Archive for the ‘sketches’ Category

March 9, 2025 0

Red Gothic Guy in Gouache

By in Gouache, heads, men, paintings, ruttan's place, sketches, watercolour

I’m happy that this is posting, because I’m not too thrilled with my digital painting program at the moment. Maybe it’s calmed down now, and recognizes me. I also put my thumb drive in the pocket of my fuzzy sweater, because I wanted to print something at the library. But the library printer only prints […]

March 2, 2025 0

Anne Hathaway

By in black and white, Gouache, heads, paintings, Portraits, self-promotion, sketches, watercolor, watercolour, women

This is supposed to be Anne Hathaway from The Devil Wears Prada. It looks a little like her….

March 1, 2025 0

Hairy Guy in Green

By in ballpoint pen, black and white, heads, pen and ink, self-promotion, sketches

Drawn last year, at least according to the number beside the signature. I’ll try to get into comics more, eventually! Got some interesting old family stuff, as well. So I can post a bit of that, too.

February 28, 2025 0

Clip Studio Trees

By in color, digital, ruttan's place, self-promotion, sketches, Uncategorized

Here’s a painting I made in Clip Studio Paint, with my $80 Huion Tablet, which I bought years ago. I’m just trying stuff out. I like the “Add Texture” feature of the program, which makes it look like you’ve used real paper.

February 27, 2025 0

Ugly Yoda

By in Coloured Pencils, heads, pen and ink, pencil, ruttan's place, self-promotion, sketches

   This is just another page from my Dollarama Sketchbook. I used to have a deal where I would post whatever I drew that day, whether it was nice or not, but I’m trying to get back into nicer paintings. So watch this space. (I’ve got a lot of updating to do on my website […]

February 24, 2025 0

Garlic People

By in ballpoint pen, black and white, brush pen, heads, Jack's House of Cats, men, old comics, pen and ink, ruttan's place, self-promotion, sketches, women

Here are some garlic people for Patti, my former showrunner turned chef, and a little R. Crumb-like drawing.

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 17, 2025 0

My Friend’s Back Yard

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

This is from an older sketchbook, so I suppose it qualifies as “archival.” It’s my friend’s back yard, with her cat, and even a portrait of her, on the left hand side, and Yours Truly on the right. She hated being photographed, and, I’m assuming, would have hated being painted. But here you are….

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 11, 2025 0

Boop!

By in ballpoint pen, old comics, paintings, pen and ink, ruttan's place, self-promotion, sketches, watercolor, watercolour, women

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 30, 2025 0

Papineau Metro

By in montreal, sketches, women

This lady was sitting across from me as I was riding the Montreal Metro. She was actually flashier than this, and possibly indigenous. I didn’t sketch her on the spot, but I drew my impression of her later, and scanned it for here. Mainly to prove I could do it….

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…..