The scanner seems to like the coloured pen colours better than the more usually respectable watercolours I do. Except there’s not a good yellow in coloured pen ink. So, I used a yellow pencil.
Tags: ballpoint pen, colour, men, sketches
Archive for the ‘sketches’ Category
January 7, 2010
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Friendly Nazi
By Jack Ruttan in men, sketchesIt’s the friendly Nazis you have to watch out for. I’m wondering, if they invaded this town tomorrow, which people I know would be collaborators, would hide people under floorboards, or would be on the trains themselves? And what would I do? Afraid I’d just muddle through, presenting papers when asked. Probably get into trouble […]
Tags: ballpoint pen, men, sketches
January 6, 2010
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Ball Point Pen Girl
By Jack Ruttan in sketchesThis is kind of cool, if deranged. Drawn with a set of colour ball point pens. Reminds me a little of Louis Wain’s cats, but I haven’t completely gone around the bend yet. Writing an odd script for a science fiction comic story. It would be nice to finish that, and actually do something of […]
Tags: ballpoint pen, colour, sketches, visual art, writing
January 4, 2010
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Lhasa de Sela
By Jack Ruttan in montreal, sketches, watercolour, womenGoing to miss Lhasa de Sela. Not that I played her music a lot around here, but I always paused when La Lorona or one of her other haunting numbers came on the radio, or played at a friend’s place. Kind of a female version of Leonard Cohen, at least in the sultry romantic aspect […]
Tags: black and white, montreal, obits, sketches, watercolour, women
January 2, 2010
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Faces, from the Small Book
By Jack Ruttan in men, sketches, womenTags: black and white, men, sketches, women
December 29, 2009
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Paper^Mate
By Jack Ruttan in cats, men, sketchesTags: Animals, ballpoint pen, cats, men, sketches
December 27, 2009
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Flyer
By Jack Ruttan in men, sketchesSome kind of aerial flyer gentleman.
Tags: black and white, men, planes, sketches
December 24, 2009
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Watercolour Doodles
By Jack Ruttan in men, sketches, watercolour, womenMore signs of a diseased mind. Better bring back the cats.
Tags: men, sketches, watercolour, women
December 22, 2009
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More Silly Pen Drawings
By Jack Ruttan in men, sketches, womenFrom the small book, this time!
Tags: ballpoint pen, black and white, men, sketches, women
December 21, 2009
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Back to Black and White
By Jack Ruttan in men, sketches, womenA little more cozy with the pen and ink. Also, the drawing here’s more relaxed. Too many little guidelines, and maybe a degree of uptightness harms the art. I don’t mind putting up stuff I’m not too thrilled with, because the blog is about process. And, sometimes, stuff I’m not happy with, someone else loves, […]
Tags: black and white, men, sketches, women
December 19, 2009
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Glamour Girls
By Jack Ruttan in sketches, watercolour, womenStill just working on stuff. It’s not always perfect, but I like the process. Last night I was trying to paint glamour girls, or cheesecake. A popular topic in some quarters. Anyhow, Cyd Charisse from a photo is lacking life. She’s also lacking Gene Kelly from Singin’ In The Rain at the end of her […]
Tags: sketches, watercolour, women
December 17, 2009
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Mad About Drawing
By Jack Ruttan in men, sketches, watercolour, womenFor the title, thinking of Hokusai, who sometimes signed himself “Old Man Mad About Drawing.” When I drew this guy, I was watching Velvet Underground. My categories seem increasingly random. I’m not even sure what “Tags” are, so I don’t use them. I want to put in a Twitter and an RSS badge, but later. […]
Tags: black and white, colour, men, sketches, watercolour, women
December 16, 2009
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wimmens
By Jack Ruttan in sketches, watercolour, womenDrawing and painting women today. Want to be a little more ambitious, but it’s tough in one’s old age. I will strive! The scanner’s all right for black and white, but really not good for colour. Expecially watercolour. Saw some new scanners for sale, might pick one up. I hate spending money, however.
Tags: black and white, colour, sketches, watercolour, women
December 15, 2009
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Wiggly or Stiff
By Jack Ruttan in cats, ruttan's place, sketchesThose seem to be my two modes of drawing (get your mind out of the gutter!) Further hindering me during these cold December days is Nora the cat, who thinks she owns my chair. If I’m sitting here, she’s sometimes below, looking up anxiously. I get up, and she takes over. i’m seriously thinking of […]
Tags: Animals, black and white, cats, Nora the cat, photos, ruttan's place, sketches