by Andy Dolphin | Jul 4, 2013 | army art, news
After a brief reprieve last year, Army Art returns for the weekend of August 2nd-4th.This charity fundraiser features quality works from artists around Western Australia and is a significant event on Perth’s art calendar. I was honoured to be invited to...
by Andy Dolphin | Jun 23, 2013 | clouds, landscape, oil painting, plein air, sketch, step-by-step, video
It’s winter down here in the southern hemisphere so it’s been a bit cold and damp lately. However, a few days ago we had scattered showers combined with moments of bright sunlight and this made for interesting painting conditions. Winter Light.Plein...
by Andy Dolphin | Jun 20, 2013 | about, awards, news, oil painting, seascape
I was very pleased to read the news that I’d taken out second prize in Australian Artist Magazine’s “Seascapes, Rivers & Lakes” Art Prize Challenge No. 52, with my entry “South Coastal”. My painting depicts a location near...
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 | May 11, 2013 | controversy, news
Photo by Karleen Minney, sourced from the Canberra TimesOn Saturday, the ACT (Canberra) government unveiled and unleashed Tit Whale, “a 23m-high, 34m-wide hot air balloon resembling a whale-like creature”.Made in the UK, the inflated leviathan, officially...
