Tenacious

• First conceptualized in 1948 by Chuck Jones, Wile E. Coyote has appeared in 42 Looney Tunes cartoons with Road Runner.

• The suggestive hints in the piece offer insight into Wile E’s character. For instance, “Ethelbert” is Wile E’s middle name, and 11 represents the number of gags in many of the Road Runner/Coyote cartoon shorts.

• The unusual border on the canvas version features vignettes of Wile E.’s classic confrontation with the Road Runner.

• Cole has worked on theme park designs for Disneyland and Disney Hong Kong’s “A Bug’s Life,” “Toy Story” and “Hello Mickey.” Currently, he works on the hit animated series “VeggieTales.”

• At one time, Cole ran Nolen-Cole, an artist haven in Florence, Alabama, where he displayed art as well as had weekly live music and entertainment. Cole plans a second Nolen-Cole gallery in Franklin, Tennessee, where he currently lives.

• “Tenacious” is a limited edition Giclee published on fine art paper and canvas. All prints in both editions are hand signed by the artist.

• A deluxe canvas edition has also been released in a larger format with an image size of 36” x 36” in an edition of 50.

 
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