Vivienne Ortega enjoys painting in the real world, as she sees it, in a realistic style with both oil and acrylic paints.
While the subject of Art at school was her best she didn’t give this much importance except that as a child she drew often with her Derwent coloured pencils, her main subjects being horses. Even though she did some training in Art at Teachers’ College she stopped before completing but had her interest re-ignited two years ago at Morwell U3A.
Much of Vivienne’s inspiration comes from the natural world; birds, landscapes, seascapes, trees and plants. To capture these in paint Vivienne begins with printing out an image from online or a photo and considering how to translate it into a painting. Colour is of primary importance but added richness and depth comes from observing shadows, the play of light and textures.
While Vivienne’s favourite Artwork is called the ‘Virgin of Guadaloupe’ and hangs on her wall her work reflects her ongoing interest in the French Impressionists but also individual Artists across centuries such as Rembrandt, Constable, Turner and Australian Frederick McCubbin.
It is interesting that aside from her passion for Art Vivienne studied Computer Science and software development as a mature age student and hopes that one day she will challenge herself further with watercolour painting and portrait painting.
