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.
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!”
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John is the founder of downthetubes, launched in 1998. He is a comics and magazine editor, writer, and Press Officer for the Lakes International Comic Art Festival. He also runs Crucible Comic Press.
Working in British comics publishing since the 1980s, his credits include editor of titles such as Doctor Who Magazine and Overkill for Marvel UK, Babylon 5 Magazine, Star Trek Magazine, and its successor, Star Trek Explorer, and more. He also edited the comics anthology STRIP Magazine and edited several audio comics for ROK Comics; and has edited several comic collections and graphic novels, including volumes of “Charley’s War” and “Dan Dare”, and Hancock: The Lad Himself, by Stephen Walsh and Keith Page.
He’s the writer of comics such as 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.
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