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Jon Buckley
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Jon Buckley Illustration is an art& design studio specializing in editorial illustration & rubber hose style characters appropriate for a wide range of useful situations. https://jonbuckley.com
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"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." — Thomas Edison

Inspiration and perspiration are two essential components of success.
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#illustration #creativity #inspiration #success #work #motivation #achievement #mascot #potential
"Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." — Thomas Edison Inspiration and perspiration are two essential components of success. While inspiration provides the initial motivation, it is perspiration that fuels the journey and ultimately leads to achievements. Striking a balance between these two factors is key to unlocking one's full potential. You've got to have what it takes. Cartoon lightbulb and water droplet characters walking together.
February 2, 2026 at 11:53 AM
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Easy Peasey Don Lemon Squeezy
#EditorialIllustration #illustration #DonLemon #lemon #illustrationart
Editorial illustration of a lemon getting squeezed hard under the headline, Easy Peasy Don Lemon Squeezy. About the arrest of Don Lemon for his involvement in the Minnesota Church Riot.
January 30, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Name of the game
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#illustration #inspiration #art
Happy lightbulb character under the headline, If I've only amused myself, I've at least made one person's day brighter. Illustration. Mascot.
January 30, 2026 at 12:42 AM
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Pleased to have my editorial cartoon, Mamdami Takes New York, selected by The New Cartoonist for inclusion in their January/February 2026 Issue, Current Affairs section.
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#EditorialIllustration #Cartoon #NYC #Mamdami #thenewcartoonist
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January 27, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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Pleased to have my editorial cartoon, Mamdami Takes New York, selected by The New Cartoonist for inclusion in their January/February 2026 Issue, Current Affairs section.
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#EditorialIllustration #Cartoon #NYC #Mamdami #thenewcartoonist
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January 27, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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Many are called, few are chosen.
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#DarwinAwards #Darwinism #Illustration #EditorialIllustration #Chimpin
Chimpanzee wondering about life. I have no idea how the Darwin Awards will manage to choose a single winner this year. And it's only January.
January 26, 2026 at 1:54 PM
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Stay home.
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#WaffleHouse #waffle #storm #snow #ice #mascot #illustration #EditorialIllustration #cartoon
Stay home. . . . . . #WaffleHouse #waffle #storm #snow #ice #mascot #illustration #EditorialIllustration #cartoon
January 25, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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Valentine’s Day Is Coming: I’ve whipped up some new threads.

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DON'T GET CAUGHT NAKED!

#mascot #tshirt #valentinesday #pineapple #swinger #vintage #retro #cartoon #threadless
January 25, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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Valentine’s Day Is Coming: I’ve whipped up some new threads.

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DON'T GET CAUGHT NAKED!

#mascot #tshirt #valentinesday #pineapple #swinger #vintage #retro #cartoon #threadless
Valentine’s Day Is Coming: I’ve whipped up some new threads. Say hello to the most mischievous fruit in the bowl. Plays Well With Others stars a retro-naughty pineapple who is equal parts hospitality icon and bad-girl flirt. Rocking tall boots and confidently cracking a whip, this cheeky tropical troublemaker puts a fun adult twist on the pineapple’s long-standing role as the universal symbol of welcome. Perfect for apparel, wall art, and home goods, this design is made for people who love playful double meanings, retro pin-up humor, and decor that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Whether it’s hanging in your living room, splashed across a tee, or brightening up your morning coffee ritual, this pineapple brings a sense of fun, flirtation, and friendly rebellion wherever she goes. Shop https://jonbuckley.com https://jonbuckley.threadless.com #mascot #tshirt #valentinesday #pineapple #swinger #vintage #retro #cartoon #threadless Valentine’s Day Is Coming: I’ve whipped up some new threads. Say hello to the most mischievous fruit in the bowl. Plays Well With Others stars a retro-naughty pineapple who is equal parts hospitality icon and bad-girl flirt. Rocking tall boots and confidently cracking a whip, this cheeky tropical troublemaker puts a fun adult twist on the pineapple’s long-standing role as the universal symbol of welcome. Perfect for apparel, wall art, and home goods, this design is made for people who love playful double meanings, retro pin-up humor, and decor that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Whether it’s hanging in your living room, splashed across a tee, or brightening up your morning coffee ritual, this pineapple brings a sense of fun, flirtation, and friendly rebellion wherever she goes. Shop https://jonbuckley.com https://jonbuckley.threadless.com #mascot #tshirt #valentinesday #pineapple #swinger #vintage #retro #cartoon #threadless Valentine’s Day Is Coming: I’ve whipped up some new threads. Say hello to the most mischievous fruit in the bowl. Plays Well With Others stars a retro-naughty pineapple who is equal parts hospitality icon and bad-girl flirt. Rocking tall boots and confidently cracking a whip, this cheeky tropical troublemaker puts a fun adult twist on the pineapple’s long-standing role as the universal symbol of welcome. Perfect for apparel, wall art, and home goods, this design is made for people who love playful double meanings, retro pin-up humor, and decor that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Whether it’s hanging in your living room, splashed across a tee, or brightening up your morning coffee ritual, this pineapple brings a sense of fun, flirtation, and friendly rebellion wherever she goes. Shop https://jonbuckley.com https://jonbuckley.threadless.com #mascot #tshirt #valentinesday #pineapple #swinger #vintage #retro #cartoon #threadless
January 22, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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Valentine’s Day Is Coming: Don’t Get Caught Naked!
Meet Stud Muffin, the baddest baked good to ever strut out of the oven.

