From the small book, this time!
Tags: ballpoint pen, black and white, men, sketches, women
Posts Tagged ‘black and white’
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 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
December 8, 2009
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Pensive Pen Sketches
By Jack Ruttan in cats, dogs, sketches, womenThese don’t need explaining, but I like to write a little. Above is Catwoman and a dog. Below, the creepy cowboy from Mulholland Drive. Next, some well-known author at a badly-attended book convention. I’ve sometimes dreamed about being able to fly to the ceiling at these things. Though I didn’t need Leo da Vinci wings. […]
Tags: Animals, black and white, cats, comics, dogs, sketches, women
December 3, 2009
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Pen n’ Ink
By Jack Ruttan in men, sketches, womenLarge, elaborate (for me) pen and ink drawing.
Tags: black and white, men, sketches, women
November 26, 2009
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Tiny Pic-tures
By Jack Ruttan in cats, sketches, womenWas drawing a lot, late at night, in my tiny book. The tinyness helps me finish the drawings more quickly.
Tags: Animals, black and white, cats, Nora the cat, sketches, wash, women
November 17, 2009
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Back to Business
By Jack Ruttan in men, sketchesAfter all that interesting real stuff, back to sketches. I drew this after the computer hung up while putting up the message that it was “negotiating” a video link. You know that if it takes time for this to happen, it’s not going to happen. Still, the word gave me this impression of frantic appeals […]
Tags: black and white, men, sketches
November 9, 2009
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Black Ballpoint
By Jack Ruttan in cats, sketchesThese are black ballpoint drawings in my moderately small sketchbook. Mainly drawn in bed, actually. I wonder if anyone else does this?
Tags: Animals, ballpoint pen, black and white, cats, Nora the cat, sketches
October 29, 2009
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Coming Undone With a Nameless One…
By Jack Ruttan in horses, sketchesThat’s just a (possibly misheard) song lyric from Wendy James, that I thought would make a neat title. Otherwise, these are new sketches, from my recent trip to Calgary to visit my Dad, who passed away. This and the other two below are from the Toronto Pearson Airport. Little horse, drawn on the plane: Server […]
Tags: Animals, ballpoint pen, black and white, horses, sketches
October 28, 2009
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Catching Up
By Jack Ruttan in sketches, womenI’m blaming terrible personal stuff, which I may or may not write about, for the lack of blogging. But I’m still drawing things. So, I thought I’d throw some more up here, and try to do that daily. These are all from my mini-sketchbook. It’s hardbound, and about 3×5 inches. I like it. Sometimes it’s […]
Tags: ballpoint pen, black and white, sketches, women