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Author Archives: Joe_Williams
Sailor’s Warning
The sun rises over Carpenter Street this morning.
Posted in Looking South, Philadelphia, Photography, South Philly Safari
Tagged contrast, orange, red, sky, South Philadelphia, street, sunrise
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The Wages of Sin on Tubi TV
Tubi TV is the gift that keeps giving as far as streaming services are concerned. There are online channels I subscribe to and for which I pay a monthly fee, but I keep on drifting back to the free Tubi. … Continue reading
Posted in Trash or Treasure, Weird World of the Roku, What's on TV?
Tagged cord cutter, Free, free streaming, streaming, trash, Tubi
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Caturday
Plywood the Tabby has proven to be an enthusiastic model as I play with my used but new-to-me camera that I recently acquired from a seller on eBay.
Posted in Caturday
Tagged cat, contrast, Joe Williams, orange, photography, Plywood, Plywood the Cat, tabby, USA
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Pink Skies
This was the sky over South Philadelphia last night. Just lately, I have not been seeing beautiful vistas such as this so I didn’t bother taking my camera. What was I going to see on a run to the corner … Continue reading
Posted in News
Tagged Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, pink, sky, South Philly
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Caturday
You can consider this the Caturday Cheapskate Edition in that I use a formally stray cat, a used camera and a free image editor on an old computer. Continue reading
Posted in Caturday, photo manipulation, Photography
Tagged cat, frugal, GIMP, Joe Williams, photography, Plywood the Cat, USA
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Jerry’s Artarama Haul
I recently received my first order from Jerry’s Artarama, and I have to admit that I ordered because the store’s name had “arama” in it’s title. I’m glad that I did. Their website is easy to use, and their prices … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook, Stuff Joe Likes
Tagged art supplies, Jerry's Artarama
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A Pretty Good Little Sketchbook
Tina snagged this 5.5 inch by 8.5 inch Canson XL Mixed Media sketchbook from a big box store to hopefully replace my beloved Sketchbook from Heaven. It wasn’t quite the replacement for that cheap but inexplicably magical doodle pad, but … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook, Weird World of the Roku, What's on TV?
Tagged doodles, drawing, I want my MTV, MTV, Roku, Sketch, sketchbook
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Mad About the iPad
I’m getting used to the fantastic art program for the iPad Pro called Procreate. It uses the Apple Pencil, and it has the most satisfying interface that I’ve used on a digital platform thus far. I’ve been doodling and playing … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Pixels Versus Pigment
Tagged Cartoon, iPad, Joe Williams, mad scientist, monster, Procreate, sketchbook
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