http://www.johncoxart.com/ en Copyright 2008 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:41:36 -0500 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 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. ]]> http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/book_cover_idea_18.html http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/book_cover_idea_18.html Illustrations Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:41:36 -0500 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. ]]> http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/indecision_08.html http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/indecision_08.html Illustrations Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:32:50 -0500 Had a little fun with the "Dark Knight" hoopla.... ]]> http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/uhtheres_a_new_movie_out.html http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/uhtheres_a_new_movie_out.html Illustrations Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:27:29 -0500 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. ]]> http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/gig_in_progress.html http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/gig_in_progress.html Cartoons Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:14:53 -0500 ]]> http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/baseball_wisdom.html http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/baseball_wisdom.html Cartoons Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:56:28 -0500 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. ]]> http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/when_the_going_gets_weird_the.html http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/when_the_going_gets_weird_the.html Caricatures Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:50:41 -0500 A rare sight: a swarm of peanutbutterandjellyfish ]]> http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/wonders_of_nature.html http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/wonders_of_nature.html Illustrations Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:31:25 -0500 ]]> http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/quiptoons_48.html http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/quiptoons_48.html Quiptoons Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:11:56 -0500 ]]> http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/intruducingmornings_with_buck.html http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/intruducingmornings_with_buck.html Cartoons Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:15:08 -0500 10" x 14" mixed media on corrugated board ]]> http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/evangeline.html http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/evangeline.html Paintings Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:48:34 -0500 The curse of the open mike.....GOTCHA Rev. Jackson. ]]> http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/cutting_remark.html http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/cutting_remark.html Caricatures Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:00:21 -0500 ]]> http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/hunting_season_on_meadowbrook.html http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/hunting_season_on_meadowbrook.html Illustrations Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:22:12 -0500 5" x 8" watercolor on paper ]]> http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/resting_a_spell.html http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/resting_a_spell.html Paintings Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:40:00 -0500 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....) ]]> http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/let_there_be_cocktails.html http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/let_there_be_cocktails.html Illustrations Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:29:56 -0500 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. ]]> http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/illustration_gig_7.html http://www.johncoxart.com/2008/07/illustration_gig_7.html Illustrations Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:35:16 -0500