Tag: ferry

I don’t have artist block, I have something a lot worse

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2021/11/28
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Ferry at Finnboda

I have been suffering badly from depression (SAD) since September. I’m not going to go into detail but anyone who suffers from the same ball and chain affliction knows it isn’t easy to achieve anything of substance. So this little painting, although a bit grey, is a ray of light as I have been able to complete it. It makes me very feel good.

I am returning to the doctor this week, the current approach hasn’t worked. Hopefully a solution can be found soon. I so do want to enjoy life, smile and paint, paint, paint.

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Tags akvarell, david meldrum, depression, ferry, Finnbodahamn, SAD, Stockholm, watercolor, Watercolour

Edsvik watercolor Watercolour

National Watercolour Exhibition – Edsvik

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2019/03/18
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Västan

I was very happy to have one of my paintings excepted into the annual National Watercolour Exhibition at the Edsvik Art Gallery. The watercolour is entitled, Västan – which is the name of the Stockholm ferry featured.

It’s interesting for me as this watercolour is two years old and as I am still developing as an artist it is very much from my past. It has a strong composition which is good but my technical skills have improved a lot since 2017. Another interesting fact is that this painting was exhibited at The Salamanca ECWS exhibition of 2017. I was so proud that I was chosen to represent Sweden in this European watercolour event.

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Tags akvarell, akvarellsalong, aquarelle, båt, boat, edsvik, edsvik konsthall, ferry, Stockholm, Västan, watercolor, Watercolour, waxholms bolaget, waxholmsbolaget

Watercolour

At least it’s not a sailing boat

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2018/09/22
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Djurgårdsfärjan vid Stadshuset

Yes, it’s not a sailing boat but one of the old ferries that work everyday here in Stockholm. I love painting water and sky, I will never stop painting them but I can be brave and take a break from sailing boats for a while, a good while.
My plan is to start painting people more. I bought a new camera with a super zoom lens so that I can capture people doing their things. I was out cycling around town today taking lots of photos. I felt a bit like a voyeur but I’m sure I’ll get used to street photography after a few tries.

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Tags akvarell, aquarelle, david meldrum, Djurgårdsfärjan vid Stadshuset, ferry, meldrum art, stadshuset, stan, Stockholm, sverige, Sweden, watercolor, Watercolour, watercolour of stockholm

Nacka Sketch Watercolour

After work

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/08/17
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Another quick sketch while on my way home from work. I wish I had designed the clouds a bit better. It was just one long cloud in reality but it would have been better if I had broken it up. I am satisfied otherwise, actually I quite like it!

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Tags akvarell, aquarelle, archipelago, båt, ferry, skärgården, Sketch, sketchbook, skiss, urbansketcher, usk, watercolor, Watercolour

Sketch Watercolour

Today I studied Sergey Temerev

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/05/17
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Storskär sketch

Today I studied Sergey Temerev’s cloud painting techniques on YouTube. I also did a sketch of a painting that I will start in the morning. Painting in a Moleskin sketchbook is difficult when you are used to good quality paper like Arches, but it’s a sketchbook which means I am not too concerned. The most important thing is to play and experiment with composition and pigment.

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David Meldrum watercolour of Storskär ferry — Storskär sketch

Tags ferry, moleskin, Sketch, storskär, watercolor, Watercolour

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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