by Andy Dolphin | Feb 2, 2018 | landscape, oil painting, plein air, sunset
I have actually been doing a bit of painting in recent weeks. I just haven’t been doing any blogging. This will fix that, at least for a while. On a wonderfully hot day a few weeks ago, I jumped in the car and drove around aimlessly for a few hours. I headed...
by Andy Dolphin | Aug 8, 2016 | clouds, mountains, photography, sunset, video, weather
Recently I’ve been learning a little about how to predict snow falls, especially in southern WA.Snow is almost unheard of in this state but at 1095m above sea level, Bluff Knoll does enjoy a some light falls a few times a year.I had been watching the weather...
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 | 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...
by Andy Dolphin | Sep 14, 2013 | limited palette, oil painting, plein air, seascape, sunset, weather
Shelley Beach sits at the edge of West Cape Howe, the most-southern point in WA. It’s an isolated beach surrounded by steep hills and is a favoured spot for parasailing, with two launch pads located on one of the hilltops.I headed out there yesterday evening in...
