Enjoyed doing this yesterday. Trying to get my head around colour and value, knocking the value back so I can keep the saturation high. Very interesting.…
Oil on Canvas. 114x38cm.
Pretty happy with this one - achieved a good glowing effect and managed to keep it all fairly loose despite all the detail.
Live Online Lessons
I'm still working on getting my live online lessons going, but in the meantime have a look at the live lessons of American… Continue
Finished! Took me about half a day to get the face where I wanted it - turned out to be the trickiest bit, not just because it was a face, but because I was trying to achieve the likeness of my Father and still retain the expression in the broad brushstrokes in such a small area, which meant I had to have the big strokes… Continue
Here's a commission I'm working on at the moment. The size is 36x64". It's based on a previous painting here: http://www.newzealandartist.com/z343.htm
It's for the main foyer of the Cancer Society. They would have purchased the 'Footsteps' painting but thought the boy… Continue
It occurred to me that a lot of folks reading my blog might not know much about where I live. I found this video on youtube and couldn't resist showing off a bit - it's a pretty cool place, however I'm not skiing, swimming with whales and doing the Maori haka (war dance) every day - only on friday's when we all take our pet sheep over to the Shire and have a barn raising with the… Continue
"We Gotta Get Outta This Place..." 12"x12" original oil on panel.
Well, I don't know if I will keep doing this, but let's just see where it goes. I've been very inspired by some of the 'Daily Painters' you can find on the web. It's a great opportunity to hone my skills on little studies and also let people purchase… Continue
It took a couple hundred hours of development, field testing and incorporating suggestions from over 50 other artists from around the world, but it's finally finished, and it is… Continue
Added by Richard Robinson on February 15, 2009 at 8:30 —
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Finally a waterlilies study I'm not completely disgusted with! It's tough going because it's not my usual subject and I've been studying Monet's techniques which is a whole new ball game PLUS I'm working with new water mixable oil paints which don't behave like my normal paints. I've been… Continue
Added by Richard Robinson on February 11, 2009 at 14:26 —
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What I beautiful day we just had! It could not have been more perfect at Langs Beach today. Just have a look at the video to see for yourself. Unfortunately not as many painters showed up as I had hoped - I will have to give you all more notice next time I do this.… Continue
From the onsite painting sketch, then the studio study, now I'm designing the finished painting. I've been studying Monet's Water Lilly series at the same time as I have been building the next MasterClass lesson on colour and building 'The Ultimate Artist's Tool'. The new things I am learning from my studies are starting to… Continue
Added by Richard Robinson on January 22, 2009 at 16:30 —
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Finally managed to get this file small enough for download which means you can get it for $15 now instead of the $35 for the dvd. Lots of info in this one - it's 60 minutes long - twice the length of the previous lessons. Haven't heard any feedback on this lesson yet because it's so new. Would you like to be the first to comment?… Continue