meldrum artLife drawing at Basis, Stockholm, 20141207
Finding it hard getting enthusiastic about my life drawing this week, I should take a break maybe. No, I’ll carry on anyway, in the long run I know I’m improving with all this practice, one sketch at a time, one sketch at a time…
Life drawing at Konstnärshuset, Stockholm, 20141202
I was tired and found it hard to get into the groove. The model, who was young and pretty did not inspire me, no dynamics, she lacked energy in her posing. I can’t blame her, it was I who was at fault, I just wasn’t in the mood. Managed a few half decent sketches all the same.
I used to have a flickr page for my sketches but I suddenly couldn’t login to the account any more. Frustrated and annoyed, I created a tumblr site instead. So if you’d like to see my latest sketches from my notebooks, visit here.
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| A5 Fabriano sketch paper |
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| A5 Fabriano sketch paper |
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| A5 Fabriano sketch paper |
Venue: Konstnärshuset, Stockholm. 20141125.
I had the same male model as a few weeks previous so I was quicker at picking up the curves and muscle tones etc. I feel pretty comfortable with my life drawing these days, its a nice feeling. Now all I got to do is get the same sensation while I watercolour!
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| Five minute nude, A4 Fabriano sketch paper |
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| Five minute nude, A4 |
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| Ten minute nude, A4 |
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| Five minute nude, A4 |
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| Five minute nude, A4 |
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| Two minute nude, A4 |
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| Five minute nude, A4 |
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| Two minute nude, A4 |
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| Five minute nude, A4 |
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| Two minute nude, A4 |
Here are some of my recent lunchtime watercolours. 30 – 45 minutes and they’re done. It feels good to produce work each day, maybe it could be better if I had more time, but maybe not, having time is no guarantee of success. Life’s funny that way.
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| Fabriano rough grain 300g, 23 x 30.5 cm |
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| Arches rough grain 300g, 23 x 30.5 cm |
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| Fabriano rough grain 300g, 23 x 30.5 cm |
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| Fabriano rough grain 300g, 23 x 30.5 cm |
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| Arches rough grain 300g, 23 x 30.5 cm |
Life drawing at, Konstnärshuset, Stockholm, 20141115
I’m struggling to publish my work at the moment, too busy having fun for the most part. I shouldn’t complain and I won’t.
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| Five minute nude |
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| Five minute nude |
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| Five minute nude |
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| Two minute nude |
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| Five minute nude |
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| Two minute nude |
As I’ve mentioned before, I work as a Web Designer and therefore find it hard to find time for my watercolours. I try my best to paint each lunchtime, it’s not a bad time format, 30 – 45 minutes means I have to keep it simple. I tend to produce my best work when I have limited time to complete it.
I am able to raise my desk to a comfortable standing position, my two computer screens hide my easel nicely from passing workmates, the light on the left is a daylight lamp, on the right I have a paper cup for water, a sponge, Winsor &Newton whole pans and travel brushes. I don’t advertise to my workmates what I do during my lunchtime (but I do use a hair dryer!), of course anything that is a little odd in an office is news and therefore knowledge of my activities has surely spread.
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| My lunchtime-workstation |
I had to leave early from last Saturday’s life drawing at Basis here in Stockholm. It wasn’t all bad news though, I left to visit an amateur classical music event and sketched there instead! I’ll publish some of them at a late date.
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| Two minute nude, “Action Björn”. |
I haven’t been able to post on my blog for a while because of workloads and colds etc. I have also been painting and drawing more than usual, but this is a good excuse not to post on one’s blog! Hopefully in the next couple of days I will publish the backlog of work that has accumulated.
These life drawings were done at, “Konstnärshuset” Stockholm 20141111.
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| Ten minute nude |
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| Ten minute nude |
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| Five minute nude |
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| Five minute nude |
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| Two minute nude |
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| Two minute nude |