Tag Archives: USA

Second Thoughts on a Cheap Sketchbook…

Posted on April 11, 2023 by Joe

I may get my $3.25 worth out of the terrible little sketchbook from discount chain Five Below after all. I have stubbornly refused to put it aside, and I continue to doodle in it as I sit on the couch … Continue reading →

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Visual Metaphor – Expect the Unexpected

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Joe

This is another in a series of visual metaphors that I provide as a learning tool for executive coaches in order to develop their clients’ leadership skills. This visual metaphor is a three panel, sequential cartoon that illustrates this client’s … Continue reading →

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A Sketchbook Not from Heaven

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Joe

The sketchbook made for the shelves of Philadelphia based discount chain Five Below is coming in below my expectations. I’ve had a lot of luck with the cheap, juvenile sketchbooks that I have received as gifts from Target, but they … Continue reading →

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Arrivederci Sketchbook

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Joe

Out of This World Sketch Pad October 17, 2022 – March 26, 2023 I have put to rest what is probably the last of the novelty sketchpads distributed by the Horizon Group USA to Target stores. At least it was … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Sofa Sketcher

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Joe

I sit on a couch with a cat and a spouse scribbling my graphite grotesques into the night. Some of them are good. Some of them stink. Some of them I do in pen and ink.

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Caturday

Posted on February 25, 2023 by Joe

Plywood the Cat Continue reading →

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Na – Na – Na – Gonna have a good time!

Posted on February 21, 2023 by Joe

Back in 1984 Philadelphia’s own Bill Cosby was a giant in the field of entertainment. He was the star of both the television and silver screen, filled arenas with his stand-up comedy act and sold tons of vinyl records recording … Continue reading →

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