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February 27, 2025 0

Ugly Yoda

By in Coloured Pencils, heads, pen and ink, pencil, ruttan's place, self-promotion, sketches

   This is just another page from my Dollarama Sketchbook. I used to have a deal where I would post whatever I drew that day, whether it was nice or not, but I’m trying to get back into nicer paintings. So watch this space. (I’ve got a lot of updating to do on my website […]

February 24, 2025 0

Garlic People

By in ballpoint pen, black and white, brush pen, heads, Jack's House of Cats, men, old comics, pen and ink, ruttan's place, self-promotion, sketches, women

Here are some garlic people for Patti, my former showrunner turned chef, and a little R. Crumb-like drawing.

February 20, 2025 0

Sketchbooks and word balloons

By in color, Coloured Pencils, comics, digital, heads, men, ruttan's place, sketches, watercolor, watercolour

Not totally sure about the angry guy face, but that’s what’s happening at the moment in my sketchbooks. The person in the snow suit was real. No penguin, though. That was in honour of Matthew Brown, who sent me a hard copy of his book this week. Penguin Detective — The Case of No Case.

February 18, 2025 0

Amazon

By in cats, color, Jack's House of Cats, paintings, sketches, watercolor, watercolour

Here’s another painting from about 2014, of my friend’s cat, Amazon, in her back garden.

February 17, 2025 0

My Friend’s Back Yard

By in cats, Jack's House of Cats, paintings, Portraits, sketches, watercolor, watercolour, women

This is from an older sketchbook, so I suppose it qualifies as “archival.” It’s my friend’s back yard, with her cat, and even a portrait of her, on the left hand side, and Yours Truly on the right. She hated being photographed, and, I’m assuming, would have hated being painted. But here you are….

February 15, 2025 0

February Front Window

By in color, Coloured Pencils, Jack's House of Cats, paintings, pencil, ruttan's place, self-promotion, sketches, watercolor, watercolour

Watercolour 5″x7″  Nicer paper this time….

February 11, 2025 0

Boop!

By in ballpoint pen, old comics, paintings, pen and ink, ruttan's place, self-promotion, sketches, watercolor, watercolour, women

February 7, 2025 0

Mischka

By in brush pen, cats, color, Jack's House of Cats, Portraits, sketches, watercolor, watercolour

Here’s a watercolour I did of the cat of a friend. Dollarama Da Vinci Paper, and paints named after some other famous artist. 6 by 9 inches….

February 2, 2025 0

FYI

By in montreal, ruttan's place

This is from my Mom’s copy of The Joy of Cooking (sadly the copyright page and front cover are missing): But I prefer this one below, which she enclosed. A version of this chili is keeping me warm at the moment!

January 30, 2025 0

Papineau Metro

By in montreal, sketches, women

This lady was sitting across from me as I was riding the Montreal Metro. She was actually flashier than this, and possibly indigenous. I didn’t sketch her on the spot, but I drew my impression of her later, and scanned it for here. Mainly to prove I could do it….

January 26, 2025 0

Space Lady

By in ballpoint pen, color, sketches, watercolor, women

This is a drawing out of an old sketchbook. I’m getting back into comics and things, I promise…..

January 23, 2025 0

Costumed Grouch

By in black and white, heads, men, pencil, Portraits, sketches

This guy’s photo went by quickly on my iPhone, and I tried to sketch him as quickly as I could. He’s 6×9 inches, in graphite on crappy dollar store paper.

January 19, 2025 0

Childhood Dog

By in dogs, paintings, watercolor, watercolour

I was digging through what I laughingly call my “archives,” and this little painting fell out. It’s a portrait I did some years ago of our family’s childhood dog, Pimmy. He was a “Toy Terrier,” which meant he was a cross between a Jack Russell Terrier, and a beagle. Not the brightest dog in the […]

January 11, 2025 0

January 11th

By in men, montreal, sketches, women

Mostly drawn today, on the Montreal Metro.

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