What is the point of this blog?

If you look down the page a little you will notice that I have not updated this blog for two years! I ask myself, "Why keep it?" and after a moment of silence I came up with an idea to make this place more interesting, for me and anyone who digs what I like – if any.
Due to security at work I am only allowed to use IE9 to browse, privately I haven't forgiven Microsoft for IE7 so I need somewhere to store my bookmarks (virtual bookmarks are no use). So welcome to my bookmarks! This is where I store interesting links for my own use but if you like them - abuse them. Happy surfing...

Dr. Sketchy: Is life-drawing more fun with clothes on?

I've been going to Dr. Sketchy evenings for a while now and I find it a lot of fun. Check it out and visit the Swedish site here.
Or visit the international site here.

Sabastian Kruger does a real good caricature

Sebastian Kruger
Damn, this guy can draw, maybe if I practice and practice I can be 10% as good as him.

Eye bat

I developed the below eye bat illustration by importing it into Adobe Illustrator and using my Wacom board to draw over the original drawing. It was my first attempt at this so I'm pretty happy.

Google search text!

David Meldrum, Web Designer, Art Director, art, design, figure drawing, life drawing, illustrations, cartoons, doodles, web design, photography, art direction, graphic design, photoshop, writing and all creativity in the whole wide world, yeap,I think that covers it!


...this is to try and improve my "find me" result on Google etc....

Work doodle #4

I think I was inspired by Zap comix when I doodled this. Ive forgotten the name of the original artist unfortunately.

Doodles from work

I never have time to draw, even though I'd really like to. I doodle in meetings, so here's one.

Rodent muscles in on couple's picture in Canadian park after becoming intrigued by sound of focusing camera

From the Guardian newspaper

Smokers really annoy me!

I am an ex-smoker which means I'm extra sensitive to the whiff of nicotine. Everyday I wait at the bus terminal at Slussen, in Stockholm for my bus home in the rush hour. Slussen is going to get knocked down, the sooner the better I think, it's now a pit.
Built in the 1930's it was and still is an architectural marvel in many ways. The only negatives really are that it's falling down and the bus terminal which is underneath the maze of twirling roads has zero ventilation from bus fumes and SMOKERS! It's a filthy place, it's dark and the noise levels are extreme, knock it down! Wow, am I frustrated or what! ;)

I bought a new pen today!

Work is slow right now. I bought a pen today, a FABER-CASTELL 1.0mm. This is the first drawing with it. I like these lazy days of summer, next week I go sailing for a week!

Robert Crumb

I'm reading about R.Crumbs life at the moment, I really admire the guy as a person and as for his work, it's really entertaining and his cross hatching is brilliant! I guess you could say, I'm a fan. Here's a link to his official family website.

Food for thought with Mark Ryden

I really like Mark Ryden's work, I see his paintings as a modern interpretation of the old fairy tradition. Children that are taken away by the fairies or the young fairies carrying out acts against the evil people of this world. Otherwise, I just like the way Mark sees the world, it's a pretty strange place from his perspective.

Son of a hooligan

Is he cute or is he unlovable like his dad?

Is it possible to love a hooligan?

I drew this skinhead while not focusing too hard at work. It got me a thinking, can you love a hooligan? No, probably not but what about their kids, are they cute and loveable?

A doodle from last week.

The thing about mindless doodles is that they are totally mindless. I have no idea why I drew this guy on a skateboard!