Reduce Stess by surrounding yourself with hand made oil paintings

by admin | Oct 19, 2010 | concepts in painting, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air

For years hospitals and therapeutic facilities have hung art in their buildings to help patients. Studies have shown the benefits of art in the health care field. Paintings can reduce stress of patients and visiting family members, calm fears and aid in the healing...

Creating a profound direction for your paintings. – Original Oil Painting Blog by American Oil Painter Daryl Urig

by admin | Oct 12, 2010 | concepts in painting

I keep tweaking, reinventing everything I do when it comes to painting, conceptualizing and creating new artistic direction for my lives work. Some times I move two steps forward, sometimes I take one step backwards, but I am constantly moving towards a goal. And even...

Creating your personal art group like the Impressionists – Original Oil Painting Blog by American Oil Painter Daryl Urig

by admin | Oct 7, 2010 | concepts in painting, Education

When I was studying the Impressionist painters it dawned on me about the importance of having a group of other artists that you can share your ideas with, get feedback, accountability and friendship. The Impressionist painters had a small group of painters who met...

Life on the farm (using studies to create great art) – Original Oil Painting Blog by American Oil Painter Daryl Urig

by admin | Oct 5, 2010 | concepts in painting, Oil Paintings for Sale

Dinner Bell, 8 x 10 inches, oil on gallery wrapped canvas As I mentioned in my last post when I was painting, I realized the importance of doing small studies before tackling larger paintings. I could then work out the color flow of the composition with larger more...

Nicolai Fechin, Russian-born American Painter – Original Oil Painting Blog by American Oil Painter Daryl Urig

by admin | Oct 4, 2010 | concepts in painting, Education, online event

One of my favorite painters, Nicolai Fechin, Russian-born American Painter that lived from 1881-1955 had some very great concepts in a letter he wrote: He says, “It is impossible to limit art by any definition or requirements. Art, like the whole of our life, submits...

Has fine art become obsolete? – Original Oil Painting Blog by American Oil Painter Daryl Urig

by admin | Sep 28, 2010 | concepts in painting

As iPads, MacBooks, 3-D movies and plasma televisions consume our world, has fine art become obsolete? I’m sure some people would argue that the former are all examples of art. They would argue that although the medium has changed, fine art still exists. People might...

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