February 2013 Blog Posts (7)

I think lines save you time just make them thick or thin , I think!

"Ramshackle" 11x15" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

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Had a good paintout this morning with Jennie Degroot. I've painted this subject a few times but the wind and flat lighting out there today made this a real…

"A Warm Spot" 11x14" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

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Loved this little spot. My painting buddy and host Natalie Tate tried her first plein air painting here quite successfully on a big canvas, but being her first time…

I have been doing dog portraits.  I am doing them from photograph.  This one, the person wants the chair to be the same color it is, but it is woven cloth and a few colors combined.  I don't want it to overpower the dog with the design in the chair.  I am thinking to leave it as it is, or to make the swirls an off-white.  Also, the background color I am having trouble with.  I know I should incorporate some chair color into the dog's shadows? to harmonize? But darker?  Hence, warm dog, cool…

"Camping, Shelly Bay" 8x12" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

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Had a really…

"Ruakaka Estuary" 11x11" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

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Had fun painting this…

"Port Jackson" 11x13" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

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Just got back from a week away campervan-ing around the Coromandel with the family. Had a great time. This was the…