I’ve been busy with “stuff” and have neglected the blog a little bit. By that, I mean I didn’t post something yesterday. Scandal! Well, as I said, my friend and collaborator Rick Gagnon was away in New York, hobnobbing with the Hoi Polloi. Meanwhile I was toiling here in my dungeon in South Central Montreal. […]
Tags: black and white, collaboration, ERDC, Gagnon Fridays, Richard Gagnon, sketches
Still excited about the ERDC win a couple of pasts now back. But still drawing things. I’m working in black and white, because I’ve got an upcoming gig, and want to be sure I can handle it with aplomb. So, it takes a little practice for me to “get back in the groove.” Happily, it’s […]
Tags: black and white, sketches
Spent an interesting evening at the Drink and Draw at the Casa del Popolo. Not many people there, but we were a happy table. I had to relax a bit before I could really draw stuff, hence the exercise above. Later I drew this hipster guy, who is a little more legible: I did a […]
Tags: sketches
This something exciting which I’ve been sitting on. But the embargo is over, so i can tell you about it now. Background on the court case here: http://erdc.ca, (UPDATE: and check “News and Announcements” for an impromptu history of the action thus far.) It’s taken us about 12 years to get to this step (one […]
I’m mesmerized by this huge plant a neighbour donated to me. It’s beautiful, but the cats can’t chew on it. So far, no problem.
Tags: ruttan's place
This astonishing piece of art is the high point of my conceptual and technical ability so far.
Tags: black and white, sketches
Mainly painting boring [pointing] old men in suits. Don’t know why I do these. They’re not for entertainment. They’re just what come out, instead of women in bikinis and such-like. Anyhow, I’m having fun with my new dreary paint colour. It’s mainly sort of a zen exercise for me. But perhaps I’ll get onto something […]
Tags: sketches, watercolour
Reported in an earlier post that the Art-Tec store had gone out of business and was having a sale. I saw the building while going by in a bus, taking my cat to the vet (it was to get her stitches out from spaying surgery: very successful). But the store was sad: all of the […]
Tags: Film & TV, montreal, sketches, watercolour
More faces, this time drawn with fellow artist and bon vivant Rick Gagnon, during our weekly soirée at the Cock N’ Bull bar. Above it’s my worst enemy, the phony film director guy who wants me to work for him for no money. He’s not at all like the real directors I know, who actually […]
Tags: black and white, collaboration, Gagnon Fridays, Richard Gagnon, sketches
This post got munged somehow, so I’m putting it back At least the images.
Tags: Animals, black and white, horses, sketches
On chintzy paper, no less! Probably a reaction to trying to be so neat and precise the last time, and crying over a misplaced dot of green paint. These are at least more fun to do!
Tags: colour, sketches, wash, watercolour
This is Nekko Dekko, the protector of Honshu. Below, a couple of people in red: You’d think it would be easier, painting two pictures on the same piece of paper at the same time. Saves effort stretching it, and all that. But it’s too easy to splatter dark blobs of paint around, and therefore not […]
Tags: cats, colour, watercolour
The “They Live!” alien family who put up the lost cat poster in yesterday’s drawing got their pet back. This has made their gruesome little daughter especially happy. When they’re not telling earth people to “OBEY” and “CONSUME,” this couple collects cats from different worlds. Below, the “Alien ™” cat has forged an alliance with […]
Tags: black and white, cats, Film & TV, sketches
More pics drawn collaboratively at the Cock N’ Bull bar on Friday night. Sadly, my friend Marr wasn’t there, but Rick and I drew some choice items. The one above, by both of us, based on the John Carpenter movie, makes me smile every time I look at it. Then there’s Erich Von Stroheim, drawn […]
Tags: collaboration, Film & TV, Gagnon Fridays, Marr, Richard Gagnon, sketches