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SketchCrawl 35

I had a great time on my first SketchCrawl today, the weather was a bit on the cold side so we headed for the warmth of a café after an hour freezing in a park at Medborgplatsen, Stockholm. It was real nice to meet some new nice people who share a common interest. Click the picture below to see my other sketch and fellow sketchers. Click here to see the the Stockholm results.

Charles Reid David Meldrum figure drawing My Life Drawing Watercolour

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

Alvaro Castagnet artists Henry Arifin Joseph Zbukvic Sketch SketchCrawl

My first SketchCrawl

I’m not getting much time to sketch this week, too much work but I have to pay the bills. On Saturday I go to my first SketchCrawl here in Stockholm, I cannot remember ever doing any urban sketching before so I’m really looking forward having a go. My wish is to try sketching in an impressionistic style, like Henry Arifin, Alvaro Castagnet or Joseph Zbukvic and I am most likely just going to make a expressionistic mess; but hey, I’ll have fun doing it. There is the added bonus of getting the chance to meet some new and interesting people who have similar interests.

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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

artists James Toogood Watercolour Watercolouring

Watercolor: James Toogood’s “Mixed Emotions”

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Post date 2012/04/10
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This is a watercolour, a very detailed and realistic one by James Toogood. I wonder was he given that surname at birth? It fits him well. If you would like to see how he acheived this work of art click here.

Mixed Emotions by James Toogood

cartoon Sketch

A logo for a fish

It’s probably the worst deal I’ve ever done, I promised I’d create a logo for a work-mate’s fishing team called the “Trout Vikings”. I said I’d do it for a fish, which we received and ate, he’s been waiting a long time for his logo and I feel real bad about it, hopefully he likes this design, he’d better, he paid me just a fish after all!

David Meldrum Lunch Sketch Sketch Watercolour Watercolouring

Tourist painting

I had a thought, could I earn money from doing tourist paintings? Could I do a tourist painting? The answer I think is yes, if I practised more, I could. The question is though, would I want to? I don’t think so somehow. Anyway, this was a fun lunchtime sketch that I went and finished today on my Easter break.

Watercolour sketch by David Meldrum

art artists Ted Nuttall Video Watercolour Watercolouring

Ted Nuttall – Watercolourist

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Post date 2012/04/05
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http://www.tednuttall.com/

Ted Nuttall seems to live in a sunny warm climate, at least his paintings radiate sunshine and warmt, lucky him.

Here is Ted doing a demonstration of his technique: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KYcWDgy38M

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Craig Young Palette

Charles Reid paints with a Craig Young Palette

At some stage in the future I’d like to own one of these handmade paintboxes by Craig Young. It will set me back £225 pounds though! Two Artists I admire, Alvaro Castagnet and Charles Reid use them, the deep wells look extremly useful.