Painted 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.
Archive for the ‘sketches’ Category
April 20, 2015
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Youtube Guys
By Jack Ruttan in color, heads, men, paintings, watercolor, watercolour
April 18, 2015
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Stroller
By Jack Ruttan in paintings, watercolor, watercolourStroller woman. Not quite as charming as the ones in the sketches, but I’m not unhappy with how this turned out.
April 16, 2015
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Street Page
By Jack Ruttan in pencil, sketchesSketches I did while listening on the phone, and watching moms take their kids back from daycare. Trying to capture shapes and action. Also a bit of personality.
April 14, 2015
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Value study
By Jack Ruttan in sketchesThis is a value study of a character in a storyboard sequence I’ve been doing. I wanted to make sure I had the right colours for shadows on her yellow jacket. The jacket is an homage to “Kill Bill.” I’m pretty lazy, and don’t usually do studies, because that’s extra work, and I usually like […]
March 26, 2015
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Characters
By Jack Ruttan in paintings, sketches, watercolor, watercolourJust sort of warming up, here.
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 4, 2015
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Rue Notre Dame
By Jack Ruttan in montreal, watercolor, watercolourAt least I think that’s where it is. I didn’t write down the name of the street when I snapped the photo I painted this from.
March 3, 2015
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Floofy Cat to Adopt
By Jack Ruttan in black and white, cats, Gouache, pencil, sketchesYou can adopt this floofy cat by going here on Facebook.
February 26, 2015
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Rod McKuen’s Co-Existence Bagel Shop Blues
By Jack Ruttan in black and white, collaboration, comics, Rick Gagnon, sketchesThe passing of Rod McKuen the other month reminded me of this comic a friend of mine and I did, based on a spoken word recording made by this famous (maybe in-famous) poet. The “official” beats hated these, as sort of climbing onto the bandwagon, but I think they’re funny and unpretentious. I did the […]
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.