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...

A mini-business plan for improving my paintings. Proactive steps for the painter #2

by admin | Feb 27, 2011 | concepts in painting, Education

See first post on this topic Since my last post of self-evaluation of my paintings, I have assembled these proactive steps to help myself move forward. No use beating your self up if it does not bring about some kind of improvement So this time I have taken a more...

Self evaluation, the life and pain of being an artist #1

by admin | Feb 23, 2011 | concepts in painting, Education

Don’t let your anxieties about certain parts of painting steer you away from what you can do. Change, fears, frustrations to accomplish what I want to accomplish are all the things that hamper me from moving forward. Sometimes I steer away from a direction because I...

Grandpa Urig’s Farm in Avon Ohio held so many memories for me as a kid

by admin | Feb 20, 2011 | Oil Paintings for Sale

Being at my Grandfathers farm was such an adventure when I was a child. My cousin Terry and I would explore everything we could find. Bursting out to take a long walk on those little legs of ours, covering as much of the fields as we could. It seemed like my...

Moonlit Night – Using Photoshop to help with your grey tones #2

by admin | Feb 17, 2011 | Oil Paintings for Sale

Continued from Part #1 I enjoyed the strongly beveled shapes that dramatized form. Softening and generalizing values to emphasize space I then concentrated on the head or face. To many paintings I have ruined by not giving proper attention to all the small detailed...