by Andy Dolphin | Jan 3, 2011 | landscape, oil painting, plein air
Following on from yesterday morning’s imaginary digital landscape painting, I present you with “the real thing”.I headed out yesterday evening and after driving around for and hour or more, I headed to a spot that catches my eye every time I drive...
by Andy Dolphin | Jan 2, 2011 | digital art, landscape
I woke up this morning with a landscape image in my head. This almost never happens to me so I got up and had a go at reproducing it in Photoshop.I quite like it…(Imaginary landscape. 1000x717px digital. © Andy Dolphin)I’ve spent quite a bit of time...
by Andy Dolphin | Dec 27, 2010 | landscape, oil painting, plein air, sunset, weather
Christmas eve was warm and incredibly humid around here. In nearby Albany, the moisture hung like a veil of smoke over the city through to the early afternoon. I’ve never seen anything quite like it before.Since the evening sky was looking clear, I headed back...
by Andy Dolphin | Dec 23, 2010 | issues, landscape, tips
Photos seem like an easy starting point for landscape painting and the advent of consumer digital cameras has made photography more accessible than it’s ever been before.Photographs serve as convenient reference material that allows us to paint when we simply...
by Andy Dolphin | Dec 23, 2010 | landscape, oil painting, plein air, sunset, weather
The sun is still playing hide and seek with us but temperatures are on the rise. The last few days have felt like it was going to rain but it just isn’t really happening. This, combined with the warmer days, means humidity! I love days like this – it feels...
