by Andy Dolphin | Oct 13, 2010 | about, ellis house, news
The year was 1999 and at a tender 38 years of age, I joined the Bayswater Art Society. Since the early ’80s, I’d worked as an airbrush artist decorating custom painted vehicles, an illustrative signwriter painting massive murals on city buildings and...
by Andy Dolphin | Aug 26, 2010 | caricature, news
When I’m not painting or blogging, I am the production manager at the Albany & Great Southern Weekender newspaper. Today, one of my caricatures adorned the front page. (Tuckey vs Crook. Digital. Original image 25x25cm @300dpi . © 2010, Andy...
by Andy Dolphin | Aug 20, 2010 | floral, oil painting
My most recent oil painting. (Nuytsia floribunda. 25x35cm oil on panel © 2010, Andy Dolphin)This was based on a digital painting I did a few weeks ago.
by Andy Dolphin | Aug 20, 2010 | caricature, news
Dirty Harry, a saltwater crocodile at Crocosaurus Cove in Darwin, was shown my recent caricatures of Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott.It’s hard to read a crocodile’s mind so I don’t know if snapping at Julia was a tick of approval for my digital...
by Andy Dolphin | Aug 8, 2010 | digital art
Another digital painting. This little guy (or girl?) is one of up to 30 green tree frogs that live in our backyard pond. They are so comfortable there that you can get within 30cm of them to take photos. (Tree frog – digital painting. Original 1450 x...