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September 1, 2008
September 2, 2008
Say What?
September 3, 2008
REMINDER....
The auction for my painting "JUMPER" will end at 2am tonight. Please use the comment thread found at the image (AUG 30 post) for your bids.
Good luck!
September 4, 2008
And we have a winner....
Congratualtions Andy Vance! Let me hear from you to verify your purchase and I'll get started sending "JUMPER" your way.
Book Cover Idea
I thought it would be fun to do this cover for "Bullet Park"(1969), a novel about suburban angst and amorality among a neighborhood's cocktail set.
RURAL GEORGIA
5" x 8.75"
inkwash on watercolor paper
September 5, 2008
Say What?
September 7, 2008
George Bernard Shaw Once Said...
September 8, 2008
ASSETS
6" x 6"
mixed media
September 9, 2008
EXIT LIGHT
Had this guy stomping around in my dreams a couple nights back.
Being careful....
September 10, 2008
DARWINIAN JOURNEY
24" x 24"
oil on masonite
September 11, 2008
MORNING IN AMERICA
48" x 60"
oil on canvas
I wanted to acknowledge today's 7th anniversary by posting this painting I did in February, 2002. It's a large painting with two important details you may not see well. First, there is a smudge of smoke on the horizon representing the World Trade Center. Second, the figure in the foreground is a U.S. soldier in deep shadow and you may not make out the equipment on his back. I chose the Oklahoma prairie as the setting.
I sold this painting to architect Fred Hackl and it was the beginning of many commissions he had me paint for his house in Michigan.
I was devastated by the attack and it took me awhile to attempt a painting that captured the sadness and pride I felt that lonely day in September, 2001.
September 12, 2008
KIRKWOOD
September 14, 2008
Say What?
September 15, 2008
'Tis the season...
(with apologies to the Shultz empire)
Second Dude In-Waiting...
I'm utterly fascinated with the prospect of Todd Palin being the Second Dude. You know the guy has this Grizzly Adams vibe and I keep wondering how he might fare in the glitzy microscope of THE CENTER OF THE FREE WORLD.
September 16, 2008
INNER LIFE
8" x 8"
pastel on board
September 17, 2008
Automotive Report 'Toon
This is for the October issue of Allen Forkum's Automotive Report.
September 18, 2008
Sketch Book
September 19, 2008
Avast, me hearty!
Today be Talk Like a Pirate Day. Hoist a tankard of the wench's fine grog and set to talkin' like a salty dog whose booty lay under Davy Jones' locker. May a fair wind foller ye!
September 20, 2008
TALENT SHOWS
30" x 36"
oil on canvas
This is a bit of commentary on minimalist art. It may be a bit hard to make out (image is so small) but that is a piece of red yarn taped to a wall with a matted frame hung in front of it. I enjoyed using highly representational painting techniques to reveal a soulless piece of work.
September 21, 2008
Say What?
September 22, 2008
KIRKWOOD
September 23, 2008
PERSONAL ORBIT
16" x 20"
oil on canvas
September 24, 2008
Comic Book Cover
Burrowing into the putrid underbelly of Stankville, Flinchy the Clown breaks up the black market falafel ring.
September 25, 2008
CELEBRITY
24" x 24"
oil on masonite
DETAIL ALERT: The lower image is a close-up of a man looking through binoculars.
Look! A Real Gig!
Along with Allen Forkum's stellar design sense, this is my illustration for his paper's October issue cover. It made my "Top Five Faves".
September 26, 2008
KIRKWOOD
September 29, 2008
Say What?
The Intellectual Activist Cover
This is a recent piece I illustrated for Robert Tracinski's magazine. The article is about the economic black clouds massing above the U.S. banking debacle.
Paul Newman (1925-2008)
One of my all-time favorite "Old Hollywood" actors passed away this weekend. Like most legends, Paul Newman went through phases as he matured in his craft.
MY FAVORITES:
(young phase) The Hustler....his characterization of Fast Eddie Felson is so memorable. And heart-breaking
(midlife phase) Cool Hand Luke.....stunningly charming and perversely reckless.
(older phase) The Verdict....yet again, Newman as Frank, the washed up lawyer, is desparate yet crazily optimistic in this one. Every move is dead on.
Go watch one of these and try to remember why American movies are the stuff dreams are made of.
September 30, 2008
Avon Calling
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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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