Saw this girl this afternoon, walking by. Not so apparent from my brilliant sketch, but she’s wearing thigh-high legwarmers with “Sally Jupiter” garters.
Tags: black and white, montreal, sketches
Archive for the ‘sketches’ Category
May 24, 2009
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Funny Faces
By Jack Ruttan in cats, sketches, watercolourAs I wrote in Twitter, it’s fun painting funny faces early in the morning. I snapped these with the camera rather than scanning them. Below is the purple lady from a couple of posts back. I guess that would be called a “second state” if I were printmaking. Little Nora wanted her picture taken, too! […]
Tags: Animals, cats, colour, Nora the cat, photos, sketches, watercolour
May 23, 2009
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Back to Gagnon Fridays
By Jack Ruttan in sketchesAfter hiatus of a couple of weeks, met with my friend Rick Gagnon, but at a different bar this time. Different vibe, too. Above are his inks over an old man I drew. Below is a whiffle jet of mine, which I drew in pencil on the back of a printed sheet of paper (because […]
Tags: black and white, collaboration, Gagnon Fridays, planes, Richard Gagnon, sketches
May 22, 2009
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UFO
By Jack Ruttan in sketches, watercolourPretty busy with work, which is mainly finding work. Did this sketch this morning, in tribute to one of the purple-haired ladies in UFO, the old British TV series. Will try to do a better one, sometime.
Tags: colour, Film & TV, sketches, watercolour
May 20, 2009
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Faces, Mostly
By Jack Ruttan in sketchesSorry. Between twittering, reading, and work, I haven’t had much time to draw and blog. Here are some faces; partly for a project. Hope it gets off the ground!
Tags: black and white, sketches
May 16, 2009
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New Sketches
By Jack Ruttan in sketchesJust more out of the sketchbook. Whatever’s there. These are just sketches of people on the street (mainly walking dogs, by the way). I added little details like the shirt logos, and the background. And the can of fire starter. David Hemmings from Blowup
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May 15, 2009
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Watercolour Workshop
By Jack Ruttan in watercolourI’m running a watercolour workshop later this spring, or early summer, the dates and details are yet to be confirmed. But the place will be the Drawn & Quarterly Bookstore, at 211 Bernard West, in Mile End. This is my first try for a poster for the workshop. It will be going up in black […]
Tags: watercolour, workshop
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.
Tags: black and white, montreal, ruttan's place, sketches
May 9, 2009
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Touchez pas au grisbi
By Jack Ruttan in sketchesSadly, my weekly meet with R. Gagnon was not to be. So I was flying solo. Still, Rick had his effect, because he’s been lending me these great Criterion DVDs of films such as this one, the 1954 French gangster film Touchez pas au grisbi (“Hands off the loot”), from which I drew this very […]
Tags: black and white, Film & TV, Gagnon Fridays, sketches
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!
Tags: black and white, montreal, sketches, wash
May 5, 2009
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Late Blogging
By Jack Ruttan in dogs, sketchesI usually do this in the morning. Nothing interesting drawn. But tonight I’ve got Lou Reed lyrics put into the mouths of people drawn walking down the street. “What good a war without killing?” and “life’s like Sanskrit read to a pony.” You have to hear them in the proper Lou Reed deep voice, which […]
Tags: Animals, black and white, dogs, sketches
May 4, 2009
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Sixes and Sevens
By Jack Ruttan in sketches, watercolourA little scattered, and nervous, but getting things done. I think these reflect my state of mind. I think everything will be okay, but have no idea at the moment how that will come about.
Tags: black and white, colour, sketches, watercolour
May 2, 2009
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Nod, and Look Sympathetic
By Jack Ruttan in sketchesFear of a pandemic grips the planet. Economic collapse has put millions out of work. Outside the window of the Cock and Bull Bar, an angry throng marches down the street for May Day, carrying red and black flags, shouting for justice and revolution. I feel suddenly like I’m in Paris, 1968. I tried to […]
Tags: black and white, collaboration, Gagnon Fridays, Jeff Leblanc, Marr, Montreal Comic Jam, photos, Richard Gagnon, sketches