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This year’s s first life drawing

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2018/01/19
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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

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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

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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

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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

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New year celebrations

Donaghadee sketch final stage

I finished this sketch of Donaghadee harbour today. I actually started the sketch while in Ireland a couple of weeks back.
My last sketch of 2017. I am so looking forward to the new year. Tomorrow I will be a full-time artist!
I have included a few earlier version of the sketch, I know some of you are interested in seeing how I paint. Saunders watercolour paper 38 x 28 sketchbook.
Happy New Year everyone! 😀

Donaghadee sketch final stage

Donaghadee sketch 2nd stage

Donaghadee sketch 1st stage

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, davidmeldrum, Donaghadee, ireland, meldrum, ni, northernireland, uk, watercolor, Watercolour

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Donaghadee

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/12/16
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I visited the quaint harbour town of Donaghadee during my stay in Northern Ireland. I went there twice in fact as I feel at ease there for some reason. It’s probably the open horizon that attracts me, I can feel a bit claustrophobic otherwise in Bangor where my mother lives, I spent 10 days with her while my sister who lives close by had a well deserved holiday.

Watercolour painted from the passenger seat of my mother’s car in a Saunders 38 x 28 sketchbook.

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, Donaghadee, harbour, northernireland, Sketch, watercolor, Watercolour

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Groomsport

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/12/12
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Groomsport, NI by David Meldrum

I am visiting my mother in Norther Ireland at the moment. The other day I borrowed her car and drove to Groomsport, a small town close to Bangor where I am staying. I sat in the passenger seat of the car and painted this sketch. I am fascinated by the sky here in Ireland, it changes so quickly and can be so dramatic.
I painted in my current favourite sketchbook which has Saunders paper and is 38 x 28 cm in size.

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Tags akvarell, aquarelle, bangor, groomsport, northernireland, pleinair, Sketch, skiss, urbansketchers, usk, watercolor, Watercolour

figure drawing My Life Drawing Nudes Sketch

Life drawing at Mäster Olafsgården

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/12/07
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meldrum life drawing

I enjoy having my own life drawing sessions but I don’t draw as much as I’d like to because of all the responsibilities – this is why I still go to life drawing whenever I can. Monday evening in the old town is a good place to be if you are suffering from life drawing abstinence.

meldrum life drawing

Tags charcoal, charcoaldust, croquis, female, femalemodel, femme, figuredrawing, kroki, lifedrawing, mästerolofsgården, model, modell, mog, nude, Sketch

figure drawing My Life Drawing Nudes Sketch

The last Life drawing session at home for this year.

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/12/07
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meldrum kroki

I had 9 life drawing sessions in my living room since October, it feels quite normal these days and I think it has been a fantastic success. The models have enjoyed the atmosphere. My life drawing friends are happy too, they had no problem taking the short bus ride to the Finnberget. The music was enjoyed and the coffee was just right, the lighting was a big plus – everyone appreciated that.

I have been so busy mentally with my work these last few weeks, it hasn’t been fun – breaking up is never easy. Next year there will be big changes and so I will have lots of time for art which makes me so incredibly happy. More about that later in the month.

Meldrum Kroki starts again on the 11th of January 2018 🙂

meldrum kroki

Tags artmodel, figuredrawing, finnberget, kroki, lifedrawing, malemodel, meldrum, meldrumkroki, model, modell