Recovering again, it seems, from a rebounded stomach flu. Amazing the lack of energy when that’s happening. But the energy’s back, which feels good. While actually doing other work, I dashed off a couple of things, which you can see here.
Tags: Animals, Brush Pen, colour, sketches, watercolour, women
Construction outside of my place this afternoon made it tough to work. So, I sat outside, breathed asphalt fumes, and painted this. Don’t know if the crew would have appreciated it. This was the lone girl, working with a bunch of guys.
I’ve further documented the building going on in front of my house on my tumblr blog.
Tags: colour, men, ruttan's place, watercolour, women
… but first, a Moonbeam McSwine type.
Most of the sketchbook drawings come about as a “hey, a dog would look nice over there,” or a lot of things on a page. Rarely any planning. Actually, I have to work on that. Setting myself a subject ahead of time, and accomplishing it.
Tags: Animals, Brush Pen, colour, dogs, men, planes, sketches, watercolour, women
Just a nautically-themed daub because of those ships I saw on the weekend.
I may try a better painting of a sailing ship, but they’re hella complicated. And I hate it when the larboard mainsheet is connected to the mizzen, and all that. Too late for “talk like a Pirate day,” however, which is just as well.
Off to the Old Port yesterday. I’ve been pretty tired lately. Don’t know why that is. Anyhow, I drew some of the sailing ships which had docked there, (on my other blog, don’t ask why — I haven’t quite figured it out), and painted this building. I’ve painted it before, when it wasn’t quite as restored as it is now. It used to hold some import business. I don’t know what it holds now. Could walk up to the door some day, and find out.
Tags: montreal, sketches, watercolour
That’s the movie I’m watching, rather than getting to bed. I feel like a beer right now, but everything is closed or too far away.
Tags: black and white, Brush Pen, men, sketches
I’m still messing around trying to learn my video editing program, so I can upload a spiff little production of all the neat chats with artists I did at the Montreal Comic Con this past weekend. It’s pretty complicated, and I’m pretty busy at the mo.
In the meantime, glom with your eyes this picture of various strange women at the beach. I drew this in ballpoint pen, which all the art manuals warn you never to do, but I like it, because it lets me do grey tones.
The trouble with doing something elaborate is that you always see one more little thing to correct or make darker. These are never finished. But are they worthwhile to fuss with? Still just oddness in the sketchbook.
The Bikini Girl, by the way is ripped off from a “Love and Rockets” comic book cover. Just so’s you know.
Tags: ballpoint pen, black and white, men, sketches, women
I’m behind in my blogging, as usual. September seems to be a whirl of events and parties. While my health is back (for now!) it’s hard to get out to everything.
I promised to record a few of these, so here we are. These are shots and sketches from the weekend party in Mederic Martin Park, near to me. Had a pleasant time chatting to people, learning about the plans for the park (it’s dark and a little disused at present. They want to do some things to it to make it a popular green space. God Speed!)
Hard to tell here, but this is a little boy in the park:
And this is one of the guitarists from Nightwood, a trio fronted by two women, and sure to be famous some day:
I shot some video, too.
Fire eater:
A capella singers (the women came on next, but I didn’t get them):
(Note the baby hanging from the stomach of the one on the far right. )
In all, this was a day of family-friendly fun.
Tags: colour, men, montreal, photos, ruttan's place, watercolour, women
The other day I was walking downtown near the French University on Saint Denis street. They’re having Frosh week, which means crowds of kids wearing sacks and funny hats, made to do humiliating things. One of those was to beg for change near where actual poor people do, on Ste. Catherine street.
I’m afraid I snapped at one of them. She vanished quickly, but I hated myself for losing my cool like that. She was probably just soliciting for charity, and I was misinterpreting.
Still, it made a subject for one of my rare comics. I’m happy with how it came out, in watercolour and all. Will try to do some more, on better paper, and with more planning. Still, I like this, and think it’s a new direction for my work.
Tags: comics, men, watercolour, women
Tags: colour, men, sketches, watercolour, women
This looks a little different form my usual thing, because I was doing an exercise from a watercolour book. That means copying another artist’s strokes as closely as possible. I learn stuff from this, but hate doing it. Took some snaps below, so you can see the book, and the reference.
I’m also bored by drawing from photographs. I know that’s stupid, and you could argue that better drawings arise this way. And, I did learn about matching colours in a better way. So why continue fumbling in the dark? I guess it’s just part of my practice.
Tags: Animals, cats, colour, sketches, watercolour
