THIS SKETCHBOOK WAS DONE IN THE PERIOD BETWEEN NOVEMBER,1999 AND MAY 2000.
THE BARE FACTS:
Starting today and running until this Wednesday 10pm, the 24th, this sketchbook will be up for auction. It has 40 pages (over 90 drawings) and measures 18 inches wide by 24 inches deep. Bidding will begin at $400. Please make your bids in $20 increments or more. Last, highest bid up until 10 pm Wednesday, the 24th will be accepted as the final bid. ALL BIDS ARE TO BE MADE IN THIS COMMENT THREAD, AND ONLY THIS COMMENT THREAD.
A LITTLE BACKGROUND
The work you see posted (close-up images) is just a small sample of the kind of work you'll find in these pages. Lots of academic style figure studies and a handful of pages where my cartoon style kind of came to fruition. This sketchbook represents what I was into 6 months before Allen Forkum and I began doing our editorial work. 9/11 was still in the future and all I wanted to do was draw, draw, draw. It turns out I made some discoveries that would eventually lead to years of productive collaboration with Allen.
This collection of developing styles and ideas is the only large format sketchbook I've ever done. Working large and seeing all that detail helped me determine my visual aesthetic; bold and simple with lots of light/shadow interplay.
I enjoyed the first sketchbook auction of February, 2011, and I was asked to try it again. But with a twist: this sucker is 18" x 24" BIG. I like to think that any two or three pages is worth the starting bid price. 40 pages? I'm sure it'll knock you out.
Good luck! Please feel free to post any questions you might have about this sketchbook in the comment thread below and I'll be happy to answer them.
NOTE
You may recognize a couple of the sample images from other postings on this site. I certainly enjoy going back into my archive of older work and see what kind of reaction they get.
Comments (6)
John,
Best premises with your auction!
All the Best,
Martin
Posted by Martin Lindeskog | July 22, 2013 1:52 AM
Posted on July 22, 2013 01:52
Oh, man... I sure wish I had the cash available to bid. Good luck on the auction, John. I will be suitably envious of the winner..
Posted by Dave Balderstone | July 22, 2013 9:57 AM
Posted on July 22, 2013 09:57
Hey Martin and Dave
Thought this might be a neat way for some of my larger sketches to get out there.
Thanks for the good word.
Posted by John Cox | July 22, 2013 4:15 PM
Posted on July 22, 2013 16:15
What a heart-breaker! 40 pages of original John Cox. I can't even afford the opener but can imagine what it would be like to own it.
Best of luck, John. It should go for a small king's ransom if it fetches its true value
Posted by bill | July 23, 2013 8:24 PM
Posted on July 23, 2013 20:24
Hey Bill
Thanks for nice word. It's personal and represents a distinct time in my career.
Posted by John Cox | July 23, 2013 9:49 PM
Posted on July 23, 2013 21:49
Ditto Bill.
If for some reason no one picks up on this, at a future date I'd be willing to offer at least that much--when funds permit.
Posted by Terwiliger | July 24, 2013 8:49 PM
Posted on July 24, 2013 20:49