Category: Watercolour

Watercolouring in France

I am currently in France, this watercolour was painted plein air on a beach close to Saint Brieuc. It was a beautiful day and I got a suntan at the same time! 🙂

Saint Brieuc beach. 31 x 23 Arches rough 300g

David Meldrum Watercolour

A commission

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2016/08/21
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I am not very good at taking commissions but I am trying to be more professional about it. I have to accept that people will want to order watercolours that are personal to them and not me. This painting of a house in Ploubazlanec in Brittany, France is a good example. It is not my dream house but it is special to my client who ordered it.

You can also see my new studio layout. I have have placed a screen over my desk which makes sketching from photographic references much easier as it is right in front of me now.

A privateer's house in Ploubazlanec, Brittany — A privateer once lived here

Sketch Watercolour

Another ferry.

This Stockholm ferry I painted plein air at Nybroplan, where many of the boats stop to drop off and pick up passengers.

Watercolour

The view from Carlingford

Carlingford, Ireland. The view of the north shore, Northern Ireland.
50 x 32,5 cm Arches rough 300g

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Warren Point Northern Ireland

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Post date 2016/07/05
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Watercolour of Warren Point — Warren Point

I had spent one week with two Swedish friends in Omeath, Co. Louth just south of the border with Northern Ireland. The painting is of Warren Point which on the other side of the water looking north.
50 x 32.5 cm Arches rough 300g.

David Meldrum Watercolour

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland may not be the best place on the planet for compassion for other beliefs or cultures but they do have beautiful coastlines thankfully. This sketch was painted in a new sketchbook that has Saunders 300g, I think it’s bound by the art store where I bought it. I really like it. 🙂

lunchtime Watercolour

A lunchtime watercolour

Watercolour of Swedish summer — Painting of Swedish summer

I have gotten out of the habit of blogging, I have to admit I am more focused on just painting. Google doesn’t seem to support Blogger anymore so I’m thinking of moving to WordPress in the future. I would like to post more, just spontaneously putting things on the blog. Google doesn’t have an app for Blogger anymore on iPhones, that’s sad.
The painting of Swedish summer was started during a lunch break and finished in the evening.

David Meldrum Edsvik exhibition Watercolour

Opening day at Edsvik

I had a wonderful day at Edsvik’s watercolour exhibition where I have two paintings on view. I met a lot of new watercolourists plus a few heroes which was nice. The exhibition continues until the 28th August.

David Meldrum standing in front of his painting called “If” — Standing in front of my painting called “If”

David Meldrum standing in front of his painting called *Japanese vases*. — This one is called “Japanese vases”

David Meldrum telling the crowd where his paintings are hanging. — Introducing myself and telling the crowd where my paintings are hanging.

At least one person admired my work!

Urbansketchers Watercolour

Hökerängen.

I ordered a new phone today. Hopefully the camera is fool-proof. Here is an improved photo of last weekend’s Urbansketch.
I spent most of the day with my fellow Stockholm Urbansketchers. We sketched in Hökerängen, an old 1940’s suburb in the south of Stockholm.