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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!
Congratualtions Andy Vance! Let me hear from you to verify your purchase and I'll get started sending "JUMPER" your way.
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.
5" x 8.75"
inkwash on watercolor paper
6" x 6"
mixed media
Had this guy stomping around in my dreams a couple nights back.
24" x 24"
oil on masonite
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.
(with apologies to the Shultz empire)
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.
8" x 8"
pastel on board
This is for the October issue of Allen Forkum's Automotive Report.
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!
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.
16" x 20"
oil on canvas
Burrowing into the putrid underbelly of Stankville, Flinchy the Clown breaks up the black market falafel ring.
24" x 24"
oil on masonite
DETAIL ALERT: The lower image is a close-up of a man looking through binoculars.
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".
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.
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.
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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