Burn the learning exercises or dud paintings

by admin | Aug 13, 2012 | concepts in painting, Education

In my workshops it seems like almost a regular part of my artistic talk, or philosophy as one commented, is that when we learn we do not need to put undo pressure on ourselves. What I mean is, we don’t have to be perfect and we don’t need to necessarily get a painting...

Young Painters – Young Picasso’s – Big concepts

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

I was asked back a second year to the Woman’s Art Club in Mariemont, Ohio to Instruct the Young Picasso’s Class I had designed for children. What an exciting class. The Young Picasso’s or painters had so much enthusiasm, concentration and thirst for more knowledge in...

Seeing color and developing your artistic eyes

by admin | Aug 3, 2012 | concepts in painting, plein air

Well I was very wrong about Ohio color. It took me to traveling the United States on my American Workshop Tour to see the colors I have back home. I tell my students this all the time, when we start to see, and develop our artistic eyes, it does not just happen. We...

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