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Category: Pen and wash

  • Sketching at Ikea

    I went sketching at Ikea today together with super-talented Nina Johansson. We are part of a small group here in Stockholm that meet once a month to sketch. At this time of the year it is too cold to be outside so we choose an indoor location. Ikea was a fun place to be, lots of interesting perspectives, colours and details. I bought a few things for my kitchen after we had finished sketching. 🙂

    Sketch of Ikea by David Meldrum
    The entrance to Ikea
    Sketch of Ikea by David Meldrum
    Sketching sofas at Ikea is a comfortable experience.
    Sketch of Ikea by David Meldrum
    The strange white figure looks at the weird bed perspective…

  • Good Sketch day…

    I am much happier with my sketches this time around. I felt confident while using pen and wash to capture the male-model’s different poses. I want to emulate Charles Reid but I seem to be mixing in a little Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud in there too! No harm in that, but I want to be more subtle in my execution. I still have problems mixing Cerulean Blue (red shade), Cadmium Yellow Pale and Cadmium Red together to create skin tones in the short time I have for each sketch. It’s fun trying to get better though.

    5 minute pen and wash 20121120 by David Meldrum
    5 minute pen and wash 20121120

    5 minute pen and wash 20121120 by David Meldrum
    5 minute pen and wash 20121120

    5 minute pen and wash 20121120 by David Meldrum
    5 minute pen and wash 20121120

    10 minute pen and wash 20121120 by David Meldrum
    10 minute pen and wash 20121120

  • Pen and wash life drawing sketches

    My pen and wash life drawing sketches are improving… At least that’s how it feels to me! 🙂

    10 minute pen and wash sketch by David Meldrum
    10 minute pen and wash sketch

    5 minute pen and wash sketch by David Meldrum
    5 minute pen and wash sketch

    5 minute pen and wash sketch by David Meldrum
    5 minute pen and wash sketch

    5 minute pen and wash sketch by David Meldrum
    5 minute pen and wash sketch