Author: meldrum

My name is David Meldrum. I am an Artist who loves watercolour.

Life drawing again – wonderful feeling

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Post date 2013/05/22
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Venue: Konstnärshuset, Stockholm.

It was only a short break, but it felt so much longer. It was so good to be life drawing again. I was relaxed too and not stressed which is so important when drawing. The model was excellent, very professional and expressive. It’s not good to stress, it’s better to sketch! 😉 All sketches were on A4 sized paper, actually the watercolour paper (200g) was a little larger but I don’t know the actual measurements.

5 minute watercolour sketch. 20130521

10 minute watercolour sketch. 20130521

5 minute watercolour sketch. 20130521

5 minute watercolour sketch. 20130521 by David Meldrum (Cropped)

10 minute watercolour sketch. 20130521

2 minute pencil sketch. 20130521

artists impressionist Joaquín Sorolla

Joaquín Sorolla

A Spanish impressionist that I admire. This one is for sale at Sotheby’s in London! Joaquín Sorolla (1863-1923) Niños en la playa, Valencia, 27.5 X 39.5 in, oil on canvas.

Visit WikiPainting.org to see his work.

Aleah Chapin

Aleah Chapin won the BP portrait award last year. Visit her site and you will understand why. Absolutely, brilliant work, so honest and beautiful in it’s execution. Visit her site here.

Painting by Aleah Chapin

David Meldrum Lunch Sketch Sketch urban sketching Watercolour

The City of London Sketch

I am currently at a web conference here in London. It’s cold and wet, but I guess that’s the way if should be. Anyway, I managed to squeeze in this watercolour sketch during the lunch break.

Chiswell Street, London

artists Portraits

Margaret Bowland – Painter of beauty.

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Post date 2013/05/14
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I like her choice of subject matter. Taboo breaking is healthy and refreshing. She is also a very talented portrait painter, which is the icing on the cake! Visit her web site here.

Painting by Margaret Bowland

Museums

David Bowie at the V&A, London

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Post date 2013/05/12
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I visited the David Bowie exhibition at the V&A yesterday. I’m a moderate fan of his music so I wasn’t totally blown over by what I experienced. If you’re mad about Bowie then it’s a must!

David Meldrum figure drawing My Life Drawing Nudes Watercolour

Watercolouring at life drawing again

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Post date 2013/05/08
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“It’s challenging!” I think that’s all I need to say about trying to paint five and ten minute poses. The ten minute watercolour below was my best attempt.

Ten minute nude

Two minute sketch

David Meldrum figure drawing My Life Drawing Nude Watercolour

The Body Builder

Venue: The Swedish Academy of Realist Art (SARA)

I enjoyed this two hour session last Thursday, I took it easy and did not stress. I have been practising my skin tones in a watercolour-paper- sketchbook, I think it is starting to have an affect, all the practice I do. I’m starting to feel more and more confident with each stroke of the brush, practice, practice.
I haven’t been publishing much lately, I’m so busy with other things than art. Sweden is very much a place of two seasons, the ice has recently melted, I put the summer tyres on the car and this weekend it was the boat’s turn to be put in the water and the mast put on. Summer is coming! 🙂

The Body Builder, A3 watercolour, 2013.05.02

David Meldrum Nude Sketch

Nude

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Post date 2013/04/30
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I’m still playing around with these coloured pencils. I sketched from a photograph I found on the internet, I like the pose, it’s hard to find erotic material on the net that is not too pornographic if you know what I mean. Where is the line between eroticism and pornography anyway? I guess that’s up to each and everyone of us to decide for ourselves.

Naked on the internet, a study.