Tag: Stockholm

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

Sketch Stockholm Watercolour

Sketches of Stockholm

meldrum sketches

Two sketches from my Moleskin watercolour journal (not cotton paper and it shows). I plan to develop and paint these during the week.

Click image below for full sized watercolour

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, olafsgatan, sergelstorg, Sketch, sketchbook, Stockholm, watercolor, Watercolour

Sketch Urban Sketchers Watercolour

Stockholm Urban Sketchers

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/09/26
No Comments on Stockholm Urban Sketchers

During Sunday I was sketching in Vällingby with my Stockholm Urban Sketcher friends. A lovely afternoon as usual.

Watercolour sketchbook Saunders Waterford 28 x 19.

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, espressohouse, Stockholm, urbansketchers, usk, vällingby, watercolor, Watercolour

figure drawing My Life Drawing Sketch

Life drawing at Basis

meldrum kroki

Life drawing at Basis means lots of quick sketches, one is quite exhausted afterwards. I use a half A3 sketchbook each time. It’s very good of course for me, my drawings become more instintive and I have to econemise which my lines otherwise it is impossible to draw much in one or two minutes. The model is one of my favourites, Katrina is her name. Very expressive poses and at angels that make perspective drawing a challenge to say the least.

meldrum kroki

Tags basis, croquis, figuredrawing, kroki, lifedrawing, Stockholm

Watercolour

Going urban

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/09/17
No Comments on Going urban

The Old Town, Stockholm

I want to paint more street scenes than I do. I don’t feel as comfortable painting urban scenes compared to boats and nature. I want to have a broad repertoire and there is only one way to achieve that, … paint everything and paint them often.

Click the thumbnail below for a larger image

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, Gamla Stan, Old Town, Stockholm, watercolor, Watercolour

figure drawing My Life Drawing Nudes Sketch Watercolour

Trying watercolour again

life drawing by meldrum

I am trying to paint watercolour at life drawing again. I think my approach was quite successful. As the poses are generally only 5 minutes in duration I just painted the skin tones. Later, during a pose I did not find inspiring ( when the model had her back to me ) I painted the background and more shading, especially around the face.

I liked this model so I felt quite inspired. The lighting at ABF is awful, fluorescent tubes in a very large room, not very pleasing normally but a good model makes up for it.

life drawing by meldrum

Tags abf, akvarell, aquarelle, figure drawing, kroki, Life drawing, Sketch, Stockholm, watercolor, Watercolour

figure drawing My Life Drawing Nude Sketch

A pencil sketch

kroki meldrum 20170904

Last week I attended my first Life drawing session. I am happy the figure drawing season has begun again but a bit sad that the summer is over. I do not usually go to ABF to draw but as my usual venue (Konstnärshuset) has not started yet so I gave it a try. The model was new to me, Alia was her name. Always nice to sketch a new life drawing model. I painted mostly watercolours that evening which I will publish in the next post.

Tags abf, figure drawing, kroki, Life drawing, pencil, Sketch, Stockholm

Sketch Watercolour

Fantastic to be sailing again.

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2017/08/31
2 Comments on Fantastic to be sailing again.

I haven’t sailed all summer but now I am and it’s wonderful. The holiday season is over so the archipelago is quite empty of boats. No motor boats just a few sailing boats and most of them seem to be visiting from Europe. So it’s very peaceful. We have bought a new boat, not new exactly – it was built in 1975. So we are getting to know how everything works. Next week my wife returns to work but I intend to continue sailing as much of September I can. I want to sketch, paint and take reference photos. It’s going to be an experience.

This watercolour sketch was painted at our first stop on the trip, Gällnö is the name of the island, we stayed for a day then moved on.

Click image below for full size image.

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, archipelago, sailing, skärgården, Sketch, skiss, Stockholm, urbansketcher, usk, watercolor, Watercolour

Sketch Uncategorized Watercolour

Fotografiska museet

Fotografiska

It was such a beautiful day yesterday, I just had to go out and sketch. I will paint this in a large format sometime this autumn.
Saunders Waterford 300g 19×20 fine grain

Click the image below for enlarged view

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, Fotografiska, museet, Sketch, Stockholm, sverige, Sweden, urban sketchers, usk, watercolor, Watercolour