Roland Davies original paintings on offer on eBay

By John Freeman on July 22, 2020

Two original oil paintings by comics artist Roland Davies – probably best known to downthetubes readers as the creator of the newspaper strip, “Come on, Steve” – are currently up for sale on eBay.

Best known for his comic strip work across several decades, as we previously noted, Roland Davies turned to oil paintings of aviation, marine and scenic street scenes in the 1970s.

Art by Roland Davies. The canvas has some slight damage, bottom right. Image: WackyWyatt

On offer are two original oil paintings – a pair of London street scenes, probably created in the 1980s, measuring 39cm x 32cm and 33cm x 29 cm respectively.

The paintings are being offered as a pair offers are welcomed by the seller for single items if so desired – “but be a shame to split them!” says the seller.

• These two paintings are offered here on eBay by “WackyWyatt ”

• Comic Creator Spotlight: Roland Davies and “Come On, Steve!”

John Freeman

The founder of downthetubes, which he established in 1998. John works as a comics and magazine editor, writer, and on promotional work for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He is currently editor of Star Trek Explorer, published by Titan – his third tour of duty on the title originally titled Star Trek Magazine.

Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine, Babylon 5 Magazine, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics. He has also edited several comic collections, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”.

He’s the writer of “Pilgrim: Secrets and Lies” for B7 Comics; “Crucible”, a creator-owned project with 2000AD artist Smuzz; and “Death Duty” and “Skow Dogs” with Dave Hailwood.