October 19, 2022
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Digital Burd and Flower
By Jack Ruttan in sketches
More digital things, thanks to Clip Studio Paint, and my Huion pad and stylus. Not too inspiring as a work of art, but I’m getting into pressing all the right switches and finding the commands. Someday I’ll record some things on Instagram, and you can see my wonderful process….
September 4, 2022
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Puck the Dog!
By Jack Ruttan in digital, dogs
Here’s a little picture of a dog I did for a birthday card. I was a little influenced by this artist I know on Twitter.
Sometimes it’s hard drawing dogs, and making the eyes not creepy. Adding a little white often helps, but some people just do “people eyes.” Or dots, as in this case.
July 20, 2022
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Puddle Duck
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, heads, sketches
Bits of a sketchbook page! Ballpoint pen and highlighters.
June 22, 2022
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Guys, etc.
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, heads, men, Portraits, sketches, women
Various ballpoint characters. Going to pick up that book!
June 22, 2022
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You-Know-Who Saves…..
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, color, sketches
Ballpoint pen, and highlighter!
June 19, 2022
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Childhood Dog
By Jack Ruttan in digital, dogs, paintings
Drawn in Clip Studio Paint on my old Huion Tablet. My childhood dog “Pimmy.”
June 19, 2022
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Lilac Paper
By Jack Ruttan in cats, heads, horses, pencil, sketches
Some drawings on this pretty paper my pal has pads of.
The guy with a sword in his mouth is inspired by one of the stained glass images in the Sainte-Chapelle Church in Paris.
June 15, 2022
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Pen People and Things
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, black and white, color, sketches, watercolor, watercolour
June 12, 2022
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Anthropomorpic Rabbit and Bike.
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, color, sketches, watercolor, watercolour
Watercolour and black ballpoint. I think this character is my “Rabbit” from the comic strips I used to do.
June 12, 2022
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Harpy
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, black and white, women
Looking at pictures by Peter de Seve. He draws scary ladies, which I sort of like. Ballpoint pen, with unapologetic blobs.
March 28, 2022
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Eastern
By Jack Ruttan in color, Gouache, heads, paintings, sketches, watercolor, watercolour
I really hope that the little art shop in Chinatown near Clarke Street has survived. I like independent shops more than the big chains. Found cool stuff there, such as this book, and that brush.
This is actually a face I did years ago, in black gouache, and just added colour to, today.
March 7, 2022
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Two things I like to draw….
By Jack Ruttan in ballpoint pen, black and white, cats, sketches
Cats are self-explanatory. But I’ve always liked airplanes, and especially the DeHavilland Mosquito.
As a boy, my Dad picked up a scrap from the famous “F for Freddie,” a Mosquito that unfortunately crashed on an airfield in Southwest Calgary on VE day, 1945. (article here). I don’t know where that bit ended up….
February 23, 2022
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Jump
By Jack Ruttan in black and white, brush pen, horses
I come from Alberta, and when I was younger, I spent a summer building jumps and painting fences at the Spruce Meadows Equestrian Centre.
While I’m not a great rider (my sister was!), I loved seeing the horses. They liked seeing me, out in the fields. I think they mistook the paint cans for feed buckets!