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RB racing a CZ75 9mm Photo is thanks to avid pistol shooter and art director "Jim-Bob" Haynes. Note brass in the air and muzzle back on target. |
© 1999 Jim Haynes |
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About the Artist... I was born in the Ozark Mountains in 1946. You're not going to believe this one (but, my Mom knows it's true) I had my first illustration published in a national magazine when I was six. And, in less politically correct times, I learned to shoot in the Boy Scouts at age ten. Remember those old Savage single shot .22's? Later, my high school sweetheart and I spent hours on the dock blowing the heads off of snapping turtles with a .410/.22 O&U. At least that's what we were doing some of the time. (I shoulda' married that girl!) I worked my way through high school and college as a portrait painter, illustrator and graphic artist, and made enough money to buy a Healey and a Jag as well as pay for school. When I moved to the big City of Kansas I got hooked on long legged women and motorcycles. Motocross bikes (when it was all still dirt field amateur stuff) CZ's, Puchs, Bultacos, et al. I married the wrong long legged woman and tried to kill myself several times on my scooters! By 1968 I was a full fledged ad agency whore and prime draft meat. When the D.O.D. came knocking at my door, I took a consulting job with a now defunct arms manufacturer, fulfilling my obligation to the nation, without actually serving in the military. That job did not, however, keep me out of the tropics, and gave me a certain familiarity with suppressed weapons and sub machine guns (also a certain familiarity with infections of the middle ear and lower G.I.!) Always an adrenaline junky, I moved on to sports car racing in the mid 70's and spent 20 years spending all my money and spare time building and racing prototypes until I wasn't a young man anymore, and the urologist gave me the choice of racing or peeing. That was a tougher choice than you might think! Since 1971, I've run my own advertising creative consulting business as designer, illustrator, visualizer and creative director, working on stuff for folks like: Blockbuster, DeBeers, Hallmark, Kodak, Porsche, Rolex, Russell-Stover, Scuduria Ferrari, and Wal-Mart. When the "wonder nines" started lighting up the handgun market in the mid 80's, I got back into firearms seriously, and have been shooting autos and teaching combat pistol craft ever since. Oh yea, I got rid of the wrong long legged woman and married the right red-headed life partner! In October 2000 Lynette (the aforementioned red-head) and I launched this internet business to market my exclusive line of gun graphics. New pieces will be added on a monthly basis over the next two years, so check back often to see what's new, especially if your brand or model isn't currently listed. |
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