by Andy Dolphin | Mar 17, 2012 | about, news
My trusty old 1985 Mitsubishi L300 four-wheel drive is due for retirement. You might say “the sun is setting on her”…Yesterday I got my “new” car, a 2004 Nissan X-Trail… It’s taken me a good while to make a decision so...
by Andy Dolphin | Mar 11, 2012 | issues, landscape, oil painting, seascape, step-by-step
A week ago, after visiting William Bay National Park in Denmark, I was looking at photos of the region on the internet. This is a great way to discover new and interesting places that you might have driven by over the years.One such place is Lights Beach. While it is...
by Andy Dolphin | Mar 9, 2012 | oil painting, seascape, sketch
I’m not sure what the title for the full-size painting will be, but “Two Waves Meet” will do for this sketch.(Two Waves Meet – sketch. 30x25cm oil on board. © Andy Dolphin)This is a spot at Betty’s Beach, near Albany in Western Australia....
by Andy Dolphin | Mar 7, 2012 | landscape, oil painting, seascape
Betty’s Beach is a small fishing “village” near Albany in southern West Australia. It hosts half a dozen fishing shacks used by fishermen and their families during the salmon season and on holiday weekends. I discovered the place whilst aimlessly...
by Andy Dolphin | Mar 4, 2012 | landscape, oil painting, step-by-step
Here’s the stages of my latest oil painting, Evening at Betty’s Beach, as an animation. Click to see it a bit bigger.
