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Dan Marcoux Byrne Robotics Member
Wha Happened?
Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 1433
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Posted: 12 May 2015 at 10:12am | IP Logged | 1
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This month marks the 10 year anniversary of my management of the JB Art Gallery http://www.artofjohnbyrne.com.
Just... wow. I can't believe it's been that long. We've seen a lot of projects over those years, and, of course, the wonderful commissions.
A few bits of trivia...
- There are nearly 6700 images spread across some 310 albums.
- The Commissions are the single biggest draw to the gallery, with hits across the various Commission folders totaling more than all other folders combined (Original Art, Sketches, etc.)- The most popular image is the X-Men universe 20"x30" piece JB did on commission from Nathan Greno titled, "When I Wore a Younger Man's Clothes" way back in 2010. http://www.artofjohnbyrne.com/gallery/i ndex.php?album=commissions/commissions-large/commissions- large2010&image=Crowd.A1.jpg
- The most popular non-commssioned image is "Marvel Heroes" pic from The Art of John Byrne book from 1979. http://www.artofjoh nbyrne.com/gallery/index.php? album=artofjohnbyrne&image=aojb_marvelheroes.jpg
- The current hit count for the gallery is well over 2,000,000 hits. Not factored in that count are hits from the previous version of the gallery, one major crash that reset the counts to zero, and a move to new hosting provider, which also reset the counts to zero. If I had to estimate, I would say there have been over 10,000,000 hits over the last 10 years.
- While I really love the commissions and the original art pieces, my personal favorites are the pencil sketches from the late 70's and early 80's, most of which can be found with this link: http://www.artofjohnbyrne.com/gallery/page/search/fields 23/sketch+AND+pencil
It's been a fun 10 years... I look forward to seeing what the next 10 will bring!
Edited by Dan Marcoux on 12 May 2015 at 10:14am
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John Byrne
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Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 133266
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Posted: 12 May 2015 at 10:31am | IP Logged | 2
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Imagine if we charged a nickel a hit, Dan! Split 50/50 we'd each have a Scrooge McDuck style money bin to splash around in!Thanks for a decade of diligence!
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Matt Hawes Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 16498
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Posted: 12 May 2015 at 11:27am | IP Logged | 3
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Thanks for the hard work, Dan. I certainly appreciate the effort.
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Philippe Negrin Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 01 August 2007 Location: France Posts: 2644
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Posted: 12 May 2015 at 11:45am | IP Logged | 4
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Thanks for making this one of my favourite places on the Net !
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Wilson Mui Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 27 June 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4550
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Posted: 12 May 2015 at 11:45am | IP Logged | 5
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Thanks for all you do, Dan.
I have not seen the pencils from JB before. Pretty cool.
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Peter Martin Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 17 March 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 15936
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Posted: 12 May 2015 at 12:12pm | IP Logged | 6
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Thanks for curating the collection. Those bits of trivia are interesting. I'm just part of the crowd -- the commissions are my favourite part of the gallery.
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Peter Sullivan Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 16 April 2004 Location: United States Posts: 167
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Posted: 12 May 2015 at 12:38pm | IP Logged | 7
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Most amazing Dan, thanks to you and of course John for letting us in to this world of wonder.
Here's to many more fruitful years.
Cheers, Peter
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Sean Watson Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 24 June 2012 Location: United States Posts: 608
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Posted: 12 May 2015 at 1:48pm | IP Logged | 8
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Yes, Thank you very much for keeping this site running. Also, Thanks to JB for letting us into his world.
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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John Byrne
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Joined: 11 May 2005 Posts: 133266
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Posted: 12 May 2015 at 2:05pm | IP Logged | 9
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Thanks to JB for letting us into his world. ••• Oh, you're not in my world. Just on the doorstep. You wouldn't want to go in. It's dark in there, and your feet stick to the floor.
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Marc Cheek Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 18 June 2014 Location: United States Posts: 1785
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Posted: 12 May 2015 at 2:43pm | IP Logged | 10
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I still haven't made it through the entire gallery, but what a time I've had perusing through it!
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Gundars Berzins Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 14 March 2012 Location: United States Posts: 1560
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Posted: 12 May 2015 at 3:08pm | IP Logged | 11
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Good job Dan, keep it going as great for the next 10.
Hip boots and a lantern, got it.
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Rich Marzullo Byrne Robotics Member
Joined: 13 January 2011 Location: United States Posts: 2725
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Posted: 12 May 2015 at 3:13pm | IP Logged | 12
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Dan, you are the keeper of a gallery most beautiful and awesome. Keep up the good work!
Edited by Rich Marzullo on 12 May 2015 at 3:14pm
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