Summary of past blog posts:

Trailer – Painting with Your Eyes Trailer – Painting with Your Eyes  Shadowed Structures Shadowed Structures Facing the Light Facing the Light Limbs Limbs Old Stucture Old Stucture Took my painting Buddy with me today, Marcel. Took my painting Buddy with...

Summary of past blog posts:

A Short Demo for Urig’s Self-Portraiture Workshop – YouTube Video A Short Demo for Urig’s Self-Portraiture Workshop – YouTube Video Open Media Self-Portraiture and Understanding the Human Face – Cincinnati Art Club Open Media Self-Portraiture...

A summary of my more recent blog posts

Bluffton Oyster Company – Plein Air Workshop Bluffton Oyster Company – Plein Air Workshop I agree with Vincent Van Gogh – I am rich I agree with Vincent Van Gogh – I am rich It is nice to meet interesting people when you travel. It is nice to meet...

A summary of my more recent blog posts

Quick answers to hard questions Quick answers to hard questions Woman in the Garden : The Vineyard Woman in the Garden : The Vineyard So why do artist enjoy painting the nudes? So why do artist enjoy painting the nudes? Food for thought – a good painting practice Food...

A list of many of my recent posts

I wanted to list many my recent posts, just in case you missed one. It is a good habit to do this in a blog, and I have not been very good about it. Please review below. An Artist Prayer https://darylurig.com/blog/?p=1174 Call Me https://darylurig.com/blog/?p=1205 An...

Preliminary painting development takes some of the anxiety out of painting. “Woman with Basket”

For as long as I can remember I have heard how beneficial doing pencil sketches, small thumbnails or color studies can benefit my work. But thinking I know better, I skip ahead missing these important steps. Now I go back to these most important steps in developing a...