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We are now in control of the transmission
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
The Concert Stud Variations
When I was assembling the various vector pieces of my Grandma Went to Altamont illustration in Affinity Designer, I was figuring out what my characters looked like as I went along. I had a vague image in my head of what … Continue reading
Grandma went to Altamont
This cartoon is an effort to see what I could do with Affinity Designer and as a reaction to cliches that people, particularly lazy writers, hold near and dear. Grandmother. Granny. Grandma. Gam-gam. The term is used to evoke the image of … Continue reading
Posted in Drawer Cards, Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Technique
Tagged #AffinityDesigner, 1960s, Affinity Designer, Altamont, biker gang, bikers, Cartoon, cartoons, digital illustration, flasher, hippies, Illustration, Joe Williams, motorcycle gang, rock concert, USA, vector, Willceau
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The Bikers Three
The fellows above are part of a crowd scene which features the flower children I posted the other day. The crowd is part of a larger, fairly complex illustration which is taking forever, but the smaller elements like this trio … Continue reading
American Gothic
I’m still plugging away on the vector illustration I’ve written about before, and I’m still cobbling it together as I go along. I had always planned that this composition would involve a crowd. I thought I could cheat it with … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Technique
Tagged #AffinityDesigner, 1960s, Affinity Designer, Cartoon, cartoons, digital illustration, hippies, Illustration, Joe Williams, USA, vector, Willceau
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Christmas in South Philadelphia
…about 50 years ago. My Dad must have stayed up late getting everything in place. It’s the early 1960s. My stocking is on the end. No stocking for my younger brother who hadn’t shown up yet. I was the baby.
Posted in Blast from the Past, Holiday, Philadelphia
Tagged 1960s, Christmas, South Philly, toys, tree, vintage
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PCA – The Class of ’68 – Environmental Design
As I said in recent weeks, Tony Visco handed me a blast from our Alma mater’s past — The Philadelphia College of Art’s yearbook from 1968!
Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Philadelphia
Tagged 1960s, 1968, art school, artists, PCA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, UArts, yearbook
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PCA – The Class of ’68 – The Painters
As I said in recent weeks, Tony Visco handed me a blast from our Alma mater’s past — The Philadelphia College of Art’s yearbook from 1968!
Posted in Blast from the Past, Philadelphia
Tagged '60s, 1960s, 1968, art school, painters, PCA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, UArts
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PCA – The Class of ’68 – Photography
As I said last week, Tony Visco handed me a blast from our Alma mater’s past — The Philadelphia College of Art’s yearbook from 1968!
Posted in Blast from the Past, Philadelphia, Photography
Tagged '60s, 1960s, 1968, analog, art school, black and white, film, PCA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, photographers, photography, USA, vintage, yearbook
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American Wax Museum
Yes, Philadelphia once had a wax museum, and fortunately it was AIR CONDITIONED! The wax figures never would have survived a summer in The City of Brotherly Love if it wasn’t!
Bud Cort Digs Soft Buttery Spread
Before he was running around with Minnie Castevet, Bud Cort was shilling soft buttery spread. Take a look! …and if you have difficulty viewing it, head over to the Internet Archive for a streaming or downloadable version!
Posted in Movie Matinee
Tagged 1960s, butter, commercial, generation gap, Hippie, margarine
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The Triumphant Trio
I found this fascinating little film while digging around the Internet Archive Channel on my Roku Box…
Amazing Powers of Penetration
IMAGINE – a genuine spy pen enabling you to see through walls with its amazing powers of penetration. According to the advertising copy, it was developed by the German secret service during World War II although it didn’t gain them … Continue reading
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1960s, 1967, ad, comic book, espionage, Man from UNCLE, peeping Tom, spy pen, television, vintage, xiray
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Bond, James Bond
I was shopping in my neighborhood on Saturday morning when I came upon a man selling second hand items at a table. Baseball cards in foil packets, DVDs, cookie tins – nothing I was particularly interested in. However, at … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Trash or Treasure
Tagged 007, 1960s, 1966, Connecticut, espionage, Gentleman Spy, Gilbert Toys, Goldfinger, Ian Fleming, James Bond hand puppet, Made In America, Scottish, Sean Connery, spy, toy, vintage
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Black Friday Beckons or Tis The Season to Be Stressful
Time flies. Somebody said something in work about the coming week being short, and then it dawned on me that it’s THANKSGIVING! That means that Christmas is right around the corner! Oh, crap! So soon? Don’t we still have Halloween … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Movie Matinee
Tagged 1950s, 1960s, Batteries Not Included, Billy Mumy, Black Friday, Christmas, commercials, Gilbert, Hasbro, Ideal, Kurt Russell, Lost In Space, Made in the USA, Marx, Matinee, Mattel, Patty Duke, Remco, Roku, Snake Plisken, Thanksgiving, toys, vintage ads
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