I’m sorry, I’ve been a bit out of it, because of the unseasonal heat, and health complaints. Still sitting around, drawing, and twittering. Above is what I was drawing last Wednesday, at the monthly performance of Blue Light Burlesque. Mostly little bits and pieces. People moving, removing clothing (!) in the dark. Working on some […]
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May 18, 2010
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Colourful Day
By Jack Ruttan in dogs, men, sketches, watercolour, womenWent to the park at East Mont Royal Ave today. Mont Royal used to be a working class street, with taverns and fast food restaurants. Now, with the emergence of the Plateau as a trendy neighbourhood, it’s a place where people go to be seen. So, I thought I’d draw some of them. The dog […]
Tags: Animals, ballpoint pen, colour, dogs, men, sketches, watercolour, women
May 17, 2010
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Oliphaunts, Etc.
By Jack Ruttan in sketches, watercolourToday, a picture of Queen Suriyothai (a Thai cultural heroine) atop her elephant, or “Oliphaunt” in this case. And below, a taste of my mood lately, sometimes. Hoping to cheer up!
Tags: Animals, colour, sketches, watercolour
May 15, 2010
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Animules, etc.
By Jack Ruttan in cats, dogs, sketches, watercolour, womenI just like the colour. Lotsa work to do, and I’ve been slacking off. The usual worries, but I hope things will be all right.
Tags: Animals, Brush Pen, cats, colour, dogs, Nora the cat, sketches, wash, watercolour, women
May 14, 2010
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Cafe Day
By Jack Ruttan in men, sketches, watercolour, womenHung out at the café yesterday, and drew a lot of stuff. Here’s some of it. That guy wasn’t grey before. He was sort of dark, but then I added blue. The magic of accident! Girl, with bixi bike in background.
Tags: colour, men, sketches, watercolour, women
May 10, 2010
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Finding My Way
By Jack Ruttan in horses, men, sketches, watercolour, womenGot some work to do. Just finding my way with a lot of drawings. I’m putting most of them up. My commissions don’t call for watercolour, but if I can do things right in that, I can also handle the black and white. i like my new watercolour book, and also how things look in […]
Tags: Animals, ballpoint pen, black and white, Brush Pen, colour, horses, men, sketches, watercolour, women
May 5, 2010
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Painting up a Storm
By Jack Ruttan in cats, men, sketches, watercolour, womenLotsa little watercolours lately. These are fun to do, and look more sophisticated than my usual production. It’s true that the more you do, the better you get at it. If I stop, it often takes a few lousy pictures before I get up to speed again. A big part of it seems to be […]
Tags: Animals, cats, colour, men, Nora the cat, sketches, watercolour, women
May 2, 2010
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Medieval Portraits
By Jack Ruttan in men, sketches, watercolour, womenJust a couple of pics I sketched from a book of French painting from the 14-15th centuries. These are fun. I’ll do more. And maybe some modern ones.
Tags: colour, men, sketches, watercolour, women
April 30, 2010
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Another day, more sketches. (AKA: What do I title this?)
By Jack Ruttan in cats, sketches, womenDrawing a lot lately, because I’ve got some illustrating gigs. These don’t exactly address the gigs, but they keep my hand in, and make drawing fun for me. Hence plenty of sketches. And I’ve got to put them up don’t I? Allegra, my late lamented small black cat, in graphic watercolour form. This is about […]
Tags: Animals, black and white, cats, colour, sketches, wash, women
April 29, 2010
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Reading Sketches
By Jack Ruttan in men, sketches, womenI used to go to more literary readings, and at one point had resolved to draw a portrait of every author I had witnessed read. That resolution went by the boards a while ago, but I still draw at readings when the mood takes me. This was from an event called the “Literary Luau” at […]
Tags: black and white, books, Brush Pen, men, sketches, women, writing