Month: February 2017

Summer in the archipelago

Sailing in summer

Summer is coming soon, well I would at least like to think so. Looking forward to it when it does arrive. I am very happy with these wide scene formats I have been painting recently but they do present a problem, they look very small when I present them on Facebook or even here on my website. It’s a pity because they look real good framed and hanging on the wall. I am considering just showing a 4 by 3 version, cropping the watercolour to suit social media. Instagram is even worse, it is square!
Format: 37 x 12.5 cm

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Tags archipelago, segelbåt, skärgården, Stockholm, watercolor, Watercolour

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People’s boat

Folkbåt regatta nr.2

This is the second of a series of paintings dedicated to the Folkbåt (people’s boat). I would love to own one but there is so much work each year maintaining it, I just don’t have the time or the passion for sanding and painting in the cold Swedish spring. I could buy a modern plastic one, they make them in Germany I believe but it’s not the same. It was better in the old days. Format: 69 x 24 cm.

The original reference photos and inspiration for my painting were taken by Finish photographer, Erik Lähteenmäki. You can visit his website here.

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figure drawing My Life Drawing Nudes Sketch

Saturday’s life drawing

Life drawing by David Meldrum

Not much to say, it wasn’t my best day but that is life. One just has to make sure one has more ups than downs.

Life drawing by David Meldrum

Tags basis, figure drawing, kroki, Life drawing, Sketch

figure drawing My Life Drawing Nude Nudes Sketch

Monday’s life drawing

life drawing by David Meldrum

I had the same model (Roza) as I had on the Saturday, different venue and more time for each pose. My paper was A4 and the grain of it was different from what I am used too so it took a few bad drawings to get used to it. I don’t think A4 is big enough to express good lines and expression.

life drawing by David Meldrum

Tags figure drawing, kroki, Life drawing, Mäster Olofsgården, Sketch

figure drawing My Life Drawing Sketch

Saturday’s life drawing

life drawing by David Meldrum

Every Saturday we get 1, 2 and 3 minutes to sketch. I get through a lot of paper and energy during those 2 hours. We get a few 5 minutes too but they are few. I like drawing at speed, it becomes more instinctive when one doesn’t have time to think.
The venue was Basis here in Stockholm, the model’s name is Roza and my paper was A3 in size.

life drawing by David Meldrum

Tags basis, figure drawing, kroki, Life drawing, Sketch, stockhom

watercolor Watercolour

Portrait

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/02/13
2 Comments on Portrait

Portrait of Ulf Ohlsson

A commissioned work. I am not used to watercolour portraits so this was challenging. I had three days to paint it, it was a good experience, I learned a lot.
37 x 27 cm

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Tags catch driver, kusk, portrait, porträtt, trav, ulf olhsson

watercolor Watercolour

Wide format

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/02/10
2 Comments on Wide format

Folkbåt regatta nr.1

I have realised that painting in a wide format really suits my watercolours of life in the archipelago. It’s the big open horizon that we all find appealing when we are out in the great outdoors.
69 x 24 cm

The original reference photos were taken by Finish photographer, Erik Lähteenmäki. You can visit his website here.

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Tags akvarell, aquarelle, archipelago, skärgård, skärgården, Stockholm, watercolor, Watercolour

figure drawing Life drawing My Life Drawing

Saturday’s life drawing

David Meldrum - life drawing

The teacher who runs the life drawing on Saturday’s at Basis, Stockholm likes to push us to our sketching limits with lots of one and two minutes poses. It’s funny how after sketching lots of one minute poses two minutes then feels like a long time. Three minutes feels like an eternity.

David Meldrum – life drawing

Tags figure drawing, kroki, Life drawing, sketching

Sketch Water color Watercolour

The finished watercolour sketch.

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/02/06
2 Comments on The finished watercolour sketch.

Folk boats

I finished these two sketches last week, only posting them now. I am painting larger versions for an upcoming exhibition in April. It’s good to do sketch first, one learns a lot by taking ones time and experimenting, unexpected happy accidents or silly mistakes that shouldn’t be repeated.

The original reference photos were taken by Finish photographer, Erik Lähteenmäki. You can visit his website here.

Each sketch size: 39 x 14 cm

Folk boats

Folk boat 2

Folk boat 1

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, Folk boat, Folkbåt, Sketch, watercolor, Watercolour