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Author Archives: Joe_Williams
Gasp…BLAM!!!
Doodling in a small, store brand sketchbook that I bought from Dick Blick when it was on sale a couple years ago. I forgot I had this one, but I recently uncovered it in the studio and figured waste not, … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Atomic Warrior, cheap sketchbook, Derwent, doodle, drawing, Halloween, Sketch, sketchbook
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Another One Bites the Dust
I finally finished off the juvenile sketchbook that I hoped would have the same magic as the Sketchbook from Heaven, but sadly, it did not. It wasn’t the worst sketchbook I ever carried, but at $3.00 for 150 sheets, you … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged cartoons, cheap, doodle, Joe Williams, juvenile, Sketch, sketchbook
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KOH-I-NOOR CZECH REPUBLIC 48
Having worked in art supply stores for an inordinate amount of time in the 20th Century, I’ve gathered a lot of rare, old or obscure art making tools just as a whale gathers barnacles. This fat lead holder is one … Continue reading
Pill Poppin’ Truckers and Frankenstein Monsters
I’ve been sitting on the couch lately, doodling while watching trash on my Roku streaming box. I dumped Netflix over a year ago but hung onto Amazon’s Prime Video. It’s got a lot of popular movies, television series and compelling … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Weird World of the Roku
Tagged 1957, Chuck Connors, doodles, Frankenstein, ink, library, monster, Peter Graves, Roku, Sketch, sketchbook, streaming, trash, video
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52nd to 56th Street on the Market-Frankford El
52nd Street to 56th Street on the Market-Frankford El from Joe Williams on Vimeo.
Posted in Adventures in Commuting
Tagged city, commute, Market-Frankford El, Philadelphia, SEPTA, train, urban, West Philly
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