by Andy Dolphin | Mar 13, 2017 | landscape, mountains, oil painting, plein air, workshop
John Wilson is an artist with a worldwide reputation. Based in the Blue Mountains, a couple of hours drive from Sydney, John has built a career on capturing the region in oil paint and last month I was lucky enough to find a spot in one of his 10-day masterclass...
by Andy Dolphin | Jun 17, 2016 | anzac, digital art, ipad, plein air, procreate
Desert Mounted Corps Memorial Statue, Albany iPad Digital Painting © Andy Dolphin Ever since getting my hands on Procreate, a very cheap “finger-painting” app for the iPad, I’ve wanted to sit down outdoors and have a go at digital plein air...
by Andy Dolphin | Nov 14, 2013 | clouds, issues, landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air, sunset, weather
It took a while to arrive, but spring did show itself for a few days recently. But, with summer just two weeks away, the grey weather has returned.I bought myself some new brushes recently. I’ve been using flat synthetic brushes for the last couple of years but...
by Andy Dolphin | Oct 3, 2013 | landscape, oil painting, plein air, river-rapids, sketch
This week I was granted access to private property which the Hay River runs through. There is a section a couple of hundred metres long where the river drops over several granite outcrops. We’ve had a very wet start to spring so there is plenty of water in the...
by Andy Dolphin | Sep 20, 2013 | limited palette, oil painting, plein air, seascape, sunset, tips, weather
When painting on location, there often isn’t time to mess around with composing a scene.If you have plenty of light left in the day, it can be very handy to knock out a couple of one-minute thumbnail sketches to see what presents itself as a strong composition....
by Andy Dolphin | Sep 20, 2013 | clouds, limited palette, plein air, seascape, sketch, sunset, weather
Earlier this year I decided my next major project was to be plein air clouds. Clouds are sods of things to paint on location because they move much faster than we would usually realise. Even those massive cumulus clouds, that look too big to move, refuse to stay still...