Archive for December, 2009
Flyer
By Jack in black and white, men, planes, sketchesSome kind of aerial flyer gentleman.
Watercolour Doodles
By Jack in men, sketches, watercolour, womenMore signs of a diseased mind. Better bring back the cats.
More Silly Pen Drawings
By Jack in ballpoint pen, black and white, men, sketches, womenFrom the small book, this time!
Back to Black and White
By Jack in black and white, men, sketches, womenA little more cozy with the pen and ink. Also, the drawing here’s more relaxed. Too many little guidelines, and maybe a degree of uptightness harms the art. I don’t mind putting up stuff I’m not too thrilled with, because the blog is about process. And, sometimes, stuff I’m not happy with, someone else loves, [...]
Glamour Girls
By Jack in sketches, watercolour, womenStill just working on stuff. It’s not always perfect, but I like the process. Last night I was trying to paint glamour girls, or cheesecake. A popular topic in some quarters. Anyhow, Cyd Charisse from a photo is lacking life. She’s also lacking Gene Kelly from Singin’ In The Rain at the end of her [...]
Mad About Drawing
By Jack in black and white, colour, men, sketches, watercolour, womenFor the title, thinking of Hokusai, who sometimes signed himself “Old Man Mad About Drawing.” When I drew this guy, I was watching Velvet Underground. My categories seem increasingly random. I’m not even sure what “Tags” are, so I don’t use them. I want to put in a Twitter and an RSS badge, but later. [...]
wimmens
By Jack in black and white, colour, sketches, watercolour, womenDrawing and painting women today. Want to be a little more ambitious, but it’s tough in one’s old age. I will strive! The scanner’s all right for black and white, but really not good for colour. Expecially watercolour. Saw some new scanners for sale, might pick one up. I hate spending money, however.
Wiggly or Stiff
By Jack in Animals, black and white, cats, Nora the cat, photos, ruttan's place, sketchesThose seem to be my two modes of drawing (get your mind out of the gutter!) Further hindering me during these cold December days is Nora the cat, who thinks she owns my chair. If I’m sitting here, she’s sometimes below, looking up anxiously. I get up, and she takes over. i’m seriously thinking of [...]
Art in the Wild
By Jack in Animals, cats, Montreal, photos, visual artI used to write for art journals, and about art, in newspapers. I’ve been out of that world for a while. It seems a little different when you’ve been on the outside, though I still feel at home in a gallery or museum. Not everyone feels that way! Maybe I’m getting a little back into [...]
Klaus
By Jack in men, sketches, watercolourKlaus looks down on you and your stupid life.
Yet More Sketches
By Jack in Animals, black and white, cats, men, pencil, sketchesPensive Pen Sketches
By Jack in Animals, black and white, cats, comics, dogs, sketches, womenThese don’t need explaining, but I like to write a little. Above is Catwoman and a dog. Below, the creepy cowboy from Mulholland Drive. Next, some well-known author at a badly-attended book convention. I’ve sometimes dreamed about being able to fly to the ceiling at these things. Though I didn’t need Leo da Vinci wings. [...]
Montreal Comic Con December 2009
By Jack in comics, Montreal, photosDidn’t I just do one of these in September? And then there was Expozine last month. So, many of these artist seemed like old friends. It was fun brandishing around my little Lumix DMC-FS3 and talking to artists. Sound was a little off (and some interviews are in French), but I think things are audible [...]
