by Andy Dolphin | Jan 29, 2012 | about, issues, news
It’s taken almost three years to make a decision but I finally bought myself a new digital camera.My first digital camera, purchased almost ten years ago, was a 4MP Nikon 4300 Coolpix. It was expensive at the time but I loved it to bits. The picture quality was...
by Andy Dolphin | Jan 23, 2012 | about, painting studio
I’ve just built myself a “custom-designed” computer/monitor stand for my new studio. I’m not much of a handy man (“Andy by name, not by nature”, some might say), but I’m pretty happy with the result.Built from some home-made...
by Andy Dolphin | Jan 21, 2012 | landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air, sketch
I decided it was time to try something different to see if I can make my plein air painting experience a little less challenging.I’ve used limited palettes before, and it does help, but this week I tried a three-colour palette and pre-mixing.I used French...
by Andy Dolphin | Jan 21, 2012 | clouds, landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air, weather
I love clouds. There are various types of formations, including stratus, cirrus and cumulus and infinite variations within, and combinations of, those categories.I love them but rarely use them as a subject in their own right. I’ll have to do something about...
by Andy Dolphin | Jan 13, 2012 | landscape, oil painting, plein air, sketch, sunset
It’s been warm and sunny here for a few days and I managed to get out to Bluff Knoll on two consecutive evenings.Here’s a couple of oil sketches I did.(Sketch for Sunset Bluff. 22x20cm oil on board. © Andy Dolphin)(Sketch for Behind the Bluff. 20x22cm oil...
