Joe L
@joel8r.bsky.social
Retired computer techie, now having fun with music and art. Not interested in DMs.
I restrict myself to only black now and then. It forces me to pay different attention.
October 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I restrict myself to only black now and then. It forces me to pay different attention.
Still drawing. I think I’m starting to approach my own style.
September 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Still drawing. I think I’m starting to approach my own style.
Once in a while guys will put themselves up to draw.
September 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Once in a while guys will put themselves up to draw.
Some playing with firm charcoal and more soft oil pastels.
August 22, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Some playing with firm charcoal and more soft oil pastels.
She wanted me to keep up with my routines but drawing the recently departed is hard when they’re as close as she was.
July 16, 2025 at 2:40 AM
She wanted me to keep up with my routines but drawing the recently departed is hard when they’re as close as she was.
I’m running out of some of the colors. Need to find singles or learn how to combine to make new.
April 18, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I’m running out of some of the colors. Need to find singles or learn how to combine to make new.
More with soft oil pastels. I go through fifty pages of newsprint in about three months.
March 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
More with soft oil pastels. I go through fifty pages of newsprint in about three months.
Soft oil pastels blend together.
February 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Soft oil pastels blend together.
Reposted by Joe L
I wrote on @boingboing.bsky.social about @toddalcott.bsky.social’s brilliant new satirical propaganda posters.
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Propaganda posters for our new fascist oligarchy
Todd Alcott is a screenwriter, essayist, and graphic designer who creates retro-looking prints and postcards that I just love. I wrote about his music-themed posters on Boing Boing previously: Your f...
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February 20, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I wrote on @boingboing.bsky.social about @toddalcott.bsky.social’s brilliant new satirical propaganda posters.
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Still drawing. Starting to enjoy the results with oil pastels. Kind of upscale crayons.
February 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Still drawing. Starting to enjoy the results with oil pastels. Kind of upscale crayons.
Reposted by Joe L
Starting the year off drawing with oil pastels.
January 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Starting the year off drawing with oil pastels.
Playing with oil pastels. Something new for me. No erasing, no covering up.
December 14, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Playing with oil pastels. Something new for me. No erasing, no covering up.
Trip to the Galápagos Islands.
November 28, 2024 at 3:02 PM
Trip to the Galápagos Islands.
Falling behind on my posting. Here’s a drawing.
November 24, 2024 at 1:36 AM
Falling behind on my posting. Here’s a drawing.
I draw the view when I travel, then look back in my notebook to remember the trip. Here’s Minneapolis from my hotel window.
October 19, 2024 at 12:53 PM
I draw the view when I travel, then look back in my notebook to remember the trip. Here’s Minneapolis from my hotel window.
I like to draw, these days mostly with firm pastels on newsprint. Here’s a recent one from redditgetsdrawn.
September 5, 2024 at 12:16 AM
I like to draw, these days mostly with firm pastels on newsprint. Here’s a recent one from redditgetsdrawn.
This was from a while ago but it’s true.
August 18, 2024 at 12:45 AM
This was from a while ago but it’s true.
I draw for fun. When I travel I draw the view out the window. Later I look through my book and remember the places. Here’s my sketch from Coral Gables Florida.
December 30, 2023 at 4:31 AM
I draw for fun. When I travel I draw the view out the window. Later I look through my book and remember the places. Here’s my sketch from Coral Gables Florida.