Category Archives: Illustration

Goodbye Half a Sketchbook

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Joe

A while back, I had the bold notion of trying to replicate my beloved Sketchbook from Heaven by cleaving a larger pad of paper in two. It was a great idea, and if it worked, I would have bought several … Continue reading →

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Sign of the Times

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Joe

Back in 1991, I got a freelance assignment illustrating an article on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder for a local paper. Everybody knows what OCD is now, but I was unfamiliar with it at the time. It seemed that new manias and … Continue reading →

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Tina

Happy Valentine’s Day to my dear Joe! xo

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Hell Toupee

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Joe

I can’t resist a pun. Another sketchbook sketch that I photographed, imported into Procreate on my iPad and had some fun with. I exported it from Procreate and brought it into Affinity Designer in order to do the lettering. I … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday Joe!

Posted on November 30, 2019 by Tina

Happy birthday to my partner in crime!  

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We are now in control of the transmission

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Joe

This illustration which I cobbled together in my absolute favorite vector art program Affinity Designer is sort of a response to my last illustration which featured former television icon Bonnie Franklin. Whereas Ms Franklin’s televised efforts in the situation comedy … Continue reading →

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TV SNIDE

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Joe_Williams

After finishing my last Halloween Head, I was looking for another project to work on. I thought I would continue with monsters, but a likely creature did not leap to mind. I kicked around a bunch of ideas trying to … Continue reading →

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There Ought To Be Clowns

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Joe_Williams

I was trying to squeak out this Halloween Head for October 31st, but it wasn’t to be. I had a Halloween costume to finish, and I ended up chasing a few wild geese and wandering up a few blind alleys … Continue reading →

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We Are NOT Alone

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Joe_Williams

My latest Halloween Head is a fellow with one hell of a commute. This visitor from another world is a vector illustration I whipped together in Affinity Designer.

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The Widow

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Joe_Williams

My latest Halloween Head is more of a femme fatale rather than a monster. Illustrated by Joe Williams using the world’s greatest vector art program Affinity Designer on a well-worn 2010 Macbook at home and a battered 2008 Macbook at … Continue reading →

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