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Tag Archives: monster
The Wolf of South Philadelphia
Posted in Halloween, Holiday, Looking South, South Philly Safari
Tagged 2021, Halloween, monster, scary, wolf
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Invasion of the Saucer Men
My latest Halloween Head is based on the alien invaders from the drive-in, schlock classic Invasion of the Saucer Men released in 1957. I struggled with this one a bit because I watched the movie and kept referring back to … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween, Illustration
Tagged #digitalart, Affinity Designer, Alien, art, creature, digital art, Illustration, Invasion of the Saucer Men, Joe Williams, monster, vector
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Mister HYDE
I was trying to come up with another idea for a Halloween Head when I realized I had never done Dr Jekyll’s monstrous alter-ego Mr Hyde. It was high time I gave half of this split personality my full attention!
An Italian Sketchbook and Some Familiar Faces
I finished off a nice little sketchbook that Tony Visco picked up for me when he was in Florence a couple years ago.
Sofa Sketches and an Obscure Remake
I’ve been sitting on the sofa with a sketchbook in my lap trying out some of my new art materials and playing around with a few I forgot I had. I should be up at my desk in my studio, … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch, Stuff Joe Likes, Weird World of the Roku, What's on TV?
Tagged 1955, doodles, figure, Frankenstein, George Sanders, It Came From The Sketchbook, jungle, Laura, monster, mystery, Roku, running, sketchbook, sofa, TV
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Doodle Tuesday: 2mm Red Lead and Trash Video
When I sit on the couch and doodle in my sketchbooks, I like to have noise in the background. I usually find some episodic television show, old movie or trash that doesn’t require my strict attention. Trash is the … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook, What's on TV?
Tagged drawing, monster, Nora, Sketch, Werewolf Woman
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DO NOT DOUBLE STACK
Another sketchbook laid to rest. This was a Canson XL Mixed Media sketch pad that I started back on Valentine’s Day in 2015 and finished up yesterday. I rotate through about half a dozen sketchbooks ignoring some while favoring others. … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Atomic Warrior, doodle, horror, humor, Joe Williams, monster, Sketch, wash
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