meldrum artThis 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 discovered, Sir William Russell Flint today while browsing through LA CONCHIGLIA DI VENERE – The Nude in Art History. I like his nudes very much, there is much to learned by studying his watercolour technique which I certainly plan to do. I found an offical site also where they sell limited addition prints of his work. http://www.sirwilliamrussellflintprints.co.uk/

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| Nude by Sir William Russell Flint |
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 |
Konstnärshuset 20121204
This model was excellent at posing. She is a dancer, most of the good posers are.
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| Life drawing 20121204 |
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| Life drawing 20121204 |
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| Life drawing 20121204 |
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.
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| Watercolour Sketches 20121201 |
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. 😉
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.
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| 5 minute watercolour nude study |
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| 10 minute watercolour nude study |
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| 5 minute pen and wash life drawing |