Having fun

Some more two minute sketches from a life drawing session that I did a while back. I painted them yesterday, it's so nice to have time during the Christmas holidays to have some fun. I'm not looking to create a masterpiece right now; I'm just playing around, experimenting, learning.

Original two minute sketch which I watercoloured  20121230

Original two minute sketch which I watercoloured  20121230

Watercolouring quick life drawing sketches

I have a supply of two to five minute sketches on 200g watercolour paper. I started quick sketching on watercolour paper so that I can paint them at my leisure at a later date. I want to master watercolouring and so having these sketches lying around really makes practice easier. For light reference I use erotic photography that I have downloaded from the internet.

Watercolour sketch - 20121229

 

Watercolour sketch - 20121229

Watercolour sketch - 20121229

Here is an example of an original five minute sketch. I will probably paint this soon.

Sir William Russell Flint

I discovered, Sir William Russell Flint today while browsing through LA CONCHIGLIA DI VENERE - The Nude in Art History. I like his nudes very much, there is much to learned by studying his watercolour technique which I certainly plan to do. I found an offical site also where they sell limited addition prints of his work.  http://www.sirwilliamrussellflintprints.co.uk/



Nude by Sir William Russell Flint

Sketches from my note book

It is hard to focus on sketching or painting when Christmas presents still have to be bought and wrapped! Here are a few sketches from my note book.

Sketched at the Cultural Centre (Kulturhuset), Stockholm

Sketches while at work, my desk and a crowd drawn from my computer screen.

Final life drawing session for 2012

Konstnärshuset, 20121211

Not many turned up for this final session, lots of snow and pre-Christmas stress keeping them away I guess. I was not able to concentrate very well during the evening so I played with my watercolours. Playing is a very important way to learn and improve, isn't it!? ;)

10 minute sketch 20121211

10 minute sketch 20121211

10 minute sketch 20121211

I have a whole bunch of quick sketches that I executed on watercolour paper, they are from the last four life drawing sessions, I plan to colour them during the Christmas holidays. 

5 minute sketch 20121211

Saturday's life drawing

Basis, Stockholm 20121208

I was not in the mood to begin with, I was feeling rather lazy after a tough week at work. After a sketch or two I started to loosen up a bit and get into it, in the end I was quite happy with a number of my sketches.  I will be going to my last life drawing session for this year on Tuesday, Christmas is coming!

Life drawing 20121208

Life drawing 20121208

Life drawing 20121208

Tuesday's Life Drawing

Konstnärshuset 20121204

This model was excellent at posing. She is a dancer, most of the good posers are.

Life drawing 20121204

Life drawing 20121204

Life drawing 20121204

Saturday's life drawing session.

This was difficult for me, the model, an elderly lady who is obviously undergoing chemotherapy reminded me a lot of my own wife who had chemotherapy two years ago. Still, it was an interesting session, older models have so many interesting lines and curves to draw. A session of mixed emotions. Respect to the model for not letting cancer stop her.

Watercolour Sketches 20121201

Nudes in Art History

A large index of Artists and their nudes. This blog is well worth a visit, there is so much to discover, I look forward to spending many hours trawling through it for inspiration, it is huge!

http://conchigliadivenere.wordpress.com/

LA CONCHIGLIA DI VENERE

Recycling sketches

Originally these were two minute sketches from Tuesday night's life drawing session. They were just line drawings, and looked very unfinished so I had a little fun last night and splashed some colour onto them. It was rewarding because I didn't care if I ruined them or not, they were just quick little sketches. It's all in the mind...

Painting watercolour on ordinary paper should be avoided if possible. ;)

Tuesday's life drawing

This was a tough session. The weather was awful and I got soaked in the cold November rain, I was not in the right frame of mind from the onset. I thought all my sketches were disasters but looking at them now, the next day I see that it wasn't a wasted evening at all. My watercolour technique is slowly improving, I'm getting a better feel for the medium, all it takes is - practice, practice, practice. I don't mind, it's what I want to do. It's a great hobby.

5 minute watercolour nude study

10 minute watercolour nude study

5 minute pen and wash life drawing

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...

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

5 minute pen and wash 20121120

5 minute pen and wash 20121120

10 minute pen and wash 20121120

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

Watercolour flowers - mass5000

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.