This online magazine, Coreopsis, based in Berkeley, California, has an interview with me, also a gallery of my work. Quite thrilled with this. Above is the image I did as a “cover.” Still quite cold here, and this is appropriate, because there are three skating rinks in the park across the street. May have to […]
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February 11, 2014
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Shirley Temple Thoughts, and Watercolour Faces
By Jack Ruttan in color, Coloured Pencils, heads, sketches, watercolor, watercolourA little sad about Shirley Temple, whom it seemed was an icon of indomitable “cute” childhood, and also proof that you could be a child star, and then turn out all right. Drew this image not as a portrait, just as an idea, based on her image. Also did some proper faces from magazines, in […]
February 1, 2014
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Some Anonymous Woman
By Jack Ruttan in color, digital, womenI’m getting used to the idea that most of my drawings not done from a photograph will be slightly cockeyed and spidery. Still adventuring in the digital realm, however. For better or worse.
January 29, 2014
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Astronaut
By Jack Ruttan in color, digitalWas practicing making little crescent moons with the “pathfinder” tool in photoshop, which is a pain, sometimes. It finally worked, so I drew this to go with it.
January 21, 2014
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What? A title?
By Jack Ruttan in black and white, color, digitalThis is a rough for a project I was a little worried about, but which turned out all right. Will share that later, when it comes out. Fond of showing you a bit of process. It’s my incredibly detailed rough. All I had to do after was to build a full-size set, hire models, and […]
January 19, 2014
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Further ramblings
By Jack Ruttan in black and white, color, digital, dinosaursI’ve been drawing much more than I’ve been putting up. Still entranced with digital, but I’m beginning not to care what’s what. I’ve got stacks of sketchbooks, but can organise the computer things, as well. This one is unfinished, but I put it here to give you a look into my process.
January 16, 2014
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Pen and Ink
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, black and white, headsThe digital thing is fun, and can be consuming, but I love the look of real pen lines on paper. This is supposed to be Barbara Bain from the old “Space 1999” TV show.
January 2, 2014
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Digital Portraits
By Jack Ruttan in black and white, digital, heads, paintingsI watched this Youtube video, and it actually gave me some inspiration in terms of portraits from photographs. I drew these three in about an hour, not trying to censor myself, but paying attention to edges, and the placement of things.
December 31, 2013
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Still More Computer Paintings
By Jack Ruttan in color, digital, sketchesI can hardly call them “sketches” since they don’t fit in a book. I don’t think much about what I’m doing ahead of time. Hence all the grouchy faces. Still, I enjoy the medium. The one big deal is that computer drawings are hardly ever finished. You do something on paper, it’s done. If something’s […]
December 30, 2013
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Something with a background
By Jack Ruttan in color, digitalNot sleeping. Trying to draw backgrounds at the moment, with this little computer. Wonder what it looks like on a larger screen! Really want to keep it loose, see what happens.
December 21, 2013
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Another Fairly Demented Computer Painting
By Jack Ruttan in color, digitalI don’t know. These are fun. I still think I’ve got the digital painting thing, but there is always something new to learn. Afraid I’ve been neglecting my watercolour, however.
December 20, 2013
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Scary Test post
By Jack Ruttan in ruttan's placeHoping this works. My blog was destroyed, and this is the first post on the new server. Yay! Success!