by Andy Dolphin | Oct 12, 2012 | issues, landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air, tips
Over the years I’ve painted a lot of karri trees. I saw most of them as “tree portraits”, each painting trying to capture the character of a tree in a particular location. Ive painted them next to winding tracks, streams and bridges and I’ve...
by Andy Dolphin | Sep 10, 2012 | about, copyright, issues, tips
And now for something completely different…I first took an interest in copyright years ago when I was producing commercial illustration. Not because someone had stolen my work but because I wanted to be informed about my rights with regard to my own work...
by Andy Dolphin | Aug 30, 2012 | clouds, digital art, limited palette, oil painting, plein air, seascape, sketch, sunset, tips
View to Green Islands, Albany. Photo by Andy Dolphin.Date: Wednesday, August 29, 2012Weather Forecast: Becoming fine.I returned to Torndirrup National Park yesterday afternoon in the hope of capturing the sea at its best as we’d had a bit of stormy weather the...
by Andy Dolphin | Aug 26, 2012 | colour chart, issues, oil painting, plein air, seascape, tips
Green Islands, Albany. Photo by Andy Dolphin.Date: Sunday, August 26, 2012Weather Forecast: Fine with a late changeI made the decision that, with fine weather forecast, I’d head out to a spot near Albany that offers incredible views over the Torndirrup...
by Andy Dolphin | Aug 10, 2012 | about, digital art, oil painting, seascape, sketch, step-by-step, tips
For the last couple of weeks I’ve been working on producing a seascape. I’ve done my share of seascapes in the past, usually from photographic references, but this one is different. And I’m going to take my readers along for the ride… so I hope...
by Andy Dolphin | Jul 27, 2012 | limited palette, oil painting, seascape, tips
Prior to yesterday’s painting workshop in Albany, I did two sample pieces of the painting I was to use for my demonstration reference.The first was done using burnt sienna as my “red”, yellow ochre as my “yellow” and French ultramarine as...
