Category: Watercolours

Horse weekend

As a web designer, I help promote everything to do with horse betting and horse culture here in Sweden. My office is right next to the national trotting track (Solvalla) and so I see horses every day. It struck me a while back that they are just as interesting to study and draw as humans, such elegant creatures. I dedicated this weekend to drawing and painting them, to see if I could be as good as Joseph Zbukvic! No chance, I have a number of apprentice years left I’m afraid. I had fun doing them though, the weekend just zipped by. For all three paintings I used photos as reference care of Kanal 75.

“Spring”, Fabriano Artistico gf 300g/m2 38 x 28 cm.

“Mountain air”, Arches rough 300g/m2 28 x 38 cm.

“Speed”, Arches rough 300g/m2 38 x 28 cm.

David Meldrum Watercolours

Weekend painter

I’ve been enjoying myself this weekend. Non-stop watercolouring for two days, heaven! I have chosen horses as my theme for painting. It’s a lot of fun, I’ll publish some of them later today.

David Meldrum figure drawing figure painting My Life Drawing Nude Nudes Watercolours

Becoming more consistent …

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2014/04/09
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Venue; Konstnärshuset, Stockholm. 20140408

I seem to be producing a steady flow of figurative watercolours that I am happy with these days. I hope I continue being so happy with myself even next week…

Five minute watercolour nude

Ten minute watercolour nude

Five minute watercolour nude

Two minute nude

Karl Mårtens Stockholm Watercolours

Karl Mårtens – A Quest For The Unexpected

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2014/02/10
4 Comments on Karl Mårtens – A Quest For The Unexpected

I bought this wonderful book by Karl Mårtens at, Konst & Folk Gallery. I really like karl’s approach to watercolouring, a mixture of Zen Buddhism, Scandinavian simplicity, Japanese calligraphy and natural artistic talent. I had a look around on the internet and have not found it so you’ll need to visit the gallery if you want to buy it.

Visit Karl Mårtens website here.

The Gallery address is:
Konst och Folk
Hornsgatan 32-34,
11820 Stockholm
Tel: +46 8 644 60 60
Email: galleriet@konstochfolk.se
http://www.konstochfolk.se/

David Meldrum figure painting Nude Watercolouring Watercolours

Last watercolour for this year

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2013/12/29
7 Comments on Last watercolour for this year

My last watercolour for 2013. It’s been an interesting year. I’m excited about 2014 as I’ve promised myself to really start painting watercolours seriously.

Watercolour nude by David Meldrum 20131229

David Meldrum Stockholm Urban Sketchers Watercolours

Sketching in Stockholm

Once a month a small group of sketchers and I meet and have great fun doing what we enjoy most – having coffee!

Långholmen, Stockholm, 20130825

Watercolours

Koi Watercolour set

Like I mentioned before, I was not well last week which meant I felt sorry for myself, which meant that I bought a few toys to cheer myself up, which in turn means they are starting to arrive now! 🙂
Today I received my Koi Watercolour set which holds 24 colours. Do I really need this? No, of course not! Will it make me a better artist? No, but I’m totally willing to pretend. 🙂

This Koi Watercolour set contains 24 colours, a tray, sponges and a Waterbrush.