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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. 🙂

The entrance to Ikea

Sketching sofas at Ikea is a comfortable experience.

The strange white figure looks at the weird bed perspective…

David Meldrum figure drawing My Life Drawing Pen and wash Sketch Watercolour

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

10 minute pen and wash 20121120

David Meldrum figure drawing My Life Drawing Nudes Sketch

Bad sketch day…

Yes we all have them, bad sketch days. Mine was today, I struggled to produce anything that was decent.

5 minute pencil sketch

10 minute pen and wash

15 minute pen and wash

flowers mass5000 Video Watercolour youtube

Watercolour flowers – mass5000

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2012/11/15
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I tried my hand at flower painting yesterday, it was a birthday card for my sister. It was great fun and so today I looked for some inspiration on the internet.

maas5000 – Check out the YouTube channel here. Can somebody please tell me her name? I’m guessing, but I don’t think mass5000 is her real name.

David Meldrum figure drawing kroki My Life Drawing Nude Pen and wash Sketch Watercolour

Pen and wash life drawing sketches

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2012/11/14
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My pen and wash life drawing sketches are improving… At least that’s how it feels to me! 🙂

10 minute pen and wash sketch

5 minute pen and wash sketch

doodles Lunch Sketch Trotting doodle

A trotting doodle

Friday afternoon at work and I have time to sketch from my computer screen.

Trotting doodle

David Meldrum Sketch urban sketching Watercolouring

Time for reflection… and a sketch.

Post author By meldrum
Post date 2012/11/08
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I was in Northern Ireland last week to see my family, I did this sketch on the flight home to Stockholm.

David Meldrum Dieselverkstaden Sketch Urban Sketchers Watercolour

Dieselverkstaden

I spent Sunday afternoon sketching at Dieselverkstaden with a newly formed Stockholm sketching group called ‘Skissa i Stockholm’. A fun day was had by all and I’m quite sure we will be meeting again very soon.

Dieselverkstaden, Sickla, Sweden

Dieselverkstaden – library

David Meldrum figure drawing kroki My Life Drawing Nudes Watercolour

Saturday’s life drawing

I regularly sketch at Basis on Folkungagatan here in Stockholm. It’s only ten minutes from my home and the 12 o’clock start on a Saturday morning is just perfect for me. The atmosphere is very relaxed and one gets a little tuition for the 100 kronor one pays which is not bad at all. The life drawing session is two hours long.

10 minute pen and wash sketch