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Tag Archives: Hippie
You Can’t Keep a Good Spacefaring Hippie Down!
Drifting through the starry void, he felt as one with the cosmos. It was utter harmony and contentment. His shaggy hair floated weightlessly about him, catching glints of light from distant nebula. He pondered the vastness stretching infinitely out in … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, Drawer Cards, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch
Tagged analog, birthday, card, comic, Cosmic Maaaaaannnn, drawing, gift, Hippie, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, pen and ink, sketchbook, space, stoner, Tina Garceau, USA
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Cosmic Maaaaaannnnn Sticks Around for Another Birthday
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 analog, birthday, Cartoon, cartoons, Cosmic Maaaaaannnnn, digital illustration, Drawer Card, Drawer Cards, Happy Birthday, Happy birthday Tina, Hippie, Joe Williams, outer space, stars, Tina, USA
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It’s Pixels Versus Pigments, Again
The late, great Dan Love was a good friend and a technological guru who pushed me kicking and screaming into new computers and gadgets I never realized I needed until I started to use them. He was passionate about computers … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Technique
Tagged Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo, analog, Apple, Bristol Board, brush, cartoon hippie, Dan Love, digital illustration, Hippie, Illustration, ink, iPad, Joe Williams, Mac, pen, Procreate, sketchbook, USA, Willceau
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Cosmic Maaaaaannnnn Returns Again!
Cosmic Maaaaaannnn has returned to celebrate my darling wife’s birthday! We first met this star traveler during our crystal anniversary and again on Tina’s birthday ten years ago. Happy birthday, Tina!
Joe College 1970
Posted in Illustration
Tagged 1970, Affinity Designer, digital illustration, Hippie, Illustration, Joe Williams, vector
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Unintentional Spin-Art
Remember Spin-Art concessions at carnivals or at the Jersey Shore? It’s the first thing I thought of when I looked into a 55 gallon drum of waste ink at a local printer. Psychedelic, man!
Turned On & Supernatural Effects
Back in the ’70s while my parents shopped for clothes and boring stuff, my younger brother and I were left to our own devices wandering the toy and record sections of the department stores that anchored the shopping malls. Invariably … Continue reading
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1973, black light, comic, Hippie, Sad Sack, vintage
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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 Latest Thing on the Jean Scene!
Hello, one and all! It’s Mrs. Crankipants bidding you a joyous greeting from a time before the internet, a time of three television networks, a time of diminishing expectations and a time that a million hack comedians were all attempting … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Mrs. Crankipants
Tagged 1973, curious clutter, grade school, Hippie, jean bag, Kohoutek, swingy denim jean bag, vintage
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