by Andy Dolphin | Mar 6, 2018 | landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air, tutorial, video, Woolorama
Wheatbelt White Gum 25x30cm oil on board. © Andy Dolphin I posted this painting back in December and mentioned that I had shot video of the process. Well, I’ve finally got it edited, narrated and posted on Youtube. In the narration for this one, I discuss my...
by Andy Dolphin | Dec 15, 2017 | available, landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air
Yesterday afternoon, I packed the car and headed north. The plan, as I told my wife, was “to drive half-way to Kojonup”. Koji, as it’s often called, is about 100km north from home and I ended up travelling about 55km to somewhere between Cranbrook...
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 125x30cm oil...
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 vase25x30cm oil on board. © Andy DolphinAs 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 vase21x25cm oil on board. © Andy DolphinThe 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...
