by Andy Dolphin | Oct 21, 2012 | landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air, seascape
A few days ago I decided to head down to Denmark in the hope of finding a new painting location. I got distracted along the way and ended up driving down some back tracks for a few hours. It was cloudy, so I didn’t mind too much as I still find cloudy days...
by Andy Dolphin | Oct 12, 2012 | issues, landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air, tips
Over the years I’ve painted a lot of karri trees. I saw most of them as “tree portraits”, each painting trying to capture the character of a tree in a particular location. Ive painted them next to winding tracks, streams and bridges and I’ve...
by Andy Dolphin | Sep 20, 2012 | limited palette, oil painting, plein air, seascape, sketch
I’ve had this photo ready to post for a while but haven’t had the chance until now.This was the painting I did on site last Saturday.(In the bay 3. Sketch. 35x25cm oil on board. © Andy Dolphin)My main interest here was to try and capture some of the warm...
by Andy Dolphin | Sep 15, 2012 | limited palette, oil painting, plein air, seascape, sketch
Here’s the painting I did on Friday.(In the bay 2. Sketch. 30x25cm oil on board. © Andy Dolphin)I arrived on site fairly early so I took a little time to map out some of the major tonal masses before painting. Actually, I sat and looked around for quite a while...
by Andy Dolphin | Sep 15, 2012 | limited palette, oil painting, plein air, seascape, sketch, sunset
…there’s more!Green Islands, Albany. Photo by Andy Dolphin.Date: Saturday, September 15, 2012Weather Forecast: Fine, partly cloudy.There were large cumulus clouds building at home but I wanted to return to the bay where I painted yesterday and Thursday. I...
by Andy Dolphin | Sep 14, 2012 | limited palette, oil painting, plein air, seascape, sketch
Three updates in one! Green Islands, Albany. Photo by Andy Dolphin.Date: Wednesday, September 12, 2012Weather Forecast: Fine.More fine weather and back to the coast I go. Still getting my head around the apparent chaos of waves, breakers, foam and rocks.Here’s...