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David Meldrum figure drawing My Life Drawing Pen and wash Sketch Watercolour

Good Sketch day…

I am much happier with my sketches this time around. I felt confident while using pen and wash to capture the male-model’s different poses. I want to emulate Charles Reid but I seem to be mixing in a little Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud in there too! No harm in that, but I want to be more subtle in my execution. I still have problems mixing Cerulean Blue (red shade), Cadmium Yellow Pale and Cadmium Red together to create skin tones in the short time I have for each sketch. It’s fun trying to get better though.

5 minute pen and wash 20121120 by David Meldrum
5 minute pen and wash 20121120

5 minute pen and wash 20121120 by David Meldrum
5 minute pen and wash 20121120

5 minute pen and wash 20121120 by David Meldrum
5 minute pen and wash 20121120

10 minute pen and wash 20121120 by David Meldrum
10 minute pen and wash 20121120

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David Meldrum figure drawing My Life Drawing Nudes Sketch

Bad sketch day…

Yes we all have them, bad sketch days. Mine was today, I struggled to produce anything that was decent.

Sketch by David Meldrum 20121117
5 minute pencil sketch

Sketch by David Meldrum 20121117
10 minute pen and wash
Sketch by David Meldrum 20121117
15 minute pen and wash
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David Meldrum figure drawing kroki My Life Drawing Nude Pen and wash Sketch Watercolour

Pen and wash life drawing sketches

My pen and wash life drawing sketches are improving… At least that’s how it feels to me! 🙂

10 minute pen and wash sketch by David Meldrum
10 minute pen and wash sketch

5 minute pen and wash sketch by David Meldrum
5 minute pen and wash sketch

5 minute pen and wash sketch by David Meldrum
5 minute pen and wash sketch

5 minute pen and wash sketch by David Meldrum
5 minute pen and wash sketch

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David Meldrum figure drawing kroki My Life Drawing Nudes Watercolour

Saturday’s life drawing

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.

10 minute pen and wash sketch by David Meldrum
10 minute pen and wash sketch

10 minute pen and wash sketch by David Meldrum
10 minute pen and wash sketch
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David Meldrum My Life Drawing Sketch

Tuesday’s life drawing from Konstnärshuset

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.

life drawing sketch by David Meldrum

life drawing sketch by David Meldrum

life drawing sketch by David Meldrum

life drawing sketch by David Meldrum

life drawing sketch by David Meldrum
Konstnärshuset 2012.10.23

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David Meldrum My Life Drawing Watercolour

Saturday’s Life drawing

Here are some sketches from Saturday’s life drawing session at Basis here in Stockholm. Sorry, but the scans are pretty awful.

10 minute life drawing sketch by David Meldrum
10 minute life drawing sketch

15 minute life drawing sketch by David Meldrum
15 minute life drawing sketch

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David Meldrum My Life Drawing Watercolour

Thursday’s drawing session

Male and female nude watercolour study by David Meldrum
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.

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David Meldrum figure drawing My Life Drawing Sketch Watercolouring

Tuesday’s life drawing session

Konstnärshuset: Our model did not turn up this week so the organiser whipped her clothes off and saved the day. What a hero!

5 minute pen and wash sketch by David Meldrum
5 minute pen and wash sketch

5 minute pen and charcoal sketch
5 minute pen and wash sketch
Life Drawing 2012

Click the above image to see more of my life drawing sketches.

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David Meldrum My Life Drawing Watercolouring

The internal struggle

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.



Male nude watercolour study by David Meldrum
Two hour male nude study