Usually, my paintings are pretty tiny. So it’s nice to break out once in a while, and paint relatively big. (11×10 inches).
Archive for the ‘color’ Category
May 1, 2015
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Morning Faces, and More
By Jack Ruttan in cats, color, Nora the cat, sketches, watercolour, womenSometimes I don’t trust the scanner to catch all the little subtleties in light watercolour tones. The colours on the palette look like little abstract comic panels.
April 30, 2015
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Sketchbook People
By Jack Ruttan in color, dogs, montreal, sketches, watercolor, watercolourFrom my second-floor deck. Also, the nearby dog run.
April 29, 2015
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Warm Day Sketches
By Jack Ruttan in color, montreal, ruttan's place, sketches, watercolor, watercolourHaven’t been able to write that much, lately. I’ve also got sketches and words from the Blue Met literary fest last weekend, but haven’t organised them. Overcome as I am by end-of-month nerves. Still, here are a couple of things from off my balcony. The police van pulled away as I was sketching it. But […]
April 24, 2015
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Watercolour Oddness
By Jack Ruttan in color, sketches, watercolor, watercolourWhy am I painting between bouts of painting? Just on the brain, I suppose.
April 20, 2015
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Youtube Guys
By Jack Ruttan in color, heads, men, paintings, watercolor, watercolourPainted these guys when I was up late last night, watching Youtube. Very tired now, but I worked hard today and solved some problems. So, I’m happy. I don’t think the cats are happy, but maybe they’ll manage.
March 24, 2015
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Pair o’ Cats
By Jack Ruttan in cats, color, paintings, watercolourI’m calling this a “warm-up,” since I’m really working on a much bigger job. Still, this taught me some things, and finishing it freed up a watercolour board.
March 12, 2015
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Spring-like Sketches
By Jack Ruttan in color, montreal, paintings, sketches, watercolor, watercolourIt was actually possible, yesterday, to sit on the balcony and draw this little postal van, illegally parked across the street. The above is a tiny little thing, but the colours are pretty.
March 8, 2015
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Down at the Abbey
By Jack Ruttan in color, digitalI have no idea what that backdrop means, but I’m happier with the painted characters.
March 6, 2015
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Colour studies
By Jack Ruttan in color, digitalThis is me, working on colour and light in a purely digital format. I’m trying to limit my palette. And still keep it interesting.
March 4, 2015
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Green Girl
By Jack Ruttan in color, digitalOne of the nice things about digital painting, which I think I’ve said before, is that it’s infinitely workable. This picture was sitting around for a while, looking lousy, but came to life for me with the leather jacket and streak of purple.
February 5, 2015
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Further Landscapes
By Jack Ruttan in color, digital, sketches, watercolor, watercolourIn pure watercolours, and digital. These are more like blots. But I promise to pay attention to lighting, and colour, and make them more illusionistic.