Archive for the ‘color’ Category

February 20, 2025 0

Sketchbooks and word balloons

By in color, Coloured Pencils, comics, digital, heads, men, ruttan's place, sketches, watercolor, watercolour

Not totally sure about the angry guy face, but that’s what’s happening at the moment in my sketchbooks. The person in the snow suit was real. No penguin, though. That was in honour of Matthew Brown, who sent me a hard copy of his book this week. Penguin Detective — The Case of No Case.

February 18, 2025 0

Amazon

By in cats, color, Jack's House of Cats, paintings, sketches, watercolor, watercolour

Here’s another painting from about 2014, of my friend’s cat, Amazon, in her back garden.

February 15, 2025 0

February Front Window

By in color, Coloured Pencils, Jack's House of Cats, paintings, pencil, ruttan's place, self-promotion, sketches, watercolor, watercolour

Watercolour 5″x7″  Nicer paper this time….

February 7, 2025 0

Mischka

By in brush pen, cats, color, Jack's House of Cats, Portraits, sketches, watercolor, watercolour

Here’s a watercolour I did of the cat of a friend. Dollarama Da Vinci Paper, and paints named after some other famous artist. 6 by 9 inches….

January 26, 2025 0

Space Lady

By in ballpoint pen, color, sketches, watercolor, women

This is a drawing out of an old sketchbook. I’m getting back into comics and things, I promise…..

January 5, 2025 0

Last page of one of my last year’s (2024) sketchbooks.

By in color, men, paintings, watercolor

December 17, 2024 0

Firecat and Two Guys

By in brush pen, cats, color, heads, Jack's House of Cats, men, paintings, sketches, watercolor, watercolour

November 28, 2024 0

Roses and Wildflowers

By in collaboration, color, watercolor, watercolour

Here’s “Cover Art” by Yours Truly, for the autumn issue of Roses and Wildflowers, “The Magazine of Mythopoeia and Fabulism.” That’s quite a mouthful, but I’m getting used to it. Please click on the link, and subscribe. Their heart is in the right place!

November 11, 2024 0

Jeanne-Mance Park

By in color, sketches, watercolor, watercolour

Here’s another oldie!

October 28, 2024 0

Butterscotch Candies of Death

By in brush pen, color, ruttan's place, sketches, watercolour

I don’t know why these things are so cheap. Only a dollar a bag. They stop me from coughing on the train….

September 23, 2024 0

First Day of Fall Cat

By in cats, color, Coloured Pencils

May 17, 2024 0

Watercolour Faces

By in color, Gouache, heads, Jack's House of Cats, men, montreal, paintings, Portraits, self-promotion, sketches, watercolour

I’m just putting this up to see how big the graphic is….  Not too impressive, eh? It’s relaxing sitting on the front balcony doodling faces and the passing scene outside. People go by, things go by, as James Agee put it… Watercolour takes a lot of work to get back to one’s level. Haven’t sold […]

April 26, 2024 0

April Blog

By in ballpoint pen, color, Coloured Pencils, heads, montreal, paintings, pencil, ruttan's place, sketches, watercolor, watercolour

   Here we are, in my old-fashioned editor, putting up pictures from my sketchbook into my old-fashioned blog. I used to know how to write CSS, and make pretty styles for text and paragraphs. Not to mention the tags for these illustrations. Haven’t done much of that for a long while! I listened to a […]

August 5, 2023 0

Yelling People!

By in color, Coloured Pencils, heads, pencil, Portraits, sketches, watercolor, watercolour, women

I have to update my blog, template and all, to add new, modern things. I hope not a ton of pop-ups, etcetera. Still, this is a recent sketchbook page I actually worked on today! I’m setting up a Patreon link, and also have a cool illustration thing I’m going to share soon! Please stay tuned!

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