by Andy Dolphin | Apr 27, 2014 | oil painting, still life
I set this up a couple of weeks ago and just got around to painting it this afternoon. The flower is synthetic – the brass is solid. You might remember the tall Indian brass ewer from a couple of months ago. I now have quite a collection of brass, pewter and...
by Andy Dolphin | Mar 13, 2014 | awards, news, oil painting, Woolorama
I enjoyed great success at Wagin Woolorama this year, winning three prizes.My studio painting Bantam Rooster took out first prize in the oil and acrylic category while my plein air painting Narpyn Cottage, winter morning was awarded second prize in the same...
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...
by Andy Dolphin | Dec 15, 2013 | contemporary impressionism, oil painting
Here’s the latest painting off my studio easel.This is one of my daughter’s bantam chooks and it’s my second chook painting. The first was Rudy which proved to be one of my most popular paintings – and apparently the most memorable as people...
by Andy Dolphin | Dec 2, 2013 | about, exhibition, news, oil painting
Porongurup Sheep. 35x25cm oil on board.© Andy DolphinI have a selection of seven paintings in a group exhibition opening next week at a brand-new studio gallery in Porongurup (Western Australia).If you’re in the region, you may like to drop in and...
