For 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 […]
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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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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, […]
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June 5, 2009
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Out on the Street
By Jack Ruttan in montreal, sketches, watercolourMore quick sketches of people and things out on the street.
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June 4, 2009
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Nice Weather Again
By Jack Ruttan in montreal, sketches, watercolourHad fun riding my bike the other day. Saw plenty of BIXI rental bicycle stands (there are two within a couple of blocks of me, so there must be a lot — at least here and on the plateau, which is one of Montreal’s more trendy neighbourhoods). And forgot to wear my sunscreen, so got […]
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May 27, 2009
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The Long Haul, Open Studio Weekend
By Jack Ruttan in montrealThis is something different from my usual run of sketches. The Long Haul, which is a studio in Park Extension I hadn’t heard of before, is having an open house weekend. More here Park Ex is an interesting neighbourhood, due to the number of immigrants from all over the world living there, plus artsy types. […]
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May 26, 2009
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Dreads and Garters
By Jack Ruttan in montreal, sketchesSaw this girl this afternoon, walking by. Not so apparent from my brilliant sketch, but she’s wearing thigh-high legwarmers with “Sally Jupiter” garters.
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May 12, 2009
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The King of Rue Chapleau
By Jack Ruttan in cats, montreal, ruttan's placeI’ve seen this cat every morning for years now, when I walk up rue Chapleau to the corner store at Hochelaga to get a banana or a beer. His owner called him “The King” once, so he’s the King of the block. Getting on in years now (think he’s about 16-18 years old), but still […]
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May 11, 2009
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Back to Drawing
By Jack Ruttan in montreal, ruttan's place, sketchesA car that’s sort of a 1950s Cadillac, though not exactly, and a guy from the street. I was working hard today. Had time to sketch these on the sunny deck. The women are back playing baseball in the diamond near here. They’re loud, but not unwelcome.
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May 7, 2009
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Houde and Duplessis
By Jack Ruttan in montreal, sketchesTwo Quebec personalities from the glory days of Montreal. Maurice Duplessis (right corner), Quebec’s frightening Premier from times of yore, is laughing at a joke from the Mayor, Camillien Houde. What project is this about? Wouldn’t you like to know!
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