Visit New York City Art Museums & the Barnes Foundation This May 12 – May 16, 2011. A once in a lifetime opportunity!

by admin | Mar 18, 2011 | concepts in painting, Education, Historical Sites, online event

Travel with other artist coinsures to New York City in the roomy comfort of a charter bus. Stay in the prestigious Affinia Gardens Hotel just blocks away from the museums. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see the Barnes collection, the best Impressionist...

Rural America

by admin | Mar 15, 2011 | Oil Paintings for Sale

It takes so long to find your way as a painter. I have heard a lifetime. Though I have enjoyed many accomplishments, I feel that I have just now taken my first big step in understanding myself and what I want to paint and how I want to paint it. I have heard that many...

Old Door

by admin | Mar 12, 2011 | Historical Sites, Oil Paintings for Sale

This door so impressed me on the old farmhouse in Russelville Ohio. I was not sure I would be able to capture all of the rustic nature of the old wood and weathered paint that was self-destructing and lifting itself from the wood it was attached to. The color changes...

Bodybuilders Pumping Up on Contest Day

by admin | Mar 7, 2011 | Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air, sport

Arnold Schwarzenegger noticed right away the 6 pack on Aydin Bigkiv in Urig’s painting, Bodybuilders Pumping Up on Contest Day at the 2011 Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus Ohio on Saturday afternoon. He said that he appreciate how it was captured in paint and...

Morning Glory

by admin | Mar 1, 2011 | Oil Paintings for Sale

I was out shooting reference for this painting and I saw this beautiful hill and the sweeping grass, I knew it would be perfect for the model to walk up the hill for a photo. After several tries I believe I captured something I would like to paint. But when I got into...