by Andy Dolphin | Mar 24, 2013 | oil painting, plein air, seascape, weather
I headed back down to the coast today, hoping the heavy cloud would clear. It didn’t.I tossed up whether to paint a seascape despite the lack of sunlight but it just wasn’t inspiring. However, looking out to the horizon, from a high vantage point...
by Andy Dolphin | Mar 7, 2013 | issues, oil painting, plein air, seascape, weather
Ever since I started painting, I’ve favoured scenes with sunlight and shadow. I love the hard contrasts of dark against light, warm against cool. And it’s not that it makes painting easier, it just happens to be what catches my eye even when I’m not...
by Andy Dolphin | Mar 7, 2013 | limited palette, oil painting, seascape, step-by-step
I liked my little plein air oil study of Misery Beach so much that I decided to do a bigger version in the studio.I added a few extra colours to the palette for this one just to give me a few more options for playing warms against cools. One downside to a three-colour...
by Andy Dolphin | Mar 2, 2013 | clouds, issues, landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air, seascape, tips
It’s not as bad as it sounds…On Wednesday I headed down to Misery Beach, near Albany. I’m not sure how this gorgeous and secluded little beach got its name but one popular suggestion is that waste products from the nearby whaling station used to wash...
by Andy Dolphin | Feb 10, 2013 | available, oil painting, seascape, step-by-step
My latest studio painting brings together all the experiences I’ve enjoyed, so far, since last August in my pursuit of the perfect seascape. I’ve blogged the challenge which began with the Genesis of a seascape in oils and later transitioned into the...
by Andy Dolphin | Feb 1, 2013 | about, colour chart, oil painting, plein air, seascape, sunset
Green Islands, Albany. Photo by Andy Dolphin.With the sun still shining, I threw my French easel, back pack, camera and bottle of cordial in the car and headed back to the Albany coast.My back pack folds out to a stool (I stand when I paint though) and contains almost...
