by Andy Dolphin | Nov 12, 2012 | limited palette, oil painting, plein air, seascape, sketch
Green Islands, Albany. Photo by Andy Dolphin.Date: Monday, November 12, 2012Weather Forecast: Close to perfect again!Today delivered another beautiful spring afternoon and plein air painting was back on the agenda. I headed down to the Gap in Albany’s Torndirrup...
by Andy Dolphin | Nov 10, 2012 | limited palette, oil painting, plein air, seascape, sketch, sunset
Green Islands, Albany. Photo by Andy Dolphin.Date: Friday, November 9, 2012Weather Forecast: Close to perfect!I didn’t get out much last week as it rained for seven days straight. I finally managed to get some painting done in the last couple of days though....
by Andy Dolphin | Oct 28, 2012 | available, colour chart, landscape, oil painting, plein air, sunset
It was very warm yesterday with clear blue skies in every direction. I took the opportunity to head inland looking for something to paint. With one month of spring to go, the paddocks are starting to lose their winter greens and take on the warm, dry colours of...
by Andy Dolphin | Oct 28, 2012 | art scams
I’m getting a lot of spam lately from overseas companies selling cheap reproductions of paintings. I’ve deleted five comments in two days.The comments are usually repetitious (the same comment is often posted to several articles on one blog and...
by Andy Dolphin | Oct 26, 2012 | oil painting, plein air, seascape, sketch, step-by-step, tips
With clear skies and moderate temperatures forecast, I headed back to Lowlands Beach (near Denmark, Western Australia) yesterday afternoon.I parked at the top lookout on the eastern side of the main beach. The lookout is about 50m above the sea and offers views across...
