I was asked to draw a house in the same medium – Bamboo pen – so I took the offer up.

There are just as many lovely wooden house’s in Newcastle as there are shops so I have decided to take on more commissions to draw them. Houses ca so often say a lot about the people who live in them, whhc I find interesting as they tell a story.

Here are a few examples of the Houses and Shops I’ve drawn and painted. More to come.

Corner Shop Watercolour Painting in Newcastle NSW Australia

Dixon Park – 23rd May 2008

Stoneley House 9th April 2008

Mayfield Artists House – April 2008

Pen and INk with water colour wash from Carrington NSW

Rooftops From Newcastle, painted with pen, ink and water colour – April 2008

On Newcastle Harbour – view from Stockton Beach 2 May 2008

View near Stockton bridge – Industry and mangroves

Stockton Bridge and Pelicans

Watercolou, pen and ink – view from Newcastle Harbour and Stockton

All you need to make a Bamboo Pen is a small saw, some sand paper, a knife and some bamboo.

If you would rather purchase a Bamboo pen then have a look at the following site where you can purchase one from:
www.cheapjoes.com

If you want to get really fancy you can actually buy an electronic version, this of course will not get the natural effect of traditional Bamboo Pen and Ink but could be more useful in other ways.

Have a look at this link here from Amazon:
www.amazon.com

Newcastle Art lessons are for any person wishing to improve their drawing ability. You can be a novice or an established artist who need to brush up on their drawing skills.

Vivienne has taught art and drawing for over 40 years, she believes drawing is the foundation skill for any art learning.  You need to draw first before you can progress onto other artistic mediums. It’s the basic building blocks of art.

Vivienne’s artistic influences referred to on the following web pages all show that this list of artists were all great drawers first. From Australian artist Brett Whiteley to Lloyd Rees and Clarice Beckett. They all knew intimately that their drawing skill needed to be at a first rate level. This is how an artist understands composition, lines, and form. They can experiment with light by using various shading techniques.

Vivienne’s Newcastle Art Lessons are private lessons which are done at Vivienne’s art studio where she will offer expert guidance on how to progress your drawing ability.

Contact – Just fill out the form on this Contact Us for for Newcastle Drawing Lessons and Vivienne will get in contact with you regarding cost and course details.

Some Art Lesson Resources From Around the Web
This site is more for the younger art lessons student but offers some good practical lesson examples:
www.princetonol.com

Another site with some great recources, and include examples like: An Art lesson plan on Impressionism and Claude Monet and Michelangelo and his painting of the Sistine Chapel are the subject of this lesson
www.lessonplanspage.com

Vivienne teaches from the approach of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. In her original work book from acclaimed artist Betty Edwards it shows how to best learn the foundations of drawing by offering some excellent exercises to work through. Vivienne teaches from this book and guides you through each exercise to get the most out of each one.

More about Drawing on the Right Side of the Brian can be found at the following links:
Drawing on the Right Side of The Brain
The Secret to More Brain Power by Drawing

I make my own bamboo pens by taking a stick of green bamboo and cutting the end into the shape of a ‘nib’.

Interesting shaped bush – April 2008