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...

Work and Toil

by admin | Aug 21, 2012 | Historical Sites, Oil Paintings for Sale, plein air

More plein air paintings with a painting knife of Ohio Valley Farms Work and Toil, 9 x 12 inches, oil on panel painted with M. Graham paints and Walnut oil and painting knife. Purchase paintings here Information on Workshops & Locations © 2012 Daryl...

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...

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...