The pieces have both been sold, and won by Metacritter, and here is what he has to say about it and some FUTURE OPPORTUNITIES to bid on MORE ORIGINAL MLP ART, in case you didn't see it in the comments below:
OMGOMGOMGOMG...
A few details: Q POP has generously agreed to manage the online auction of the AJ Sketch, so there will be no delay while it is shipped to me and no question of where the donation is going.
A few more INCREDIBLY AWESOME details: Since Q POP will be running things, Lauren Faust has generously offered to donate TWO more sketches from the same batch of development art!
I'm gonna bust my piggy bank and bid on these. (Although I promise I'll leave AJ alone this time, so somebody else has a chance!)
I hope everybody digs deep so we can raise an amazing chunk of $ to help Japan.
There will be more details forthcoming. Q POP is super busy with the upcoming RL charity auction, and won't be able to get the online auction put together until that is over.
Thank you Chris, awesome Q POP guy!
Thank you Lauren, whose awesomeness needs no description here!!!!
Thank you Metacritter for being so generous and awesome! Yes indeed, I'll be adding 2 more sketches to this new auction! More details to come....
***ANOTHER UPDATE***
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Sorry I've been MIA in the comments section lately---- I am planning a FAQ for everyone, but, you know, busy and what not.
In the meantime, my friends over at the new art gallery and store, Q POP, your "one stop destination for unique artist made goods, vinyl toys, rare records and japanese funky street fashion," are holding and art auction and fund raiser to raise proceeds to help the folks devastated by the recent earthquake in Japan.
The show will feature art from dozens of amazing artists, many of whom are my colleagues in the Los Angeles animation community. The show and auction will take place Friday night (details here)
If you don't live in LA, you are in luck! Many pieces will be featured for purchase online before the show, including (later today) these two pieces from me:
Both of these sketches are early development artwork from 2008 and some of the earliest drawings I did of the MLP:FIM characters.
I'll post and update when the pieces go up on the site, but please take a look at the other amazing pieces, and if you live in LA, come by for the auction on Friday. Let's send a little friendship to Japan!!!
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