"Winter Light", plein air oil painting by Andy Dolphin

Look over my shoulder as I paint clouds over the Porongurup Range, en plein air (on-site). A Western Australian, oil on board landscape painting.
All music by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com), released under the Creative Commons License 3.0, giving permission to use the music with due credit. The full license can be viewed at creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
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[@garystephens9507]

Fantastic Andy ! love your work and thank you so much for showing us , really appreciated

[@teresas683]

Thanks so much for being so generous in sharing this tutorial. Beautiful painting.

[@1Thedairy]

That was lovely. A simple scene but brought to life by the light and the sky.

[@amorfatiloveyourfate]

Please, please, please, share more. I blew through your three plein air paintings in one fell swoop and would love to see more. They're amazing and I've learned so much.

[@gilbertorego2195]

Andy, hi's artwork are beautiful. Congratulations!!!!

[@gortwein]

You make it look so simple. It’s just stunning!

[@mellowbats]

I love this tutorial. And I really like what you say...."if you don't have a go, you'll never get it". True that! Thanks Andy.

[@tezdower8370]

love this painting,Full of light. Well done Andy...

[@MichaelDowdle-lw1zx]

Loved your technique and the confidence of your brush strokes in this one. Your use of the toned surface was very enlightening. Thank you!

[@9jmorrison]

Mate that is one big brush! Love it.

[@flor123cias]

Love your job Andy!!!

[@pa_maj.MARTINI-van-MAN]

Love your painting style, must be great to have such good weather for it. Away now to watch some more of you painting lol.

[@srqgirl2011]

Looking forward to anything new you do. Thanks for posting your work.

[@soundboardtinkerer]

Wow . . . you make it look so easy!!! Thank you for letting a camera peek over your shoulder and so letting others share your magic touch. Seen your work up close recently on the Great Southern Art Trail and . . . "very nice".

[@Coco2345ful]

I love the fresh, impressionistic brushstrokes....

[@playalot86]

Absolutely fantastic!

[@artistkirills]

Great work, Sir! I absolutely love your style. Thanks for sharing. Wish you good luck!

[@DerekSiddle]

wonderful painting and really enjoyed the audio. watched this a few times, never gets dull.

[@Michal_Kuras]

beautifuly done and i love that phrase at the begining : "welcome to my studio" :D haha, so nice

[@MystiKissler]

Great job communicating..on point..easy to understand. Thank you and I hope you give us more of the same. Really loved the watch Andy. Now to implement.."give it a go"

[@DerekSiddle]

really love this painting, thanks for sharing.

[@frontraiderz2992]

I would love to be a long distance student of yours! I love the impressionist style the best

[@peterwilliamson4296]

Thanks Andy, very inspiring.

[@bplatz829]

I love your work please keep doing these videos.

[@5wingerone]

Beautiful!

[@barbarahumph7784]

Great artist. Thanks from the UK

[@ck8504]

I love the red undertones- great tip

[@totna1141]

Amazing work 👌🏻

[@mickyleachlover]

I have watched many uploads but few have shown a better way of painting clouds. Really enjoyed watching this relaxed and instructive painting lesson. Thanks for posting.

[@gopigopi2419]

simply awesome oh my god what a stroke.u beauty

[@TakomaChris]

I found this to be such a great video - I have always used a burnt umber underpaint - never thought of red like this - love the cloud effect and the big brush. A great demonstration how not to fussy - need a venue to sell some art now - thanks, Chris

[@chriswhitfield2557]

Amazing work!

[@masomehmasomeh6344]

It was so beneficial.Tank you

[@dorrisgonnawreckyou7111]

Ah finally found your channel after discovering it a couple weeks ago then losing it lol. Love your style of painting and the way you talk, gotta love them aussies. Im subbed.

[@jkkn94]

These videos are great, especially for students who are trying to learn plein aire painting (like me.) Keep on posting!!

[@Hujuanca]

This video go direct to "my favorites". I second what was said in the other comments, great job and good explain, I like all the others but this one is special. keep it up and thanks.

[@victordmitriyev5838]

Really enjoyed all your plain air painting videos Andy! They're well produced and a pleasure to watch. Thanks for cool painting tips, I'm inspired to get outdoors with my easel more than before.

