by Andy Dolphin | Jun 23, 2013 | clouds, landscape, oil painting, plein air, sketch, step-by-step, video
It’s winter down here in the southern hemisphere so it’s been a bit cold and damp lately. However, a few days ago we had scattered showers combined with moments of bright sunlight and this made for interesting painting conditions. Winter Light.Plein...
by Andy Dolphin | Apr 21, 2013 | landscape, limited palette, news, oil painting, plein air, sketch, step-by-step, video
With scattered cloud hanging around on Friday, I headed back out to Barrow Road, where I completed a grey-day plein air landscape last week. I was planning to paint the view from the opposite side of the road and hoped for some sunlight and shadows this time. I got...
by Andy Dolphin | Apr 18, 2013 | landscape, oil painting, plein air, sketch, weather
Despite some less-than-spectacular weather, I have actually been doing some painting among all my grumbling about the Great Southern Art Award. Last weekend, with grey skies from horizon to horizon, I went for an aimless drive down some of the farming roads around...
by Andy Dolphin | Apr 4, 2013 | landscape, oil painting, plein air, sketch
I managed to get out and painting a couple of times over the Easter long weekend.My first plein air piece was a super-fast oil sketch of a karri tree nestled in a jarrah grove. I’ve noticed this spot several times in my travels and there was just enough room to...
by Andy Dolphin | Feb 1, 2013 | landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air, sketch
Woogie = “wood-jee” The sunshine has returned after a bit of a break, and I tried something a little different on Wednesday afternoon. I’ve driven past this abandoned cottage near Woogenellup (Wood-je-nell-up) for years. Several times I’ve...
by Andy Dolphin | Jan 27, 2013 | issues, seascape, sketch, step-by-step, tips
I have actually been doing a bit of painting recently but all of it has been in the studio and has involved revisiting old paintings that never “made the cut”.This isn’t something I have done a lot of in the past but lately I’ve been driven to...