It would be easier to be a lazy painter – but not as good!

by admin | Oct 2, 2012 | concepts in painting, Education, Still Life

As a painter a lot of my struggles are against myself. Painting takes a lot of discipline. It’s sometimes a bother worth being bothered for to adjust a painting, even after you think it is finished. This still life of the Pear in the Light I had photographed and...

Trailer – Painting with Your Eyes

by admin | Sep 6, 2012 | concepts in painting, Education, plein air

PURCHASE – 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...

Shadowed Structures

by admin | Aug 28, 2012 | concepts in painting, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air

Shadowed Structures, 9 x 12, oil on panel It seems to me that there is a real benefit to staying with a location and paint for as many days as you can. A location can have much to offer. And if you can exploit it visually, it has much to yield in teaching us...

Took my painting Buddy with me today, Marcel.

by admin | Aug 23, 2012 | concepts in painting, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air

Its always good to bring a friends when you plein air paint. But you don’t want someone who interrupts your artist-zone once you have begun painting. Marcel is a great painting buddy. Water, a leash to keep him safe and a few rubs on the tummy is all he needs....

Find a good place to paint plein air paint

by admin | Aug 22, 2012 | concepts in painting, Daily Painter, plein air

When you find a good place to paint plein air you want to continue to return to it. To discover all the vista will yield. I am particularly enjoying the play of colors on the structures. Painting from the shadow side gives a more interesting play of shapes. Lost but...

An eye opening experience – Ohio

by admin | Aug 15, 2012 | concepts in painting, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air

Coming home from my National Tour and being able to paint plein air in the countryside of Harrison, Ohio has been an eye opening experience. Not sure if it was because of traveling and seeing all the different color pallets that happen around the country since...