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Tag Archives: Joe Williams
Feeding the Chickens
One of John B. Capewell’s brothers had a farm, and I guess that this could be his farm, but I have no way of verifying it. In this glass negative which is in poorer condition than most of the shots … Continue reading
Another One Bites the Dust
After finally putting the Sketchbook from Hell to rest by feverishly sketching in it on my commute, I set my sights on another sketchbook that was begging to be finished off.
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, comic, drawing, Frankenstein, Illustration, Joe Williams, Sketch, sketchbook, technique, Willceau
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The Return of Cosmic, Maaaannnnnn!!!
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!
Posted in Drawer Cards, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook, Pixels Versus Pigment, Sketch, Technique
Tagged birthday, card, color, comic, cosmic, cosmos, counterculture, digital illustration, Drawer Cards, galaxy, Happy birthday Tina, Hippie, humor, Illustration, ink, Joe Williams, outer space, Photoshop, stars, technique, tie dye pattern in Photoshop, tie dye texture in Photoshop, tie-dye, Willceau
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Happy Birthday, Tina! The 2012 Edition
This is the 2012 edition of my birthday card to Tina. This is the front or outside of the card.
Posted in Drawer Cards, Illustration, News
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, comic, cosmic, cosmos, digital illustration, Drawer Cards, Happy birthday Tina, hippy, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, Maaaannnnnn!, planets, space, tie-dye, Tina Garceau, universe, Willceau
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Killing the Sketchbook from Hell
A sketch I did with my favorite indigo blue pencil while sitting at the Ridgeway pool in South Philadelphia this summer. This was the first satisfying sketch I did in the dreaded Sketchbook from Hell!
Posted in Curious Clutter, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch, Technique
Tagged 1980s, 1987, 2012, art, Cartoon, cartoons, CO2 Comics, comic, comic book, comics, drawing, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, Monkey & Bird, Sketch, sketchbook, sketchbook from hell
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Independent Fire Company No. 2
Here’s another image from the 200 glass negatives in the Capewell Glass Negative Collection that I’ve been publishing every Thursday for the past 38-odd weeks. This is a shot of the members of the Independent Fire Company No. 2 of … Continue reading
Posted in The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Tagged 1907, analog, antique photograph, Chariots of Fire, fire, fire fighter, fireman, firemen, glass negative, hourse, Jerseyman, Joe Williams, John B Capewell, New Jersey, Odd Fellows, photography, Photoshop, The Capewell Glass Negative Collection, Union Fire house, vintage, wagon, Westville
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Another Picture of City Hall
…with a little photo manipulation…
Sleepy Sunday
Tina and I are working on finishing up Chapter 2 of Monkey & Bird. This was a sketch I did in my sketchbook looking for a comfortable and humorous sleeping position for Mickey the Monkey. It’s a fun sketch, but … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Monkey & Bird
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, CO2 Comics, comic, comics, digital illustration, humor, Joe Williams, Monkey & Bird, prone, reclining, Sketch, sketchbook, sleeping, Tina Garceau
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