Sketches done at the Hôtel Dieu Hospital, in the tiny waiting room in the endoscopy ward. My friend checked out OK, but it was a tough few hours waiting. Happyily, I had my book, (TOO MUCH HAPPINESS by Alice Munro), and my sketchbook. No one asked me what I was doing, thank goodness. Not all […]
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November 7, 2012
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Hospital Waiting
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, black and white, cats, heads, horses, men, pen and ink, sketches, women
November 4, 2012
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No One Visits the Blog on Sunday
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, black and white, men, pencil, sketches, womenThis is true. But I am moved to put up some silly ballpoint pen and pencil drawings I’ve done. Enjoying the more complex scenes these days, and will do a few of these in colour, and digital, which I am fooling around with.
November 3, 2012
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Little Pictures
By Jack Ruttan in color, machines, sketches, watercolour, womenI enjoy painting these little pictures. May do some larger ones later, but don’t want to get all that complicated.
November 2, 2012
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Revisiting the Old Days
By Jack Ruttan in sketchesDid a watercolour for a Facebook friend, based on a picture of his he supplied me. Here’s the pic: And here’s the resulting painting: Fun to do! If anyone has a picture they’d like converted into a little watercolour (at reasonable rates — the one above was done in exchange for a favour), please contact […]
October 25, 2012
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Pen and ink, etc.
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, black and white, horses, pen and ink, pencil, sketches, women
October 23, 2012
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Maisonneuve Library
By Jack Ruttan in color, montreal, paintings, watercolourThis is a gift for a friend. A little painting of the Maisonneuve Library, in Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Montreal.
October 18, 2012
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Guys, and a Dancer
By Jack Ruttan in color, heads, men, paintings, watercolour, womenAbove was copied from an old photo. I feel they get too tight when done that way. Want to loosen up some. And all the people below are looking in the same direction. Watercolour is more unforgiving than pencil (big discovery!) Still, I enjoy doing all the shading. Strong darks and lights help a lot.
October 12, 2012
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Further Watercolour Heads
By Jack Ruttan in color, heads, men, sketches, watercolour, womenMaybe I should be doing other things, but I enjoy doing these. Looks like Sophia Loren and the Gangnam Style guy:
October 11, 2012
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Morning Things
By Jack Ruttan in cats, color, pencil, ruttan's placeMorning Cats: Morning faces:
October 10, 2012
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Warmer Times
By Jack Ruttan in color, men, paintings, sketches, watercolour, womenThe above was sketched on my friend’s verandah, when it was warmer, and possible to do such things. Below is more stuff from my head, and out of one of my books.
October 5, 2012
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Alien Attack
By Jack Ruttan in paintings, watercolour, womenThis is a fun painting I did on a theme I was thinking about earlier.
October 4, 2012
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Another New Sketchbook
By Jack Ruttan in black and white, brush pen, men, pencil, sketches, womenWhen I feel down, unlike people who buy a pair of shoes, I sometimes get one of these babies. Doesn’t take long to fill those rather small pages. The black Koh-i-Noor stick is nice, too. Hooray for seasonal sales at the art or stationery store! Terrible stuff to watch, last night, on the “Tube” (Youtube, […]
October 1, 2012
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