Many more drawing groups have started up this year and its great to know how life drawing is becoming a mainstream, challenging pastime. Our group at FAB [Fine Art Bassendean] averaged around 30 attendees per session across the year, a splendid response!

As for me, I did fewer drawing this year, mostly because I have been grappling with other mediums and also because I have been away.

Special thank you to my colleagues at FAB Jeff  and Bonnie, we make a great team. Also here is a glimpse of our last couple of sessions with two favourites; partners Travis and Sarah. So good to draw!

Thank you all for your comment about my site and drawings. Hoping your sharpening the pencils for next year!

 

Peter

 

Here is some information about  life drawing sessions in Craigie on Thursdays from Ray Bian. Wow this guy can draw!

My name is Rui Zhi(Ray)Bian.I run life model sessions on every week Thursday, from 10am to 1pm .
The session is located in Craigie my private studio. I welcome newcomer to join my group sessions, but they need to make a booking for a place via my email or mobile; 0408600205.  New models are also welcome to contact
me, for modelling opportunities for my Thursday sessions.
Email is [email protected]

Thanks Ray

I have just joined a new [to me] facebook page called Life Drawing in Australia.

Really interesting posts and a wonderful range of works on show. Good conversations about techniques, mediums etc. Take  look and maybe join up. Great to know whats happening all around Australia.

Well I’ve done it. There are new recent drawings and 7 Archives of past drawings going back to 2005. There are about 60 in each archive so it would take a very dedicated viewer to go through the lot. There are some landscapes and other works to come.

Interesting for me to see how much more vigorous and daring my drawing was back then. Getting older. Also interesting that there nearly all of the works would have taken 20 minutes or less to make. Any longer and they get constipated!

Many are  already sold, but if you would like one, cut and paste it onto an email and I will search it out. $150 each or two for $250.

Hello everyone, firstly thanks so much for interest in my site and its information. I am glad that it is useful in promoting life drawing in and around Perth. You may notice a fair bit of activity on my gallery pages as I am about to modify the viewing process in order to give you more information and details about my drawings. I’ve been putting it off for too long. So here goes, as I grapple with the wonders of WordPress and a bit of coaching from my sone Michael.

Had a pleasant surprise at Officeworks today. You can purchase either online or direct 250 sheets of A1 cartridge for $56 and they will deliver for free. That’s 40 cents per sheet. How about that!

Back from Bali after being volcanically challenged, so it was an extra Art  visit plus plus this time. Strange grey days and lots of upset about getting back. Thanks to having our own accommodation we were OK.

Next visit for Artists to Bali is in September and is being organised by Shirley Winstanley. Great to have her expertise on board, her paintings are so inspiring.If you would like to join her in our beautiful studio at Pondok Saraswati take a look at the Bali Bound page on this website or

For further information, contact Shirley on [email protected].

 

Its getting a bit embarrassing but this time it is another Art Group, for 9 days of studio time at Pondok Saraswati beginning June 29th until the 9th July. This is the best season in Bali. Temperate days and balmy cool nights. Perfect painting time. I have one place left, so come and join me.

Off to Bali this afternoon, this time to co facilitate The Elders Way, a program that my friend Wes Carter and I have been running for many years in Bali. Some of you artists out there might not know that  my day job is working with men, through The Menswork Project. Wonderful engaging work.

Wont be around for a few weeks but if you are inquiring about the next July Art trip to Pondok Saraswati in Ubud, please look further into the site or contact me

[email protected]

Longtime Perth male model Travis kindly emailed me to inform that he is getting some new tatts on his chest. He knows I’m not a fan of tatts for life drawing models, but offered up his body for a last untattered glimpse before the inky pen strikes. He is one really good model and assures me that he has the right make up that covers tatts if required. We had a great, different, and absorbing day getting some drawing done.

So here he is. I am using a new developing technique of Chrome Board, that resists pastels but is great to cut into with a kneadable rubber for highlights. Moody drawings coming up.