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THE MARTIAL WAY
24" X 24", oil on masonite board

I was shooting for a visual representation that captured the meaning and vitality of China's exotic ideography.

Posted on August 12, 2007 1:33 PM |

Comments (31)

Kevin:

Good job making the masonite look like stone. Masonite is a composite wood, right?

Is that a photo taped to the masonite, or is it entirely oil?

Posted by Kevin | August 12, 2007 5:18 PM

Posted on August 12, 2007 17:18

john Cox:

HEY KEVIN

That's 100% oil paint. One of my favorite devices is making every day items look totally "real"-as if the painting surface itself is fooling the eye,

I've had show juries turn down my work because the tape, wall surface or whatever "trompe l'oeil" device I used went beyond the strict requirements for the show. The didn't want to believe it wasn't a multi-media piece.

Posted by john Cox | August 12, 2007 11:20 PM

Posted on August 12, 2007 23:20

Baron:

Love it... what do the chinese characters say?

Posted by Baron | August 12, 2007 11:37 PM

Posted on August 12, 2007 23:37

john Cox:

HEY BARON

The top character and bottom character mean "martial" and " way",

Posted by john Cox | August 13, 2007 12:43 AM

Posted on August 13, 2007 00:43

Mike P.:

Are the dimensions really 24' x 24', or is that a typo? It seems like a lot of your other work is on the order of sketchbook size.

Posted by Mike P. | August 13, 2007 8:54 AM

Posted on August 13, 2007 08:54

Zeg:

I get a real sence of tradition and antiquity
from this work John, masterfully rendered.

Posted by Zeg | August 13, 2007 9:19 AM

Posted on August 13, 2007 09:19

GarandFan:

Nice!

Posted by GarandFan | August 13, 2007 12:31 PM

Posted on August 13, 2007 12:31

john Cox:

HEY MIKE

That's 24 INCHES by 24INCHES......oops

Posted by john Cox | August 13, 2007 12:59 PM

Posted on August 13, 2007 12:59

Bill:

It's beautiful, REALLY, REALLY beautiful! Except for the fact that...from what I can see, the arrow is resting on the wrong side of the bow and, with a draw that long, he'd take of his ear as soon as he released!

Sorry! And if it's any consolation, I tick off my wife when we go to the movies as well!

Posted by Bill | August 13, 2007 1:06 PM

Posted on August 13, 2007 13:06

Kevin:

That's awesome, John. Yeah, the translucent, pealing tape, the pealing photo and its fold lines are amazing. Just. Wow.

Ha! So realistic, they couldn't even believe it. That's gotta be annoying but strangely uplifting that you are out of their league.

Mike P., my guess is that it is inches, not feet.

Posted by Kevin | August 13, 2007 1:54 PM

Posted on August 13, 2007 13:54

Kevin:

Nice catch, Bill.

Posted by Kevin | August 13, 2007 2:01 PM

Posted on August 13, 2007 14:01

Kevin:

Hm. Does "you are out of their league" work okay as a compliment there? Should it be "they are out of your league"?

Whichever league, it's neat that your art is so much more realistic than the competition that they cannot even judge it by the same scale.

All their base are belong to you. :)

Posted by Kevin | August 13, 2007 3:31 PM

Posted on August 13, 2007 15:31

john Cox:

HEY BILL

Google "Samiurai archery" and tell me what you see. You'll find my work is quite accurate.

Posted by john Cox | August 13, 2007 4:24 PM

Posted on August 13, 2007 16:24

Baron:

I couldn't find anything on "Samiurai Archery" - but "Samuri Archery" had a lot of archers that looked quite similar to the one in your painting... hehe.

Here for example:
http://www.sckyudo.com/About%20Kyudo.htm

or Here:
http://www.greenwoodarchers.co.nz/history.htm

Posted by Baron | August 13, 2007 9:50 PM

Posted on August 13, 2007 21:50

john Cox:

HEY BARON

Thanks for the props....wheeeeeee!

Posted by john Cox | August 14, 2007 12:00 AM

Posted on August 14, 2007 00:00

Kevin:

Strange. I posted a comment after John's 4:24pm post and it said, "Your comment has been received and held for approval by the blog owner." I just tried reposting it now, but it was flagged again. Let's see if just my last paragraph gets past your filter...

The bow has a different design than I expected, given that the top and bottom are cut off in your picture. I should have known you'd gather actual evidence rather than just winging it.

Nice job.

Posted by Kevin | August 14, 2007 12:31 AM

Posted on August 14, 2007 00:31

Kevin:

Success!

Posted by Kevin | August 14, 2007 12:32 AM

Posted on August 14, 2007 00:32

Bill:

Curious! Most curious! Apparently there's some difference between the modern and ancient art of archery.

Regardless, it's still beautiful and my apologies to the artist!.

Posted by Bill | August 14, 2007 8:41 AM

Posted on August 14, 2007 08:41

zonker:

Having seen some of your fine art pieces first-hand, I can attest to the fact that your trompe l'oeil work is unbelievably good. Great stuff, John.

Posted by zonker | August 14, 2007 9:15 AM

Posted on August 14, 2007 09:15

john Cox:

HEY Z

Thanks. Seeing it "in the real" makes a big difference.

Posted by john Cox | August 14, 2007 10:39 AM

Posted on August 14, 2007 10:39

Baron:

Out of interest - how long would painting something like that take?

Posted by Baron | August 14, 2007 10:42 AM

Posted on August 14, 2007 10:42

john Cox:

HEY BARON

I paint in many thin layers of washy oil paint. Drying time beteen layers usually takes a day or so. This piece took about seven painting sessions.

Posted by john Cox | August 14, 2007 12:56 PM

Posted on August 14, 2007 12:56

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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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