julia Gfrörer, Levon Jihanian, Juliacks, Kaz, David King, Tom Neely, Anders Nilsen, Scot Nobles, Jason Overby, John Porcellino, Jesse Reklaw, Tim Root, Zak Sally, Gabby Schulz, Josh Simmons, Ryan Standfest, Kaz Strzepek, Matthew Thurber, Noah Van Sciver, Dylan Williams, Chris Wright and MORE!?*
Here's a taste of what you want:
Jason Overby and Marc Bell
Dylan Williams and Levon Jihanian
Juliacks and Kaz
Anders Nilsen and Gabby Schulz
Theo Ellsworth and Kaz Strzepek
Zak Sally and Chris Wright
Tom Neely and Josh Simmons
72 pages
Perfect bound
5.5x6 inches
Color and Black&White
cover art by Chris C. Cilla
curated by Tom Neely
published by I Will Destroy You Comics
$10 retail.
JOIN THE GAG ARMY!
We're having a BOOK RELEASE PARTY this Friday, September 3rd!
8 - 10 pm at The Secret Headquarters Comic Book Shop
Please come out to the book release party and art show.
See some art. Have some drinks.
Get your books signed by some of the artists.
Order your copies from my webstore!
Stores please e-mail me (tom (at) iwilldestroyyou (dot) com)
to inquire about ordering wholesale.
YEEHAW!!!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Coming Soon...
I've curated a group show for The Secret Headquarters Comic Book Shop that will open September 3rd, 2010. This will also be the book release party for an anthology of Gag cartoons that I will be publishing.
More info for Bound and Gagged book and art show coming soon.
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Art Auction for Animals!
Almost forgot to post this (my brain is plagued by fever this week).
TONIGHT!
As part of the Let Live Conference in Portland, OR, Josh from Herbivore has organized an art auction that benefits animal charities.
I have three pieces being auctioned:
the original drawing for my Herbivore t-shirt
the original drawing for my Vegan Police t-shirt
and the original artwork for my ISIS t-shirt
The art is on view at Portabello Restaurant (which has to be the best vegan Italian food I've ever had).
If you're in Portland - GO NOW!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Henry & Glenn Forever Book Release Party!
THIS FRIDAY! April 30th, 2010
Henry and Glenn Forever is the ridiculous idea born out of a night of too many beers shared by a group of artists who sometimes call themselves Igloo Tornado. On that night Gin Stevens said "There should be a Tom of Finland book, but with Henry and Glenn..." and Tom Neely and Scot Nobles replied: "Yes! And we're going to do it!" This bold idea (or is it a bad idea?) became a small zine that grew into a notorious legend that has now become a nice little book published by Cantankerous Titles!
Come to the book release party at
In Silverlake- 3817 W. Sunset Blvd, LA, CA.
8-10 pm
Get the book - it's only $4!
See the original art - also cheap!
Meet the Igloo Tornado!
Listen to soft-rock love songs!
Drink some drinks!
FRIDAY! FRIDAY! FRIDAY!
Monday, April 05, 2010
FUNNY (not funny)
I was in this great exhibition of "Black Humor" comics art curated by Ryan Standfest at a gallery in Detroit. 
I just received a copy of the exhibition catalog in the mail, and it's a beauty! A great collection of dark comics by a whole lot of great cartoonists. You should order one from Ryan now! Or get it at Desert Island Comics in Brooklyn, Quimby's Comics in Chicago, Chicago Comics, or Leopold's books in Detroit. It's also available from Amazon.
Thursday, April 01, 2010
6th Annual Stumptown Comics Fest Art Show!
I have two pieces in the 6th Annual Stumptown Comics Fest Art Show at the Sequential Art Gallery in Portland, OR. The show opens today to kick off "Comic Book Month." Yeah- that's right, in Portland they have a month for celebrating Comic Books. Cool, huh? The Mayor will be there.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Covered Art Show at Secret Headquarters
The Covered Art Show is up at Secret Headquarters right now. Opening night was packed with people despite the rain, and we had a good time.
In addition to my version of Dick Briefer's Frankenstein #18 (above) that is for sale at SHQ, you can also purchase these other covers I've done in the last year (below). You can buy online or at the store. Contact SHQ to inquire about buying these paintings. And check out the rest of the amazing art that is in this show on the SHQ flickr.
Friday, March 05, 2010
They're Heeeeeeere!
My new books are here!
28 page full color book collecting 14 of my reinterpretations of classic horror comic book covers.
I'll be debuting them tomorrow at Secret Headquarters as part of the Covered Art Show!
Come by the show, check out all the great art, pick up a copy of this book, and I'll be there to sign it if you want.
I hope to get these up in my web store by the end of next week.
NICE!
printed in the USA at Choice Litho!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
COMING SOON!
I've made a new little book and that's the cover.
It's a collection of 13 of my horror comic covers.
I hope to debut it at the Covered art show at Secret Headquarters
Opens Saturday, March 6th in Los Angeles.
In case you don't know, the above image is a self portrait after Creepy Comics #1 by Jack Davis.
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
GR2 Year of the Tiger?
So, I just finished this piece for the Giant Robot Year of the Tiger show at GR2... But then I notice that they forgot to include me on the postcard or the press release, or any of their online announcements... So, will this piece be on display at GR2 this Saturday? 
This is another of my reinterpretations of a classic horror comic book cover. This time it's a 1965 Harvey Thriller: Unearthly Spectaculars. See the original drawn by Jack Sparling here.
Friday, February 05, 2010
METAL MAD at GRNY
There's an awesome looking show at Giant Robot New York. It's all Heavy Metal inspired art by a long list of killer artists inlcuding:
Skinner, Brian Ralph, Scrappers, Matt Furie, Kiyoshi Nakazawa,
TOM NEELY (that's me), and many more. They are showing the original artwork for my Wolves in the Throne Room poster, which looks like this minus all the text:
Here's the postcard for the show with more info:
While we're talking about Giant Robot... like most of us in the last couple of years, Giant Robot Magazine has hit hard times. I hate to see any form of print media struggling, but especially a magazine like this that has been so important and supportive of the underground/alternative art and comics scene. Please, if you can, consider donating to the magazine to help keep it afloat. More info about that is here.
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