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 | Aug 2, 2013 | contemporary impressionism, landscape, oil painting, plein air, sketch, step-by-step
One of the things that first caught my eye about this local farming property was a collection of old sheds that could just be seen from the road. I walked around part of the property yesterday afternoon and, after taking a lot of photos of all sorts of interesting...
by Andy Dolphin | Aug 2, 2013 | contemporary impressionism, issues, landscape, oil painting, plein air, sketch, weather
This painting represents a very different approach for me. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a long time but it’s not always possible to get close enough to a subject.It is inspired by the likes of Richard Schmid, whose work I discovered in an...
by Andy Dolphin | Aug 2, 2013 | contemporary impressionism, landscape, oil painting, plein air, step-by-step
I finally got around to photographing my most-recent paintings, so here’s the first of three updates.These all come from a farming property, Narpyn, not far from home. It’s a place I’ve driven past for more than ten years but never got around to...
by Andy Dolphin | Aug 1, 2013 | contemporary impressionism, landscape, oil painting, plein air
I went back out to my new favourite location this afternoon and, after walking around taking photos for almost two hours, I got my gear together to do a painting before sunset.I decided, for reasons unknown, to do a large painting this time. In fact, I think this is...