Darren Cox

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On fine art, as the world burns…

Darren Cox posted an article on - Sep 22, 2009, 7:48 am
My friend Karina asked me where I was with my art these days as I’ve grown and modified my feelings about it. To me, art isn’t a contest with other artists, it’s an individual endea...
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If scribbles are the lowest art then why isn't the soft drink machine high art?

Darren Cox posted an article on - Sep 22, 2009, 7:48 am
Art therapist Elizabeth Beck was explaining to me how one of the tools that she uses to help her patients is a theory of creative and mental growth created by Lowenfeld & Brittain (1987).(she wrote) W...
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Woke up to a flock of blue jays!

Darren Cox posted an article on - Sep 22, 2009, 7:48 am
never seen so many so close up! Keensburg NJ USA Warcasm Awesomesauce robot dancer pens, pencils and markers by Darren Daz Cox Originally posted 2008-02-29 08:19:09. Republished by Blog Post Promote...
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spontaneous truth on gold canvas

Darren Cox posted an article on - Sep 22, 2009, 7:46 am
this is a violet oil painting on a gold (spray painted) canvas. It looks brown here from the ambient lighting, but I’ll photograph it outside for natural colors when it is done. It’s for a...
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The Silver Bird

Darren Cox posted an article on - Sep 22, 2009, 7:46 am
I like to use birds as metaphors for the soul in my art, it’s an old fashioned concept but it suits me. The canvas was spray painted gold then oil paint was put on which causes the gold to turn...
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Chaos Theory Inspiration begins

Darren Cox posted an article on - Sep 22, 2009, 7:46 am
First of all I want to say that one person can make a difference, and you can prove this to yourself this week. Look at the comments on a blog post and find one that is written well and see if that pe...
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I decided to renew my DeviantArt subscription for the 6th time!

Darren Cox posted an article on - Sep 22, 2009, 7:46 am
DA has been such a special part of my life for the past 6 years now, wow, each year on the net is like a dog year, that’s a looong time! The people who encouraged me to join are still there and ...
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I took the last loop off

Darren Cox posted an article on - Sep 22, 2009, 7:46 am

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Printmaking comes to Long Branch NJ!

Darren Cox posted an article on - Sep 6, 2009, 11:00 pm
One of the turning points in the history of art, from art being the domain of the elite to art being available to the masses was when the printing press was invented and the common man could afford a ...
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The Inspirational Beam

Darren Cox posted an article on - Sep 6, 2009, 11:00 pm
The Inspirational Beam Oil paint on canvas, 24 by 36 inches by Darren Daz Cox. This one was a random sketch with grease pencil directly on the canvas. I had a completely different painting planned out...
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What is love?

Darren Cox posted an article on - Sep 6, 2009, 11:00 pm
making love and loving cake are all part of the plan it’s the positive flow of energy that can be chosen by each human love is not a finite thing that hate can take away and hating hate does not...
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Relax, it's just tv!!!

Darren Cox posted an article on - Sep 6, 2009, 11:00 pm
I used to be one of those people who bought into the whole punk rock idea of smashing your tv because it was a evil lizard-man controlled corporate propaganda tool that rotted your brain and etc etc b...
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why do we ask why anyway?

Darren Cox posted an article on - Sep 6, 2009, 11:00 pm
Are murals art? This was a question posed in an art forum and obviously the answer is yes but why would someone even pose that question? Many of mankind’s most treasured artworks are murals.. Mi...
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Coolness as an art form

Darren Cox posted an article on - Sep 6, 2009, 10:59 pm
Welcome to 99daz.com the coolest fine art blog on the internet, in this dimensional reality at least. This is a scan of a photograph of me and my Gran Torino that me and my friends painted the top on...
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Doing fine art in your dreams

Darren Cox posted an article on - Aug 17, 2009, 8:59 pm
I paint and sculpt in my dreams as well as fly in spaceships, have gratuitous sex, fight zombies and save the world by being a secret agent. It makes sense to me that if I have to pee while I am aslee...
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QDOS, Art, Lively and multi-grid avatars!

Darren Cox posted an article on - Aug 11, 2009, 9:25 am
According to QDOS I’m as ‘famous’ (on the internet) as Ester Williams and Andrew Dice Clay haha!! oooh better than that (if it’s possible to be more famous than ester williams)...
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Red Dragon from painting to graphic design

Darren Cox posted an article on - Aug 11, 2009, 9:25 am
Welcome to 99daz.com the fine art blog of Darren Daz Cox! This an oil painting I did a year or so ago. It started as a charcoal sketch on the canvas then layers of oil glazes were added. Oil glazes ar...
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The future of blogging?

Darren Cox posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 9:27 pm
Brian Clark asked the question "Where do you think blogging is going?". Forgetting the spam and shop blogs and concentrating on the personal
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Angel of Creativity

Darren Cox posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 9:27 pm
Angels aren’t pious or solemn they have fun and dress glamourously but their duty is their Raison d’
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100 songs plus a billion!

Darren Cox posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 9:27 pm
whew, well I moved this post to a static page and I’m still not finished but because I worked on this idea I found my personal holy grail of videos, the Ramones on the Sha Na Na tv show! yea! ...
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~Perfect Swan brand chocolate bar art~

Darren Cox posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 9:27 pm
I was thinking of Amy Palko’s "Perfect Swan" photo and it inspired this! Originally posted 2008-03-10 12:17:56. Republished by Old Post Promoter Tweet This Post
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The Fishbird The Deers The Moon

Darren Cox posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 9:27 pm
~*Fishbird – drawing then liquify filter – by Darren Daz Cox*~ My friend Cathy Dailey came up with the original fishbird in the 80’s and it’s been a reoccuring motif in my art ...
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Spiderhorse, happy girl and puff-ball cats sketch

Darren Cox posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 9:26 pm
The spiderhorse is really springy to ride on but quite friendly. There are puff-ball cats here too! Pencil sketch soon to be an awesome painting! There’s a bigger version of this one on my Flic...
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Is Security Cam Photography Art? Is an Onion on a Chopping Board Art?

Darren Cox posted an article on - Aug 10, 2009, 8:32 am
In the art group discussions on photo sharing site Flickr, a common concern of newbies is if their photography is art or not. People have been conditioned to think of the word ‘art’ as som...
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I am an artist living in Peoria Illinois. I blog about art and random artsy things!

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