Having an awful time lately with people I like and have worked with passing away. First Sonja Skarstedt, then Renee Wathelet. Now it’s Stuart Robertson. Soft-spoken gardening expert on CBC radio, and columnist in the Gazette, he was also Chair of our Electronic Rights Defense Committee for a time. He sometimes had a bit of […]
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September 24, 2009
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Car Free Day
By Jack Ruttan in cats, montreal, sketchesNeeded a day to recover, but I’m finally doing a post with images from our street session on Tuesday for the Metropolitan Transport Agency (AMT) to honour Car Free Day. Slide show of pictures is below. Click on one for information, or visit the flickr site to see the names of people, credits, etc. Remember, […]
Tags: Animals, black and white, cats, collaboration, comics, montreal, photos, sketches
September 22, 2009
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Car-Free Day and Animules
By Jack Ruttan in cats, dogs, montreal, sketchesToday I’m going to be cartooning at the Eaton Centre in Downtown Montreal, part of the events surrounding Car Free Day in that part of the city. Please visit, if you can make it! Meantime, I bought a new little sketchbook (only 4″x6″), and drew a bunch of things. Mainly animal-related.
Tags: Animals, black and white, cats, dogs, montreal, sketches
September 20, 2009
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Montreal Comicon 2009
By Jack Ruttan in montrealYesterday, I visited the Montreal Comicon, at Place Bonaventure. Very stimulating. A lot of my comic-creating friends in both the franco and anglo communities were there, plus plenty of talented people I had never heard of. I took pictures, and the flickr photo set has names of most of the people, and links to their […]
September 18, 2009
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Renée Wathelet
By Jack Ruttan in UncategorizedCompletely shocked this morning to hear about the brutal death of Renée Wathelet, a person with a great soul whose beautiful photographs graced her blog En direct des isles. The nasty story is here.
Tags: obits
September 13, 2009
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Back for More
By Jack Ruttan in cats, men, sketchesStill drawing. Just haven’t scanned and blogged things for a bit. Here’s a little more…
Tags: Animals, black and white, cats, men, sketches
September 8, 2009
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Guys in the Street
By Jack Ruttan in men, sketchesDrew some guys walking in the street, and then added interesting backgrounds to them.
Tags: black and white, men, sketches
September 7, 2009
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Sunday’s Drawings: With a Brush and All
By Jack Ruttan in sketchesThe first one worked out pretty well. Kind of Frank Miller-ish, except it’s a non Frank Miller subject. Will work on making blog posts more exciting. But at least they’re quick to do! New Wave kid. The above and top are more or less inspired by the film Control, about the lead singer of Joy […]
Tags: black and white, pencil, sketches
September 6, 2009
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Saturday’s Drawings
By Jack Ruttan in cats, sketchesMostly based around movies, etc. I’m making you guess.
Tags: Animals, ballpoint pen, black and white, cats, sketches
September 5, 2009
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Whatever’s In My Head
By Jack Ruttan in sketchesFeel like I should be more directed in these things. Like just not drawing only whatever pops into my head. Mind you, it’s a kind of therapy, and relaxation. I’m not doing it for a goal. Above is a scene from an air race in the golden age of such things, the 1930s. Below, a […]
Tags: sketches
August 31, 2009
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Do the SketchThing
By Jack Ruttan in sketches, watercolourWatching Do The Right Thing on DVD and drawing. Not really portraits of people, just types.
Tags: colour, sketches, watercolour
August 28, 2009
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Back in the Stream?
By Jack Ruttan in men, sketches, watercolour, womenBeen neglecting blogging a little, thanks to Twitter, and this new contract. But I’m still drawing stuff. Going to scan it and put it up, because that’s what I like doing. Here we are!
Tags: black and white, colour, men, sketches, watercolour, women