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Canson XL Mixed Media Pad 7 x 10 inches

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Joe

I’m still working on this sketchbook. It’s not finished, but I thought I would talk a bit about it this week. This is a similar sketchbook to the one I recently finished off in that it’s a mixed media pad … Continue reading →

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Strathmore 200 Sketchbook

Posted on January 2, 2025 by Joe

April 23, 2024 to December 31, 2024 I put another small sketchbook to rest just before the start of the new year. This one was a Strathmore 200 Mixed Media pad which measures 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches and has … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Doodle

Posted on December 17, 2024 by Joe

I am having a lot of fun using my Sailor Fude fountain pens in a couple of small, mixed media sketchbooks. Sometimes I have a subject in mind, and other times — like the drawing above — I go wherever … Continue reading →

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Playing with the New Toys

Posted on December 10, 2024 by Joe

I continue to sit on my couch with a cat and a spouse scribbling my grotesques into the night, but now I am adding some new tools into the mix. I have been playing with the terrific Sailor Fude De … Continue reading →

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The Swingin’ Seventies with Brad Shaw

Posted on July 22, 2024 by Joe

My meager budget precludes me from being a collector of original art, but when this cartoon by Brad Shaw for an old and long gone men’s magazine became available at a price I could not resist, I did not resist … Continue reading →

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The Absolute Final Issue of DUCKWORK

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Joe

It may have taken 42 years, but the latest and, sadly, the last issue of DUCKWORK is out!

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Scratching a Scratchboard Itch

Posted on June 18, 2024 by Joe_Williams

The recent closure of The University of the Arts has set me careening down memory lane like a runaway train crashing into memories of my days at The Philadelphia College of Art. The Philadelphia College of Art mutated into the … Continue reading →

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