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Biography of Daryl Urig
Daryl Urig, raised near the shores of Lake Erie in Avon Lake, Ohio, is a self-taught painter. His surroundings during his early childhood influence much of his work, even to this day. Painting has always been Urig’s passion, which his work clearly reflects, through its attention to detail and cool colors. The textural detail and glisten of his pieces are immaculate, and they reflect the joy he takes from his artwork.
In high school, he won a Hallmark award for painting. He continued his formal training at the Columbus College of Art and Design where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration. During his senior year in college, Dialogue Magazine chose one of his works for their cover. He further supplemented his training, taking courses in illustration and figure drawing at the DuCret School of Arts.
Following his formal training, Urig illustrated for magazine and book covers in New York and New Jersey. In 1984, he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio to design and illustrate advertisements and packaging for Proctor and Gamble. In 1986, he designed and painted the poster promoting the Cincinnati Oktoberfest.
Urig now resides in Harrison, Ohio, just outside of Cincinnati. He’s a member of the Portrait Society of America, Oil Painters of America and Cincinnati Art Club. He’s also an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati, and the owner of Total Media Source Inc., an internet marketing company. His paintings are currently represented by Closson’s of Cincinnati, Hillgloss Galleries in Chicago, and the Haley Gallery in Columbus.
His paintings have been featured in galleries and exhibits all over the United States, including Ohio, Colorado, New York, South Carolina, Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. The Toledo Art Museum has featured his “On the Road” series for two years. In 2008, “The American Artists Professional League” awarded him the Presidents Award for his painting entitled, “Dancing Light.” On March 7th, 2010, he won the Arnold Choice Award from Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Arnold Sports Event for his painting of the California Governor.
To view more paintings, please check out http://www.DarylUrig.com/store.html. For more information about purchasing his paintings, please e-mail Robyn@DarylUrig.com
Artist Statement
Thomas Hart Benton once said, “painting is a great field if you can make it past the first 30 years.” Well, I’ve made it, and although it’s a daily struggle, painting is my life’s passion.
As a painter, I draw my inspirations from every day life. I will paint anything (still lifes, city streets, seascapes, portraits, nudes, animals, interiors) that will hold still long enough for me to capture.
My perceptions about life continuously change as I paint. Every painting I do is a chance for me to explore the small things in life that I don’t notice. And, more importantly, it’s a way for me to discover myself.
My Approach
I don’t believe there are steps one must follow to make a great painting. Painting is from the heart, and it’s your passion that radiates from the canvas that makes a piece special. However, I do have some techniques and styles unique to my work that I would like to share.
For most of my paintings, I work on canvas boards or stretched canvas with oil paints and odorless mineral spirits.
With each canvas, I take a fresh approach. Every painting I do, even if it’s part of a series, is unique. Like every piece I create, each subject I paint has individual cues – light, color, texture, architecture, statement and frame of mind. I rely on their cues to accurately capture the subject with my paintings. Additionally, I bring my own experiences and emotions to each canvas.
After capturing the subject and my emotions on the canvas, I focus on the uniformity of my paintings. Keeping this in mind, I limit my color pallet, mixing as many colors from as few as possible before adding a new color. This sparing approach adds uniformity to the colors within the painting, so that the colors work in unison and move your eyes across the canvas.
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