Morning paintings, on my deck. I’m aware that one of the cars is on the sidewalk, but I didn’t plan this one very well. Still, I like it.
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June 19, 2014
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Morning Paintings
By Jack Ruttan in color, paintings, sketches, watercolor, watercolour
June 13, 2014
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Cool Colours
By Jack Ruttan in color, digital, headsTrying to do shadows, contrasts, in a different colour palette. Still a ways to go, but I’m happier with some aspects. Seems to take a lot of practice.
June 4, 2014
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Backyard Sketches
By Jack Ruttan in black and white, brush pen, color, sketches, watercolor, watercolourThese are sketches from the backyard garden of my cherished friend. Above is a gingko tree, though it’s hard to tell. Below, a hair in the scanner, darn it. But I’m too lazy to erase it. The spindly-looking thing is a catalpa tree, which apparently takes a while to “leaf out.” I was using Asian […]
June 4, 2014
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More Paintings in Parks
By Jack Ruttan in montreal, paintings, parks, watercolor, watercolourParc des Faubourgs. I painted this from the steps of the Latin American Church across the street (rue Ontario). That’s my bike on the right. Square Viger. Called “Square” in both English and French (not “Carré”) This is an odd little place, full of sculpture, but which has a bed reputation, because it’s isolated and […]
May 24, 2014
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Intense faces and others
By Jack Ruttan in digital, heads, paintingsOne nice thing about drawing on the computer is that you can rework things infinitely. Squish ’em up, stretch them, repaint seamlessly, etc. These two drawings were absolute messes, but I’m sort of happy with them now. Still a ways to go in technique.
May 24, 2014
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Church Ladies and Sad Girls
By Jack Ruttan in color, digital, paintingsDrawn on the computer with my Wacom tablet. From my imagination. I don’t know why I’ve drawn these women in a church setting, but I was reading a fantasy story with a stern priestess in it, and my friend has been going to a church. This one makes me think of the Bruce Springsteen song […]
May 22, 2014
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Watercolours of Montreal Parks
By Jack Ruttan in color, paintings, watercolor, watercolourParc du Portugal Parc Edmond-Hamilton A park dog
May 16, 2014
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Imagined States of America
By Jack Ruttan in sketchesAnother article for Roverarts.com. This time, it’s the first film review I’ve written in a long while. Read it here.
May 14, 2014
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More Splashy Painting
By Jack Ruttan in montreal, paintings, sketches, watercolor, watercolourHere’s a picture of that odd building by the “Peel Basin” along the bike path in Montreal. I can’t find the reference picture I took, so there’s a lot of interesting graffiti missing here. I may put it in later. Below, I was sitting in a park watching kids playing flag football. In our day, […]
May 11, 2014
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De Rouen Street and schoolyard
By Jack Ruttan in montreal, paintings, ruttan's place, sketches, watercolor, watercolourMore quick paintings, dashed off on my deck. The Schoolyard, with children. Not trying to put them down, I think they capture something, but one is always hard on one’s own work. This one below I did this morning, I’m not so fond of. I’ll let you judge whether you like it or not. Thinking […]
May 9, 2014
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Watercolour Pencils, and other Watercolour-y and Pencil-ly things.
By Jack Ruttan in black and white, color, Coloured Pencils, heads, men, montreal, sketches, watercolor, watercolour, womenA lot of little drawings here, so I’m trying a new feature on WordPress (new to me, anyhow). A “Gallery.” Enjoy! Actually, it’s kind of cool, having the random order. Wish there was a function for captions, however!
May 4, 2014
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Another art article by Yours truly. Louis Boudreault at Han Art Gallery
By Jack Ruttan in Art Criticismhttp://roverarts.com/2014/05/louis-boudreault-destinies/ This has been up for a day or so, and I didn’t know it. Thought either e-mail was broken, or there was something wrong with the article, and they were too shy to get back to me.
May 4, 2014
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Morning Pencil Faces
By Jack Ruttan in black and white, men, pencil, sketches, womenIn kind of a funk at the moment because of beginning of the month, raining all day blues. Drawing silly faces helps sublimate some of that. These are scanned, and I may try to do something with them.
May 3, 2014
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Crime Faces, Etc.
By Jack Ruttan in black and white, cats, men, pencil, sketchesDrawing some big things in pencil. Too big for the scanner, so I took some snaps! I used hair spray as fixative. It’s fruit-scented, so not as nasty (or expensive) as standard fixative, but you get tired of the smell after a while anyhow. Inspired a little by an art show I saw. Will post […]