Tag: Stockholm

Life drawing bliss

Yes, it was so nice to go to somebody else’s life drawing class yesterday evening. Since I’ve been running my own class I have not really been relaxed enough to draw with any real commitment.
So last night I could get my fingers dirty with charcoal dust and have a ball!
Most sketches were completed in 5 minutes on A3 paper.

Meldrum Art

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David Meldrum Watercolour

Watercolour of Stockholm – Storkyrkan

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2018/11/13
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Storkyrkan akvarell

It is hard to paint urban scenes I think. I wrestle with keeping the watercolour alive and fresh. I need straight lines because houses are built of them, but they are also my enemy. Too straight and I loose my battle.
This was a good fight, I nearly lost it a couple of times but in the end I am happy with the result.

Title: Storkyrkan (The Big Church)
Size: 26 x 36 cm

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Storkyrkan-akvarell — Storkyrkan akvarell

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, church, church clock, church tower, david meldrum, meldrum, meldrum art, Stockholm, Storkyrkan, watercolor, Watercolour

Watercolour

Stockholm

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2018/10/31
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Stockholm by Meldrum

I was playing with contrasts today, in the end I was quite happy with the way it turned out. More urban paintings on the way I feel.

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Tags akvarell, akvarell av stockholm, aquarelle, david meldrum, meldrum, meldrum art, stadshuset, Stockholm, townhall, urban watercolour, urban watercolour landscape, watercolor, Watercolour, watercolour of stockholm

figure drawing My Life Drawing Nude Sketch

No life drawing classes this week.

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Post date 2018/10/31
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meldrum life drawing

Hi, to anyone who attends my life drawing evenings at Dieselverkstaden.
This Friday there will be no life drawing class due to Alla helgons dag (All Saints Day). The next “Meldrum Kroki will be on the 9th of November. Welcome!

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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

Watercolour

Painting at Skanstull

Studio version of Skanstull

I had a great Tuesday morning painting plein air with Daniel Luther at Skanstull here in Stockholm. I felt I had too much foreground and not enough focus on the boat so I painted a studio version today. I have also included a sketch that helped me improve the compositi

Tags a watercolour of skanstull, akavarell, aquarelle, båt, david meldrum, meldrum, meldrum art, motorbåt, motorboat, skanstull, Stockholm, vattnet, water, watercolor, Watercolour

Sketch Watercolour

Urban Sketching is so much fun

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Post date 2018/08/28
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Gröna lund in Stockholm

I am currently editing my latest video, Meldrum Art – Watercolour Journeys (Hiroshima). It was therefore lovely to get a break at the weekend and meet my Urban Sketching friends on Djurgården to sketch a little.

Saunders Waterford sketchbook, 28 x 19 cm

Tags amusements, carousel, davidmeldrum, djurgården, fun, funpark, grönalund, meldrum, meldrumart, park, saunders, saunderswaterford, Sketch, Stockholm, urbansketchers, usk, watercolor, Watercolour

Sketches Watercolour

Watercolour sketches from the archipelago

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Post date 2018/07/23
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All sketches on Saunders Waterford fine grain sketchbook 300g 28 x 19 cm

Tags akvarell, aquarelle, archipelago, sailing, saunders, skärgård, skärgården, Sketch, sketchbook, Stockholm, usk, watercolor, Watercolour

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I think I may paint today

I am currently in Kallskärskärgård, a group of islands in the outer archipelago of Stockholm. It’s so beautiful and peaceful out here. I definitely feel a painting coming on.

Tags archipelago, photo, sailing, Sketch, Stockholm, Watercolour