I’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
Was 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
Went to my friend, Claude Lalumiere‘s launch, for his upcoming book of short stories: OBJECTS OF WORSHIP, at WORLDCON, the world Science Fiction / Fantasy convention, happening in Montreal this year. Funny, two-level suite at the Delta Hotel in downtown Montreal. So I shot this snap up top of Claude, and the book’s illustrator, Rupert […]
Tags: black and white, montreal, photos, sketches, wash
I like the feel of a smooth ballpoint in the book. Not the most respected of media, but you can make nice gradated tones with it. I even like them when they blob, but not when they are sluggish, or don’t work so you start carving little ruts in the paper. This one’s more just […]
Tags: black and white, colour, sketches, wash, watercolour
Couple of half-sketch half paintings. Gal and gorilla. And long haired villain guy below: Tried to get out to the comic jam tonight, but was driven back by the big rain, and a sore knee. Somehow conspiring to be as rotten as possible, when I wanted to get out. I guess that’s called story irony. […]
Tags: Animals, colour, sketches, wash, watercolour
Two 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
On chintzy paper, no less! Probably a reaction to trying to be so neat and precise the last time, and crying over a misplaced dot of green paint. These are at least more fun to do!
Tags: colour, sketches, wash, watercolour
Still been sick and busy. Plus, my little cat is at the vet’s getting her tubes tied, or ripped out (whatever they do to spay little cats). So not much on the sketch front, outside of this. Apparently, I missed strange goings on at the Montreal Comic Jam last night, which I will have to […]
Tags: black and white, Film & TV, Montreal Comic Jam, sketches, wash
Sick today. So I coloured that cat I drew earlier, and painted some other faces.
Tags: cats, colour, sketches, wash, watercolour
Above, a simple, quick cat, in wash. Below, an even simpler cat, on typing paper:
Tags: black and white, cats, sketches, wash
And some mono-chromatic characters:
Tags: black and white, colour, pencil, sketches, wash, watercolour
I’ve been that way for the last couple of days, so lacked the energy to do very much. Feeling better today, so I thought I’d post some stuff. Tried taking snaps of it rather than scanning. Just some drawing I’ve been doing affected by things I’ve been reading and watching. The girl cats are enjoying […]
Tags: black and white, cats, photos, sketches, wash
Black gouache is tricky to spell (no, this morning it just seems to roll off the keyboard), but fun to do. Also very fast. I’m still doing this on the el-cheapo sketchbook paper, because I’m too lazy to tape it down to stretch it, but that’s the way of things. It also helps me work […]
Tags: black and white, sketches, wash
I did some work I’m happy with today, and more of less kicked off for the rest of the day. Might work more this evening. But here’s a wash drawing, with something earlier I actually drew in the subway, when it wasn’t bumping around too much. So, he looks like their guardian spirit, or something.
Tags: black and white, sketches, wash