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Urban sketching

Stockholm Central by David Meldrum

I took it really easy today, I’ve been so busy during the last month – I really needed to take my foot off the gas pedal. So, the first thing I did today was go to the central station and sketched the travelers as they waited for trains.

In the afternoon I walked around the town and looked for scenes to photo and paint at a later date. I walked for 4 hours! It was a sunny day and I was hunting the light, looking for scenes that were perfect for watercolours. I found quite a few so I’m happy. Tomorrow I’ll paint in the studio at home, my feet are feeling tired. I have life drawing tonight so I’ll sleep well.

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Tags centralen, Sketch, skiss, Stockholm, stockhom, teckning, urbansketcher, usk

figure drawing My Life Drawing Nudes Sketch

Saturday’s life drawing

I have been so busy at work and also preparing for an exhibition. Two big deadlines that are now finished with, I’m so happy to be able to relax again – post some drawings on my blog, go to life drawing and paint for fun. Freedom is heaven.
These pencil drawings are on A3 paper.

Tags basis, figure drawing, kroki, Life drawing, sketches

figure drawing My Life Drawing Nudes Sketch Watercolour

Saturday’s life drawing

I decided to try something different last Saturday, I used my old Chinese calligraphy pen, brand name “Hero” and I used watercolour pigment as a wash. I was pleased with the result although I think I will use my 2B pencil instead of the pen next time. The poses were 30 seconds, 1, 2 and 5 minutes long. Painted on cheap watercolour paper, Calson 200g A4.

Tags basis, figure drawing, figure painting, ink, Life drawing, Sketch, Watercolour

figure drawing My Life Drawing Nude Sketch

Tuesday’s life drawing

One of my favorite models, she is like a angelic fairy and quite creative in her posing. The more difficult ones I never publish, it’s very hard to capture a human knot, it doesn’t matter how beautiful it is. I wish I could remember her name, I’m so bad with names.

Tags figure drawing, konstnärshuset, kroki, Life drawing

figure drawing My Life Drawing Sketch

Saturday’s life drawing

david meldrum life drawing

Another Saturday and another burst of 1, 2, 3 and 5 minute poses. The organiser added 30 second poses to the grinding session. He thought we were having to much time with the 1 minute ones! I can see his point though, all you can do is capture the pose, nothing else when time is so short.

david meldrum life drawing

Tags basis, figure drawing, kroki, Life drawing, nudes, Sketch

Sketch Watercolour

My Sketchbook

Watercolour by David Meldrum

I’ve started a new Sketchbook. I find it very useful when I take breaks from the watercolours that I am producing for my upcoming exhibition. To be able to just relax and sketch whatever for an hour is so beneficial when one is under pressure. I now start each artist day with a watercolour sketch to get me into the groove of painting.

Format: Moleskin 29.5 x 20.5 cm

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Tags moleskin, sketch book, watercolor, Watercolour

figure drawing My Life Drawing Nudes Sketch

Life drawing

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/03/13
2 Comments on Life drawing

life drawing by David Meldrum

My Saturday life drawing is like a military boot-camp, we all feel totally exhausted after two hours of 1, 2 and 3 minute poses. I wasn’t in form this day so not much to show but I learned a lot which is more important than doing a nice sketch I think.

life drawing by David Meldrum

Tags basis, figure drawing, kroki, Life drawing

urban sketching Watercolour

Urban sketching at Stockholm Central Station

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/03/07
4 Comments on Urban sketching at Stockholm Central Station

Central Station Stockholm

I forgot to publish this, I met with my Stockholm Urbansketcher friends at the Central Station on the 26th of February. We had great fun sketching, enjoying a chat and a coffee.

Central Station Stockholm

Sketch of Stockholm Central Station

Sketching Stockholm Central Station

Stockholm Central Station

Sketching Stockholm Central Station

Stockholm UrbanSketchers

Tags akvarell, Central Station, central stationen, sketching, Stockholm, urbansketcher, watercolor, Watercolour

figure drawing My Life Drawing Nudes Sketch

Tuesday’s life drawing

life drawing by david meldrum

I haven’t gone to life drawing on a Tuesday evening for quite a while. I had such a bad watercolour day at home in my studio that I felt I had to go out and cheer myself up. It worked, it felt good to sketch and forget the day that was.

life drawing by david meldrum

Tags figure drawing, konstnärshuset, kroki, Life drawing, nudes, Sketch