These fell out of an old book. They’re from the time in Thailand in 2008 when I went over to help organize an art exhibition of Montreal Comic artists. I think I’d put them away because I felt it would be narcissistic to put them up. Well, no more, really. If I’m drawing people, it’s […]
Archive for the ‘ballpoint pen’ Category
February 21, 2014
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Drawings of Me, from Thailand
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, black and white, collaboration, ruttan's place
January 16, 2014
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Pen and Ink
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, black and white, headsThe digital thing is fun, and can be consuming, but I love the look of real pen lines on paper. This is supposed to be Barbara Bain from the old “Space 1999” TV show.
April 11, 2013
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A Need to Relax
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, digital, paintings, womenIt’s actually been a trying time lately. But I’m happy with where these are going. Strange that the cross-hatching looks good, but I rarely use it on watercolours. Feel like it’s cheating, in the same way as a lot of these computer tools I’m using. I think this stems back to when my late mom […]
January 14, 2013
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Off the Record
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, black and white, men, ruttan's placeWhile meeting a contact at the Cagibi coffee house in Mile End, Montreal, I drew this gentleman. He was sitting across from me at his own table, giving furtive looks in my direction and at others around him. He wasn’t actually a customer, just seeking a warm place to eat his sandwich. Later on, my […]
December 5, 2012
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Cross-Hatchery
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, black and white, cats, color, digital, pen and ink, pencil, womenThese are almost automatic drawings I do, while watching movies on the DVD machine, or petting cats. Cross-hatching is fun for me, but there’s almost no end to it. You simply have to stop, rather than declare something finished. The bonus this time is a little coloured cat picture:
November 27, 2012
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Steve Luxton at the Atwater Library
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, black and white, men, montreal, pen and ink, ruttan's place, sketches, women, writingYears ago, I had the notion that I would make a drawing of every author or poet I heard read, and make some sort of collection. That pledge went by the boards years ago, but I still enjoy drawing people at readings. Not even necessarily the reader. Also the people listening, if I can sit […]
November 19, 2012
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This is still fun.
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, black and white, digital, heads, men, sketchesSome more sketchbook items, digitally enhanced. I like the texture in the one above, which comes from the back of my work chair Nora the cat enjoys savaging. Textures make digital things more interesting. Above was drawn with a ball point pen. Below is from a photo of Yours Truly, with a black pencil. The […]
November 7, 2012
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Hospital Waiting
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, black and white, cats, heads, horses, men, pen and ink, sketches, womenSketches done at the Hôtel Dieu Hospital, in the tiny waiting room in the endoscopy ward. My friend checked out OK, but it was a tough few hours waiting. Happyily, I had my book, (TOO MUCH HAPPINESS by Alice Munro), and my sketchbook. No one asked me what I was doing, thank goodness. Not all […]
November 4, 2012
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No One Visits the Blog on Sunday
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, black and white, men, pencil, sketches, womenThis is true. But I am moved to put up some silly ballpoint pen and pencil drawings I’ve done. Enjoying the more complex scenes these days, and will do a few of these in colour, and digital, which I am fooling around with.
October 25, 2012
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Pen and ink, etc.
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, black and white, horses, pen and ink, pencil, sketches, women
September 27, 2012
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Etcetera….
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, black and white, color, digital, horses, pencil, womenStill drawing. Feeling a little burnt out, however.
July 25, 2012
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Mad Flower Man, and Watercolour Women
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, color, sketches, watercolour, women
July 14, 2012
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Monstrous Stuff
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, black and white, men, sketchesI love (and fear) monsters, so draw them a lot. The above (“Jasconius the Friendly Whale”) has little to do with Saint Brendan, except it’s something I drew remembering a National Geographic Society map of his voyages. The real story is different. More ball-point pen-drawn monsters below, and a guy. Stories are long-winded, so I’ll […]
July 6, 2012
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Pen Mischief
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, black and white, men, womenI’ve been drawing and painting a lot, but not blogging much. Will try to remedy that today. So here are some pen drawings with the amazing erasable gel pen in different colours. La la. Need to practice my landscapes. Well, that’s what this is for! Everyone should draw, everyday. But I don’t want to sound […]