by Andy Dolphin | Mar 1, 2012 | news
A short deviation from art for a moment… Today sees the implementation of Google’s new privacy policy – a policy seemingly aimed at intruding on your privacy, as opposed to protecting it.In short, if you have a Google account such as a Blogspot blog...
by Andy Dolphin | Feb 27, 2012 | digital art, landscape, sketch
Terry Miura set a “simplify” challenge on his blog.The main thrust of the challenge is to simplify a photo Terry posted and produce a painting using any medium.I chose Photoshop.(Streetscape after Miura. Digital. © Andy Dolphin)I had intended to save the...
by Andy Dolphin | Feb 24, 2012 | available, landscape, oil painting
Here’s my latest painting.(Summer Shadows. 40x30cm oil on board. © Andy Dolphin)
by Andy Dolphin | Feb 23, 2012 | landscape, oil painting, step-by-step
While looking at photos of my last painting, brilliantly titled “Farm Track”, a cropped version of it caught my eye.I liked the cropped image so much, I grabbed a hand saw and cut the top and bottom off the original!Not really.But I did cut and prime...
by Andy Dolphin | Feb 20, 2012 | available, landscape, oil painting, step-by-step
Here’s three stages and a close-up of a painting I did yesterday.Initial under-painting.Half-way there.(Evening Shadows. 40x60cm oil on board. © Andy DolphinSOLD ) DetailThis draws on all the experience I’ve gained doing outdoor sketches in the...