Category: Sketch

Folkboat

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2018/02/18
2 Comments on Folkboat

Moleskin watercolour sketch of Folkboat

I love the design of these scandinavian pearls called Nordic Folkboats.
A friend of mine owned one and I sailed it a number of times, it is a beautiful boat to sail, the only negative was that it felt cramped when camping out in the archipelago. I painted these two sketches in my Moleskin journal (29 x 21 cm). Special thanks to Erik Lähteenmäki for the inspiring reference photos of a Folkboat regatta in Finland.
I plan to paint a few large format watercolours featuring these classic boats in the coming weeks.

Moleskin watercolour sketch 29 x 21 cm by David Meldrum — Moleskin watercolour sketch 29 x 21 cm

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, båt, boat, Folkbåt, Folkboat, sail, sailingboat, segelbåt, skärgård, watercolor, Watercolour

figure drawing My Life Drawing Nude Sketch Watercolour

Sunday fun

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2018/02/09
3 Comments on Sunday fun

Watercolour nude

Sunday fun and a little extra work Monday morning hence the date on the painting being the 5th of Februari. I enjoyed the long – one pose session at konstnärshuset last Sunday. The model (Sofie) was excellent and stayed perfectly still throughout. I am so looking forward to having her at Meldrum Kroki very soon, she is very popular with the local life drawing tribe.

I love the power of the internet, it looks as though this particular watercolour has a buyer already, always nice to make a sale.

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Watercolour nude by David Meldrum — Watercolour nude

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, figuredrawing, figurepainting, fromlife, konstnärshuset, lifedrawing, model, nude, readhead, redhair, watercolor, Watercolour

figure drawing My Life Drawing Nudes Sketch

Meldrum Kroki evening

meldrum kroki

The second Meldrum Kroki session this year and the 11th in total. It is starting to become more of a routine and less stressful. It was a very enjoyable evening with model Elena who was just great!
One thing that need to be improved though:
I need a larger room, I must rent somewhere in central Stockholm. There is so much work involved in having the life drawing at home, the most time consuming bit is covering the wooden floors with protective paper. It is incredibly cosy though, everyone is very happy to come to my home.

Sketched on A3 paper with graphite pencils

meldrum kroki

Tags femalenude, figuredrawing, kroki, lifedrawing, meldrum, meldrumkroki, nude, sketching

Portrait Sketch Watercolour

Portrait practice

Meldrum portrait practice

I painted a portrait last weekend and it wasn’t very good. I needed to practice. A friend of mine tipped me about an app for the iPhone called Sktchy. People upload there selfie portraits and artists paint them if they find them interesting. It’s a great copyright free resource for artists. I used the app for the first time yesterday. I have no idea who the dude is.

Arches 27 x 37 cm

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, portrait, porträtt, practice, Sketch, training, watercolor, Watercolour

art figure drawing My Life Drawing Nude Nudes Sketch Watercolour

Nude study

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2018/01/22
4 Comments on Nude study

Meldrum - watercolour nude study - original reference by Eugenia Kirikova

I found a lovely image on Tumblr that inspired me to paint. The original photo was taken by Russian photographer Eugenia Kirikova.
I am trying to paint more nudes and portraits on a daily basis. The more we paint the better we get!

Arches rough watercolour paper, 27 x 37 cm

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Meldrum - watercolour nude study - original reference by Eugenia Kirikova — Meldrum – watercolour nude study – original reference by Eugenia Kirikova

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, arches, female, femalemodel, figure, nude, nudestudy, watercolor, Watercolour

figure drawing My Life Drawing Nudes Sketch

This year’s s first life drawing

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2018/01/19
2 Comments on This year’s s first life drawing

David Meldrum Kroki - Life drawing

Yes, so nice to be life drawing again after the Christmas break.
I took myself to Konstnärshuset Tuesday. The model, Elena was excellent as always. The lighting is so good at this venue, having a good model too is very inspiring.
My Life drawing (Meldrum Kroki) started last night (Thursday). It’s proving very popular, my living room was totally full of enthusiastic sketchers. The model, Kinda was great, everyone was delighted with her. I will publish some drawings in the next few days. That’s that, now I’m off to lunch in town. I’m going to treat myself to my favourite Sushi restaurant, Ichiban.

David Meldrum Kroki – Life drawing

Tags art, croquis, female, figuredrawing, konstnärshuset, kroki, lifedrawing, modell, nude, nudes, Sketch, sketching, Stockholm

Sketch Watercolour

Sandhamn – sketch #3

Dog approaching Sandhamn beach

This was a fun sketch to do. I didn’t take me long and I am happy with the result. I will definitely paint a finished version of it in the future. I am obsessed with capturing the light, I think there is nothing more beautiful than the rays of sunshine.

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Tags akvarell, aquarelle, archipelago, davidmeldrum, meldrum, meldrumart, sandhamn, skärgård, skärgården, Sketch, skiss, Stockholm, watercolor, Watercolour

Sketch Watercolour

Sandhamn – sketch #2

Sandhamn radar reflector beacon

This is a radar reflector beacon on the island of Sandhamn in the Stockholm archipelago. Not easy to guess what it is I know. It was such a strange object to approach on the lonely windswept beach, a little spooky – cold metal with sharp, angular form.
The sketch is about A5 in size and painted in my Moleskin watercolour journal.

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Tags akvarell, aquarelle, archipelago, davidmeldrum, meldrum, meldrumart, radarbeacon, sandhamn, skärgård, sketck, skiss, Stockholm, Sweden, usk, watercolor, Watercolour

Sketch Watercolour

Sandhamn – sketch #1

Sandhamn sketch

I have a lovely project to illustrate a book. It is associated with Sandhamn, an island that is a meeting point out in the Stockholm archipelago. This is the first of many sketches I will be doing during this year. It’s a lovely place to visit but I try my best to avoid it during the short summer months – that’s when the flash trash arrive in their oversized pleasure cruisers.
The sketch is about A5 in size and painted in my Moleskin watercolour journal.

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Tags archipelago, davidmeldrum, island, meldrum, meldrumart, ö, ön, skärgård, skärgården, skog, ssandhamn, Stockholm, woods