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Saturday’s life drawing

David Meldrum - life drawing

The teacher who runs the life drawing on Saturday’s at Basis, Stockholm likes to push us to our sketching limits with lots of one and two minutes poses. It’s funny how after sketching lots of one minute poses two minutes then feels like a long time. Three minutes feels like an eternity.

David Meldrum – life drawing

Tags figure drawing, kroki, Life drawing, sketching

Sketch Water color Watercolour

The finished watercolour sketch.

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/02/06
2 Comments on The finished watercolour sketch.

Folk boats

I finished these two sketches last week, only posting them now. I am painting larger versions for an upcoming exhibition in April. It’s good to do sketch first, one learns a lot by taking ones time and experimenting, unexpected happy accidents or silly mistakes that shouldn’t be repeated.

The original reference photos were taken by Finish photographer, Erik Lähteenmäki. You can visit his website here.

Each sketch size: 39 x 14 cm

Folk boats

Folk boat 2

Folk boat 1

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, Folk boat, Folkbåt, Sketch, watercolor, Watercolour

figure drawing My Life Drawing

Monday’a life drawing

David Meldrum life drawing

I was in good form this evening, I think it was because I was drawing and painting all day before hand so I was already in the groove.

David Meldrum life drawing

Tags figure drawing, kroki, Life drawing, Mäster Olofsgården, nudes, sketches

Sketch watercolor Watercolour

Experimenting

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/02/01
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Watercolour practice

Yesterday, I made a real mess of a large painting. It was going so well, the initial drawing and the placement of cobalt blue for a brilliant cloudy sky… then I added some grey to give body to the clouds. I ruined it.

So today it’s practice time. I am painting on the back side of an old watercolour. It’s a good tip not to throw out your expensive watercolour paper until you have used both sides.

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A picture of quick watercolour practice — Watercolour practice

Tags akvarell, watercolor, Watercolour

akvarell watercolor Watercolour

Popular subject

Summer sailing

People here in Stockholm like my paintings of sailing boats in the archipelago, they sell very easily so I’d be stupid not to continue creating them. This painting is interesting as it is in a wide format which suits paintings of the great outdoors a lot.

Format: 52 x 13 cm

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Tags akvarell, archipelago, segelbåt, skärgården, Stockholm, watercolor, Watercolour

figure drawing My Life Drawing Sketch

Life drawing.

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/01/28
1 Comment on Life drawing.

I didn’t go to life drawing last week due to illness. These drawings were from the week before. Sketched on A3 paper.

Tags figure drawing, Life drawing, Sketch

akvarell watercolor Watercolour

A watercolour from 2016.

Archipelago a go go

I was in such a hurry before Christmas to get ready for my exhibition I didn’t have much time to blog. I forgot to publish this watercolour which I was very happy with. It was sold very easily, liked by many which made me happy.

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Tags akvarell, archipelago, sailing boat, seglebåt, skärgården, watercolor, Watercolour

watercolor Watercolour

Island sheep

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/01/24
2 Comments on Island sheep

I painted this watercolour during two lunch breaks last week. I used several photos I had taken on the island of Bullerö last summer as reference. I’m happy with my loose style, my brush stokes are fairly confident, the sheep could be better but it’s my second time painting them, like everything else one has to practice many times to master anything.

Title: Sheep on Bullerö
Format: 31 x 23

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Tags akvarell, bullerö, får, sheep, skärgården, Watercolour

watercolor Watercolour

Lunchtime watercolour

Strandvägen

I’m not sure what people at work think of me when I paint during my lunch break. I hope my bosses don’t mind, I mean it is my lunchtime which is my time, right? No one has told me to stop, so I guess I shouldn’t worry about it.

This watercolour which is a painting of Strandvägen in central Stockholm was painted during lunch and then finished in the evening. I am happy with it, the boat reflection is amaturish but everything else is loose and free, there is energy. Once again, when I work quickly the result is more successful than when I work slowly, I think painting with one’s instinct is key.

Titel: Strandvägen
Paper: 31 x 23 Arches rough

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Tags båt, ferry, nybrokajen, Stockholm, strandvägen, Strömma, watercolor, Watercolour