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David Meldrum Watercolour

My first live demo

Towards Riddarholmen

meldrum demo

The other week I had my first watercolour demonstration. I was honoured to be asked by the ATG Art Society here in Stockholm. It was a small group that I painted for but for me it was a perfect start to something that might develop in the future.
I still see myself as a student so it is amusing when others ask me to show how I paint.

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, art, artsociety, atg, demo, demonstration, watercolor, Watercolour

Sketch Uncategorized Watercolour

Urban Sunday

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/12/04
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meldrum urban sketch

Urban Sketching is just so much fun. This month we visited Lilla Wien which I have walked past everyday going to work and never once thought, “Oh, I must visit that pub!”. Every Sunday it seems, elderly jazz fans gather to listen to live music and to dance. They really looked like they were enjoying themselves.

I sat down at the long table that was reserved for us sketchers, I wasn’t facing the band but instead I had a good view of the bar. I am reasonably happy with the watercolour sketch, it would have been nicer if I had fewer hard edges. The bottles behind the bartender should have been out of focus, also the light on his shoulders should have been soft too.

meldrum urban sketch

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, lillawien, sketch watercolour, urbansketchers, usk, watercolor

Sketch watercolor Watercolour

From my sketchbook

I am having a lot of fun playing with light and shadow right now. These two photos show a little of the technique I use. It’s sketched on Moleskin watercolour paper which really sucks because it doesn’t if you know what I mean. It doesn’t matter though, I use the sketchbook for learning porpoises.

Today, I cycled around Stockholm for hours taking pictures of buildings in the autumn sunlight. I think the more technique you learn the more interesting watercolour becomes. I am totally fascinated by it.

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, Sketch, sketchbook, skiss, Stockholm, stockhom, watercolor, Watercolour

Sketch Watercolour

Stortorget puzzle.

Stortorget, Stockholm

The name of the square is called Stortorget, the big square. Not much imagination was used in giving it a name.
Anyway, I am trying to find a way of painting it. I have used a typical tourist picture as reference and I have tried to make it interesting from a watercolour point of view. It’s a sketch, so it has lots of faults but I think I am moving in the right direction, even if it is painfully slow.
Looking at it now, I find it is a pity I followed the bright colours of the reference photo, it would have better if the colours were more dampened in tone. Yeah, yeah, the journey of improvement continues…

Watercolour sketchbook Saunders Waterford 28 x 19.

Stortorget, Stockholm

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, gamlastan, oldtown, Sketch, square, Stockholm, stortorget, watercolor, Watercolour

Lunch Sketch Sketch Watercolour

Trying to loosen up.

Gamla Stan

Buildings are a bunch of boxes, straight lines and a few curves, rigid things that demand to be stiff and upright. I am trying to create an impression of what I see – to this point I have failed every time. I enjoy the challenge though, trying to find what is missing.

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, gamlastan, Sketch, Stockholm, watercolor, Watercolour

Sketch Video Watercolour

Filming the process with a GoPro

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/10/09
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stockholm sketch by meldrum

Sunday was a rainy day here in Stockholm so I stayed in my studio and played with my GoPro camera. I filmed myself painting a sketch in my Moleskin journal. I have an ambition to publish films of my painting process to help others learn from the knowledge that I have gained since I started in 2012. I need to learn how to edit film, next weeks project I guess.

Hopefully I have something to show real soon…

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, gopro, Sketch, video, watercolor, Watercolour

museum Museums Watercolour

Life is good

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/10/07
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Meldrum with "Outside Galleri T"

Cerold Johansson who is responsible for art acquisition at the Nordic Watercolour Museum has bought one of my paintings! It arrived safely today with the glass still intact. To say that I am happy would be a bit of an understatement ?

https://www.akvarellmuseet.org/
https://www.akvarellmuseet.org/en/about-the-museum

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, art, museet, museum, Nordiska Akvarellmuseet, nordiskaakvarellmuseet, skärhamn, watercolor, Watercolour

Watercolour

A Proud Salamanca Moment

ECWS - Salamanca

I am proud to have been choosen by the Nordic Watercolour Society to particapate in the 20th ECWS* exhibition in Salamanca, Spain. The exhibition continues until the 27th of October 2017.

Thanks to Peter Reuterberg for the photographs.

*European Confederation of Watercolour Societies

ECWS – Salamanca

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, ecws, exhibition, nordiska akvarellsällskapet, salamanca, spain, watercolor, Watercolour

Watercolour

Autumn has arrived

Autumn archipelago by meldrum

This is a larger version of a painting I did the other week, click here to see that one. It is a challenge to paint larger formats, this watercolour is 70 x 50 cm and painted on Arches rough paper. I added a touch of autumn as the trees outside my window have wonderful colours right now. I am happy enough with the painting, I completed 70% of it and became scared, I think this is a common problem for watercolourists. It is so easy to screw the whole thing up. It’s a real challenge to stay loose and free to the end.

Click image below for full sized watercolour

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, archipelago, autumn, host, skärgård, Stockholm, watercolor, Watercolour