Tag Archives: Illustration

The Tuesday Doodle

Posted on December 24, 2024 by Joe

The Goo-Goo Muck. Playing around with Sailor, Pentel and a couple other pens during some down time in work. This goes along with an old drawing I did decades ago which I pulled from storage. The old drawing was inspired … Continue reading →

Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

It Came from the Sketchbook

Posted on December 22, 2024 by Joe

I continue having fun sketching with my Sailor Fude fountain pens — one with a nib bent at a 55º angle and the other at a 40º angle. Continue reading →

Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Amethysts and Orchids

Posted on October 19, 2024 by Joe

In the event of birthdays, anniversaries and a few other holidays, Tina and I exchange cards we make for one another. Continue reading →

Posted in Drawer Cards, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

So Long, Cursed Sketchbook

Posted on October 4, 2024 by Joe

Fuxi Sketchbook No. 2 of 2 5/16/23 – 10/3/24 I was finally able to put this disappointing sketchbook out of my misery. Why was it disappointing? Well, the size, price and the binding were right. It measured 5.5 inches by … Continue reading →

Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Illustration | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments