by Andy Dolphin | Dec 19, 2010 | landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air, weather
I looked outside at 6am and the place was glowing, with strong sunlight streaming through the trees. So I got up, had breakfast and coffee and prepared to go painting. By 7am I was in the van but the sun was nowhere to be seen.I decided to go out anyway in the hope...
by Andy Dolphin | Dec 18, 2010 | landscape, oil painting, plein air
Here’s the Porongurup landscape painting I did a couple of days ago. I’ve popped it in a frame for you.(Knights Road, Porongurup. 20x24cm oil on board. © Andy Dolphin)Here’s another one of the Porongurups that I did about four days earlier.(Woodlands...
by Andy Dolphin | Dec 16, 2010 | landscape, oil painting, plein air, sketch, weather
There were fluffy clouds around all day today but it was warm and sunny for the most part, making it the second sunny day so far this summer.I headed out to the Porongurups this evening and found a pleasant spot off the side of Knights Road, looking south toward the...
by Andy Dolphin | Dec 16, 2010 | issues, landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air, sketch, weather
The first 11 days of summer were, to say the least, somewhat heavily overcast around these parts. I ventured out once or twice to see if anything paintable grabbed my attention but I really am driven by sunlight and shadows so never got my brushes wet.Finally, on day...
by Andy Dolphin | Dec 11, 2010 | available, news
My wife and I did an 800km round trip today to deliver the following paintings to two wonderful galleries…BORANUP GALLERY, Margaret River, WA(Forest Road. 33x46cm oil on board. © Andy Dolphin)SOLD (Survival. 54x30cm approx – oil on board. ©Andy...
