Category: sketching

A small video of my little pencil sketchbook

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Post date 2021/06/22
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I just finish my little sketchbook. I like the size and the texture of the paper, it’s called, Hand Book Journal.Co and it’s distributed by Speedball Art Products, Statesville, NC. It’s made in India. Here is a link to their website: https://www.speedballart.com/our-prod…

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It was warm enough to sketch, it feels so good

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Post date 2021/03/03
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Svindersvik

I sketched my first outdoor watercolour for 2021 yesterday. It was 8 degrees but sunny enough to stay warm. Damn it feels good to be outside sketching again.

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Sketching a little castle outdoors. Ep25

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2020/11/21
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Kastellholmen

In this episode I take myself to a small island called Beckholmen where I sketch another little island called Kastellholmen, both are very close to the centre of Stockholm. It became a grey day and so it was a challenge to make the sketch interesting. Follow me step by step as I paint and hope for a watercolour that satisfies.

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Another day another sketch

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2020/07/18
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I still feel so lucky to be able to enjoy nature as I do. The view from Nedergårdsö. 9th of July, 13 x 17.5cm

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It’s easier to paint when it’s not blowing a storm

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2020/07/17
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It’s better now but the first two weeks of our sailing trip was all about dodging the strong winds and seeking good shelter. This watercolour sketch was painted at Fjärdlång on the 8th of July. I’m aware the trees look like green fireworks but that’s what I felt when I tried to capture the view from my boat. A little weird maybe, what do you think?

My latest video which shows my sketches: https://youtu.be/GLpIS3B5FdM

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Gentle wind, time for a sketch

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2020/07/16
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As we sailed south there was one day when the winds were gentle, not so common this year I have to report. So as we sailed slowly past this small island with it’s navigational light I just got the urge to try and capture it. Light winds became a pleasure.

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Summer sketching

View from Boda

The weather has been so good recently, I made sure I got away from the studio and explored the countryside close to home. The countryside usually means water and islands that are crowned with Scots pine. At least I seem to be always drawn to the sea, I feel best there by the waters edge or better still, sailing in the archipelago.

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View from Boda, 17.5 x 13 cm

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Watercolours from my trip to the Costa Brava, Spain.

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2019/04/29
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I had an amazing week staying mainly in the town of Calella but I also visited, Pals, Cadaqués and Girona.
Here are my watercolours from the trip. The great thing about painting outdoors for a week it that you gain such a connection with the landscape you are in. A photograph is only ever an image.

One of the many beaches in Calella
Llfranc watercolour sketch
First sketches from Calella
A sketch from the medieval town of Pals
A study of a tree in Cadaqués
Cadaqués
Waves in Calella
A study from Calella
Calella sea view
The rocks of Calella

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Photographs from my visit to the Costa Brava.

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2019/04/29
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It was wonderful to meet Angela Barbi while I was in Spain. I drove to Girona and spent the day there, the weather wasn’t so great but meeting Angela for lunch filled the day with sunshine anyway.
For those of you who don’t know Angela is, she organises watercolour courses with some of the best watercolour artists in the world. I can warmly recommend a week in Girona learning from a master. I spent a week in 2016 with Chien Chung-Wei.
https://epc-artcourses.com/

Here are some photographs from my trip. I slept in a tent in the Moby Dick Caravan Park which is very close to the centre of Calella. I camp for two reasons, it’s cheap and I enjoy it. It also means I can afford to rent a car and zip around the Costa Brava.