by Andy Dolphin | Jul 27, 2014 | brass pitcher, floral, limited palette, oil painting, still life
I bought this stumpy brass pitcher a few weeks ago at the local secondhand shop. I’ve been itching to paint it ever since. I polished it last weekend and set it up today with some synthetic flowers and grapes. Short pitcher with flowers – stage 1...
by Andy Dolphin | Jun 21, 2014 | available, contemporary impressionism, exhibition, floral, news, oil painting, sketch, still life
My latest painting is a 9 by 5 inch oil on plywood panel and will be donated to the Plantagenet Community Art Centre to be auctioned in a fundraiser for the facility. Several local artists and community members have been invited to participate, with all works...
by Andy Dolphin | Jun 2, 2014 | floral, oil painting, still life
Here’s my latest still life oil painting in progress. It is the third in a series of paintings featuring polished brass. Brass & bear – stage 1 25×30cm oil on board. © Andy Dolphin This isn’t too far from a finished product but I do want...
by Andy Dolphin | May 11, 2014 | floral, limited palette, oil painting, still life
My latest still life painting features another op-shop treasure. I tried several different arrangements using this round-bottomed, squat brass vase, and finally settled on this one. Flowers with brass vase 25×30cm oil on board. © Andy Dolphin As with previous...
by Andy Dolphin | Mar 5, 2014 | floral, limited palette, oil painting, still life
I painted this little still life a couple of days ago. Miniature Chinese vase 21×25cm oil on board. © Andy Dolphin The miniature Chinese-style vase was purchased two weeks ago at a local op-shop (thrift shop) and stands around 8cm tall. The flowers are...
by Andy Dolphin | Feb 23, 2014 | contemporary impressionism, floral, limited palette, oil painting, still life
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been visiting op-shops and garage sales and picking up interesting odds and ends for use in still life paintings. This blue vase was one of the things I collected. It is a very dark, yet intense blue with a gold and silver foil...
