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Nora ye Catte
By Jack Ruttan in cats, color, digital, Nora the cat, Portraits, sketchesBOO by Neil Smith
By Jack Ruttan in Book ReviewsFinished the book BOO by Neil Smith. It’s a bittersweet fantasy story about childhood, getting over pain, and forgiveness. A little boy wakes up in the afterlife, a mysterious place where everyone is the same age as he is. The tone is gentle; for me it’s an improvement over Smith’s book of short stories BANG […]
A Montreal Moment
By Jack Ruttan in montreal, ruttan's placeI have a middle-aged neighbor named Michel, who lives across the way here on rue de Rouen. Yesterday afternoon, when I was lugging my bike down my front stairs, he beckoned to me, and crossed the street, wanting to talk. I was headed off to Expozine, the November book, comics and alternative art fair. But […]
Shrine to Leonard Cohen
By Jack Ruttan in montreal, ruttan's placeComing back from Expozine, the November book and alternative art fair, I thought I’d take a detour and visit Leonard Cohen’s house at the corner of Boulevard Saint Laurent and rue Marie Anne in Montreal. My friend used to have an apartment around the corner, so I knew this place well. Never saw Mr. Cohen, […]
Old Fashioned Stuff
By Jack Ruttan in color, Coloured Pencils, pencil, sketches, watercolor, watercolourThe lighting is nicer here, and gives a better image. These are some drawings I did while watching (or thinking of) old things. Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, and the movie Barry Lyndon. Watercolour pencils.
Two Faces
By Jack Ruttan in Coloured Pencils, heads, pencil, Portraits, sketchesI guess using the flash on the little camera makes these things look too light.
de Rouen and Dufresne
By Jack Ruttan in paintings, ruttan's place, sketches, watercolor, watercolourA quick study of the corner across from my house in Montreal, Canada.
Watercolour Cat Card
By Jack Ruttan in cats, color, sketches, watercolor, watercolourThis is a belated scan of a birthday card I made for a friend, featuring various cats.
Blondes
By Jack Ruttan in color, digitalI’m probably being very boring banging on about digital painting. The drawing just isn’t quite there when I draw things right on the computer rather than scanning-in drawings done in pencil and then coloured here. But I’ve been working hard on these sorts of things, so I may as well share them. Any opinions or […]
Hoodie Guy
By Jack Ruttan in digital, paintings, sketchesThis is actually all digital, drawn with this set of brushes here. I’ve been doing a lot of digital drawing, but have been nervous about putting it up. Much harder to draw digitally, I think, because of all the planning you need to do. I can draw on paper with pencils and watercolours, and some […]
Remember the Days In the Old Schoolyard
By Jack Ruttan in color, montreal, paintings, ruttan's place, sketches, watercolor, watercolourKids in the schoolyard facing my balcony are playing in the leaves. I couldn’t resist sketching them. They move too fast, so this is mainly imagination, but I hope I’ve captured a hint of the colours and fun.
Spaceships for Beginners
By Jack Ruttan in digital, paintingsI painted some spaceships today, according to this guy’s instructions. May not do it again this way, but I learned a few things.
Various Cats
By Jack Ruttan in cats, color, Coloured Pencils, pencil, sketchesVarious cats, drawn at my friends’ place.