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Dad, Mom and The Capewell Kids
Thanks to James Bessing, Sr. and his research into census records, I have added another piece to the puzzle of who may be who in these glass negatives.
Young Girl and Old Timer – The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Here’s another of John B. Capewell’s glass negatives that he shot about 100 years ago. I don’t have any information as to the identity of this pair, but the girl appears in a number of the 200 glass negatives in … Continue reading
Informal Family Portrait in the Yard – The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Mr and Mrs Capewell. John and Ella.
Posted in The Capewell Glass Negative Collection
Tagged 100 years old, 1910, 1911, America, analog, antique, Broadway, camera, Capewell, Capewell Glass Negative Collection, Doriot, Ella, Garden State, glass negative, Henry, John, John B Capewell, lodgepole furniture, New Jersey, Panic of 1857, photography, Photoshop, Twentieth Century, United States, USA, vintage, Westville
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The Capewell Glass Negative Collection – Meet The Capewells!
Here are the Capewells in a strangely stiff family portrait. From left to right, we have John, Jr., Ella, Henry O and standing in the background is the photographer responsible for these negatives, John B. Capewell. My guess is that … Continue reading
Happy Birthday Joe!
There are two consistent factors when it comes time to make a birthday card for Joe each year. One is that I always use this high contrast photo taken when we were dating: The second is the theme of the … Continue reading
Posted in Drawer Cards, Food, Holiday, Illustration, News
Tagged birthday, birthday card, cake, collage, digital illustration, exotica music, happy birthday Joe, humor, Joe Williams, Korla Pandit, Photoshop, Tina Garceau, True Story magazine, Wurlitzer
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted in Food, Glorious Food, Holiday, Mrs. Crankipants
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, digital illustration, game show host, holiday, humor, Illustration, Mrs. Crankipants, Photoshop, tacky blazer, Thanksgiving, Tina Garceau, turkey
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Cosmic, Maaaannnnnn!
A war wages within me between traditionally and digitally inking my cartoons. I go back and forth between my pens and brushes and my Wacom tablet. It depends on the job, my mood or whatever is close at hand. Cosmic, … Continue reading
Posted in Drawer Cards, Sketch, Technique
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, comic, cosmic, digital illustration, Drawer Cards, Hippie, humor, ink, Joe Williams, Pentel Pocket Brush, Photoshop, Sketch, space, tie-dye, Willceau
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From Reykjavik With Love or Uh-Ruh, Uh-Ruh, Is That Your Hat?
My brother-in-law Brian Bubonic and his trusty Samsonite have traveled the globe – New York, Paris, Reykjavik, El Paso, to name a few. What do these cities have in common? They are all places where Brian has lost hats.
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Tagged Brian Bubonic, card, Cartoon, cartoons, collage, comic, digital illustration, Drawer Cards, handmade, hats, humor, Illustration, Jerry Woodard, Long Tall Texan, Martha Stewart, New York, Paris, photo manipulation, Photoshop, ReykjavÃk, spin, Tina Garceau, travel, Valentine, volvelle
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