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Fisherman's Wharf, Monterey…

Davenport Beach

Golden Gate

Panther Bay

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I have just got home from viewing Turner's art exhibition in the Adelaide Art Gallery here in South Australia.  WOW is all I can say. Some are very, very large while others are quite small. Some are in watercolour, pen & ink, oils etc. Some are very tiny details with the overall painting done in large colour area's. Richards is trying to get us to loosen up and this exhibition shows that. Turner's life started out much the same as any new artist although he was born with talent, he also…

"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…

Decision time

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…

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…

"Sea Life" 12x11" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

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Took the evening off playing with the kiddies and went looking for a painting spot. Found this dinghy catching the last of the soft evening light and couldn't resist it.…

Here is my definition of PLEIN air painting..:) :) :)

PLEIN P = poor weather L = live bugs E = even lighting – sure I = insufficient facilities – no restrooms N = nonsense -  what am I doing here

I would like to hear your definition?

Preparing for a few more Painting Workshops and Holidays in the Trossachs Scotland. Again very fortunate to be able to offer the Tigh Mor Trossachs Apartments to my Painting Holiday guests.Hospitality and painting facilities at the  Harbour Cafe on the shores of Loch Venachar.

We will be painting with acrylics. Mostly landscape painting with so…

'Diane at Waipu Cove' 12x16" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

Painted this a few days ago for Diane whom I posed under the red umbrella. Another beautiful summer's day at Waipu Cove with the kids playing in the background, and Diane attempting her second ever grown-up drawing (while trying not to move too much).

You can see how I added more…

Looking round at all the lovely art I find myself feeling a bit discouraged until I realise (again) that we each bring something unique and different to the table. 

The late Margaret Olley (one of Australia's great artists) said that she always tried to put the right kind of feeling into her paintings (me paraphrasing here) i.e. feeling happy, peaceful, etc.  That's an admirable quality and her paintings certainly have a wonderful peaceful feeling about them.  Very comforting.  That…

"First Blush" 9x16.5" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

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Another cracker of a day along the east…

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

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You gotta love summer in New Zealand. Take the grey cloak of winter off and suddenly the beaches turn into dazzling jewels. This Pohutukawa tree was a real challenge today - trying to…

"A Quiet Spot" 7x12" Oil on Canvas by Richard Robinson

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Had a school trip to the beach today and I decided to bring my paints along this time and captured one of the other parents reading a book there. Normally when you start painting people they…