Category: Watercolour

Louis le Brocquy, artist 1916 – 2012

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Post date 2012/05/12
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Irish artist Louis le Brocquy died last month, I’d forgotten how good he was, I don’t know if he hung out with Bacon and Freud but his work is quite similar. I’m currently learning to paint watercolour portraits the Charles Reid way, Louis le Brocquy has a surprisingly similar watercolour style, …although Charles Reid seems to be more cheerful in personality. Visit: http://www.lebrocquy.com/ Unfortunately his website is difficult to navigate but it’s worth the visit. Louis le Brocquy obituary, in The Guardian

Louis le Brocquy

David Meldrum Lunch Sketch Sketch Watercolour Watercolouring

Lunch Sketch #10

This watercolour sketch took one hour to complete, half an hour yesterday and the rest today.

Watercolour sketch by David Meldrum

Alvaro Castagnet APV art art lesson art school artists Charles Reid dvd Watercolour Watercolouring

Learning to watercolour

I received two great DVD’s in the post yesterday. Watercolouring by Charles Reid and Alvaro Castagnet. I have watched the Charles Reid film and found it really inspiring, so hopefully you will see a big improvement in my watercolouring very soon! It would be nice to go on a watercolour course with these guys but I could not afford it. I recommend these tutorials to anyone who is interested in improving their skills. Not recommended for beginners. Go here if you would like to see more tutorial videos from APV.

David Meldrum figure drawing My Life Drawing Watercolour Watercolouring

Life drawing watercolour

I struggled tonight at my life drawing session, some days one should just do something else.

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Urban sketching by Mika Törönen

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Post date 2012/05/03
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Mika Törönen, an urban sketcher how uses an impressionistic style. To visit his web site click here or see his YouTube channel here.

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Life drawing and watercolour sketch

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Post date 2012/04/28
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I completed this watercolour today but really I painted 99% of it last Thursday at my life drawing class. The pose was two hours long with a break for the model every twenty minutes. Click here to see more of my watercolours.

Watercolour by David Meldrum

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Life sketching with watercolours

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Post date 2012/04/25
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I continue to sketch at life drawing with pencil and watercolour. Each pose is between five and ten minutes long so one has to be quick doing the initial sketch, with the little time that is left I apply colour as best as I can. Click the images below to see more or click here.

Watercolour sketch by David Meldrum

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One small step in a watercoloured direction

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Post date 2012/04/20
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I was very happy with the result of this watercolour study, I am starting to get a feel for the medium. It is still a series of mistakes that I somehow patch up but most importantly, I am making fewer mistakes with each painting I do. I painted this yesterday evening at the “The Swedish Academy of Realistic Art” in Bergshamra, Stockholm during a two hour session. I’m still playing with the Charles Reid approach to watercolour painting which is the free use of hot and cold colours.

Watercolour by David Meldrum 2012.04.19

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Rural France came through the door

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Post date 2012/04/11
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I received my “Rural France In Watercolour” DVD by Joseph Zbukiv yesterday. I look forward to watching it. I’m off to Paimpol, Brittany, Northern France in June and I plan to paint as must as possible while there. Click here if you’d like to see the trailer that inspired me to buy the video.

Joseph Zbukic DVD