Monthly Archives: August 2009

New Arrival

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Joe_Williams

In honor of the new arrival at CO2 Comics I’m posting this card that we used to celebrate our new arrival back IN THE YEAR 2000! Originally I wanted to use this still from Rosemary’s Baby for Lloyd’s birth announcement, … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast from the Past, Drawer Cards, Monkey & Bird | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Origin of the Species Continues

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Joe_Williams

This was the announcement we sent out to friends and family when Tina was expecting the arrival of what turned out to be our son Lloyd. The design of Monkey & Bird has come quite a way since their first … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawer Cards, Monkey & Bird | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Still More Origins of the Species

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Joe_Williams

Once again we are looking in to the prehistory of Monkey & Bird with another drawing from the ’80s. Seems like I’ve been doing less evolved self-portraits of myself for a while. This was from a handmade birthday card I … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

More Origins of the Species

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Joe_Williams

Monkey before Bird. A sketchbook sketch in pencil from February of 1988. Be on the look out for Monkey & Bird coming soon to CO2 Comics!

Posted in Monkey & Bird, Sketch | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Origin of the Species

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Joe_Williams

This is the first appearance of the dynamic duo known as Monkey & Bird who will soon debut in comic strip form at CO2 Comics. The original is crude, but don’t let that keep you from checking out their cartoon … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawer Cards, Monkey & Bird | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

London After Midnight

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Joe_Williams

Sketchbook sketch from July of 1985 of Lon Chaney from his sadly lost London After Midnight. Done in technical pen in a Strathmore wire-bound sketchbook.

Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

The Reading Room or Seeing a Man About a Horse

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Joe_Williams

I sent this as a Thank You card to the art director and editor of the Boulder Weekly after I was commissioned to do the cover of that newspaper’s Best of Boulder 2004 edition which can be seen here. People … Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

Crime Collage by Tina Garceau

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Joe_Williams

This was collage I created while in Bob Hires’ Photoshop class at Moore. Prior to this, I was creating collages the old fashioned way by painstakingly cutting copies, photostats (remember them?) and photos with a razor knife. This one was … Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration, photo manipulation | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Woo-Hoo!

Posted on August 18, 2009 by Joe_Williams

Front of a Happy Engagement card for one of our nieces by Tina Garceau.

Posted in Drawer Cards | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment