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Cardgains, the National
buying group for
independent Greetings
Card and Gift Retailers
has asked Full Colour
Black to join it's list of
preferred suppliers.
Robert McGinnis's skills are
still much in demand. He has
recently completed works for a
European marketing campaign
for Stella Artois: "Not much
has changed in my daily
routine," he says. "I recently
completed: Stella Artois' new
European beer campaign and a
while back I painted a poster
for The Incredibles. I've done a
Although you may not know his name,
Robert McGinnis (b.1926) is responsible
for some of the most famous retro artworks
in the world. Breakfast At Tiffany's,
Barbarella and James Bond are three of
his most famous, but in our view his finest
works are the intelligent, elegant and sexy
women he portrayed across the many,
many book covers he created. We at FCB
have been lifelong fans of McGinnis art and
have now began collecting his paperbacks.
Wrap Around Card Design.
he enjoys his paper. We have given this
picture the full wrap around treatment so that
everyone can enjoy the full 'widescreen' effect
when they receive it as a card.


We are anticipating this to be our number one
McGinnis best seller as it will strike a chord
with everyone who sees it. Mothers,
daughters, sisters, brothers and Aunts ALL
know someone who wants to be like this. A
Father's Day definate, this is the ultimate
card for any man in your life.
In 1985 Robert McGinnis was awarded the title
of "Romantic Artist of the Year" by Romantic
Times magazine for his many romance novel
paperback covers
A particular favourite of ours is his painting for The Odd Couple film,
with Walter Matthau reclining in a battered armchair, covered in
cigar ash, food everywhere with a contented smile on his face whilst
Best Seller
poster of race-car driver Parnelli Jones, a Western
(cowboy) painting commission; a lady's formal portrait
and three Western paintings for an upcoming show at
The Eiteljorg Museum." He also paints book covers for
the Hard Case Crime detective novel series and
recently did a painting of Paris Hilton. "at the request
of a daughter" he added.


Grafitti legend Banksy
has just made a feature
film called "Exit Through
The Gift Shop"
premiering at the
Sundance Film Festival
in the USA.
We'll be at Stand F19
at Harrogate's Home
and Gift Fair, come
along, check out our
new stuff and don't be
afraid to help yourself
to punch and cookies!