by Andy Dolphin | Jan 27, 2013 | issues, seascape, sketch, step-by-step, tips
I have actually been doing a bit of painting recently but all of it has been in the studio and has involved revisiting old paintings that never “made the cut”.This isn’t something I have done a lot of in the past but lately I’ve been driven to...
by Andy Dolphin | Jan 13, 2013 | about, caricature, news
Ten years ago I was deeply engaged in teaching myself 3-D animation. I had downloaded a free program called Blender and within hours I was hooked. It is a truly amazing and incredibly powerful piece of software developed by a team of programmers around the world and...
by Andy Dolphin | Jan 5, 2013 | issues, limited palette, oil painting, plein air, seascape, tips
Lowlands Beach, Denmark. Photo by Andy Dolphin.My second painting for 2013 was, in some ways, an exercise in not giving up.We’ve had pretty strong winds for the last couple of days so I assumed the surf would be pounding along the southern coast. With this...
by Andy Dolphin | Jan 5, 2013 | landscape, oil painting, plein air
Here’s my painting from a couple of days ago – my first for 2013. (Unndiup. Plein air sketch. 25x35cm oil on board. © Andy Dolphin)As mentioned in my earlier blog post, I had a pretty clear idea of where I was going with this one. I did a thumbnail...
by Andy Dolphin | Jan 3, 2013 | landscape, oil painting, plein air
With the festive season and ten days of scorching-hot weather out of the way, I got back to painting yesterday.I had driven down a short gravel road and then turned around to head back out. The road turned into a track near the end and as I was leaving I kept an eye...