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January 21, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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Valentine’s Day Is Coming: Don’t Get Caught Naked!
Meet Stud Muffin, the baddest baked good to ever strut out of the oven.

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#mascot #tshirt #valentinesday #muffin #cupcake #vintage #retro #cartoon #threadless @threadless.bsky.social
Valentine's Day Stud Muffin Art, wearables, gear, clothes, and stuff. Be my cupcake. Valentine's Day Stud Muffin Art, wearables, gear, clothes, and stuff. Be my cupcake. Valentine's Day Stud Muffin Art, wearables, gear, clothes, and stuff. Be my cupcake.
January 20, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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Happy New Year!
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#illustration #mascot #happynewyear #newyear #love #happy #newyearseve #instagood #instagram #nye #artoftheday #like #newyears #party #art #winter #family #hello #follow #picoftheday
December 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Thanks for the support, follows, comments and likes this year! Big year of change for me as I walked away from 3D due to the fact that AI was swamping the marketplace. Thanks to @wolfganglohr for my favorite music and soundtracks this year!
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#art #retro #vintage #illustration #mascot #cartoon
December 30, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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♟️ My 2025 Chess Wrapped for @jonbuckley

🦾 Vibe: The Grinder
🏆 Opening: Sicilian Defense
⏱️ Wasted: 18,719 mins (and counting)
🤡 Roast: your strategy is ‘Hope they disconnect.” Because they do when they’re losing.
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#Chess #wwwchesscom #chesscom
Get yours: #ChessWrapped
December 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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A tip of the collar to those fur buddies we’re missing. May we be together again someday.
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#dog #vintage #illustrationRetro vintage editorial illustration of a beagle dog with wings under the headline, “On Wings Of Beagles”.
Retro vintage cartoon editorial illustration of a beagle dog with wings under the headline, “On Wings Of Beagles”.
December 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Well, that’s one way to look at it.
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#RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer #christmas #illustration
Vintage Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer Christmas illustration with the text, Deviation from the norm will be punished unless it's exploitable.
December 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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I need your vote!!! The Great Indoors Design Challenge is live on #threadless, and I humbly ask for your support. Head on over to the link below and vote me up a 5. Ballot stuffing is encouraged!

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#illustration #contest #artoftheday #mascot
Surfing sofa mascot illustration for threadless design contest. vote me up!
December 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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I need your vote!!! The Great Indoors Design Challenge is live on #threadless, and I humbly ask for your support. Head on over to the link below and vote me up a 5. Ballot stuffing is encouraged!

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#illustration #contest #artoftheday #mascot
illustration design of tired electrical outlet under the title of, I just gotta unplug.
December 14, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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New Insta app and my feed is nothing but videos lately; the message is clear: the community of artists and photographers that built the Instagram community can go get Tok’d. #illustrator #artist #tiktok @mosseri @instagram
December 13, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Hamsa
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#hamsa #HandOfFatima #HandOfMiriam #EvilEye #Halloween #mascot #charactermascotdesign #retromascotdesign #retromascot #mascotdesign #illustrationartists #illustationnow #illustrationdrawing #illustrationoftheday #tattoo
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Mamdani❤️NY
I want to speak to the memory of my aunt, no... my father’s cousin, yeah, that‘s her, she, uh, she passed away a few years ago. That‘s the ticket.
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#mamdani #ny #newyork #mayor #editorialillustration #illustration #characature #politics #news #911
Mamdani❤️NY I want to speak to the memory of my aunt, no... my father’s cousin, yeah, that‘s her, she, uh, she passed away a few years ago. That‘s the ticket. . #mamdani #ny #newyork #mayor #editorialillustration #illustration #characature #politics #news #911
October 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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You’re not ready
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#ghost #candy #Halloween #mascot #retromascotdesign #retromascot #mascotdesign #illustrationartists #illustration #illustrator
October 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Smile
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#happyhalloween #smiley #vintagehalloween #halloweenillustration #spookyart #retrostyle #vintagemascot #trickortreatart #hauntedseason #octoberart #creepycute #retroillustration #lowbrowart
October 24, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Old Crow
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#OldCrow #bourbon #whiskey #whisky #bourbonbrotherhood #americana #skull #halloween #mascot #vintage #illustration #artoftheday #kentucky #jimbeam
October 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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#OldCrow #bourbon #whiskey #whisky #halloween #bourbonbrotherhood #americana #skull #halloween #mascot #vintage #illustration #artoftheday #kentucky
Old Crow on a skull with whisky bottle 2D digital cartoon illustration
October 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM