It bothers me that some painters say that you should paint only where you live.

by admin | Jul 31, 2012 | concepts in painting

Since there are so many very nice places to paint outside of Ohio. Traveling with my National Workshop Tour has taught me the difference in color, light, and definition that I see as I travel. I never understood some of the colors I saw in others painting till I...

2 DVS to help improve your plein air painting

by admin | Jul 10, 2012 | concepts in painting, Education, plein air

DVD – Painting with Your Eyes, Tips for the Plein Air Painter Urig will guide you through a process to help you become more in tune with your painting before you paint your first stroke. A step by step guide through questions that may add heightened awareness to...

A Quick Demo for Urig’s Plein-Air Nautical Workshop

by admin | Jul 6, 2012 | concepts in painting, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air

Cape Cod School – Massachusetts Painters on My National Workshop Tour

by admin | Jun 30, 2012 | concepts in painting, Education, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air

This past week I had the good fortune of being blessed by a group of energetic and very hungry Massachusetts painters, through the Creative Arts Center of Chatham MA. They had a deep craving for positive concepts in painting. And this is what I gave them. Practical...

I was fortunate to stay 2 days in Maine.

by admin | Jun 26, 2012 | concepts in painting, Historical Sites, plein air

I was fortunate to stay 2 days in Maine. The vistas, the cool weather, the roughness of the elements are all here to stay. You cannot think of Maine without thinking Andrew Wyeth. Andrew did so much to help us understand his vision of Maine. I enjoyed seeing his...

Coming Home to New Jersey

by admin | Jun 23, 2012 | concepts in painting, Education, Oil Paintings for Sale

It has been many years since I lived in New Jersey. I lived here just after I graduated art school and had my first job in a publishing company designing and illustrating book covers. So it was a bit like coming home. Words like charming and picturesque are well...

Old West or Wild West and Maynard Dixon Experience

by admin | Jun 19, 2012 | concepts in painting, Historical Sites, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air

The old west has always been dear to my heart. I was raised with TV folklore of my era, the Old West, even the Wild West. As a child and then older adult it helped me to create great visuals about our past. My visit to Maynard Dixon’s home and studio, was like coming...

Had a Good Catch

by admin | Jun 9, 2012 | Oil Paintings for Sale

Hangin’ by the dock

by admin | Jun 5, 2012 | Abstract, concepts in painting, Education, Oil Paintings for Sale

We had a lively fun group at the Cincinnati Art Club in Cincinnati Ohio this past weekend. It was the get out of the box workshop, painting with painting knives in a studio set up. We painted from photos emphasizing the importance of doing a rough preliminary painting...

Plein Air painting in the Black Mountains of North Carolina

by admin | May 29, 2012 | Abstract, concepts in painting, Education, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air

The black Mountains of North Carolina is an amazing location to plein air paint. Misty dark charcoal mountains, vast country sides with livestock and wild animals. Black Mountains, Open Land, 5 x 7 inches wide, oil on panel Black Mountains Space, 12 x 16 inches wide,...