November 2014 Blog Posts (10)

A simple setup showing a few of my brushes.  All feedback are welcome

"Hidden Valley Trek" 14x14" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson (plein air)

Had a nice paint out today with John Crump and his grandson Sam. The weather was not the best - mostly grey and cold but by inventing a little light in the…

Painted this Mural on the climbing wall at Ruakaka Primary School earlier this year. The concept is adapted from Van Gogh's Starry Night. "Reach for the Stars Kids" is the inscription. My biggest painting yet. Painted in a day with large speed brushes. Good…

Help! Does anyone out there have a contact for "DEBO" - Dennis "Debo" Clark?  He's from No. CA, was featured for many years at Swanson Galleries in S.F.  May still have a couple of his works in Swanson's, Napa CA but they are unable or unwilling to make contact for me.  He did the cover for Swanson's autobio.

Does anyone know the best way to clean oil/acrylic brushes?  

I rinse mine with turpentine first and then wash them with soap for final clean. 

After a several week break - waiting for the dead layer to dry completely, then caught up at work & home with obligations..finally getting back to my painting:)  

I started the color layer last night and went back in tonight to continue working on the pearls and ribbon.  I'm undecided about what to do with the table color..thinking I may leave it neutral grays..any…

"Last Light, Ruakaka Beach" 11x25" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

Wow what a stunning Spring evening we had yesterday. Couldn't resist going out for a paint. It was overcast when I started which meant the shadows were warmer…

Yow!

Summer at the Cove

Oil on Canvas 

16 x 16"

I spent the day with the "Colour in Your Life" TV crew filming me painting this. (See the video…