by Andy Dolphin | Sep 26, 2011 | about
I’m in the process of giving the blog a bit of a freshening up. So forgive me if things look a bit weird occasionally as the only way to properly test changes is to apply them.
by Andy Dolphin | Sep 26, 2011 | about, news, painting studio
One of the reasons I haven’t painted much for the last few months is that I’ve been trying to set up a new studio. The space I’m adapting is from an enclosed verandah that was here when we bought the house. Part of that room was demolished to make...
by Andy Dolphin | Sep 24, 2011 | news, weather
I went into Porongurup National Park yesterday, my first visit for quite a while. I was with my daughter and her friend, on holidays from Wisconsin, and we soon set about following a trail past the “Tree in the Rock” to Nancy Peak. I’d walked part of...
by Andy Dolphin | Sep 17, 2011 | available, floral, landscape, oil painting, plein air, sketch
I did this studio oil painting yesterday based on a plein air sketch I did in Porongurup last weekend.Knight’s Canola 37x50cm oil on board. © Andy DolphinSOLD Here’s a close-up of the brushwork on the flowers. And here’s the on-site...
by Andy Dolphin | Sep 11, 2011 | available, floral, landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air
Here’s a painting I did last weekend. It’s a bit looser than my normal style and I was interested in pushing the dark/light contrast whereas I’m normally playing warm reds and oranges against cool neutrals, with a focus on aerial perspective.(Angus...
