I was in Northern Ireland last week to see my family, I did this sketch on the flight home to Stockholm.
Category: David Meldrum
I spent Sunday afternoon sketching at Dieselverkstaden with a newly formed Stockholm sketching group called ‘Skissa i Stockholm’. A fun day was had by all and I’m quite sure we will be meeting again very soon.
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| Dieselverkstaden, Sickla, Sweden |
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| Dieselverkstaden – library |
I regularly sketch at Basis on Folkungagatan here in Stockholm. It’s only ten minutes from my home and the 12 o’clock start on a Saturday morning is just perfect for me. The atmosphere is very relaxed and one gets a little tuition for the 100 kronor one pays which is not bad at all. The life drawing session is two hours long.
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| 10 minute pen and wash sketch |
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| 10 minute pen and wash sketch |
Tuesday’s life drawing from Konstnärshuset. Ten – two minute poses, ten – five minute poses, two – ten minute and a 15 minute break during the two hour session.
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| Konstnärshuset 2012.10.23 |
Here are some sketches from Saturday’s life drawing session at Basis here in Stockholm. Sorry, but the scans are pretty awful.
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| 10 minute life drawing sketch |
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| 15 minute life drawing sketch |
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| Male and female nude study. |
This was a two hour pose at the Swedish Academy of Realistic Art last Thursday, I can’t say I am happy with this in its entirety but some elements of the painting are ok.
Konstnärshuset: Our model did not turn up this week so the organiser whipped her clothes off and saved the day. What a hero!
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| 5 minute pen and wash sketch |
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| 5 minute pen and charcoal sketch |
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| 5 minute pen and wash sketch |
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| Life Drawing 2012 |
Click the above image to see more of my life drawing sketches.
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37th Sketch Crawl
I was the lone Stockholm Sketcher this time around, I had a fun day relaxing in the cool autumn air and managed to produce three sketches. Drottningsgatan, Fjärilshuset and Kulturhuset.
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| Drottningatan |
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| Fjärilhuset |
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| Kulturhuset |
Last night I went to a two hour – one pose session at the The Swedish Academy of Realistic Art in Bergshamra, Stockholm. I have been sketching now for a few years so I’m finding it relatively easy to draw the human figure. The problem I have today is the painting of the figure, it is such a struggle for me, I painted my first watercolour in February.
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| Two hour male nude study |