by Andy Dolphin | Aug 10, 2013 | building, contemporary impressionism, landscape, oil painting, plein air, sketch, step-by-step, sunrise, sunset, weather
I mentioned recently that I’ve found a new favourite painting spot. It’s a farm, less than 10 minutes from home, with a history dating back to the late 1800s.I’ve been given permission to do some painting around the property and have spent quite a...
by Andy Dolphin | Jul 28, 2013 | building, landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air
I headed out to my new favourite location this afternoon and decided to try something different to my usual landscapes.The property sports an old, dilapidated cottage that’s overgrown on all sides and provides several opportunities for interesting paintings as...
by Andy Dolphin | Apr 28, 2012 | building, landscape, limited palette, monochrome, oil painting, step-by-step
Back in February, I entered a challenge set by US artist Terry Miura to paint a simplified version of a streetscape from a photo he supplied.I chose to enter a digital painting, done in Photoshop, but it did whet my appetite for doing a streetscape of my own, in...
by Andy Dolphin | May 8, 2011 | building, news
…with a difference.For years I’ve had a fascination with the rustic features of farms – from rusty sheds to old vehicles to meandering fence lines. Many of these things have featured in my paintings.This weekend begins an “artform” of a...
by Andy Dolphin | Jan 20, 2011 | building, issues, landscape, oil painting, plein air
Sometimes, despite best efforts, some paintings just don’t work. With plein air paintings, the chances of “failure” are much higher as paintings are executed quickly in changing light conditions.I have quite a collection of paintings that I...
by Andy Dolphin | Apr 26, 2010 | building, landscape, oil painting, plein air
Here’s the painting I did yesterday. (Williams Cottage. 20x24cm oil on canvas panel. © 2010, Andy Dolphin)Now, before you ask, no the title doesn’t need an apostrophe. The cottage is in a town called Williams, it isn’t a cottage belonging to...
