by Andy Dolphin | Aug 17, 2013 | landscape, limited palette, oil painting, sketch, sunrise, weather
Third update for the day.I was up just after 7am and the sky was clear and the sun was just beginning to shed light on things. So I got my gear together and headed out for a little “early-morning” painting.If you’ve been following along in the last...
by Andy Dolphin | Aug 17, 2013 | issues, landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air, sketch, weather
After some fairly dismal weather over the last few days, the sun managed to pop out for a short while yesterday afternoon.I found a washed out winter creek line on a property not far from home and spent half-an-hour or so wandering around it, taking photos. A gnarled...
by Andy Dolphin | Aug 4, 2013 | copyright, issues, landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air, sketch, step-by-step, video
My latest plein air landscape sketch video has just been uploaded.This painting features a view across farmland to the Stirling Range, home to Bluff Knoll – the the highest peak in southern Western Australia.(Stirling afternoon. Plein air sketch. 30x25cm oil on board....
by Andy Dolphin | Jul 28, 2013 | building, landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air
I headed out to my new favourite location this afternoon and decided to try something different to my usual landscapes.The property sports an old, dilapidated cottage that’s overgrown on all sides and provides several opportunities for interesting paintings as...
by Andy Dolphin | May 26, 2013 | landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air, sunset
I was out and about on Friday, on what might be described as a perfect autumn evening, when I saw the City of Albany lit up by the light of the setting sun streaming between Mt Melville and Mt Clarence.I threw my easel up, grabbed a primed board and went to work with...
by Andy Dolphin | Apr 21, 2013 | landscape, limited palette, news, oil painting, plein air, sketch, step-by-step, video
With scattered cloud hanging around on Friday, I headed back out to Barrow Road, where I completed a grey-day plein air landscape last week. I was planning to paint the view from the opposite side of the road and hoped for some sunlight and shadows this time. I got...