Tips for a Contemporary Painter, Hardback Book, by Daryl Urig

by admin | Jan 21, 2015 | concepts in painting, Education, plein air

My new hardback book “Tips for a Contemporary Painter” has just been published. The book outlines how we can develop a “Painters Code” to help rid our profession of myths and half-truths and promote good artistic thinking. It is the painters’ companion book. It...

I am very excited about my new book coming out early 2015.

by admin | Jan 9, 2015 | concepts in painting, Education

What Urig offers us in his book “Tips for the Contemporary Painter” is his version of artistic truths in painting. He has personally tested them all. He explains that we as artists need to set a good example. Developing a “Painters Code” will help rid our...

What is Plein Air Painting? Think Tank live discussion on January 6, 2015

by admin | Jan 5, 2015 | concepts in painting, Education, online event, plein air

This was exciting! What a great perspective for new and experienced Plein Air Painters. The Creative Underground brings you a live discussion with a panel of plein air painters that describe what plein air or outdoor painting is about. The benefits to your art and...

In search of Cubism

by admin | Dec 22, 2014 | Abstract, concepts in painting, Education, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air

Cubism fascinated me as a young artist. I must have been in the fourth grade marveling over the concept of three-dimensional space represented from all sides on a flat plane. Wow, how intriguing. A thought Pablo Picasso was it. He was a painter. I would look at M. C....

Painters Moving Forward

by admin | Nov 20, 2014 | concepts in painting

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Leisure Painter, December 2014 article by Daryl Urig – Figure Work

by admin | Nov 18, 2014 | Abstract, Education, plein air

I was very pleased when Leisure Painter Magazine picked up my article on “Figure Work” that discusses a few different approaches in capturing a figure in paint. Included are outdoor painting studies. It is a very open minded magazine that provides a range of concepts...

The Creative Underground – Phase 1 Construction

by admin | Nov 14, 2014 | concepts in painting, Education

https://darylurig.com/creative-underground.aspx Daryl Urig’s Creative Underground Studio Is a studio dedicated to catalyst creative thinking and exploration in painting Our Moto – Move forward Workshops – Discussions – Demonstrations –...

Let’s get on the Path to better Plein Air Painting.

by admin | Nov 1, 2014 | concepts in painting, Education, plein air

We need a better voice or avenue for a clear and less encumbered presentation for plein air painters. I am proposing an online representation of Plein Air Painters with the Heart and Spirit of the painter, Cezanne. Whom I believe, is the father of modern art and...

It is a good challenge to plein air paint low-country trees and water

by admin | Oct 31, 2014 | Education, plein air

Healthy Painting & Introduction to Painting with the Painting Knife Videos

by admin | Oct 22, 2014 | concepts in painting, Education, plein air

I hope you enjoy these two videos. There are many benefits to painting with a painting knife. My approach is a much more healthy approach for the oil painter. Live long and paint well. Healthy Painting Introduction to Painting with the Painting Knife Purchase...