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April 28, 2011
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Back to the Balcony
By Jack Ruttan in montreal, sketches, watercolour, womenSitting on the balcony drawing again. People go by, things go by.
Tags: montreal, sketches, watercolour, women
April 26, 2011
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Scary Cats
By Jack Ruttan in cats, sketches, watercolourSome 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
April 20, 2011
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Science Fiction Writer
By Jack Ruttan in men, sketches, watercolourSketching 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
April 19, 2011
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A Century of Progress
By Jack Ruttan in ruttan's placeI 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
April 14, 2011
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Back After a Bit
By Jack Ruttan in cats, men, paintings, watercolour, womenDidn’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
April 1, 2011
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Sick Boy
By Jack Ruttan in men, sketchesI’m sick and feeling sicker. Nonetheless working hard, and found time to draw this tonight, while watching a creepy TV program. I’ve got other stuff to post on something I did this week, but that will have to wait. Have a good night! Achoo!
Tags: men, pencil, sketches, visual art, Zombies
March 30, 2011
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March 2011 Montreal Comic Jam
By Jack Ruttan in UncategorizedI was a little out of sorts at this month’s comic jam. Didn’t have a story to tell in comics, so just drew in my book as below. Rick Gagnon, my old collaborator, finished the last panel. The creature at middle right was a plastic animal the service left to mark where an order of […]
Tags: collaboration, comics, Montreal Comic Jam, Richard Gagnon
March 27, 2011
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A Couple of Critics
By Jack Ruttan in men, paintings, watercolourA couple of white crix, sitting around talking.
Tags: men, paintings, watercolour
March 22, 2011
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Oversized Sketchbookery
By Jack Ruttan in men, sketches, watercolour, womenI’m doing another Australopithecine strip. Just wait. Could they try and make a shorter name for those little monkey-like beings, possible ancestors of you and I? I don’t know, “Monkey People” is inaccurate. Am going to do some B.C. kind of commentary on the modern world, but want to try to keep it as much […]
Tags: black and white, men, sketches, watercolour, women
March 18, 2011
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Pleistocene Panic
By Jack Ruttan in UncategorizedI was freaking out over current events, and looking at a candle flame in my Swedish Lantern. Thought of this story, and drew it all in one night. I wonder if this argument actually took place long ago? Here’s a bonus Rachel Maddow:
Tags: ballpoint pen, cartoons, comics, current events, Pen & Ink
March 12, 2011
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More Ballpoint Rambling
By Jack Ruttan in horses, men, sketchesBallpoint pens are fun, and you can kind of get some nice tones happening. Not very archival, I imagine.
Tags: Animals, ballpoint pen, horses, men, sketches
March 11, 2011
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New theme, same old drawings.
By Jack Ruttan in men, sketches, watercolour, womenFinally chose a new theme I like for the blog. It wasn’t easy! It will take me a while to get used to this one, but at least all the little details seem to work. On the old one, that wasn’t the case. I still might change the font for the headings, if my meagre […]
Tags: black and white, Brush Pen, colour, men, Pen & Ink, sketches, watercolour, women