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

+Victor Dmitriyev Thanks Victor. I'm glad you enjoyed them.

[@123tabatha]

Great!!!!!!

[@jellybeanstalk6]

beautiful!!!

[@tammycook2205]

LOVELY!

[@truptik7787]

This was one of the best plein air videos I've seen on KZbin so far. 😊 Wonderful job Andy. The camera perspective was great to look at the scene and at the painting at the same time!

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

Thanks Trupti.

[@osanasemh]

Que céu espetacular! Parabéns.

[@susanhoward5479]

Lovely painting

[@rosivaldofreitas4278]

Wow, Andy! Amazing!!! Congratulations, you're a great artist! Super inscribed on your channel! :)

[@JulieDobsonMiner]

Thank you Andy for Sharing:)

[@martinaparicio8085]

enjoyed it. thanks for the tips.

[@rosemarydaly3584]

Hi Andy, love your painting. Your clouds are beautiful! Painting is such a challenge, you make it look so easy. I hope I can paint with such confidence one day! Thank you for your videos.

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

Thank you Rosemary. Rest assured, it is a challenge, and always should be. Confidence arrives in little bursts from time to time as we improve. Then the challenge returns.

[@ElizabethMacDonaldArtist]

Thanks for sharing Andy. I shared this with my group and page, The Windsor & Essex County Plein Air Society, on Facebook.

[@MystiKissler]

Andy, I watch this lesson "Barrow Road & Stirling Afternoon" frequently. I really admire your work, your style of painting and your personality. GOOD Show. Thank you!!!

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

Thanks Mysti.

[@raffachannel6071]

Sangat bagus,jadi kepingin nglukis..

[@19322fiat]

Thank you.

[@shin-jaeheung]

Very good

[@iorioriorio]

righto!!....good point about the clouds.....paint them to fit the composition....for instance I like that large round cloud in the upper right corner, it echoes the round, green tree below it.....took me years to figure out what to do with cloud shapes

[@rfm5605]

the simple demo is a great help

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

There's quite a few comments here I haven't replied to, but thank you to all of you.

[@ammbr]

amazing! =)

[@danwatkins6303]

Thank you for the lesson. The camera perspective is helpful, as I am able to learn from watching how you paint.

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

dan watkins Thanks Dan.

[@christinelewis5765]

Nice work, and nice video! Thanks for sharing...new subscriber 😉👍

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

Thank you. Hopefully I will do some more videos soon.

[@margaretbutters6181]

great thanks

[@phillipstjhn26]

Great example!

[@qolfc]

Very talented and inspirational! Thank you and please make more videos.

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

Ryan Moskal Thanks Ryan. I make the videos by myself so it's a lot of work to get a successful outcome. Quite a few that I have done haven't proved useful because I stand in front of the camera too much or I didn't notice the camera turned itself off (it does that a lot) :) and constantly thinking about the camera means I'm not thinking about the painting as much as I should. I hope to do more one day.

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

Thanks guys. I hope to do more, with a variety of subjects.

[@mykel714]

Very Impressed Mr. D.!! Colors are placed directly, no muddling around! All in all 1st rate Plein -air.. BTW: Do they sell brushes other than FLATS down under?. LOL.

[@user-ee7ys1ro8u]

Good work

[@ParkerComedy]

Very nice

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

Thanks everyone. These videos have proved far more popular than I'd expected. I have another one waiting to be edited and uploaded so keep checking in or subscribe for updates.

[@darkcustomxxx7252]

Come on mate, make some more videos, you're one of the best on youtube.!

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

Well, just for you I uploaded a new one today :)

[@didierleprince6106]

Bravo

[@pandalanawilliams4544]

What type of brush are you using?

[@uhanepono]

Ah... found your cloud vid!

[@rfm5605]

more!!!!

[@frankblangeard8865]

'Winter' in Australia means green foliage and cumulus clouds. It is in the southern hemisphere.

[@JohnMullengerplusart]

Hey Andy. Nice work, particularly like your brush strokes. Speaking of which, there's one cloud highlight you laid down within the tree at left - your next stroke was in the middle of the sky (w/o cleaning your brush) - how did you keep the green from the tree from tainting the brush/colour?

