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Monthly Archives: June 2014
Happy Father’s Day!
One of my favorite photos of my dad, when he was a Seabee. Happy Father’s Day to all of you dads out there!!!
Posted in Holiday
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Mister Maurice’s Magic Mustache
Posted in Animated GIF, News
Tagged animated gif, animation, humor, mustache, old, Tina Garceau, vintage photographs
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Rocks & More Rocks
Here’s a couple of shots from John B Capewell that are fairly similar so I decided to lump them together.
Giant Monsters at the Y
More aimless sketching at the YMCA. My son and I recently saw the big budget, American remake/reboot of the Japanese kaiju classic, and I guess the big G was floating around my brain and out through the end of my … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Cartoon, creature, drawing, horror, Joe Williams, monster, movie, Sketch
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Polka Dots and PF Flyers
Next week Lloyd graduates from 8th grade. Such occasions call for an outfit. I really didn’t want to buy him a pair of dress shoes, since his feet seem to change sizes every two weeks. When Joe spotted these tomato … Continue reading
Strawberry Blueberry Pie
The strawberries and blueberries were gorgeous on 9th Street on Saturday. Our weekend included a fantastic flea market and a carnival – however, I still managed to squeeze in some time on Sunday morning to make this pie. Slightly warm, it was delicious!
Happy Birthday Bebe!
Yesterday we celebrated my friend Bebe’s birthday. There was a silver tiara, chocolate cherry cake, and this bracelet I made for her. Many happy returns of the day, my friend!
FLT Club
This is the last of the series of parade pictures shot by John B Capewell of Westville, New Jersey featuring the men and women of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows marching in celebration of the return of the fighting … Continue reading
It’s FUN to Draw at the Y.M.C.A.
My son is a water-bug and always has been so we eventually signed him up at the local YMCA and got him squared away with swimming lessons which he took to like…a…fish to water (nice simile, Hemingway!) Our boy goes … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, athletic, bathing suit, drawing, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, pencil, pool, Sketch, sketchbook, swimmer, USA, Willceau, YMCA
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