Talbot Cox

Talbot Cox, CAIB, FIB, AEP (Unisa) was a successful banker before embracing art as a profession on his retirement in 1999. He established himself as a portrait and fine-art artist and has had many exhibitions, live demonstrations and workshops. Talbot is multi-talented: he is a classically trained musician and has played the double bass in the Eastern Cape Philharmonic Orchestra for some years. This is Talbot's first novel. He is, however, a published author: "Senior Moments" (ISBN 978-0...See more

Talbot Cox, CAIB, FIB, AEP (Unisa) was a successful banker before embracing art as a profession on his retirement in 1999. He established himself as a portrait and fine-art artist and has had many exhibitions, live demonstrations and workshops. Talbot is multi-talented: he is a classically trained musician and has played the double bass in the Eastern Cape Philharmonic Orchestra for some years. This is Talbot's first novel. He is, however, a published author: "Senior Moments" (ISBN 978-0-620-45411-7) that was launched at the Senior National Golf Tournament in Cape Town in 2010, it is the iconic book on senior golf in South Africa. A copy is presented to every Senior Golfer at their inauguration into Seniors countrywide. "Charcoal Portraits from Photograph's" (ISBN 978-4828-2533-6) was first published in 2015 and has been well received worldwide. Talbot and his wife, Elyse, renovated two historical cottages adjacent to each other on the magical cliffs of Schoenmakerskop, overlooking the sea. They share Seashell Cottage with a cat and a dog and a multitude of birds. See less