Still working on stuff. Maybe not the stuff I should be. But it is fun!
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June 29, 2009
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Rainy Monday
By Jack Ruttan in cats, montreal, ruttan's place, sketchesSounds kind of bluesy, and I am out of sorts. But I put the living-room “tree” outside to rinse off the dust in the rain. Sure, like I want it to get bigger, and overwhelm the apartment, like Washington at the end of Logan’s Run. Don’t worry, the cats don’t nibble on it. Thought I […]
Tags: Animals, black and white, cats, montreal, Nora the cat, photos, ruttan's place, sketches
June 26, 2009
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Back to Jammin’
By Jack Ruttan in montrealShots from last night’s Monthly Montreal Comic Jam. This time at a new location: the L’Escalier bar (actually, former site of l’Utopik, where there had been a few jams before). R. Gagnon (in saffron here, like the walls) did a great job of setting it up. Thanks, Rick! I didn’t get everyone’s name, so I’m […]
Tags: collaboration, comics, montreal, Montreal Comic Jam, photos, Richard Gagnon
June 26, 2009
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Bonne Saint-Jean!
By Jack Ruttan in montreal, sketchesFor Saint Jean’s this year, I went out to Mile End. It’s a more English neighbourhood in Montreal than where I live, but that’s where my friends were. In past years there was this big party on rue Saint Viateur, but that’s a thing of the past now. There was just a little pocket of […]
June 24, 2009
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Sunshine Sketches
By Jack Ruttan in montreal, ruttan's place, sketchesPeople go by, things go by… Ugly dog who is well-loved by someone. My fat guys weren’t fat enough.
Tags: black and white, montreal, ruttan's place, sketches
June 21, 2009
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Mad People and Sewing Machines
By Jack Ruttan in UncategorizedAnother Mad Men-inspired drawing. I don’t know what the background is. I started drawng the character’s Japanese screens, but now it looks more like the inside of a space ship. Next, junk-y old sewing machine a friend left me, and I had in the back shed. Another friend thinks I can make big bucks if […]
June 18, 2009
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Walking Lady
By Jack Ruttan in sketchesKind of a dull day. So, kind of a dull sketch and post.
Tags: black and white, sketches
June 17, 2009
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More Colours Again
By Jack Ruttan in dogs, watercolourI should be doing comics today, or fixing some directories on a blog. But my back brain wanted to do watercolours. At least I learned something with these. Not easy to explain, but it’s mainly about when I can use dark lines to outline something, and not. Like on the lady below, it’s better if […]
Tags: Animals, colour, dogs, watercolour
June 16, 2009
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Fan-dumb
By Jack Ruttan in dogs, sketchesHave this flickr uploader gadget in the blog. Haven’t gotten it to work yet. This is my first real post on the new system on the blog. Pretty spiffy. Plus I feel proud of myself for following the 18 or so steps to upgrade, with backups and passwords and all. Anyhow (feeling wordy, a switch […]
Tags: Animals, black and white, dogs, sketches
June 15, 2009
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Back to Gagnon Fridays
By Jack Ruttan in montreal, sketchesEven though it’s a Monday (lots happening on the weekend, so this post got pushed back), I’m very happy that R. Gagnon and I had a chance last Friday afternoon to meet at a bar again, for drinks and drawing. He did very serious, illustrator-y treatments of my drawings, as with the above. The drawing […]
Tags: black and white, collaboration, Gagnon Fridays, montreal, Richard Gagnon, sketches
June 14, 2009
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Saturday’s L’Écho d’un Fleuve
By Jack Ruttan in montrealThey had set up right on the street below my place, so after a little trepidation, and listening to the noise, I came down and joined in. You can see more photos if you click on one: Nice stance. Cardboard couture was in, but I don’t think it would last in the rain. Polar Bear […]
Tags: montreal, photos, visual art
June 13, 2009
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L’Écho d’un Fleuve
By Jack Ruttan in montrealInteresting stuff happening down the street. Last night I wandered into a block party/art show called L’Écho d’un Fleuve (“The Echo of a River”). Took some photos: Please click on one and check the whole set to learn more. I also shot hand-held you-are-there video of a performance: This blog has more on the event, […]
Tags: montreal, photos, visual art
June 13, 2009
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Esteemed Conservative Pundit
By Jack Ruttan in sketchesOkay. There’s going to be a lot of blogging today. Thought I’d start with this sketch of an esteemed conservative pundit I drew while listening to P.J. O’Rourke on the radio. I don’t think P.J. O’Rourke actually looks like this, so I’m giving him the title above.
Tags: black and white, sketches