Artist John Cox started commercial freelance work in 1994 and began showing his paintings at the Abstein Gallery in Atlanta at about the same time. Over the next four years, he sold many oils on canvas and watercolor studies for upcoming work.

Shortly after 9/11, the artist began doing political cartoons with Allen Forkum. The duo launched the Cox & Forkum website in March 2003 and developed a fan base that kept them in the editorial business for the past four years. The effort represents about 1,200 cartoons receiving some 9,000 hits daily. C&F cartoons appear in dailies a few times a month, with the largest of the newspaper outlets being Investor’s Business Daily.

Of late, Mr. Cox has returned to an emphasis on creating fine art. Bay area gallery Quent Cordair Fine Art  is officially representing John’s fine art paintings.

John’s work embraces a wide array of media. I particulary like his political sketches. Here’s one that caught my eye today on his blog. Says John, “A military officer I’ve read about likes to welcome new recruits in Iraq with a speech about being tough and surviving combat. His advice? ‘Embrace the suck’. I believe diehard liberals could use the same advice.”