Paint Your Fixation for Success! – Original Oil Painting Blog by American Oil Painter Daryl Urig

by admin | Aug 8, 2010 | concepts in painting, Education, Oil Paintings for Sale

An accomplished painter once told me a painter needs to paint their fixation. He explained that painting our neuroses provides us with the most in-depth, emotional pieces we will ever complete. Taking his advice, I coined a simple phrase: Artistic Neurosis. It...

The Structure of Man and Its Effect on our Paintings – Original Oil Painting Blog by American Oil Painter Daryl Urig

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

I sometimes wonder what we, as artists, can do to breathe life into our oil paintings. We can always add colors, change textures, or alter our brushstrokes. But I find that even doing all of this is not enough. To make our paintings remarkable, we must look past our...

Painting the Model Live from the Garden and from Photos in a Group 1 – Original Oil Painting Blog by American Oil Painter Daryl Urig

by admin | Jul 25, 2010 | concepts in painting, Education, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air

I recently found a model in the most unlikely place: our bank. She had perfect features for painting, similar to those you see in Baroque Art. Even greater, she was a still model whom everyone enjoyed painting. During my first session, I painted her in the shadow,...

Open Paint #2 – Plein Air with Live Model – Original Oil Painting Blog by American Oil Painter Daryl Urig

by admin | Jul 13, 2010 | concepts in painting, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air

See open paint #1, the beginning of this experience. It was too hot for the model on our second evening, and unfortunately, I hadn’t thought of that problem until tonight. But thanks to the ingenuity of a fellow artist, who suggested a fan and shortened pose...

Woman in the Garden Series – Studio – Original Oil Painting Blog by American Oil Painter Daryl Urig

by admin | Jul 12, 2010 | concepts in painting, Oil Paintings for Sale

Some of my fondest memories of childhood are of my mother working in her garden. It could have been her strong, ethereal connection during those moments, or maybe just the warm glow that laboring in the sun brings. Whatever it was, it imprinted a lasting memory of...

Developing a Painting of Grobs Farm #3 (Finished) – Original Oil Painting Blog by American Oil Painter Daryl Urig

by admin | Jul 7, 2010 | Historical Sites, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air

Finished! It’s hard to paint things to which you have an emotional attachment. Grob Farm is one of those things: Not only does it have historical importance, but my father, grandfather and three generations before were all farmers in Avon, OH. Going to and painting...

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