by Andy Dolphin | Jul 22, 2010 | landscape, limited palette, oil painting, seascape, sunset
Here’s one I did a couple of weeks ago. (Twilight in the Bay. 70x37cm oil on panel © 2010, Andy Dolphin)You can get a little background on this painting in the following articles:Perfect plein air afternoonPreliminary sketch
by Andy Dolphin | Jul 12, 2010 | landscape, oil painting, sunset
Here’s one I did a couple of weeks ago and finally got around to photographing.This is based on a plein air piece I posted back in May which I imaginatively titled “Driveway with trees” and a digital painting I did the following week which I more...
by Andy Dolphin | Jun 3, 2010 | oil painting, sketch, sunset
I don’t usually do preliminary colour sketches. I either work directly on site or from pencil sketches done from digital photos.But I’m planning a large painting based on two paintings I did a couple of weeks ago near Princess Royal Harbour in Albany. The...
by Andy Dolphin | May 9, 2010 | landscape, oil painting, plein air, seascape, sunset, weather
I left my “day job” early on Friday afternoon and set off to find something to paint. The heavy cloud cover we had earlier in the day had cleared leaving almost cloudless blue skies, no breeze and warm sunshine.I drove toward Albany’s Princess Royal...
by Andy Dolphin | May 8, 2010 | digital art, landscape, sunset
After my digital apple painting from a couple of days ago, I thought I’d try a digital landscape painting in Photoshop.I’ve tried painting landscapes in Photoshop before but without much joy. This time I approached it just like an oil painting. I laid down...
by Andy Dolphin | Apr 19, 2010 | landscape, oil painting, plein air, sunset
Firstly, here’s the first painting I did yesterday. I’ve popped it in a frame for you. I had this frame made just for this purpose – it’s a great way to “test” paintings. Sometimes they look much, much better in a frame and...
