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Author Archives: Joe_Williams
A Teenage Werewolf in a Juvenile Sketchbook
A couple of doodles in the cheap sketchbook. The paper bleeds like crazy with ink and does not work to well with the water soluble pencils, but is real happy with my red leads and Blackwing 602 pencil.
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Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch
Tagged horror, Joe Williams, Lovecraft, monster, Sketch, sketchbook, USA, werewolf
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Tiled Thresholds – AMICO
This one is a little worse for wear, but it’s a beautiful type treatment.
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Posted in Looking South, Philadelphia
Tagged font, graphic design, Italian-American, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, South Philadelphia, tile, tiled threshold, type, urban
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Broad Street Subway Substation No. 7
I spied this hidden gem as I was walking South on Broad Street. This architectural beauty dates from 1929 and is located at 408-10 S. Juniper Street. Juniper runs parallel to Broad Street, and I shot this from a parking … Continue reading
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Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia
Tagged Art Deco, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, public transit, SEPTA, subway, transit, USA
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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
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Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged doodle, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, Lovecraft, monster, Sketch, sketchbook
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Heading to 69th Street
Heading to the 69th Street Terminal aboard the Market-Frankford Elevated Train.
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Posted in Adventures in Commuting
Tagged commuter, convergence, floor, Joe Williams, Market-Frankford El, Pennsylvania, perspective, Philadelphia, SEPTA, subway, transit, Upper Darby, USA, woman
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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
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Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged doodles, humor, Joe Williams, pad, sketchbook, USA
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Orange Stacks near The Devil’s Pocket
Stacks of an energy plant in the vicinity of The Devil’s Pocket in South Philadelphia.
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Posted in Looking South
Tagged industrial, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, South Philly, The Devil's Pocket, urban, USA
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