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...

Moonlit Night – Using Photoshop to help with your grey tones #1

by admin | Feb 15, 2011 | concepts in painting, Oil Paintings for Sale, Uncategorized

This painting was taken from a photo I had taken that inspired me. I am including it in my Urban painting series and want to use this painting to explore the massing together of similar shapes and tones in a composition. It is amazing how few shapes and tones we need...

My Story

by admin | Jan 25, 2011 | concepts in painting

It has been many years since I designed packages for some of the largest major household brands in the country owned by P&G, Johnson and Wax and Nerf. Package design was required to pop. It had to distinguish itself from other brands within seconds. The work I...

An artist e-mailed me last week with this question:

by admin | Jan 17, 2011 | concepts in painting, Education

I work in advertising, but miss painting and drawing. What can I do? I am sure there are a lot of people out there that feel the same way. So I e-mailed him back and wanted to share my response with my loyal readers. Here goes: I am glad to hear you are working in the...

3 Workshops – 3 Locations – Jan. & Feb. 2011

by admin | Jan 12, 2011 | concepts in painting, Education

Get Out of the Box The Basics of Color Shape – Hayley Gallery Download Application here Join nationally acclaimed oil painter, Daryl Urig, for an exploratory journey with color, shapes while painting from photographs. This innovative approach will help take you...

Buffing up for the New Year?

by admin | Jan 3, 2011 | concepts in painting, Education, Historical Sites, sport

I plan to buff up before the Arnold Schwarzenegger Event in Columbus Ohio in March. Last year I won the Arnold Choice Award, and am hoping for even better things this year. To accomplish my goals, I’m visualizing them. So I how can I buff up my paintings? I have a few...