Category Archives: It Came From the Sketchbook

Heaven on $5 a day?

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Joe

Ever since my wife picked up a cheap, wire-bound, scratch pad from a Target store for me as a Christmas gift, I now take cheap sketchbooks seriously. Throughout the years I may have bought every name brand of artist drawing … Continue reading →

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Loup Garou

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Joe

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Countess Dracula

Posted on November 9, 2021 by Joe

Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614) was a real life Hungarian noblewoman and purported serial killer who may have engaged in vampiric activity. Her victims were female servants and minor noblewomen who had come to her for training and education. I’m not sure … Continue reading →

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An Italian Sketchbook and Some Familiar Faces

Posted on August 3, 2021 by Joe

I finished off a nice little sketchbook that Tony Visco picked up for me when he was in Florence a couple years ago.

Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook, Weird World of the Roku, What's on TV? | Tagged 1948, doodle, It Came From The Sketchbook, Italy, Joe Williams, monster, Roku, Ruthless, sketchbook | 2 Comments

Sofa Sketches and an Obscure Remake

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Joe

I’ve been sitting on the sofa with a sketchbook in my lap trying out some of my new art materials and playing around with a few I forgot I had. I should be up at my desk in my studio, … Continue reading →

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Coming Soon to My Sketchbook

Posted on July 13, 2021 by Joe

This is my latest acquisition. It is a cake of water soluble graphite that I will be using in conjunction with standard graphite and other water soluble pencils. The results are like ink washes, and I’ve been having a blast … Continue reading →

Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook | Tagged graphite, Viarco, water soluble | 1 Comment

Jerry’s Artarama Haul

Posted on June 22, 2021 by Joe_Williams

I recently received my first order from Jerry’s Artarama, and I have to admit that I ordered because the store’s name had “arama” in it’s title. I’m glad that I did. Their website is easy to use, and their prices … Continue reading →

Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook, Stuff Joe Likes | Tagged art supplies, Jerry's Artarama | 2 Comments

A Pretty Good Little Sketchbook

Posted on June 15, 2021 by Joe_Williams

Tina snagged this 5.5 inch by 8.5 inch Canson XL Mixed Media sketchbook from a big box store to hopefully replace my beloved Sketchbook from Heaven. It wasn’t quite the replacement for that cheap but inexplicably magical doodle pad, but … Continue reading →

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Doodle Tuesday: 2mm Red Lead and Trash Video

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Joe

When I sit on the couch and doodle in my sketchbooks, I like to have noise in the background. I usually find some episodic television show, old movie or trash that doesn’t require my strict attention. Trash is the … Continue reading →

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Doodle Tuesday

Posted on May 25, 2021 by Joe

Just lately it seems that I’m hitting the old sketchbooks a lot harder than I have been, and I am having fun while I’m at it. Fortunately for me, this spate of activity is not tied to a single sketchbook … Continue reading →

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DO NOT DOUBLE STACK

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Joe

Another sketchbook laid to rest. This was a Canson XL Mixed Media sketch pad that I started back on Valentine’s Day in 2015 and finished up yesterday. I rotate through about half a dozen sketchbooks ignoring some while favoring others. … Continue reading →

Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook | Tagged Atomic Warrior, doodle, horror, humor, Joe Williams, monster, Sketch, wash | 4 Comments

Tuesday Doodle

Posted on May 11, 2021 by Joe

Usually while I am in work waiting for some process to finish or waiting for someone to come to a decision, I will scribble on whatever paper I have handy. Usually the results are trash, but sometimes I’ll get carried … Continue reading →

Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook | Tagged 2mm, aimless, bored, doodle, mechanical pencil, red, Sketch, trash | 2 Comments

Doodle Tuesday

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Joe

Doodling on a trash scratch pad in work.

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Doodle Tuesday – The Dork Knight

Posted on February 23, 2021 by Joe

A doodle I recently uncovered which I probably did back when I was in grade school in the early 1970s. The live action Batman TV series was probably on an endless cycle of reruns at the time guaranteeing that much … Continue reading →

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The Devil Smoked Kools

Posted on January 26, 2021 by Joe

A drawing I recently found in a crumbling folder filled with old grade school homework. I have no idea what the context was or why I drew it. I was probably 7 or 8 years old at the time.