meldrum artThis was a commission. I presented it to the dog owner a few days ago. He liked it a lot so that made me happy. It’s the first time I painted a dog, it wasn’t as hard as I thought it would be. Actually, I have painted horses in the past so I’m not a total beginner when it comes to animals. I’m not happy with the grass, next time I’ll be less fussy.
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| Tax 29 x 39 Arches rough 300g |
This is one of my lunchtime watercolours from during the week. Last year I visited Brittany, France. I took a blurred photo from the speeding train outside Paris on my way to the west. The wheat fields with their islands of trees reminded me of the Stockholm archipelago.
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| Wheat fields outside Paris 30 x 24 |
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| Sunday figure painting |
I was in Japan just after Christmas. I was visiting my son who has put down roots in Tokyo. It’s an amazing place. This watercolour was painted from a photo I took outside a bazaar in Nasukarasuyama north of Tokyo.
Arches rough 300g 50 x 32.5 cm
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| Japanese clay pots 50 x 32.5 cm |
We celebrated Christmas late into the night here in Brittany. It was real nice to go for a walk by the shoreline and sketch for a while. It was really windy but it was mild and never rained.
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| The view from Ploubazlenac. Arches Rough 300g 31 x 23 cm. 20151225 |
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| Ploubazlenac |
I would like to paint portraits, at least I think I should. I think I could be quite good at them too but I am not sure because I haven’t done so many. The trick is to start. So this portrait of Swedish artist, Anders Zorn is just that, a start. At least it is a beginning, now all I have to do is improve upon it next time I paint a portrait.
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| Anders Zorn. Arches rough 300g 23 x 31 cm, W&N watercolour. |
I’m spending Christmas in Brittany, France this year. It’s milder than Sweden but it’s very windy. I like the change and also being able to paint outdoors.
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| Ploubazlanec, Brittany, France 20151220 |
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| Saint Brieuc, Brittany, France 20151219 |
