Category: Sketch

Saturday’s Life Drawing

I was very pleased with my life drawing sketches from Basis at the weekend. I used a chunky charcoal stick and a synthetic coal, Koh-I-Noor pencil. It’s so dramatic with the strong contrast of black and white, very pleasing. A lot of the drawings were completed in two minutes, I have a lot of fun working within that short time frame!

10 minute nude 30 x 42 cm / 11,5 x 16,5″

2 minute nude 30 x 42 cm / 11,5 x 16,5″

David Meldrum Francis Bacon Gustav Klimt Sketch

Learning to be patient

To be patient, to spend hours on one drawing or painting; it is certainly something that does not come naturally to me. These two small sketches are exercises in extending my length of focus on one drawing. It is
not so hard really, I was relaxed and I listened to Bach playing serenely in the background, the minutes flew by. It is creating time to achieve this which is the hardest art to master. If my life resembled a tightly packed suitcase, then something would have to be discarded in order for me to make room for my art. The question is what?

Gustav Klimt – Fabriano A5 paper, 14.8x21cm

Sketch of Francis Bacon by David Meldrum

Francis Bacon – Fabriano A5 paper, 14.8x21cm

David Meldrum figure drawing My Life Drawing Nude pastels Sketch

A3 figure drawing from Tuesday’s session.

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2013/11/07
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Most of these were five minute sketches using pastel and synthetic charcoal.

Nude 30x42cm, 11.5×16.5″

David Meldrum figure drawing My Life Drawing Nude Sketch

A5 pastel nudes from Tuesday’s life drawing session.

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2013/11/07
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These were two minute sketches using pastels and a synthetic charcoal pencil.

Two minute nude, 14x21cm, 5.5×8.5″

David Meldrum Sketch

Easy!

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2013/10/27
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The great thing about learning to watercolour is the discovery that other mediums like pastels are much easier to use! I wonder why watercolour isn’t held in as high regard as say, oil or even acrylic painting, it is such a hard medium to master.

I bought some pastels yesterday, I plan to use them at Life Drawing classes for a few weeks as watercolouring is too stressful for me at the moment. The sketch below was done in about 15 minutes on A3 paper, it was fun to try something new.

I looked at a potential Ateljé /Studio today in Solna, Stockholm. I want to take the next step in my personal development as an artist. I said I’m interested so I hope I get a space there. I’ll find out in a couple of weeks. Exciting.

A3 pastel sketch

David Meldrum figure drawing figure painting My Life Drawing Nude Sketch Watercolour

Just one this time

It was a lean evening at life drawing last night. I only managed to produce one sketch that I was reasonably happy with. This means the next life drawing session can only be better. Something to look forward to 🙂

Watercolour nude 20131023 by David Meldrum

Watercolour nude 20131023. Canson 200g, 24 x 32 cm ( 9 3/8 x 12 1/2″)

David Meldrum Sketch SketchCrawl Urban Sketchers Watercolour

World SketchCrawl day today

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2013/10/19
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It was World SketchCrawl Day today and I met up with Nina Johansson to sketch at The City Museum (Stadsmuseet). The watercolour below was sketched from a third-floor window overlooking “Slussen” in Central Stockholm. It was a beautiful autumn day but too cold for us to be outside sketching.

Slussen 2013.10.19

David Meldrum figure drawing My Life Drawing Nude Sketch

My brush stood still …

My father passed away on the 29th September, it was a sad moment and I joined my family in grief. I am only now starting to find some form of normality, returning to a sense of balance which allows me to focus on positive moments like my art once again. Here are a few life drawings I did a few weeks back, I enjoyed having only six pastels and a charcoal pen to work with.

David Meldrum figure drawing figure painting My Life Drawing Sketch

Tuesday’s life drawing

Another enjoyable session at Konstnärshuset here in Stockholm. One colleague asked if I would paint one more watercolour wash after getting home. The sketches would look more complete but then again I probably would loose the freshness. I chose to leave them alone.

10 minute nude

5 minute nude

2 minute nude