Lunchtime watercolour

It's amazing how hard it is to get back into a routine. Today, I finally started painting again during my lunch break. I mean, it's been at least two weeks since the last one! I'm such a slacker.

Lunchtime archipelago. Paper: Arches rough 17 x 12 cm, 20150707.

Holiday snap

I painted this while on holiday in Greece. It takes longer than a photograph but the memory of the occasion is so much stronger because of it.

Corfu, Greece 20150628. Paper: Arches rough 12 x 17 cm.

Weekend sketch

We are not having the best of summers here in Sweden this year. Last week was great though and I took full advantage of it at the weekend. I set up a hammock by the water's edge and lay there looking at all the boats going by. I live quite close to the city centre so the traffic on the water is intense at this time of year. I later did this watercolour in my sketchbook, I'm happy with it although I wish I had access to better watercolour sketchbooks than Moleskin, I like Arches Rough and so I always find it disappointing when I use the Moleskin. Still, it's a sketchbook and it will do fine until it's finished, I will use small Arches blocks in future. If anyone knows of good watercolour sketchbook, please let me know.

Sketchbook painting of Waldermarsudde, Stockholm.

Waldermarsudde

First wash

Sketches from my sailing holiday in Greece.

Greece, a beautiful place with lovely people. Shame about the trouble it is in. I hope it gets better for them real soon. I spent a week sailing between Corfu and mainland Greece. I had a wonderful time.

A commission

My boss asked me to paint his summer house. I have a number of orders now, I have to admit it's hard to paint something that has no personal value, this is a new frontier for me. Still, I was happy with the result. My boss didn't fire me after I presented the watercolour to him! ;)

Summer house, Arches Rough paper, A3

Zorn inspired pencil sketch.

I am reading Anders Zorn's self-biography at the moment. Maybe this is why I did this sketch of a nude bathing in water. The reference image I found on the internet, the model's name is Finch Linden.

Weekend cloud practice

The scary thing about painting a nice sky is that one has to have the nerve to finish the rest of the picture.

Lone Sailor. Arches Rough 300g, 31 x 23 cm.

Rather extreme lunchtime painting

Not happy with one watercolour during my lunch break I attempted three. Each was painted on different paper. I wanted to see how the pigment reacted on each. Arches rough, Fabriano fine grain and Fabriano satin. I enjoy working at speed but this was pushing it a bit! ;)

Lunchtime watercolour

I am enjoying playing around with skies at the moment.

Stockholm sketchers.

I spent a lovely Sunday afternoon with the Stockholm Urbansketchers. There were many new faces which was great. I had planed to do some watercolour sketches but I found it hard to relax and so focused on doing small pencil drawings instead. So interesting this art thing, it's such a mind game!

Lunchtime romance

A lttle watercolour completed during the lunch break.

Morning sketch hour

Drawing is a great hobby when you have just missed a train in the morning.

Tuesday's watercolour

I played with clouds today. Good lunchtime practice.

Lunchtime watercolour

Monday's effort. Stadshuset,  Stockholm.

Weekend sketch

Sketch from Finnbodahamn.