by Andy Dolphin | Feb 10, 2013 | available, oil painting, seascape, step-by-step
My latest studio painting brings together all the experiences I’ve enjoyed, so far, since last August in my pursuit of the perfect seascape. I’ve blogged the challenge which began with the Genesis of a seascape in oils and later transitioned into the...
by Andy Dolphin | Feb 1, 2013 | about, colour chart, oil painting, plein air, seascape, sunset
Green Islands, Albany. Photo by Andy Dolphin.With the sun still shining, I threw my French easel, back pack, camera and bottle of cordial in the car and headed back to the Albany coast.My back pack folds out to a stool (I stand when I paint though) and contains almost...
by Andy Dolphin | Feb 1, 2013 | landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air, sketch
Woogie = “wood-jee” The sunshine has returned after a bit of a break, and I tried something a little different on Wednesday afternoon. I’ve driven past this abandoned cottage near Woogenellup (Wood-je-nell-up) for years. Several times I’ve...
by Andy Dolphin | Jan 27, 2013 | issues, seascape, sketch, step-by-step, tips
I have actually been doing a bit of painting recently but all of it has been in the studio and has involved revisiting old paintings that never “made the cut”.This isn’t something I have done a lot of in the past but lately I’ve been driven to...
by Andy Dolphin | Jan 13, 2013 | about, caricature, news
Ten years ago I was deeply engaged in teaching myself 3-D animation. I had downloaded a free program called Blender and within hours I was hooked. It is a truly amazing and incredibly powerful piece of software developed by a team of programmers around the world and...
