by Andy Dolphin | Mar 13, 2010 | landscape, oil painting, sketch, step-by-step
Just another quick exercise from a photo.A tonal wash sets things in place with a hint of warmth in the foreground.I was so caught up in getting the tree to come to life forgot to take a photo until this point. Sorry. Just the foreground and some detailing to...
by Andy Dolphin | Mar 7, 2010 | landscape, oil painting, step-by-step
It’s been a while since I challenged myself to do a fast painting so today I decided to give it a go. I wanted to complete a small, full-colour painting in one hour.I chose a photo taken last spring (Sept-Nov in Australia) of canola fields near my home. I did a...
by Andy Dolphin | Mar 1, 2010 | landscape, oil painting, sketch, step-by-step
On the recent sketching picnic with the Porongurup Art Group I managed to snap a few photos of a farm shed during a short period when some evening sunlight broke through the heavy clouds. It’s taken me a while to get around to turning the photos into a painting...
by Andy Dolphin | Feb 28, 2010 | colour chart, tips
Soon after taking up oil painting I made a colour chart showing basic two-colour combinations of the standard palette I’d adopted. This has proved invaluable when working on site or from photos – some combinations are surprising! I use a shorthand notation...
by Andy Dolphin | Feb 15, 2010 | plein air, sketch
I was invited to a second sketching picnic by the Porongurup Art Group a couple of weeks ago. This time we all met at a farm where Steve, the owner, had happily allowed us free rein to paint and sketch whatever we wanted. And there was lots of material, from a...
