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Busy busy busy

Life drawing - Meldrum Art
Life drawing - Meldrum Art

I’ve been really busy lately which is a positive thing but it means I find it hard to publish my art. I was at Konstnärshuset yesterday but these are not those sketches because these are from the week before! I think the model’s name is Dennis but I’m not 100 about that. He’s very good, definitely one of my favourite male-models.

Sketched on A3 paper using charcoal pencil and charcoal dust that I apply with my finger.

Life drawing – Meldrum Art
Life drawing – Meldrum Art
Life drawing – Meldrum Art
Life drawing – Meldrum Art
Life drawing – Meldrum Art
Life drawing – Meldrum Art
Life drawing – Meldrum Art
Life drawing – Meldrum Art
Life drawing – Meldrum Art
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figure drawing My Life Drawing Nudes

Life drawing at Mäster Olafsgården

meldrum kroki
meldrum kroki

I have been busy so I am only publishing these life drawings now, one week later almost. I realise that sketching is a mental game, if one is tired or simply not inspired one has to overcome and perform well anyway. I guess you would call it having a professional approach. Actually, when one is able to lift oneself above uninspired gloom it is very rewarding indeed.

meldrum kroki
meldrum kroki
meldrum kroki
meldrum kroki
meldrum kroki
meldrum kroki
meldrum kroki
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figure drawing My Life Drawing Nudes

Interesting people

A David Meldrum life drawing
Meldrum kroki

I think most people I meet are interesting but some stand out a bit more than others. Sofie, last weeks model at Meldrum Kroki is a good example of this. She is an excellent life drawing model and has very feminine poses in her repertoire so I was surprised that she fixes roofs around town during the day. There isn’t an English word for what she does (Plåtslagare), most of the roofs in Stockholm have metal or copper roofs so you could say she is a metalworker.

Sketched on Canson Recylé A4 paper with 2B and 9B grafite.

A David Meldrum life drawing
A David Meldrum life drawing
A David Meldrum life drawing
A David Meldrum life drawing
A David Meldrum life drawing
Meldrum kroki

 

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Monday at Master Olafsgården

A David Meldrum life drawing
Meldrum life drawing

Kinda, one of my favourite life drawing models. It was such a pleasure to sketch her, I didn’t mind freezing my butt off at the bus stop later because I just missed the bus.

meldrum life drawing
Meldrum life drawing
Meldrum life drawing
Meldrum life drawing
Meldrum life drawing
Meldrum life drawing
Meldrum life drawing
Meldrum life drawing
Meldrum life drawing
Meldrum life drawing
Meldrum life drawing
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figure drawing My Life Drawing Nude Sketch Watercolour

Sunday fun

Watercolour nude by David Meldrum
Watercolour nude

Sunday fun and a little extra work Monday morning hence the date on the painting being the 5th of Februari. I enjoyed the long – one pose session at konstnärshuset last Sunday. The model (Sofie) was excellent and stayed perfectly still throughout. I am so looking forward to having her at Meldrum Kroki very soon, she is very popular with the local life drawing tribe.

I love the power of the internet, it looks as though this particular watercolour has a buyer already, always nice to make a sale.

Click image below for larger size.

Watercolour nude by David Meldrum
Watercolour nude
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figure drawing My Life Drawing Nudes Sketch

Meldrum Kroki evening

meldrum kroki
meldrum kroki

The second Meldrum Kroki session this year and the 11th in total. It is starting to become more of a routine and less stressful. It was a very enjoyable evening with model Elena who was just great!
One thing that need to be improved though:
I need a larger room, I must rent somewhere in central Stockholm. There is so much work involved in having the life drawing at home, the most time consuming bit is covering the wooden floors with protective paper. It is incredibly cosy though, everyone is very happy to come to my home.

Sketched on A3 paper with graphite  pencils

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meldrum kroki
meldrum kroki

 

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Nude study

Meldrum - watercolour nude study - original reference by Eugenia Kirikova
Meldrum - watercolour nude study - original reference by Eugenia Kirikova

I found a lovely image on Tumblr that inspired me to paint. The original photo was taken by Russian photographer Eugenia Kirikova.
I am trying to paint more nudes and portraits on a daily basis. The more we paint the better we get!

Arches rough watercolour paper, 27 x 37 cm

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Meldrum - watercolour nude study - original reference by Eugenia Kirikova
Meldrum – watercolour nude study – original reference by Eugenia Kirikova
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figure drawing My Life Drawing Nudes Sketch

This year’s s first life drawing

David Meldrum Kroki - Life drawing
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
David Meldrum Kroki – Life drawing
David Meldrum Kroki – Life drawing
David Meldrum Kroki – Life drawing
David Meldrum Kroki – Life drawing
David Meldrum Kroki – Life drawing
David Meldrum Kroki – Life drawing
David Meldrum Kroki – Life drawing
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figure drawing My Life Drawing Nudes Sketch

Life drawing at Mäster Olafsgården

meldrum life drawing
meldrum life drawing

I enjoy having my own life drawing sessions but I don’t draw as much as I’d like to because of all the responsibilities – this is why I still go to life drawing whenever I can. Monday evening in the old town is a good place to be if you are suffering from life drawing abstinence.

meldrum life drawing
meldrum life drawing
meldrum life drawing
meldrum life drawing
meldrum life drawing
meldrum life drawing
meldrum life drawing
meldrum life drawing