Djurgårdsbron is at the entrance to Djurgården which is a royal island close to the city center here in Stockholm. There are many museums, walks and even an amusement park. I definitely recommend you to visit if you are in Sweden’s capital city.
A friend of mine, Susanna Janfalk published a photo on her Instagram account and I felt very inspired to try and paint it when I saw it. I asked for permission and then set about drawing some sketches initially and then finally I did the final watercolour which you see here.
On seeing the painting my friend immediately wanted to buy the watercolour. Business is good when I sell paintings fresh off my desk!
There is no point in replicating a photograph as a watercolourist, this is why I sketch first. I want to find out – what is important and what can I take out, I am trying to make an interesting composition. A bridge between the reality of a photo and the execution of a watercolour.
![Moleskin watercolour sketch 28 x 21 cm of Djurgårdsbron, Stockholm](https://i0.wp.com/www.meldrum.se/meldrum_wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_7358-1024x682.jpg?resize=580%2C386)
![A5 pencil sketchof Djurgårdsbron, Stockholm](https://i0.wp.com/www.meldrum.se/meldrum_wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/img_7357-1024x739.jpg?resize=580%2C418)
![Original photo by Susanna Janfalk](https://i0.wp.com/www.meldrum.se/meldrum_wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_7951_picmonkeyed-1024x782.jpg?resize=580%2C443)
2 replies on “Building a bridge”
incredible, more beatiful than the photo.
Ha, ha, too kind!