by Andy Dolphin | Jan 5, 2013 | issues, limited palette, oil painting, plein air, seascape, tips
Lowlands Beach, Denmark. Photo by Andy Dolphin.My second painting for 2013 was, in some ways, an exercise in not giving up.We’ve had pretty strong winds for the last couple of days so I assumed the surf would be pounding along the southern coast. With this...
by Andy Dolphin | Jan 5, 2013 | landscape, oil painting, plein air
Here’s my painting from a couple of days ago – my first for 2013. (Unndiup. Plein air sketch. 25x35cm oil on board. © Andy Dolphin)As mentioned in my earlier blog post, I had a pretty clear idea of where I was going with this one. I did a thumbnail...
by Andy Dolphin | Jan 3, 2013 | landscape, oil painting, plein air
With the festive season and ten days of scorching-hot weather out of the way, I got back to painting yesterday.I had driven down a short gravel road and then turned around to head back out. The road turned into a track near the end and as I was leaving I kept an eye...
by Andy Dolphin | Dec 6, 2012 | oil painting, plein air, seascape
It’s been about three weeks since I last picked up a paint brush but I finally managed to get out this afternoon. It was a beautiful summer’s day with temperatures in the mid-to-high twenties. I headed out to Torbay Inlet, near Albany, to see what was on...
by Andy Dolphin | Nov 23, 2012 | about, news
I don’t know Australian plein air artist Warwick Fuller personally but I can’t deny his early influence on my still-evolving style.Fuller’s DVD “Into the Light” represented a turning point in my art career. This video was the first time...
