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John’s original watercolour painting of Manx ace Dan Kneen is now available as an A4 print.

We’re donating £1.00 to Dan for every print sold.

Dan’s kindly signed the original painting which is currently on display in the MostlyManx shop, Nelson Street, Douglas throughout the 2011 TT festival.

John with Dan in the 2011 Isle of Man TT paddock with the signed, original watercolour painting.

 

We’ve teamed up with Guy Martin to raise funds for Helicopter Fund.

John’s created one of his popular motorcycle cartoons (see image below) depicting man of the moment Guy at Ginger Hall, putting in a bit of “unofficial” practice on the world famous mountain course.

Guy was keen to provide his support for the cause, having experienced first hand the fantastic service provided by the helicopter medics after “jumping ship” at Ballegarey during last year’s Senior race.  “We ‘ave to put summat back don’t we…” said Guy, “them lads do a great job, yeah, I’m up for helping out.”

A limited edition of 50 prints of the cartoon have been signed by Guy and John and will be exclusively on sale at £30.00 from the “Roads Closed” exhibition which takes place at St Ninian’s Church, Douglas from 2nd to 10th June.

All profits from the sale of the limited edition prints will go to the Manx Grand Prix Supporters Club Helicopter Fund.

Prints are already selling fast but in the unlikely event of any of the prints remaining after the exhibition, they’ll be available here in the store after the exhibition.

The “Roads Closed” exhibition is organised annually by roadracingsuppoters.com in aid of the Rob Vine Fund and the Manx Grand Prix Supporters Club Helicopter Fund; it features original images by photographers with a love of road racing: there is something there for all road race fans and it should be on every TT fan’s “must see”  list.

Guy signing the limited edition prints at St Ninians (Guy’s got print number 3!)

‘Unofficial Practice’ Guy Martin at Ginger Hall – fundraising cartoon by John Hancox

Click on the image below to find out more about the Roads Closed exhibition at TT 2011…

 

We love sidecars and for the second year running we’re very proud to continue our association with the DK Racing team at the 2011 Isle of Man TT races.

Sidecar racing crew Dave Kimberley and Robert Bell rode to two top-ten finishes at TT 2010 and went on to win the 2010 E.M.R.A. F2 Sidecar Championship!

We’d like to wish Dave and Robert the very best of luck for a safe and successful 2011 TT on board the DK Racing / Hancox Art / Just Landscapes / Ireson Honda outfit.

2011 Sidecar TT race schedule:

Saturday June 4th – 3.00pm – Sure Sidecar TT Race 1

Wednesday June 8th – 12.45pm – Sure Sidecar TT Race 2

We’d like to wish Dan Cooper and the Centurion Racing team the very best of luck for a safe and successful TT 2011!

Dan is a former British 125cc Champion and has represented Centurion Racing in the British Supersport Championship in recent years. The 24-year-old will ride a Triumph 675 Daytona in the Supersport class and a Honda Fireblade in the Superstock and Senior TT races.

We’re very proud to have the Hancox Art logo on Dan’s leathers and to be associated with the team.

Centurion Racing will also continue to show their support for Help for Heroes, their chosen charity, by displaying H4H logos on the bikes’ new livery designed by Rage Designs and team attire. Dan’s race helmet has been kindly donated by Arai and will be a one-off design by RichArt showing both the H4H and IOM TT logos.

Team owner Paul Rees, who spent 20 years in Her Majesty’s Royal Marine Commandos, was given permission to have the bikes carry the H4H logos in order to encourage the public to be more aware of this charity that supports our Armed Forces, many of whom are making daily sacrifices in Afghanistan and Iraq.

 

Stu Castles is presented with Johns original watercolour painting of him and the late sidecar legend Phil Dongworth.

Thanks to Stuart Baker for the use of his excellent photo for reference.

See the painting on our Special Commissions page!

If you’d like to commission John to draw or paint something special and unique for you please contact us.

 

Hancox Art is now on Twitter!

For up to the minute news and announcements, click on the logo below and follow us!

We’re pleased to announce the launch of our 13 month June 2011 – June 2012 ‘Bike Cartoon Calendar’!

The calendar features Isle of Man road racing dates including the TT (2011 & 2012), Manx GP, Southern 100, Pre TT Classic + 2011 British Superbike, World Superbike and Moto GP dates.

The calendar uses our popular motorcycle cartoons including one never before published for the July 2011 page.

If (like us) you celebrate Christmas as being halfway to the next TT and your life revolves around bike racing then this is the calendar for you!

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(The calendar is A3 size when open, A4 when folded)

You’ve seen Guy Martin in his television series ‘The Boat That Guy Built’ now you can see ‘The Boat That John Drew’ featuring Guy Martin!

The cartoon’s been officially approved by Guy and we hope you like it too!

It’s available as a greetings card, mug, mug & coaster set and mouse mat.

Click on the images below to go to the store…

Our Knights Cartoon greetings cards will be on sale in Oxwich Castle and Rhuddlan Castle from April 2011.

You’ll also find our Knights Cartoon greetings cards at Beaumaris Castle, Caerphilly Castle, Chepstow Castle and Conwy Castle.

These castles are looked after by ‘Cadw’, the Welsh Assembly Government’s historic environment division.

‘Cadw’ is a Welsh word which means ‘to keep’ and their aim is to protect and sustain, encourage community engagement in and improve access to the historic environment of Wales. This includes historic buildings, ancient monuments, historic parks, gardens and landscapes, and underwater archaeology.

For more information, please click the banner below:

Our friend Norman Hyde joins John O’Groats to Lands End moped run!

Warwick-based former drag racer Norman Hyde will be making one of the slowest rides of his career this March in aid of Help for Heroes. Norman, who made a career out of racing and producing performance parts for Triumph motorcycles, will be joining members of the Triumph Trident Owners Club who are entering the John O’ Groats to Lands End run on a 50cc moped.

Built by the Norton-Villers-Triumph group in in the 1970’s, the Easy Rider model has a top speed of around 30mph, so the journey will take six days to complete, finishing at Lands End on 1st April.

For more information about the moped run and how to donate, click on the banner below: