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...
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 | Jul 27, 2013 | digital art, landscape, plein air, seascape, video
I have a few more videos in progress and will post them as I get them edited.The editing, including cutting, splicing, voice over and music selection takes far, far, far longer than it takes to do the paintings. But I’m getting there.For now, here’s a...