by Andy Dolphin | Mar 24, 2013 | oil painting, plein air, seascape, weather
I headed back down to the coast today, hoping the heavy cloud would clear. It didn’t.I tossed up whether to paint a seascape despite the lack of sunlight but it just wasn’t inspiring. However, looking out to the horizon, from a high vantage point...
by Andy Dolphin | Mar 7, 2013 | issues, oil painting, plein air, seascape, weather
Ever since I started painting, I’ve favoured scenes with sunlight and shadow. I love the hard contrasts of dark against light, warm against cool. And it’s not that it makes painting easier, it just happens to be what catches my eye even when I’m not...
by Andy Dolphin | Sep 6, 2012 | limited palette, oil painting, plein air, seascape, sketch, sunset, weather
Green Islands, Albany. Photo by Andy Dolphin.It’s been a pretty bleak week, so far, weather-wise. Big storms were predicted for Monday and Tuesday and, while we were spared anything too nasty, there has been a lot of heavy rain and some fair gusts of wind (there...
by Andy Dolphin | Sep 3, 2012 | limited palette, oil painting, plein air, seascape, weather
Green Islands, Albany. Photo by Andy Dolphin.Date: Sunday, September 2, 2012Weather Forecast: Fine and mild.It was a beautiful day in Mt Barker yesterday so I took the opportunity to revisit my current favourite plein air painting spot in Torndirrup National Park,...
by Andy Dolphin | Aug 22, 2012 | issues, seascape, weather
Green Islands, Albany. Photo by Andy Dolphin.Date: Wednesday, August 22, 2012Weather Forecast: Severe Weather WarningWith severe weather forecast, I made the decision that I would head back to my favourite bit of Albany coastline this afternoon. I’ve seen it in...
by Andy Dolphin | Aug 16, 2012 | landscape, oil painting, plein air, seascape, weather
Green Islands, Albany. Photo by Andy Dolphin.Date: Thursday, August 16, 2012Weather Forecast: ColdThe forecast for today was cold and cloudy. As it turned out, that was an understatement.Despite the weather prediction, I had made the decision to return to my favourite...
