Happy 1st of May, if that means something to you. These are just a couple more drawings, in one case gingerly approaching work that I’m doing.
Tags: Animals, black and white, Brush Pen, dogs, sketches, women
Posts Tagged ‘black and white’
April 30, 2010
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Another day, more sketches. (AKA: What do I title this?)
By Jack Ruttan in cats, sketches, womenDrawing a lot lately, because I’ve got some illustrating gigs. These don’t exactly address the gigs, but they keep my hand in, and make drawing fun for me. Hence plenty of sketches. And I’ve got to put them up don’t I? Allegra, my late lamented small black cat, in graphic watercolour form. This is about […]
Tags: Animals, black and white, cats, colour, sketches, wash, women
April 29, 2010
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Reading Sketches
By Jack Ruttan in men, sketches, womenI used to go to more literary readings, and at one point had resolved to draw a portrait of every author I had witnessed read. That resolution went by the boards a while ago, but I still draw at readings when the mood takes me. This was from an event called the “Literary Luau” at […]
Tags: black and white, books, Brush Pen, men, sketches, women, writing
April 22, 2010
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Burlesque Nights
By Jack Ruttan in sketches, womenNever thought I’d be writing that as a title. This is 2010, after all, not 1953 in Montreal with Gypsy Rose Lee and Lily Saint Cyr. Anyhow, the Blue Light Burlesque show wants me to do some drawings for them, and invited me to one of their shows tonight. Even though the MC inveighed against […]
Tags: black and white, sketches, women
April 18, 2010
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Add New
By Jack Ruttan in men, sketches, watercolour, womenI’ve been in such a rut lately. Body seems to be failing: odd problems mainly due to stress. Jealous of other, better artists. But drawing these things makes me happy. Guess I’m not going to stop.
Tags: black and white, colour, men, sketches, wash, watercolour, women
April 16, 2010
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Bombastic Brush and Ink
By Jack Ruttan in horses, men, sketches, womenThese brush drawings feel bombastic to me. A little quieter now that they’re scanned and put up. Still, that big brush line seems to “yell” more than the spidery pen. Harsh contrasts. The page below is from one of those big books, and it’s hard to cover all that area with the brush. Also, my […]
Tags: Animals, black and white, horses, men, sketches, women
April 13, 2010
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Insomniac Doodling
By Jack Ruttan in horses, sketches, womenI feel asleep earlier in the evening, so didn’t get to sleep when it was time for bed. Sinking in and out, I dreamed in that half awake way that a famous author was staying at my place. Unfortunately I forgot the name of his new book that he told me. Later, I made myself […]
Tags: Animals, ballpoint pen, black and white, horses, sketches, women
April 11, 2010
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Portraits, Imaginary, and Otherwise
By Jack Ruttan in men, sketches, womenTags: black and white, men, sketches, women
April 7, 2010
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Drop Bear
By Jack Ruttan in sketchesWhen you least expect it…
Tags: Animals, black and white, sketches
April 5, 2010
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This Always Happens…
By Jack Ruttan in cats, dogs, men, montreal, sketches, womenI’ve been in a bit of a mood lately, and not posting much. But still drawing things. Some of which are clever, or all right. I’ve actually got 3 comic strips on the go, which I’d like to finish. Those, of course, are all brilliant. We’ll see. In the meantime, because Easter weekend was warm, […]
Tags: Animals, black and white, cats, dogs, men, montreal, pencil, photos, sketches, women
April 1, 2010
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Big Ugly Face
By Jack Ruttan in men, sketches…that I drew last night when I couldn’t sleep. Don’t know if he helped, but he reflected my mood. I like how the drawings on the back of the paper show through.
Tags: ballpoint pen, black and white, men, sketches
March 28, 2010
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Cat Violence
By Jack Ruttan in cats, ruttan's place, sketchesCats are slime. Little cat this morning woke me up by knocking over books and a fan, as above. I’m sure she thought she was awesome. Below is a rendering of cat violence at its worst, chez Ruttan. The large cat, Mr. Boggedy, thwacks with his eyes closed, which is a little ineffectual. But he’s […]
Tags: Animals, black and white, cats, Nora the cat, pencil, Plants, ruttan's place, sketches
March 25, 2010
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Pugs, and Skeleton Dude
By Jack Ruttan in dogs, montreal, sketches, womenI haven’t been posting very much! Sorry. Haven’t been in the mood. I like this drawing of a woman and her pug, however. Something extra. I’ve been seeing these little cutouts of this skeleton dude and his toaster around the neighbourhood. Snapping them with my camera, before they get taken down, because these things don’t […]
Tags: Animals, ballpoint pen, black and white, dogs, montreal, photos, sketches, women
March 21, 2010
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Things I Saw
By Jack Ruttan in horses, men, sketchesSome of them in my mind. I did see a walking guy with a moustache, and some form of skyline. A Hercules plane flew over, but a James Bond jeep didn’t fall out. I saw Kate Beaton ponies on the web. Guess the figures will now be a valuable collectors item. That’s all for now.
Tags: Animals, ballpoint pen, black and white, horses, men, sketches