My illustration that was in Popeye’s 90th Birthday exhibit at the Huntington Beach Art Center earlier this year is now up for auction on the Heritage Auctions website. Bidding ends September 8.

Link to bid now: https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/carolyn-belefski-popeye-spin-itch-speciality-illustration-original-art-2019-/a/121936-13318.s

Description from the Heritage Auctions site:

Carolyn Belefski – Popeye “Spin-Itch” Speciality Illustration Original Art (2019). Popeye is going to need a few cans of Calamine lotion to ease his “Spin-Itch.” Here we have the original line work by illustrator and comic artist, Carolyn Belefski, best known for her own comic strip “Curls.” Also included is a color print that has been signed in the bottom right. Created in ink over blue pencil on Bristol board with an image area of 8″ x 10″. Belefski has signed in the lower right area. In Excellent condition.

Proceeds from the winning bids in this special NCS “Popeye the Sailor’s 90th Birthday” auction will go to the NCS Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) charity that works in tandem with the National Cartoonists Society to advance the ideals and standards of the cartooning profession, to stimulate and encourage aspiring cartoonists through scholarships and educational programs, and to provide financial assistance to cartoonists and their families in times of hardship.