by Andy Dolphin | Dec 23, 2010 | landscape, oil painting, plein air, sunset, weather
The sun is still playing hide and seek with us but temperatures are on the rise. The last few days have felt like it was going to rain but it just isn’t really happening. This, combined with the warmer days, means humidity! I love days like this – it feels...
by Andy Dolphin | Dec 19, 2010 | landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air, weather
I looked outside at 6am and the place was glowing, with strong sunlight streaming through the trees. So I got up, had breakfast and coffee and prepared to go painting. By 7am I was in the van but the sun was nowhere to be seen.I decided to go out anyway in the hope...
by Andy Dolphin | Dec 16, 2010 | landscape, oil painting, plein air, sketch, weather
There were fluffy clouds around all day today but it was warm and sunny for the most part, making it the second sunny day so far this summer.I headed out to the Porongurups this evening and found a pleasant spot off the side of Knights Road, looking south toward the...
by Andy Dolphin | Dec 16, 2010 | issues, landscape, limited palette, oil painting, plein air, sketch, weather
The first 11 days of summer were, to say the least, somewhat heavily overcast around these parts. I ventured out once or twice to see if anything paintable grabbed my attention but I really am driven by sunlight and shadows so never got my brushes wet.Finally, on day...
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 | Apr 25, 2010 | issues, landscape, oil painting, plein air, sketch, step-by-step, weather
I had to drive to Williams again today to pick up two paintings. It’s 200km one way.Luckily, the weather was beautiful; another clear autumn day. I arrived there around 1pm, did what I had to do, ate a bit of lunch, drank coffee, did a quick sketch in the car...
