Welcome to the oil painting blog of Andrea Bocedi — studio notes, painting stories and guides about original oil paintings, atmospheric landscapes, Mediterranean art and custom dog portraits in oil.
Read about painting process, travel, memory, light, collecting original art and commissioning a hand-painted portrait from a photo.
Stories behind available paintings, studio work and finished oil paintings for collectors.
Articles about light, atmosphere, Tuscany, Sardinia, Italy and remembered places.
Guides and examples for commissioning a custom dog portrait from a photo.
Painting process, materials, plein air notes and thoughts about oil painting.
Sardinia · Mediterranean landscape · Original oil paintings Sardinia Oil Paintings — Rocks, Sea Wind and Mediterranean Light Sardinia offers a rougher, brighter Mediterranean landscape: rocks, sea wind, dry vegetation and colour that changes quickly with the light. This article looks at Sardinia as a subject for oil painting — not only as a beautiful …
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A custom dog portrait starts with a photograph, but it does not need to be a perfect professional photo. What matters most is that the image gives the artist enough information to understand your dog’s expression, character and presence. If you are thinking about commissioning a custom dog portrait in oil, choosing the right reference …
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Click the image to view this painting in the shop Carmignano Evening Stroll is an original oil painting inspired by a real view in Carmignano, Tuscany, not far from Florence. The place was close to B&B La Rocca, where I stayed during that trip. I also painted another work connected with their interior, so this …
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Small oil paintings are not lesser paintings. A 20×30 cm format can hold strong atmosphere, serious painting decisions and an intimate collector experience.
Evening light changes an ordinary landscape into something slower and more emotional. This post explains why dusk works so well in oil painting.
A large Montalcino Tuscan hills oil painting by Andrea Bocedi, inspired by sunrise near Agriturismo Bellavista and Abbazia Sant’Antimo. Painted later in the studio from a photograph, Under the Tuscan Moon explores moonlight, muted colour and the memory of Tuscany beyond the usual postcard clichés.
Storm light gives landscape painting a special tension: the weather has passed, but the air still feels charged. This is the atmosphere behind After the Storm.
Why cypress trees work so well in landscape painting Cypress trees are simple at first glance, but in a painting they do a lot of work. They stand like dark vertical notes against the softer movement of fields, roads and evening sky. In a Tuscan landscape oil painting, a cypress can act almost like a …
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Buying an original oil painting online is different from buying a print, poster or decorative object. An original painting is a one-of-a-kind artwork, made by hand, with its own surface, brushwork, colour, scale and physical presence. Even a small painting can completely change the atmosphere of a room when it carries real texture and a …
I have recently started rebuilding the online shop and adding more original oil paintings to the website. The current selection now includes 40 available works: landscapes from Poland, Tuscany, Sardinia and Scotland, as well as smaller atmospheric studies painted in oil. The goal is to make the website work not only as a shop, but …
