meldrum artThis was originally a two minute pencil sketch (20121204) on 200 gram watercolour paper. I painted it last Friday, 20130125. I was really happy with it when I did the first wash, then it became muddy as I put on further layers. I want to create a three dimensional quality without losing the vibrancy of a single wash. Live and learn!
As I mentioned in my previous post, I am in Northern Ireland at the moment so it is not possible for me to attend life drawing sessions in Stockholm. I really want to get started, so to avoid total frustration I sketched two photographs of naked models that I found on the internet. Am I breaking copyright laws by doing this? Anyway, I was very happy with the results, except I much prefer to sketch real models.
I met Nina Johansson and Maria Flood from my local sketching group today at Central Station. The station was a great place to sketch, lots of people just hanging around waiting for a train, they looked bored and didn’t move too much which was perfect. On the second sketch I masked the page with some tape which enhanced the picture a lot I think. Sketched in my A5 watercolour Moleskin, with Hero calligraphy pen and W&N watercolours.
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| Stockholm, Central Station 20130106 |
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| Stockholm, Central Station 20130106 |
This is another in the series of two minutes sketches I did on 200g watercolour paper. I spent about an hour watercolouring the figure yesterday. I am happy with my development, I started watercolouring for the first time in February 2012 so I’m delighted really with my progress. I look forward to 2013 and plan to draw and paint even more. 🙂
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| Two minute sketch plus one hour of watercolouring. 20121231 |
Some more two minute sketches from a life drawing session that I did a while back. I painted them yesterday, it’s so nice to have time during the Christmas holidays to have some fun. I’m not looking to create a masterpiece right now; I’m just playing around, experimenting, learning.
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| Original two minute sketch which I watercoloured 20121230 |
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| Original two minute sketch which I watercoloured 20121230 |
I have a supply of two to five minute sketches on 200g watercolour paper. I started quick sketching on watercolour paper so that I can paint them at my leisure at a later date. I want to master watercolouring and so having these sketches lying around really makes practice easier. For light reference I use erotic photography that I have downloaded from the internet.
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| Watercolour sketch – 20121229 |
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| Watercolour sketch – 20121229 |
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| Watercolour sketch – 20121229 |
It is hard to focus on sketching or painting when Christmas presents still have to be bought and wrapped! Here are a few sketches from my note book.
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| Sketched at the Cultural Centre (Kulturhuset), Stockholm |
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| Sketches while at work, my desk and a crowd drawn from my computer screen. |
Konstnärshuset, 20121211
Not many turned up for this final session, lots of snow and pre-Christmas stress keeping them away I guess. I was not able to concentrate very well during the evening so I played with my watercolours. Playing is a very important way to learn and improve, isn’t it!? 😉
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| 10 minute sketch 20121211 |
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| 10 minute sketch 20121211 |
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| 10 minute sketch 20121211 |
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| 5 minute sketch 20121211 |
Basis, Stockholm 20121208
I was not in the mood to begin with, I was feeling rather lazy after a tough week at work. After a sketch or two I started to loosen up a bit and get into it, in the end I was quite happy with a number of my sketches. I will be going to my last life drawing session for this year on Tuesday, Christmas is coming!
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| Life drawing 20121208 |
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| Life drawing 20121208 |
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| Life drawing 20121208 |