Jim Cox
MONTVILLE STUDIO
ARTS CONNECT INC ... SC OPEN STUDIOS 2025
Jim will be welcoming visitors to his studio this May, from Friday 16th, Saturday 17th, and Sunday 18th May
also on Wednesday 21st and Friday 23rd between 10am to 4pm ...
for more details of this art trail .. see openstudiossunshinecoast.com.au
Hosted by Jim and Pam there will be many works to view and buy .. a lifetime of work
illustrations from past publications; acrylics on canvas (90cm sq to 34cm sq); life studies; children's books; greeting cards (with humour)!
Many works from his SOS; POP; and FOF exhibition sold, but still some left .. AND .. a few limitted edition prints of originals can be purchased, unframed, quite cheaply
All his book publications are for sale, delicate watercolours and mixed media of wildlife studies; ; sculptural works ... and random and spontaneous work just for fun ...
EXAMPLES OF THESE WORKS CAN BE SEEN ON THIS WEBSITE
view past exhibition work & illustrations on the following pages**
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FOF - Friend or Foe ... let's talk about Ferals!!
An Exhibition & Book Launch was held at Mary Cairncross Reserve Gallery, Maleny
from 25th October to 10th November 2024
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The third in a series where art meets the environment ....
beautiful illustrations and words of wisdom educate us about the awful situation
where our unique animals are not understood and have been seriously devalued
and 'replaced' by FERALS
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If we all take time to understand our environment and our wildlife
we can reverse this ... the following animals are some of my favourites.
Will you join me in this crusade???
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These are a few examples of the artwork, chosen by the artist for their unique beauty ...
many of our animals being shy and nocturnal are totally unfamiliar to most Australian citizens ...
we would like to change that by suggesting you access the books in this series and learn all sorts of wonderful things
BOOK 3: FOF... Friend or Foe?
Previous editions in a series of three books
A collaboration with Elaine Green, an environmental writer, editor, and friend, who has captured the essence of the artworks with words that appear to speak directly to us, the reader!
SOS
Save our Species
BOOK 1
An illustrated book attempting to bring attention, in an amusing ways to the tragic destruction of so many of our native Australian animals.​
POP
Protect our Pollinators
BOOK 2
An illustrated book focusing attention on our native pollinators. They are not just
insects, they also include birds, reptiles and mammals. All play an important role in sustaining the diversity of our unique environment.
​Books from all 3 publications will be on sale during the exhibition.
​In May 2024 Jim opened his Flying Porky Studio, Montville during the Arts Connect Inc. program​
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It was was brimming with work as he pulled out original artworks hidden in his filing cabinets for many years.
As a pro bono illustrator for Nature Magazines and Local History publications, he retained much of the original artwork.
​These large canvases 910cm X 910cm are some of his acrylic works inspired by his rainforest garden.
There are smaller canvases of a similar style 610cm sq and 450cm sq.
Jim has always been passionate about the environment, illustrating all manner of themes over his lifetime.
​​Jim brings an eclectic group of interests together, mixing them with his unique sense of
humour to delight us AND to encourage us to THINK.
Jim continues to work on environmental themes .. artwork of Australian Fauna and Flora ....
pointing out how little we know about the land we call home, and how ill-equipped we are to care for it.
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