This was the original pen and ink illustration that appeared in the April 2001 issue of Western Horseman.
Posts Tagged ‘JP Rankin’
“Chicken Training” – The Original
Posted: January 30, 2014 in Black and WhiteTags: Chicken, Cur Dog, JP Rankin, The Cartoon Cowboy, Western Horseman
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“Chicken Training”
Posted: January 29, 2014 in Black and White, Famous PeopleTags: Baxter Black, Chicken Training, JP Rankin, The Cartoon Cowboy, Western Horseman
This was an illustration that The Cartoon Cowboy did for Western Horseman in 2000 for “On The Edge of Common Sense”, an article written by Baxter Black that still appears in the magazine.
Texas Whitetail Deer
Posted: January 29, 2014 in Full ColorTags: JP Rankin, Mason County, Mason Texas, The Cartoon Cowboy, Whitetail Buck, Whitetail Deer
Here’s my latest one off the drawing board w/ a splash of color … and it is “for sale” …
“A big old whitetail from Mason County”
Texas Whitetail Buck
9″ x 12″ – Pen/Ink & Watercolor
Original – $300.00
BARNEY
Posted: January 4, 2014 in UncategorizedTags: Barney the Purple Dinosaur, JP Rankin, The Cartoon Cowboy
This is a 11″ x 14″ hand colored (watercolor) print of a cartoon I did of Barney, the purple dinosaur … he was a favorite of my oldest daughter and I could only take so much of him and his barrage of happy songs …
This hand colored print is available for $75.00 plus shipping …
Send me an email if interested to niknar.toons@gmail.com
2013 – The IRS
Posted: January 2, 2014 in UncategorizedTags: Death, Death and Taxes, IRS, JP Rankin, Taxes, The Cartoon Cowboy
So this wraps up and 18 year span of cartoons …
I hope everyone enjoyed the historical look back
… and Happy New Year!
2011 “The Longshot Buck”
Posted: January 1, 2014 in UncategorizedTags: JP Rankin, The Cartoon Cowboy, Trophy Buck, Whitetail Deer
…. and here we have the famous and elusive “Longshot Buck”
2010 – “Heavy Drinker”
Posted: January 1, 2014 in UncategorizedTags: Heavy Drinker, JP Rankin, The Cartoon Cowboy
… another cartoon that was hijacked by a fellow that was using it on one of his products.
After some outstanding detective work his deeds were uncovered and all matters were resolved.
2009 – Tres Senoritas
Posted: January 1, 2014 in Black and White, Pin-upsTags: JP Rankin, Senoritas, The Cartoon Cowboy, The Crying Shame, The Three Amigos
2009 – A little spin on “The Three Amigos”
2008 – Chickens, Angels and Heaven
Posted: December 31, 2013 in Black and WhiteTags: Angels, Chickens, Heaven, JP Rankin, The Cartoon Cowboy
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!
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.
JP Rankin "The CARTOON COWBOY" 