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 |
Konstnärshuset, Stockholm, 20141104
I spent a week in Northern Ireland last week visiiting my family. During the stay we drove to Newcastle and spent two wonderful evenings in the Slieve Donard Hotel. I had an amazing view of the Mourne Mountains from my window which compelled me to do a quick sketch.
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| View from the Slieve Donard Hotel |
I paint whenever I get the chance, the autumn being a very busy period means those moments are few, So I squeeze watercolour painting into my lunch breaks, I heat up my food, eat in front of the computer and then spend half an hour practising. It’s not a very social habit but what to do? Wish I had more time to paint, I dream of creating masterpieces…
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| Archipelago in a lunch break. |
I struggled last Tuesday. I was still recovering from my illness so I felt tired. I discovered that I need to be really alert when figure drawing, the brain must make thousands of calculations every minute one is sketching. Still, I find it important to just keep going even if the mental hill is steep.
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| 5 minute A3 Fabiano sketch paper |
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| 5 minute A3 Fabiano sketch paper |
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| 5 minute A3 Fabiano sketch paper |
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| 5 minute A3 Fabiano sketch paper |
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| 5 minute A3 Fabiano sketch paper |
I hadn’t used it for a year, my Moleskin watercolour journal. I have several, this one is for practising my skin tones. I needed the practice, …I always feel I need to practice.
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| Moleskin watercolour sketch, 13 x 20.5 cm |