2008 was kind of a slow year for me and I did not produce a whole lot of cartoons …
But I did manage this one!
This is a personal favorite!
Archive for December, 2013
2008 – Chickens, Angels and Heaven
Posted: December 31, 2013 in Black and WhiteTags: Angels, Chickens, Heaven, JP Rankin, The Cartoon Cowboy
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for 2007 …
This was a quick personalized sketch I did for my good friend Bill (TIO) Fatheree …
The quick sketches are sometimes the best!
2006 – “The Designated Driver”
Posted: December 31, 2013 in Black and WhiteTags: 473, Comfort Texas, Designated Driver, JP Rankin, The Cartoon Cowboy, The Cocky Rooster Bar
2006 – This one I did for the cover of one of my books …
To the best of my knowledge I have never ridden my bicycle home from The Cocky Rooster Bar …
That is because I DO NOT not own a bicycle …
But I may have ridden someone else’s bicycle home because I just discovered that my barn is full of bicycles and I don’t have a clue as to where they came from …
2005 – New Year’s Resolutions
Posted: December 31, 2013 in Black and WhiteTags: Bad For Your Health, JP Rankin, No Smoking, Smoking, The Cartoon Cowboy
… as for New Year’s Resolutions
2004 – “THE HOOF”
Posted: December 31, 2013 in Black and WhiteTags: Bikers, Hoofard, JP Rankin, Lubbock Texas, Microsoft, Midnight Rodeo, The Cartoon Cowboy
Drawn in 2004 …
Randy Hoofard is a good friend of mine and we spent some time together in more than one honkytonk or beer joint …
We once took 2nd and 3rd place in a “beer belly” contest at “The Midnight Rodeo” in Lubbock, Texas and while neither of us won 1st place I believe that we did drink for free the rest of that night and even collected a “cult following” of some of the bar patrons.
Once in Fort Worth a half a dozen biker types decided to take my spot at the bar when I was away … to which Hoofard replied “that’s my buddy’ chair” … the biker type replied “what are you going to do about it” … to which “The Hoof” replied … “I’ll bleed all over you” … we drink for free the rest of the night!
He never did get that job with Microsoft though ….
“LOWFAT DIET” from 2003
Posted: December 31, 2013 in Black and WhiteTags: JP Rankin, Lowfat Diet, Madonna, The Cartoon Cowboy
2003 Cartoon …
This caption has been used more times than Madonna …
I’m pretty sure Ace Reid was the originator of it!
… and from the year 2002 … “SURPRISED HELL” !!!
Posted: December 31, 2013 in Black and White, Famous PeopleTags: Cowboy Cartoonist, George West Texas, JP Rankin, Lady in a Cake, Rick McCumber, The Cartoon Cowboy
then came 2002 ….
For my good friend’s birthday greeting …
Instead of drawing him another one each year I just send this one to him again …
… also from 2001 – “SAME CRAP … DIFFERENT DAY”
Posted: December 31, 2013 in Black and White, Famous PeopleTags: George W. Bush, JP Rankin, Laura Bush, Rick McCumber, Ted Nugent, Terry Reagan, The Cartoon Cowboy
… and from 2001
This was a fun year and was also the year that Sam (wife) and I got invited to attend and perform at the “The Texas Inaugural” in Crawford, Texas and we had the opportunity to meet President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush … also got to meet Ted Nugent that evening as well …
So a bunch of us put together a basket of items and presented them to President Bush that evening … this was the cartoon that The Cartoon Cowboy gave to him … probably all boxed up in a warehouse somewhere? Like you see in the movies.
in 2001 … The Four Pigmen and Same Crap, Different Day
Posted: December 31, 2013 in Famous People, Full ColorTags: George W. Bush, Jeff Gore, JP Rankin, Laura Bush, Miss Kitty, Rick McCumber, Sky Shivers, Ted Nugent, The Four Pigmen
… and from 2001
This was a fun year and was also the year that Sam (wife) and I got invited the “The Texas Inaugural” in Crawford, Texas and had the opportunity to meet President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush … also got to meet Ted Nugent that evening as well …
So a bunch of us put together a basket of items and presented them to President Bush that evening … this was the cartoon that The Cartoon Cowboy gave to him … probably all boxed up in a warehouse somewhere? Like you see in the movies.
