Tag Archives: digital illustration

School Days – The Swinging Algebra Teacher

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Joe

School days, school days, dear old golden rule days, Readin’ and ‘ritin’ and ‘rithmetic… Yeah, right. We’ve arrived at ‘rithmetic with The Swinging Algebra Teacher.

Posted in Illustration, Vector Illustration | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

The Green Ghoul

Posted on January 30, 2024 by Joe

Recently I’ve been traipsing down memory lane revisiting the people and impressions I had of grade school and junior high in the form of cartoons. Today I offer some images that I probably doodled in the margins of notebooks when … Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration, Vector Illustration | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

School Days – The Angry Librarian

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Joe

The angry librarian insisted on absolute, tomb-like silence as if Karl Wallenda was traversing a tightrope above a Bengal tiger trap in the middle of the library and absolute concentration was vital to the aerialist’s survival. Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration, Vector Illustration | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

School Days – The Cool Substitute Teacher

Posted on January 21, 2024 by Joe

The Cool Substitute Teacher circa 1974 is an illustration that fell together as I was playing with shapes in the superlative vector art program Affinity Designer. I was hoping to come up with another monster for my collection of Halloween … Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration, News, Vector Illustration | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Cosmic Maaaaaannnnn Sticks Around for Another Birthday

Posted on October 7, 2023 by Joe

As I have written before, it’s Tina’s and my tradition to exchange birthday, anniversary and holiday cards we have illustrated ourselves. It’s more personal and making your own cards is a lot cheaper than a Hallmark card from one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawer Cards, Illustration | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

There’s No Escape from a DEADLINE!

Posted on September 26, 2023 by Joe

Back in the late 1990s I was exploring the illustrative possibilities of my newly purchased Power Mac 7300. I put a lot of time and effort chasing down what meager information I could via a dial-up modem; picking the brains … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast from the Past, Illustration | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Visual Metaphor – Everything Everywhere All at Once

Posted on September 21, 2023 by Joe

This is another in a series of visual metaphors that I provide as a learning tool for executive coaches in order to develop their clients’ leadership skills. This visual metaphor is a three panel, sequential cartoon that illustrates this client’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Visual Metaphors | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments