Author Archives: Joe

Button, Button, Who’s Got the Button?

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Joe

It’s always the way — I was looking for something else, and I find a lost treasure! I recently uncovered my stash of movie buttons from the 1980s. They used to hand these out at science fiction conventions and sneak … Continue reading →

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Zombie Buffet

Posted on May 8, 2025 by Joe

As I sketch in my sketchbooks I usually have trash playing on the streaming box connected to the television. Despite having a number of pay channels I scored during Black Friday specials, I tend to tune into TubiTV which is … Continue reading →

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1980年代の東京の吸血鬼

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Joe

Tokyo Vampire Circa 1980s It seems that my series of Halloween Heads has started anew with the completion of a Japanese vampire on the heels of last week’s Phantom of the Opera. Halloween Heads are illustrations of monsters I’ve created … Continue reading →

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Doodle Tuesday • Demonic Delineations

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Joe

I’ve been bopping back and forth between digital illustrations and hand drawings of late enjoying both which is kind of weird. It feels like working digitally and by hand are two different skill sets requiring different ways of thinking. I … Continue reading →

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What’s on TV?

Posted on March 30, 2025 by Joe

While I sketch, I usually have the television tuned to programs I can halfway ignore. TubiTV seems to be the streaming channel that keeps giving in that regard. While it does show a lot of blockbusters and critically acclaimed movies … Continue reading →

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Tina Garceau • 2015 in review

Posted on March 21, 2025 by Joe

Today we continue to present Miss Tina Garceau’s ongoing series of collages using five elements. She calls the series The Friday Five and the gallery below represents her work for 2015 which includes Friday Five No. 72 through No. 99. … Continue reading →

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When the Sun Goes Down and The Moon Comes Up

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Joe

I continue with my Teenage Beast aka The Goo Goo Muck doodles in what is left of my Canson XL Mixed Media sketchbook.

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Rock! Rock! Rock! Rock! – Rock and Roll Hell Hole!

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Joe

As I said last week I was a little under the weather which slowed my sketching momentum, but I’ve been trying to catch up by drawing some drawings and cooking up some situations that happen in my Teenage Beast story. … Continue reading →

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Caturday

Posted on March 1, 2025 by Joe

Photos of felines in and around Philadelphia Continue reading →

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