Announcing my new blog
Floral fireworks12.5cm x 22.5cm oil on ply panel.
© Andy Dolphin
I’ve had a bit of a break from painting but things have been happening – a lot of it has more to do with antique clocks than painting, but things have been happening.
One big change is that my blog now has a new home on my new website, made by my son Michael Dolphin.
If you have this site bookmarked or memorised, you’ll need to change your links, or rewire your neurons, and make note of the new address at andydolphin.com.au/blog/
To launch the new site, I have uploaded a new three-part video to Youtube documenting the painting of a small floral still life in oil.
Welcome to my new blog
My son, Michael Dolphin, built this new website and blog for me some time ago but I’ve been on a bit of a painting break and haven’t had anything useful to say.
The time has come to get back to it and I’m launching this site with a new video which I filmed a year ago but finally edited this week.
This painting, Floral Fireworks, was done last year as an entry in a fundraising auction for our local community art centre. I shot video of the process but it’s taken a while to finish the editing and post it to Youtube. I’ve uploaded it in three parts so I could leave in more detail but still keep it manageable.
Floral fireworks
12.5cm x 22.5cm oil on ply panel.
© Andy Dolphin
Anyway, you can check out part one of the video here but I always recommend viewing it on Youtube for best resolution.
Denmark Antiques
SOLD
I currently have a couple of recent still life paintings for sale at Denmark Antiques, located at 5 Mt Shadforth Road Denmark, Western Australia. They’re just down the road from the IGA supermarket.
If you’re in the region and want to spend a pleasant half-hour or so browsing through antiques, collectibles and books, you should pop in and take a look. They have some beautiful wares on display.
Albany ANZAC commemoration
If you’re one of the tens of thousands of people visiting the Great Southern region for the Albany ANZAC 100-year commemoration this weekend, you might like to stop in Mt Barker and take a look at a small community art exhibition and sale at Mitchell House, on Albany Highway.
The exhibition is open each day from 10am to 4pm and finishes on Wednesday, November 5.
Perth Royal Show prize
I’m a little late writing about this, but my painting “Bantam Rooster” took out the Packers’ Prize at this year’s Perth Royal Show Agricultural Award, after winning the Wagin Woolorama Best Oil or Acrylic plus the Agricultural Award in March.
SOLD
Southern Art Trail
Brass vase with yellow bouquet
25×30 cm oil on board.
© Andy Dolphin
It’s that time of year again, time for the Southern Art & Craft Trail, featuring exhibitions across the Great Southern region of Western Australia.
This year I am participating in a group exhibition at Manyat Peak Gallery at the foot of the Porongurup Range.
This will be the first public showing of the still life paintings I’ve featured here over recent months. A few of the artists will be in attendance at various times during the exhibition which is open Wednesdays to Sundays, with a small opening get together at 5pm on Sunday 28 September.
I have also entered two paintings in the Plantagenet Art Prize, which opens next Friday evening and each day throughout the Trail.
If you’re in the region between September 26 and October 12, grab a copy of the directory from a visitor centre or gallery, or check details on the Trail website (download PDF brochure here), and take a look at the variety of work on offer.