James Cockroft

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Icons
Icons

I began this series of works during the summer of 2006, and completed two paintings before pretty much giving up on painting altogether. If...

The Mario Veda
The Mario Veda

The Mario Veda, a series of works executed between March of 2004 and May of 2006,  illustrates what I believe to be an evolution...

Miscellaneous and Early Works
Miscellaneous and Early Works

Here (and in no particular order) you’ll find a bunch of random stuff—early work, academic paintings, and a few prints—that didn’t really fit anywhere...

Wax On; Wax Off
Wax On; Wax Off

Wax On/Wax Off: a method of practicing a particular punch blocking technique, developed by the fictional martial arts master Kesuke Miyagi; also a series...

Smear Campaign
Smear Campaign

This short series of paintings, executed in the Spring of 2005, was inspired by  the Abstraktes Bild series of paintings by Gerhard Richter. I...




Recent posts from the world of James:

What have I been up to lately? Have I been shooting or playing around with the iPhone? Did I write something?Maybe I created a new soup, or cookie, or meal? Or maybe Olive or Ivan looked particularly pretty one day? Or could it be something entirely different? Here's a recent sample:

365.57 Ohne Titel (and a friend…)
365.57 Ohne Titel (and a friend…)

I made 150-odd photos today, trying (in vain) to capture a macro version of yesterday’s optical illusion with the crayons.

I got some interesting-enough shots,...

365.56 Optical Illusion
365.56 Optical Illusion

The idea for this came quickly, but took many tries to execute (poorly). It looks better as a thumbnail, fyi.

D7000, 75-150mm f/3.5 E Series...

365.55 Wino (3rd Attempt): Take it Easy…
365.55 Wino (3rd Attempt): Take it Easy…

I’ve been sober for almost 2 years.

But some days, I really feel like tying one on…

Maybe tomorrow. For now, though, it’s clean up the...

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