by Andy Dolphin | Mar 7, 2013 | art scams, issues, news
I received an email today asking about one of the artworks displayed on my old website gallery.Hi there,My name is Richard,im from phoenix,was browsing through the internet and my eyes caught this particular work(Emu Beach Path),will like to have it for my new...
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 | Mar 7, 2013 | limited palette, oil painting, seascape, step-by-step
I liked my little plein air oil study of Misery Beach so much that I decided to do a bigger version in the studio.I added a few extra colours to the palette for this one just to give me a few more options for playing warms against cools. One downside to a three-colour...
by Andy Dolphin | Mar 2, 2013 | about, news
Wagin’s giant ram. Photo from “Nachoman-au”, Wikipedia.If you live in southern Western Australia, or feel like a holiday, you should get to Wagin next weekend, March 8 and 9, for Woolorama.Wagin is an historic country town situated somewhere...
by Andy Dolphin | Mar 2, 2013 | clouds, issues, landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air, seascape, tips
It’s not as bad as it sounds…On Wednesday I headed down to Misery Beach, near Albany. I’m not sure how this gorgeous and secluded little beach got its name but one popular suggestion is that waste products from the nearby whaling station used to wash...
