WIND CHILL

24" x 24"
oil on masonite
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24" x 24"
oil on masonite
7" x 4"
watercolor on paper
My religion... INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
My bible...THE CONSTITUTION
My church...AMERICA
Party on!
16" x 16"
oil on masonite
A message from my boy....("YUMTA" is our word for: I DON"T KNOW)
AAAaaaye, m' heartys! This is my updated cover illustration of one of my favorite classic sea novels. Long before there was a flitty, spastic Jack Sparrow, there was a wiley, bloody Long John Silver.
I was asked by Michelle Rougier to do the poster for the play she is directing in Alabama. It's a very stark production and we thought the artwork should get across some of the foreboding in Arthur Miller's classic play.
NOTE: The playdates are going to be added by their in-house production.
This is the t-shirt illustration I did for Michelle Rougier's production of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman".
This is a recent illustration job for Allen Forkum's "Automotive Report". The cover story is about how mechanics can trim waste and benefit from leaner business practices.
Here's to a long life and a merry one,
A quick death and an easy one,
A pretty girl and a true one,
A cold martini and another one.
(Thought I'd have a little fun with the Sistine Chapel....)
5" x 8"
watercolor on paper
The curse of the open mike.....GOTCHA Rev. Jackson.
10" x 14"
mixed media on corrugated board
A rare sight: a swarm of peanutbutterandjellyfish
I've been revisiting Hunter S. Thompson's '79 collection of articles and essays, "The Gonzo Papers, Vol 1: The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time". He was experiencing a new style of writing and you can sense he's trying to hang on by his crusty fingernails.
SCENE: At my local watering hole, minding my own business, downing a few High Lifes (Lives?) to shut up the voices in my head.....
H (screen printer): Hey, John. I got a Mexican restaurant that wants a smiling pinata with the caption "I'd Hit That!" on a t-shirt they can sell to customers.
Me: What's the budget?
H: I can go as high as $75.
Me (with a YOU-GOTTA-BE-KIDDIN' face): WHAT!?
H (giving me the fish-eye...he knows me oh too well): You heard me.
Me: Uh....that's a little low....(time to pull a face...something that says I'm thinking it over like I'm trying to dissect a radioactive frog...) Okay, I'm in.
H: When can I see a pencil?
Me: Tomorrow.
Had a little fun with the "Dark Knight" hoopla....
These guys are racing to the center so fast I fully expect a head-on collision of such mythic proportions that you might see them share DNA.
I like to read this one about once a year. It serves as a reminder that childhood and later life is fraught with wonderful (and scary) moral choices.
10" x 7"
watercolor on paper
This is the final for that pencil I did about a week ago. I got a kick out of how they just cut me loose on this and kept all the nuances I suggested.
Goofing around with a ball point pen....
A collection of tall tales about a certified nut bag.
John Cox is a painter, cartoonist, and illustrator for hire. For information about purchasing existing work or commissioning new work, contact him by e-mail at john555cox [at] hotmail.com.
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