Spent a while shooting and editing videos of the annual L’Écho d’un Fleuve event, which happens in this neighbourhood every June. It’s a thrill to do, and wonderful to think one lives in a neighbourhood where such things take place. Hooray for artists and dancers and all. Not an easy life. But it’s great to […]
Tags: current events, montreal, ruttan's place, visual art
Yesterday, I went to check out the Formula 1 Festivities downtown in Montreal. Snapped a few photos, as above. Kind of tiring, the whole thing, so I took a pit stop in Dorchester Square, ate French Fries, and sketched the equestrian monument to the wildly popular Boer War.
Tags: Animals, colour, current events, horses, montreal, paintings, photos, sketches, watercolour
I am so wiped out today. Combination of humid heat and allergies. But I’ve been painting lots of things. Not all of it really good, because for some reason I’m painting over old pencil drawings in the sketchbook. But I like how the darks and lights are going. Will do some pretty ones, I promise.
Tags: colour, sketches, watercolour, women
After not posting much, for a while, I’ve been doing a flurry of painting. Seems I need to go through a number of indifferent things to “ramp up” to something better. Anyhow, I’m happier with what’s going on here. Painting lots of cats for this cat strip I’m trying to finish. Wish it felt easier, […]
Tags: Animals, cats, colour, dogs, men, sketches, watercolour, women
Tags: colour, men, sketches, watercolour, women
Sketches of women and other things. A couple of other posts I’ve been sitting on, because they’re more complicated. Will try to get them up, soon!
Tags: colour, sketches, watercolour, women
I’ve not been blogging as much as usual. Still drawing things, however. Since the weather’s gotten nicer, and I’m less busy, maybe there will be more stuff here, if I’m not totally distracted by Twitter.
Tags: Animals, colour, sketches, watercolour, women
Couple by a Fence
Tags: men, sketches, watercolour, women
Sitting on the balcony drawing again. People go by, things go by.
Tags: montreal, sketches, watercolour, women
Some fairly scary watercolour cats I did, based loosely on creatures I saw over the weekend. They often look a little deranged to me, but maybe that’s what I see!
Tags: Animals, cats, sketches, watercolour
Sketching away in my big book, which, paradoxically, leads to smaller images, even though I have to “stitch” them in photoshop. That one rocket reminds me now of Thunderbird 3. That’s what you get when you don’t research things. The other rocket is probably the “Jupiter C,” or whatever it was that launched the US […]
Tags: men, sketches, watercolour
I was rummaging through a shelf where I was keeping some of my late Dad’s things, and some items fell out which I had overlooked. A paperback “view book” from the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair and other things. The book is chock full of beautiful watercolour-style illustrations printed on rough paper. I think they’re called […]
Tags: Family, ruttan's place
Didn’t blog for a while. Cause I was sick, and busy, then wasn’t doing much that pleased me. Still could be happier, but at least I’m painting some things. Not horribly thrilled with how the paper’s working. Maybe it’s always absorbed and lightened paint, but I thought that was how it worked, until I painted […]
Tags: cats, colour, men, Nora the cat, paintings, watercolour, women