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David Meldrum figure drawing My Life Drawing Sketch Watercolour

Tuesday’s Life Drawing

Konstnärshuset 20121204

This model was excellent at posing. She is a dancer, most of the good posers are.

Life drawing by David Meldrum 20121204
Life drawing 20121204

Life drawing by David Meldrum 20121204
Life drawing 20121204

Life drawing by David Meldrum 20121204
Life drawing 20121204

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David Meldrum figure drawing My Life Drawing Sketch Watercolour

Saturday’s life drawing session.

This was difficult for me, the model, an elderly lady who is obviously undergoing chemotherapy reminded me a lot of my own wife who had chemotherapy two years ago. Still, it was an interesting session, older models have so many interesting lines and curves to draw. A session of mixed emotions. Respect to the model for not letting cancer stop her.

Watercolour life drawing sketch by David Meldrum 20121201
Watercolour Sketches 20121201

Watercolour life drawing sketch by David Meldrum 20121201Watercolour life drawing sketch by David Meldrum 20121201

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David Meldrum figure drawing My Life Drawing Sketch Watercolour

Recycling sketches

Originally these were two minute sketches from Tuesday night’s life drawing session. They were just line drawings, and looked very unfinished so I had a little fun last night and splashed some colour onto them. It was rewarding because I didn’t care if I ruined them or not, they were just quick little sketches. It’s all in the mind…

Painting watercolour on ordinary paper should be avoided if possible. 😉

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David Meldrum figure drawing My Life Drawing Sketch Watercolour

Tuesday’s life drawing

This was a tough session. The weather was awful and I got soaked in the cold November rain, I was not in the right frame of mind from the onset. I thought all my sketches were disasters but looking at them now, the next day I see that it wasn’t a wasted evening at all. My watercolour technique is slowly improving, I’m getting a better feel for the medium, all it takes is – practice, practice, practice. I don’t mind, it’s what I want to do. It’s a great hobby.

5 minute watercolour nude study by David Meldrum
5 minute watercolour nude study

10 minute watercolour nude study by David Meldrum
10 minute watercolour nude study

5 minute watercolour nude study by David Meldrum
5 minute pen and wash life drawing

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David Meldrum Ikea Nina Johansson Pen and wash Sketch Urban Sketchers watercolor

Sketching at Ikea

I went sketching at Ikea today together with super-talented Nina Johansson. We are part of a small group here in Stockholm that meet once a month to sketch. At this time of the year it is too cold to be outside so we choose an indoor location. Ikea was a fun place to be, lots of interesting perspectives, colours and details. I bought a few things for my kitchen after we had finished sketching. 🙂

Sketch of Ikea by David Meldrum
The entrance to Ikea
Sketch of Ikea by David Meldrum
Sketching sofas at Ikea is a comfortable experience.
Sketch of Ikea by David Meldrum
The strange white figure looks at the weird bed perspective…

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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 Sketch urban sketching Watercolouring

Time for reflection… and a sketch.



I was in Northern Ireland last week to see my family, I did this sketch on the flight home to Stockholm.