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‘Tis Autumn

Posted on December 4, 2022 by Joe

Jefferson Square in South Philadelphia

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Visual Metaphor • From Chaos to Calm

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Joe

Here is another in a series of visual metaphors that I provide to a counselor who coaches executives helping them sharpen their managerial skills and develop their leadership potential. In this one as with the all of the others the … Continue reading →

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Visual Metaphor • Work/Life Balance

Posted on November 25, 2022 by Joe

This is another in a series of visual metaphors that I provide to an executive coach that works with key personnel in organizations helping them sharpen their managerial skills and develop their leadership potential. In this one as with the … Continue reading →

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Mesmerized by a Cheap Sketchbook

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Joe

My love affair with a three-dollar sketchbook meant for the juvenile market continues as I find myself doodling in it regularly. I keep it within reach in case inspiration strikes and I have to jot down a note or scribble … Continue reading →

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My First Visual Metaphor

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Joe

I did my first Visual Metaphor or VLM as my client calls them in 2005. My client is a counselor who works with executives and teaches them leadership skills and helps them with issues involving personnel making them more effective … Continue reading →

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Not a Bad Little Sketchbook

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Joe

I finished off another inexpensive sketchbook purchased from Target. I’ve had luck with the cheap little sketchbooks they carry so when we see something new on the shelves, we snag it. The paper was all right for dry media but … Continue reading →

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It’s Pixels Versus Pigments, Again

Posted on October 12, 2022 by Joe

The late, great Dan Love was a good friend and a technological guru who pushed me kicking and screaming into new computers and gadgets I never realized I needed until I started to use them. He was passionate about computers … Continue reading →

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Fall Arrives to Jefferson Square

Posted on October 9, 2022 by Joe

The square is mostly green, but we are getting some colors of the season coming in.

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Flying a Kite at Night?

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Joe

I was flipping through an old comic when I came across this advertisement which made me think of the truly terrible 1979 version of Dracula starring Frank Langella as the count and Laurence Olivier recycling his awful accent from A … Continue reading →

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