by Andy Dolphin | Oct 4, 2012 | art trail, awards, exhibition, news, oil painting
Two big stories for this blog update so I’ll have to choose which one to mention first.I’ll make a decision and start with my exhibition.The joint exhibition with Sue Hartley opened at West Cape Howe Wines last Thursday night. It was one hell of a day...
by Andy Dolphin | Sep 20, 2012 | about, art trail, available, exhibition, news, oil painting
Just a quick reminder that I will have a selection of works for sale at West Cape Howe Wines in this year’s Southern Art Trail.I will be at the official opening:7pm, Thursday, September 27If you’re in the area, I’d love to see you there.Here’s...
by Andy Dolphin | Sep 20, 2012 | limited palette, oil painting, plein air, seascape, sketch
I’ve had this photo ready to post for a while but haven’t had the chance until now.This was the painting I did on site last Saturday.(In the bay 3. Sketch. 35x25cm oil on board. © Andy Dolphin)My main interest here was to try and capture some of the warm...
by Andy Dolphin | Sep 15, 2012 | limited palette, oil painting, plein air, seascape, sketch
Here’s the painting I did on Friday.(In the bay 2. Sketch. 30x25cm oil on board. © Andy Dolphin)I arrived on site fairly early so I took a little time to map out some of the major tonal masses before painting. Actually, I sat and looked around for quite a while...
by Andy Dolphin | Sep 15, 2012 | limited palette, oil painting, plein air, seascape, sketch, sunset
…there’s more!Green Islands, Albany. Photo by Andy Dolphin.Date: Saturday, September 15, 2012Weather Forecast: Fine, partly cloudy.There were large cumulus clouds building at home but I wanted to return to the bay where I painted yesterday and Thursday. I...
