meldrum artVenue: Konstnärshuset, Stockholm. 20151117
I went to only one life drawing session last week. I would have preferred to have attended more but that’s the way it is sometimes. I have one more week of work and then I’ll have more time for my artistic persuits.
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| 5 minute pose on A3 |
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| 2 minute pose |
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| 5 minute pose on A3 |
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| 5 minute pose on A3 |
Venue: Mäster Olofsgården, Old town, Stockholm 20151109
I was not in the mood when I started this session, I have been doing too much life drawing maybe. Anyway, after 15 minutes I started getting back into it though. We had 3 minute poses which were a lot better than the usual 2 minutes, I was able to focus on the dimensions better, I was in less of a hurry. All drawings are on A3 sized paper, 2b, 6b pencils were used plus charcoal dust.
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| Ten minute pose |
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| Three minute pose |
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| Three minute pose |
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| Three minute pose |
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| Three minute pose |
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| Three minute pose |
Venue: Konstnärshuset, Stockholm. 20151103
I am doing a lot of life drawing this week, it’s fun. I have two sessions from Wednesday to publish so come back soon, I’ll have more to see.
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| Ten minute pose on A3 paper |
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| Five minute pose on A3 paper |
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| Five minute pose on A3 paper |
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| Five minute pose on A3 paper |
Venue: Mäster Olofsgården, Old town, Stockholm 20151102
I have a friend visiting Stockholm at the moment. He goes to life drawing nearly everyday when he is in town. I’m going to more sessions because of this. It’s fun, I meet new people I wouldn’t otherwise meet.
I’m back to using charcoal dust and smudging with my fingers. It like this technique, it’s fast and expressive. The only negative is that it’s pretty messy but that’s a small sacrifice for the sake of art!
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| Ten minute sketch |
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| Ten minute sketch |
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| Ten minute sketch |
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| Five minute sketch |
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| Fifteen minute sketch |
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| Five minute sketch |
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| Five minute sketch |
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| Five minute sketch |
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| Two minute sketch |
Venue: Konstnärshuset, Stockholm 20151027
I have got to find a better way to photograph my work during the winter months. I have stopped drawing on A4 paper for the moment which means I can’t use my flat-bed scanner. It’s a bit depressing – the reproduction quality I have right now.
Otherwise, the life drawing session was pretty good, it was another male model, I draw females mostly so I always feel out of practice when it comes to men.
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| Five minute A3 pose |
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| Ten minute pose |
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| Ten minute pose |
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| Five minute pose |
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| Five minute pose |
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| Two minute poses |
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| 20 minute pose on A3 paper |
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| 10 minute pose on A3 paper |
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| 5 minute pose on A3 paper |
20151014. Location: Master Olofsgården, Old Town, Stockholm.
This life drawing session was in the middle of the day. Normally I can’t go because of having to work, but now I only work 50% so suddenly I have more time to paint and draw, heaven!
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| A3 paper. 15 minute sketch |
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| A3 paper. 10 minute sketch |
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| A4 paper. 5 minute sketch |
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| A4 paper. 5 minute sketch |
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| A4 paper. 2 minute sketch |
Yeap, it’s been a few weeks since I last published. I have a good excuse though, my son was visiting, he lives in Tokyo so it was real nice spending some time with him. I plan to visit him in January, I can’t wait, I’ve never been to Japan.
Here are my life drawings dated 20151010. Location: Basis, Folkkungagatan, Stockholm
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| Ten minutes on A3 paper |
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| Ten minutes on A3 paper |
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| Three to Five minutes on A3 paper |
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| Two minutes on A4 paper |
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| Two minutes on A4 paper |
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| Two minutes on A4 paper |