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Painting Taranaki

"Taranaki" 14.5x25" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson (Studio Painting).

A commissioned piece for a wedding. Lots of fun. Again with the washes of Water Mixable Oils to start with and then layering on the thick paint, most with walnut oil as the…

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Added by Richard Robinson on December 13, 2013 at 19:30 — 6 Comments

Rosies Shed

"Rosies Shed" Oil in Canvas by Richard Robinson (plein air)…

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Added by Richard Robinson on December 9, 2013 at 18:31 — 7 Comments

Cracking the Water Mixable Oils

"The Lupins Out The Back" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

Starting to get the hang of these water soluble oils. Laying down very watery washes to begin with makes for easier painting on top. Most previous paintings have been attempted over an oily base which makes it difficult to paint over and the paint doesn't stick so well to an oily surface.…

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Added by Richard Robinson on December 7, 2013 at 17:46 — 10 Comments

Painting trip in Glenorchy

"Out to Pasture" Oil on Canvas 14x14" by Richard Robinson (plein air)…

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Added by Richard Robinson on December 6, 2013 at 21:39 — 8 Comments

2014 Calendar available now

 

Hi guys, I've put 12 of my favorite paintings from 2013 into this printed calendar for 2014.

You can preview it and order it here.

 

Use this coupon code in the checkout for…

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Added by Richard Robinson on November 13, 2013 at 13:30 — 5 Comments

Plein Air Painting Workshop at Palm Cove, Australia

"Palm Cove" 12x12" Oil on Canvasboard by Richard Robinson

Just got back from camping up the East Coast of Australia for 3 weeks with the family. The trip ended in Palm Cove where I gave a 2 day plein air painting workshop to 12 students. (Hi guys!) Most of them hadn't painted outdoors before and as always it was a bit of a shock to the system as they battled…

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Added by Richard Robinson on October 11, 2013 at 17:22 — 1 Comment

Painting Tunnels Beach Kauai

"Tunnels Beach" 12x16" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

We're back home now, but this was the last painting of our wee Hawaiian holiday.…

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Added by Richard Robinson on August 25, 2013 at 12:08 — 11 Comments

Painting Hanalei Bay

"Hanalei Outlook" 12x16" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

Made it up to the North Shore of Kauai today and blatted out this little one in about 3 hours  - we were all very hot and dying to get in that water. Amazing location. Looking forward to seeing more of it tomorrow.…

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Added by Richard Robinson on August 18, 2013 at 19:35 — 1 Comment

Painting Waimea Canyon

"Waimea Canyon" 16x20" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

Spent the day up Waimea Canyon today grappling with this very complex scene. It took about 6 hours so I was very happy to be done at the end of this one. I did enjoy the puzzle of it all but after a few the sun had moved so much the scene became more of a hinderance than a help and I was glad of having…

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Added by Richard Robinson on August 16, 2013 at 18:00 — 5 Comments

Painting Lawaii Beach, Kauai

"Lawaii Beach" Oil on Board by Richard Robinson

A great day today painting at this wonderful spot in Hawaii with Eileen and Karen. This scene is another good example of having great elements in a landscape which need to be tweaked to bring out their best. In this case I moved a cliff, the sun and added a lot of sea-spray and…

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Added by Richard Robinson on August 13, 2013 at 20:05 — 12 Comments

Painting At Mangawhai - Composing

"Mangawhai Estuary" 14x17" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

I visited beautiful Mangawhai today and painted this in between the showers (those are raindrops on the canvas). Very lucky with the weather and the light overall though - I thought I was only going to get grey lighting today so I'm very glad I took the chance and came out here. You can see from the…

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Added by Richard Robinson on June 24, 2013 at 18:51 — 21 Comments

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Added by Richard Robinson on May 16, 2013 at 9:15 — 7 Comments

Small to Big

The finished painting. "Aloha" 31x23" Oil on Canvas.

Wednesday 8th May…

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Added by Richard Robinson on May 14, 2013 at 10:30 — 5 Comments

Painting Yosemite

"Spring, Yosemite" 22x22" Oil in Canvas

Our first day painting in Yosemite today and I spent about 6 hours on this one battling it out as the light changed completely. We're all so awestruck with the beauty at every turn…

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Added by Richard Robinson on April 19, 2013 at 17:41 — 9 Comments

Painting Point Lobos, California

"Point Lobos" 24x24" Oil on Canvas

Stage 2

Stage 1: The Block-in.…

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Added by Richard Robinson on April 17, 2013 at 15:30 — 1 Comment

California Painting II

Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey…

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Added by Richard Robinson on April 16, 2013 at 5:30 — 6 Comments

California Painting

Davenport Beach

Golden Gate

Panther Bay

Hi all, just…

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Added by Richard Robinson on April 13, 2013 at 17:24 — 14 Comments

Painting the Bay of Islands

"Roberton Island" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

This is one of my favorite spots on the planet. Roberton Island in the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. 

"Tapeka Point" Oil on Canvas by Richard…

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Added by Richard Robinson on March 17, 2013 at 19:44 — 14 Comments

Ramshackle

"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…

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Added by Richard Robinson on February 27, 2013 at 17:30 — 3 Comments

Painting adventure with Nat

"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…

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Added by Richard Robinson on February 25, 2013 at 18:30 — 1 Comment

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