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Tag Archives: sketchbook
The Lurking Fear
This started as a doodle in the cheap and childish sketchbook that I wrote about recently. I was still in a Halloween frame of mind as I was kicking around costume ideas for next year. I started scratching out an … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged doodle, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, Lovecraft, monster, Sketch, sketchbook
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Changed My Mind
I was all set to use another cheap sketchbook hoping that it would turn into another Sketchbook from Heaven when I found the sketchbook pictured above . This was also a Christmas gift purchased from a big box store by … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged doodles, humor, Joe Williams, pad, sketchbook, USA
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Another Cheap Sketchbook Bites the Dust
The Llama Sketchbook: December 27, 2017 to September 29, 2018 Well, at least there is a llama beneath the stickers. In the back and forth of my commutes, my sketchbooks take a beating so I encrust them with whatever stickers … Continue reading
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Tagged Atomic Warrior, Cartoon, cheap sketchbook, comics, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, Monkey and Bird, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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Dick Blick Licked
I’ve put another sketchbook to rest. I’ve had this one for a while. I bought it from Dick Blick back in 2012. I think I bought it because I thought an 8 inch by 10 inch pad would be a … Continue reading
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Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, comic, comic book, comics, Dick Blick, handmade, horror, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, sketchbook
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Just Like Heaven
A year ago I was polishing off what turned out to be one of my all-time favorite sketchbooks which I referred to as The Sketchbook from Heaven. I tried to find or, in some cases, make a replacement, but nothing … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Apocalypse, Cartoon, cartoons, comic, comic book, comics, handmade, horror, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pink Zeppelin, sketchbook, The Atomic Warrior, USA, WW III
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More Thoughts on Leaving Netflix
I have a few more thoughts bouncing around my brain pan on cancelling my Netflix subscription which I thought I would share with you. I have been a Netflix subscriber since the end of the 20th Century and practically all of … Continue reading
Posted in Weird World of the Roku
Tagged 1980s, cord cutter, entertainment, internet, Joe Williams, Netflix, PlutoTV, Popcornflix, Roku, Sketch, sketchbook, streaming, USA, VUDU
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Another Heaven Sent Sketchbook?
Last year I had the good fortune of receiving a Christmas present of a cheap and cheap looking sketchbook that looked like nothing more than an overly large scratch pad to be kept by the telephone for jotting down numbers. … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged cheap, Christmas, Horizon, Illustration, Joe Williams, Llama, Sketch, sketchbook, Target
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