Tag Archives: ink

Loup Garou

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Joe
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Goodbye Half a Sketchbook

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Joe

A while back, I had the bold notion of trying to replicate my beloved Sketchbook from Heaven by cleaving a larger pad of paper in two. It was a great idea, and if it worked, I would have bought several … Continue reading →

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Pill Poppin’ Truckers and Frankenstein Monsters

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Joe_Williams

I’ve been sitting on the couch lately, doodling while watching trash on my Roku streaming box. I dumped Netflix over a year ago but hung onto Amazon’s Prime Video. It’s got a lot of popular movies, television series and compelling … Continue reading →

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Another Spent Sketchbook and Something Learned

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Joe_Williams

This was one of those Strathmore 400 Series Sketchbooks with the wire binding that I prefer. It laid flat; was easy to draw in and was a pleasure to sketch in. It measures 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches making it … Continue reading →

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Unintentional Spin-Art

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Joe_Williams

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!

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Holiday Fatigue

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Somewhere at the end of the ’80s I started dating a girl just after the holidays. I sketched out this little cartoon combining Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Easter for her as a gag greeting card.

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The Return of Cosmic, Maaaannnnnn!!!

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Tina’s birthday was fast approaching, and I didn’t have a rock solid, hysterically funny idea for a card so I decided to revisit a friend from last year’s anniversary card, Cosmic, Maaaannnnnn!

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A Jog Down Memory Lane

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Joe_Williams

I’ve raided the old portfolio for today’s post.

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Cosmic, Maaaannnnnn!

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Joe_Williams

A war wages within me between traditionally and digitally inking my cartoons. I go back and forth between my pens and brushes and my Wacom tablet. It depends on the job, my mood or whatever is close at hand. Cosmic, … Continue reading →

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