This was also the year that produced “GOAT RIDERS in the SKY”, but you may not be aware of it’s counterpart …
“THE FOUR PIGMEN of the APOCALYPSE” … a cartoon also inspired by Cowboy Artist, Rick McCumber …
… appearing in “THE FOUR PIGMEN”, left to right …
1. JP Rankin “The Cartoon Cowboy”
2. The Rick McCumber
3. Sky Shivers appearing with “Miss Kitty”
4. Jeff Gore
On a side note this is the same cartoon that was stolen by “Bill Miller’s BBQ in San Antonio” and used on a t-shirt.
They had some hack of an artist render their version of the “FOUR PIGMEN” and then put it in a t-shirt.
Needless to say – Bill Miller’s never returned my phone calls.
… the year 2000 – “PLAY FOR CRAP”
Posted: December 31, 2013 in Black and WhiteTags: Crap, Jeff Gore, JP Rankin, Outhouse, The Cartoon Cowboy, The Pic-a-dillos
… and the year 2000
This was the first year that I did The San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo and was fortunate to meet a lot of fine artists, entertainers and all around good people.
A.W. Erwin had vacated his spot at San Antonio that year and was kind enough to put in a good word for me and I took over his spot that year …
I had also met Jeff Gore, Jean Prescott and Buck Reams, some fine guitar pickers …
… funny where inspiration comes from sometimes.
This is also I believe the debut appearance of The Pic-A-Dillos.
…from 1999 – “MORE TO LOVE”
Posted: December 31, 2013 in Black and WhiteTags: Angora Goats, Edwards County, John Wayne, JP Rankin, Real County, The Alamo, The Cartoon Cowboy
From 1999 … MORE TO LOVE ….
… had a Great Aunt Vera and Great Uncle Duney who ran Angora in Real and Edwards county many years ago and while this cartoon was not drawn to represent them it did later remind me of them.
… never saw Vera wear anything but boots, men’s khaki pants and men’s shirts … and she was tough.
John Wayne used one of Duney’s horses in the movie “The Alamo” and later offered to buy it from, but Duney wouldn’t sale … a few weeks later the horse died from some rat poison that had got into the feed bag at the feed store…
Duney was also a tad superstitious … if he saw a black cat on the way to work he would turn around and go home … course some folks may call that lazy?
… from 1998 – “BOB WILLS IS STILL THE KING”
Posted: December 31, 2013 in Black and White, Famous PeopleTags: Bob Wills, Bob Wills Is Still The King, Elvis, Heaven, JP Rankin, Pearly Gates, Saint Peter, The Cartoon Cowboy, Turkey Texas, Waylon Jennings, Western Swing
From 1998 – “BOB WILLS IS STILL THE KING”
This is one I did in 1998 and while at the Cowboy Symposium in Lubbock that year I had the pleasure of meeting Bob’s daughter Rosetta Wills and she gave me her stamp of approval on this cartoon.
It has been a favorite of mine and many others, especially those who understand and love the music called “Western Swing”.
… from 1997, The Romance is gone!
Posted: December 31, 2013 in Black and WhiteTags: Cowboy Cartoonist, Cowboy Cartoons, JP Rankin, Romance, Rope Burns, The Cartoon Cowboy
From 1997 – What Makes You Think The Romance Is Gone?
This was a popular cartoon for me in 1997 …
Notice the fellow in the chair is reading his copy of “Rope Burns”… I think “Rope Burns” is only published electronically now … but I could be wrong … http://ropeburns.org/
This was about the time I had my dog Bingo …
“ROOT HOG OR DIE”
Posted: December 31, 2013 in Black and WhiteTags: Bud McCauley, Cowboy Cartoonist, JP Rankin, Root Hog Or Die, The Cartoon Cowboy
So with 2014 coming up it means that I have been drawing cartoons now for going on 18 years … so I thought I would do a little chronological posting to show where I started to where I am now ….
I didn’t always do a New Years’ cartoon so I have just selected one from each year …
Here is one I did from 1996 … I copied a lot of the style of Cowboy Cartoonist Bud McCauley when I first started …
…really like his work.
“COOKIE’S VEGETARIAN DILEMMA”
Posted: December 31, 2013 in Black and WhiteTags: JP Rankin, The Cartoon Cowboy, Vegetarian
JP Rankin "The CARTOON COWBOY" 