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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Another One Bites the Dust
After finally putting the Sketchbook from Hell to rest by feverishly sketching in it on my commute, I set my sights on another sketchbook that was begging to be finished off.
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, comic, drawing, Frankenstein, Illustration, Joe Williams, Sketch, sketchbook, technique, Willceau
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Blue Sisters
At first I thought these two were mother and daughter, but after looking at the photo for a while and consulting with Tina, we decided that these two are probably the sisters of John B. Capewell.
Oreo Cupcakes
It’s bake sale season again, and this is a ridiculously easy way to glam up a box cake mix.
I Wish My Brother George Was Here
I recently celebrated a birthday and was feeling peckish for chocolate cake. Not just any chocolate cake, really good chocolate cake. The recipe comes from one of my favorite cookbooks – The Gift of Southern Cooking by Edna Lewis and … Continue reading
Posted in Lovin' from the Oven, News
Tagged cake candelabra, chocolate cake, Edna Lewis, poor man's whipped cream, Scott Peacock
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The Return of Cosmic, Maaaannnnnn!!!
Tina’s birthday was fast approaching, and I didn’t have a rock solid, hysterically funny idea for a card so I decided to revisit a friend from last year’s anniversary card, Cosmic, Maaaannnnnn!
Posted in Drawer Cards, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook, Pixels Versus Pigment, Sketch, Technique
Tagged birthday, card, color, comic, cosmic, cosmos, counterculture, digital illustration, Drawer Cards, galaxy, Happy birthday Tina, Hippie, humor, Illustration, ink, Joe Williams, outer space, Photoshop, stars, technique, tie dye pattern in Photoshop, tie dye texture in Photoshop, tie-dye, Willceau
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Happy Birthday, Tina! The 2012 Edition
This is the 2012 edition of my birthday card to Tina. This is the front or outside of the card.
Posted in Drawer Cards, Illustration, News
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, comic, cosmic, cosmos, digital illustration, Drawer Cards, Happy birthday Tina, hippy, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, Maaaannnnnn!, planets, space, tie-dye, Tina Garceau, universe, Willceau
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Tiled Corridor
The corridor leading to the interchange between the Market-Frankford El and the Broad Street Line beneath City Hall. Whenever I’m down there, even during rush hour, it seems eerily deserted.
Posted in Philadelphia
Tagged commute, concrete, convergence, perspective, Philadelphia, SEPTA, subway, tile, train, urban
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