Tag: Sketch

Life drawing at Mäster Olafsgården

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/12/07
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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.

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Tags charcoal, charcoaldust, croquis, female, femalemodel, femme, figuredrawing, kroki, lifedrawing, mästerolofsgården, model, modell, mog, nude, Sketch

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I prefer using coal

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It was nice to use coal last night at Master Olafsgården. I mentioned in my last post that I don’t use coal during my own Meldrum Kroki sessions as I have to serve coffee and biscuits during the break. So it was nice getting my hands dirty last night. The model (Derlyflow) was quite eccentric but at the same time interesting to draw. She has many YouTube clips, here is one.

Sketched on A3 paper with a coal pencil and coal dust applied by my finger.

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meldrum life drawing

Tags croquis, famalemodel, female, femme, figuredrawing, kroki, lifedrawing, mästerolofsgården, model, modell, Sketch

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Meldrum Kroki nr. 9

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Yes, I have had 9 life drawing sessions in my living room and it is proving to be a great success. This week will be the last until January because I have to travel to Ireland. I wonder is there any life drawing in Belfast? I’m sure there is.

These sketches were drawn on A3 paper using a 2b graphite mechanical pencil. The model is very pretty which always makes it very hard to sketch her as one can never do her justice. Here I have tried my best. Please note that I do not use coal on my own life drawing sessions as I have to serve coffee and biscuits during the break. It would not be okey to serve with coal miner’s hands!

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Tags artnude, female, femalemodel, femalenude, figuredrawing, graphite, kroki, lifedrawing, meldrum, meldrumkroki, pencil, Sketch

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Quickies

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/11/19
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Meldrum life drawing

Saturday’s life drawing just gets faster and faster. I am enjoying the fact that I am starting to understand that what you do not draw is as important as what you do. All drawings were 1 to 2 minutes long. Sketched with charcoal on A3 paper.

Meldrum life drawing

Tags basis, charcoal, figuredrawing, kroki, lifedrawing, Sketch, Stockholm

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A5 sketches again

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I run my own life drawing session every Thursday evening. I have responsibilities making sure everyone is happy. This means I have no place to sit as all are taken, a full house makes me happy but it does mean that I have to stand in the background and sketch the best I can. This is why I am using a small A5 sketch book, it is small and easy to hold.
The model is an artist from Syria, she was very good and I hope she will return to Meldrum Kroki early next year.

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Tags croquis, female, figuredrawing, kroki, lifedrawing, meldrum, meldrumkroki, model, modell, nude, Sketch

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A5 sketches

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/11/12
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We had another great model at Meldrum Kroki last Thursday. Mollie is new to modelling but I thought her approach was very professional. I sketched on an A5 spiral-bound block. I often have to sketch standing with the use of no table or easel. I am the organiser of the event so I don’t get the best view or position to draw. I really don’t mind, I am really enjoying running my own life drawing session, fixing coffee, chatting and getting to know my life drawing friends a little more every time we meet.

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Tags croquis, figuredrawing, kroki, lifedrawing, meldrum, meldrumkroki, nudes, Sketch

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My very own life drawing class

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/11/03
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I feel so lucky, I have my very own life drawing class that I run in my home every Thursday evening. It’s proving to be very popular, I am learning a lot – like not to play music with too much of a beat. Brain Eno and Handel piano concertos seem to be appreciated most. I use studio lighting and that seems to be liked a lot. I at least think the lighting on the model is wonderful compared to the other life drawing venues in town.

Next year I aim to rent a larger space and have more attending Meldrum Kroki each week. But right now I am just taking just one step at a time.

meldrum life drawing 2017

Tags croquis, figuredrawing, kroki, lifedrawing, meldrum, meldrumkroki, model, modell, nude, Sketch

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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

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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