Richard Robinson's Blog (229)

'Waipu Cove Stream' - 8x10" - Oil on Board

Price: $150USD 

Hi guys, had a sweet day to day - the surf AND sky looked good at Waipu Cove so I took my surfboard and my…

Hi guys, ever done this before? Take a scene and try different coloured lighting in it - one cool, one warm. Very 'enlightening'. This is to give the client a colour choice in the final large painting, to try out slightly different composition options and also to satisfy my own curiosity. Personally I prefer the one on the right, so I'm hoping the client will choose…

'Waipu Cove II" - 10x8" - Oil on Canvas board

Had a great day yesterday painting with Diane Boucher at Waipu Cove under a tree - taking our time, having coffee and num-nums - very nice. Below is the progression of the painting...

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Hi all, thanks again for all your emails of support. We are actually a couple thousand miles from Christchurch, but we do have family down there who are still going through it, but they are thankfully all okay. If anyone would like to help out with donations here's the best place I could find to do that online:

All the best,

Richard

10x8" Oil on Canvasboard.

Took a few days with the family up north to Rangiputa, staying in a friend's bach there and working on some paintings for commission. Haven't really worked on commission stuff for a while now since I started getting more choosey about the work I take on, so it was interesting to feel a bit of that pressure back on…

Here's where I'm at so far. Took a few days break to do some other stuff and let this one stew for a bit. The colour is a bit punchier here in the photo that it actually is in the painting, but it'll look different on your screen to mine anyway. I have increased the saturation of the yellows in the foreground though, which is perhaps the major difference since my…

Spent a few more hours on this today - really enjoyed myself a lot more than the struggle I went through the previous day. Seems to be coming together pretty well now. Was really happy about the loose painting of the sky. I was intending it to be the rough blockin, but I loved its energy so much I jumped on my right hand and held it to the floor for a while so it…

Got quite busy today with other stuff, but here's today's progress after about 3 hours. The water's not finished yet by any means. I haven't yet started to add the things that will make it look transparent like little rocks on the bottom, ripples of light and the all important sky reflection, so there's a ways to go yet. I found this all very tricky -…

"Pataua Sketch" - 10x8" - Oil on Canvasboard



Last Wednesday we spent the day in Pataua North, returning to this classic spot I'd spied on our holiday travels in the horse truck. I remember climbing along the trunk with Helen and the kids and just being in absolute wonder at the colours bouncing around everywhere. The whole scene was a sparkling jewel and I said…

"Bohemian Rhapsody" 10x8" Oil on Board

Hi All, still on holiday in our borrowed horse truck, staying at a friend's riverside farm at the back of Pataua. It's a real…

"Daisy Bay" 10x8" Oil on Canvas Board

Daisy Bay, Tutukaka, New Zealand

Hi All, I'm on a wee holiday with the family and took a few hours out to do this…

"Shed, Early Summer" 10x8" Oil on Linen Board



 

"Shed, Grey Day" 10x8" Oil on Board

Grey Day…

"Old Friends" 10x8" Oil on Canvasboard…

Hi All, I'm a bit behind in my blogging. I was intending to blog every day whilst on this painting adventure, but it's been such a great adventure I just haven't…

Hi All, hope your painting is going well. I've just added 4 new paintings to the Little Gems page available for online purchase.…

"Clutha River, Wanaka" - 30x24" - Acrylic on Canvas - Painted in the studio.…

"Mountain Track" - Acrylic on Canvas - 30x24"



Had fun doing this one today - using big brushes, loads of paint, impasto gel, water sprayer, palette knife, rags, fingers and hands - just GOING FOR IT! Whoohoo! That's the real benefit of doing those little pleinair paintings before the big…