I kind of enjoy trying things out, and possibly failing, rather than doing one perfect picture after another of something I know I can do. Hence these. Guy in a slightly Middle Ages hood. These “backwashes” or “cauliflowers” are accidents. I could paint them out with another layer. But they’re interesting, so they stay. On […]
Tags: colour, sketches, watercolour
Will have to buy new books, or draw on the walls. You can’t stop me. These were outside walkers, and a ball player. I see ball players often, because there’s a diamond in the park around the corner.
Tags: black and white, sketches
Still working on stuff. Maybe not the stuff I should be. But it is fun!
Tags: sketches, watercolour
Sounds kind of bluesy, and I am out of sorts. But I put the living-room “tree” outside to rinse off the dust in the rain. Sure, like I want it to get bigger, and overwhelm the apartment, like Washington at the end of Logan’s Run. Don’t worry, the cats don’t nibble on it. Thought I […]
Tags: Animals, black and white, cats, montreal, Nora the cat, photos, ruttan's place, sketches
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 […]
People go by, things go by… Ugly dog who is well-loved by someone. My fat guys weren’t fat enough.
Tags: black and white, montreal, ruttan's place, sketches
Kind of a dull day. So, kind of a dull sketch and post.
Tags: black and white, sketches
I should be doing comics today, or fixing some directories on a blog. But my back brain wanted to do watercolours. At least I learned something with these. Not easy to explain, but it’s mainly about when I can use dark lines to outline something, and not. Like on the lady below, it’s better if […]
Tags: Animals, colour, dogs, watercolour
Have this flickr uploader gadget in the blog. Haven’t gotten it to work yet. This is my first real post on the new system on the blog. Pretty spiffy. Plus I feel proud of myself for following the 18 or so steps to upgrade, with backups and passwords and all. Anyhow (feeling wordy, a switch […]
Tags: Animals, black and white, dogs, sketches
Even 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 […]
Tags: black and white, collaboration, Gagnon Fridays, montreal, Richard Gagnon, sketches
Okay. There’s going to be a lot of blogging today. Thought I’d start with this sketch of an esteemed conservative pundit I drew while listening to P.J. O’Rourke on the radio. I don’t think P.J. O’Rourke actually looks like this, so I’m giving him the title above.
Tags: black and white, sketches
In the morning I get this view often of Nora, the black and white cat, and her adorable white foots.
Tags: Animals, cats, colour, Nora the cat, sketches, watercolour
These guys (1) (2) (3) have the right idea. Making images of German actor Klaus Kinski is fun. So much so, I included his daughter, Nasty.
Tags: black and white, Film & TV, sketches