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This year’s s first life drawing

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2018/01/19
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David Meldrum Kroki - Life drawing

Yes, so nice to be life drawing again after the Christmas break.
I took myself to Konstnärshuset Tuesday. The model, Elena was excellent as always. The lighting is so good at this venue, having a good model too is very inspiring.
My Life drawing (Meldrum Kroki) started last night (Thursday). It’s proving very popular, my living room was totally full of enthusiastic sketchers. The model, Kinda was great, everyone was delighted with her. I will publish some drawings in the next few days. That’s that, now I’m off to lunch in town. I’m going to treat myself to my favourite Sushi restaurant, Ichiban.

David Meldrum Kroki – Life drawing

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Watercolour

Winter sun in Sandhamn

Winter sun in Sandhamn, Stockholm archipelago.
36.5 x 26.5 cm Arches rough 300g

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Sandhamn – sketch #3

Dog approaching Sandhamn beach

This was a fun sketch to do. I didn’t take me long and I am happy with the result. I will definitely paint a finished version of it in the future. I am obsessed with capturing the light, I think there is nothing more beautiful than the rays of sunshine.

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Tags akvarell, aquarelle, archipelago, davidmeldrum, meldrum, meldrumart, sandhamn, skärgård, skärgården, Sketch, skiss, Stockholm, watercolor, Watercolour

Sketch Watercolour

Sandhamn – sketch #2

Sandhamn radar reflector beacon

This is a radar reflector beacon on the island of Sandhamn in the Stockholm archipelago. Not easy to guess what it is I know. It was such a strange object to approach on the lonely windswept beach, a little spooky – cold metal with sharp, angular form.
The sketch is about A5 in size and painted in my Moleskin watercolour journal.

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Tags akvarell, aquarelle, archipelago, davidmeldrum, meldrum, meldrumart, radarbeacon, sandhamn, skärgård, sketck, skiss, Stockholm, Sweden, usk, watercolor, Watercolour

Sketch Watercolour

Sandhamn – sketch #1

Sandhamn sketch

I have a lovely project to illustrate a book. It is associated with Sandhamn, an island that is a meeting point out in the Stockholm archipelago. This is the first of many sketches I will be doing during this year. It’s a lovely place to visit but I try my best to avoid it during the short summer months – that’s when the flash trash arrive in their oversized pleasure cruisers.
The sketch is about A5 in size and painted in my Moleskin watercolour journal.

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Tags archipelago, davidmeldrum, island, meldrum, meldrumart, ö, ön, skärgård, skärgården, skog, ssandhamn, Stockholm, woods

David Meldrum Video

First week report …

My two microphones

My first week as full-time artist was spent swimming in the deep end of video production. I plan to have a regular vlog on Youtube, more about that at a later date. I also want to produce art demonstrations or even tutorials. I really know very little about video production so I’ve been studying Premiere Pro all week until my brain went numb. Now I know how to use my Go Pro camera and my Lumix too. I’m experimenting with microphones, sound recording is harder than I thought. What names should my wee recording buddies have? At last I will get a chance to paint tomorrow. Have a nice weekend.

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David Meldrum Watercolour

Looking forward to 2018

David Meldrum

Yes, I am looking forward to 2018. I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited about the start of a new calendar year. The 31st of December at the stroke of midnight I become a full time artist! I am a little nervous about it but it is nothing compared to the exhilaration I feel, the passion I have for my new career as an artist.

I came up with a 5-year plan exactly 5 years ago. The plan was simple as you can see on my amazing slick graph, my art career was to grow and my web designer career was to decline. To my surprise it has come true and was totally on schedule, amazing!

My plan for 2018 is to start a company and paint like crazy for the first 3 months. I will be developing “Meldrum Kroki” my life drawing sessions that I started back in October. I will also try my hand at producing weekly video vlogs plus painting tutorials or demonstrations. I think that’s enough to keep my self busy.

It’s going to be a fun year in 2018, really looking forward to it.

Happy New Year folks!

Tags 5, 5yearplan, akvarell, aquarelle, artist, career, davidmeldrum, meldrum, plan, watercolor, Watercolour, webdesign, webdesigner

Sketch Watercolour

New year celebrations

Donaghadee sketch final stage

I finished this sketch of Donaghadee harbour today. I actually started the sketch while in Ireland a couple of weeks back.
My last sketch of 2017. I am so looking forward to the new year. Tomorrow I will be a full-time artist!
I have included a few earlier version of the sketch, I know some of you are interested in seeing how I paint. Saunders watercolour paper 38 x 28 sketchbook.
Happy New Year everyone! 😀

Donaghadee sketch final stage

Donaghadee sketch 2nd stage

Donaghadee sketch 1st stage

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, davidmeldrum, Donaghadee, ireland, meldrum, ni, northernireland, uk, watercolor, Watercolour

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Donaghadee

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/12/16
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I visited the quaint harbour town of Donaghadee during my stay in Northern Ireland. I went there twice in fact as I feel at ease there for some reason. It’s probably the open horizon that attracts me, I can feel a bit claustrophobic otherwise in Bangor where my mother lives, I spent 10 days with her while my sister who lives close by had a well deserved holiday.

Watercolour painted from the passenger seat of my mother’s car in a Saunders 38 x 28 sketchbook.

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, Donaghadee, harbour, northernireland, Sketch, watercolor, Watercolour