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

Sometimes colours do get picked up. I try for it not to happen but with plein air, I tend to move pretty quickly so it's not always avoidable. Sometimes I get away with it :)

[@22joleen]

I love your color choices and the way you see - thank you for the inspiration. I think you're amazing! You say this is oil on board - what type of board?

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

I usually paint on MDF primed with acrylic gesso.

[@MoncurElectric]

You're a frugal man with your tools, but you use that large Bright (or Flat?) brush with skill. I'll be back to see more.

[@kennethwetherbee1219]

Thank you for sharing your videos, they are inspiring. After working with acrylics for a few years, I'm getting into plein air painting with oils. I really like way you use your brushes. Could you recommend a set that would fill the large and small needs of plein air painting? Also, what are you using for your camera, it looks like it does a wonderfull job of capturing the colors both in your painting and of the scene? Looking forward to viewing the rest of your videos.

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

Brushes come and go. I've actually gone back to standard hog bristle, but these were "cheap" synthetics. I used a Canon DSLR to shoot the video in 720p. The biggest problem with my model is it has a ten minute limit, so I have to remember to keep restarting it :)

[@hypatiamagyar1393]

I usually have my thinner in a cup, and I don't know where to put it when I paint outside. What do people normally do?

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

I have a tin that I hang off the easel drawer.

[@ronaldjanampamallma7336]

Excuse me, about the reddish background that you give to the canvas before you start painting. Wait until it dries or paints the surface of it being fresh ?. thanks and good work. :)

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

Thanks Ronald. The red wash dries a little bit because it's very thin and soaks into the gesso primer but I don't wait for it to dry. I don't always use a wash.

[@Legotron]

I love this video, I keep coming back to this. What are you using for your medium?

[@Legotron]

Alkyd medium and few drops of mineral spirits! 😝

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

+Khanh Ngo That's it :) The brand I tend to use is Art Spectrum's "Liquol", because it's Australian and matches the brand of paint I use. Many artists use W&N Liquin, and there are other brands to choose from.

[@7thKrownTarot]

The music reminds me of Chocobo

[@krnhth]

over the course of painting, do you tend to paint in thin layers especially in the beginning? I just wonder because when I paint, I tend to put too much paint on my brush causing my painting to look muddied.

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

Yes. I start thin, sometimes using solvent (turps, low odour or mineral spirits) or some alkyd medium (similar to Liquin), or sometimes just spreading the paint thinner or even rubbing it it with a clean, lint-free rag. Also, try to avoid adding white as much as possible until the thicker, lighter layer. White is a short-cut to mud. Holding the brush flatter and not doing repeat brushstrokes as you progress can also help to stop the paint digging into the bottom layer.

[@krnhth]

***** Thank you! This is really helpful, especially your suggestion about brush strokes. I find that my paintings starts to look patchy because I make similar strokes.

[@jauharacare2679]

Andy, I do hope that you will be doing more painting videos. I learn so much from you, but there are only 3 that I have found. Will you be doing more or have you moved on to something else?

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

Thanks for your interest. I have had a bit of a break from painting but hope to get back to making some videos soon.

[@davlanc]

Your work is masterly, Andy. I love the way you paint gum trees. Are you based in Perth by chance?

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

+David Lancaster Thanks David. I'm actually based in Mt Barker, not too far from where this was painted.

[@theklak.6209]

dear andy, how long did you need for this painting ? best wishes from germany

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

1 to 1.5 hours at most.

[@chrisramsey4074]

Andy do you do any plain air workshops in WA ? or anywhere ? love your style. xxx

[@chrisramsey4074]

sorry...plein air...auto correct struggles with the plein word ugh

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

Hi Chris. Sorry but I'm not doing any workshops at the moment. Maybe later this year, or next.

[@wandadoyle9003]

That looks like a soft acrylic brush?

[@AndyDolphinArtist]

+Wanda Doyle - It is a cheap synthetic brush. They give a nice edge, but they don't last very long.

[@Charlesredporsche]

Very nice painting. Pretty good video. I have a suggestion. Next time, instead of showing the painting and the back of your head, show the painting and the scene that you're painting.

[@auroradesruisseau1858]

Hpaint acrylic bear

[@abdulhadisharar1850]

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