Tag Archives: art

Killing the Sketchbook from Hell

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Joe_Williams

A sketch I did with my favorite indigo blue pencil while sitting at the Ridgeway pool in South Philadelphia this summer. This was the first satisfying sketch I did in the dreaded Sketchbook from Hell!

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Friday Five – Number Five

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Tina Garceau

The fifth in a series creating a collage using five elements.

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Be Good Looking for a Dollar! (Plus Shipping)

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Back before the term body dysmorphic disorder was coined, it was perfectly all right to obsess over every imperfection in one’s countenance brought about by the chaos of puberty and the resultant heartbreak of acne. Paragon-like beauty could be had … Continue reading →

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The First Computer I Owned

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Joe_Williams

This is a follow-up to I was a PC Before I Was a Mac which I wrote back in May. It was about the first computer I bought which was a PC and not a Mac. I had used a … Continue reading →

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Trash or Treasure?

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Joe_Williams

It’s trash day in the neighborhood, and something I found in a neighbor’s pile of refuse has prompted me to create this new category: Trash or Treasure.

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Raining on Raine’s Parade

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Last week, I rushed to the defense of Raine Szramski and her time proven choice to use traditional methods in the creation of her art. She had received some unsolicited advice that she should cast aside all of the ancient … Continue reading →

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Raine! Raine! Don’t Go Away! or Pigments Versus Pixels

Posted on April 20, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Recently, incredible illustrator and friend of Willceau Illo, Raine Szramski received some unsolicited advice about her art and her technique. She wrote about it on Facebook: I just had someone ask me why I’m bothering to paint my comic by … Continue reading →

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