meldrum artI am enjoying a long weekend, north of the Arctic Circle. The Photo below was taken 20 kilometres north of Kiruna, Sweden. The temperature was -32 degrees! I would not normally post holiday snaps on this blog but the experience was just so magical. You could say that the Sun and it’s solar storms were painting the night sky here on earth, a masterpiece.
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| Northern Lights, Kiruna, Sweden, 20130209 |
Venue: Konstnärshuset, 20130205
A sketching comrade (Martin) told me I would create good work after the coffee break, I had told him, I was not inspired at all. He said this always creates good art, just keep trying and not to give up. He was right! The following sketches were created after the break.
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| 7-10 minute sketch, 20130205 |
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| 5-7 minute sketch, 20130205 |
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| 2 minute sketch, 20130205 |
I had fun today, I was on a roll.
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| 10-15 minute sketch, A3, 20130202 |
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| 10+5 minute sketch, A3, 20130202 |
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| 5-10 minute sketch, A3, 20130202 |
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| 2 minute sketch, A4, 20130202 |
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| 2 minute sketch, A4, 20130202 |
Maybe this technique is the answer to my muddy colour problem. I’ll will definately give it a try.
Don Andrews (www.donandrews.net)
The venue: The Swedish Academy of Realistic Art in Stockholm.
I love the female nude and I’m not happy with the male model. Basically I am not used to spending two hours solely on one painting. This picture is a good example, I spent so much time on the male that I ended up with a mess, I nearly didn’t have time to paint the female so I rushed her and the illustration turned out so much better! I am just used to short poses, it’s going to take a while to relax when spending more time on a painting. It’s not a problem, I am enjoying every minute of my self-dissatisfaction. 😉
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| Watercolour of two models on A3 paper. 20130131 |