In Valmous's Tower: The Golem Sketch


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Artist:

Paul Jaquays
Intended Use: Cover Illustration for Dungeoneer Magazine
First Publication: The Dungeoneer #8
Medium: Acrylic on Prepared Canvas Board
Creation Date: 1978
Size:  Image size is 5 3/4" x 7 1/2"
Sold For: $398.99

 

The art was rendered in black and white acrylic and pencil on a prepared canvas board.  It was used as the cover for a gaming fan magazine, The Dungeoneer, published in 1978 by Anshell miniatures.  This sketch comes from the artist's college days.  It depicts a scene from The Arcane Elders a serialized fantasy story by author J. Mark Hendricks.  It shows an encounter between the tale's two main characters Lute the bard and Ralph the Hobbit (or halfling).  The piece is dated 3/78 near the artist's signature.  The artist painted this in his private studio in the basement of the old stone church on the Spring Arbor College campus (now Spring Arbor University).  The church was demolished in the late '80s as part of the building expansion of the Spring Arbor Free Methodist church.  The publisher, Anshell miniatures, purchased the magazine from Paul earlier in 1978.  Issue 8 is one of only two issues published by Chuck Anshell before he joined Judges Guild and took the magazine with him.
Condition: The painting is in excellent condition.  The corners show a slight bit of wear from handling while in storage.  The pigment used is an earth pigment (Mars black) and is not subject to significant fading.

In Valmous's Tower: The Golem Sketch