by Andy Dolphin | Apr 23, 2011 | about, news
We’re currently undergoing renovations at home, and I’ll hopefully end up with a dedicated studio space when it’s all done, but it is slowing me down a bit. Today I painted a lot, but it consisted of two coats of paint on a 40 square metre ceiling....
by Andy Dolphin | Apr 18, 2011 | oil painting, workshop
After a very successful oil painting workshop in March, Gallery 500 have invited me to do another workshop in May.Workshops run for around four hours on a Saturday morning and students paint along with me as I break down my process of painting sunlight into easily...
by Andy Dolphin | Mar 31, 2011 | issues, landscape, oil painting, plein air
Here’s the plein air painting I did last weekend near Kendenup… (Kendenup Rail Bridge. 30x20cm oil on board. © Andy Dolphin)It’s far from perfect but it was an unusual subject or me and presented quite a number of challenges from...
by Andy Dolphin | Mar 27, 2011 | landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air
While summer was colder and wetter than we usually get down here, autumn has been spectacular so far. The last few days in particular were hot with mostly cloudless skies, day and night. I took the opportunity this afternoon to go an paint a subject I noticed a long...
by Andy Dolphin | Mar 26, 2011 | landscape, workshop
Today I did a workshop for Gallery 500 in Albany, hopefully the first of many.With ten keen and competent “students” and a wonderful workspace at Terra Verde Gallery, it was a great way to spend a few hours on a beautiful autumn morning.I explained my...
