The Adventures of an American West Oil Painter
The
Paintings
of
Daryl
Urig
One stormy plein air day, I learned to paint through chaos—each stroke a fight, each canvas a triumph. That grit shapes my art, waiting for you to discover. Step into my vibrant world of painting.
“Daryl Urig’s paintings capture raw emotion and texture—a must for any collector.”
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About My Process
My paintings evolve through years of bold experimentation, each canvas a playground of vibrant energy. Every mark—whether a knife’s thick stroke, a brush’s soft edge, or a fingertip’s touch—brings color and form to life, inviting you into a vivid, three-dimensional world.
From My Studio
Explore my blog for insights, stories, and the passion behind my paintings. Join me in bringing vibrant art to life, one canvas at a time.
The CSI Approach to Painting
Treating your next creative painting like a crime scene investigation may not be a bad idea. We may not have any fancy labs like on the TV shows, though many early oil painters where chemists and formulated there own paints. Some still do today. Most times my...
Development of – Woman on Beach : Looking for Sea Shells
I thought it would be fun to show you how I developed the Woman on Beach painting from a rough sketch directly on a canvas using a brush to the primary build up of the painting using only painting knives. A little brush works was used here and there. Beginning with...
Woman on Beach : Looking for Sea Shells
Woman on Beach : Looking for Sea Shells, Oil, 24 x 36 inches Purchase paintings at web-store gallery Workshops: Self-Portrait & Get Out of the Box with Painting Knives © 2011 Daryl Urig
A summary of my more recent blog posts
Quick answers to hard questions https://darylurig.com/blog/?p=1238 Woman in the Garden : The Vineyard https://darylurig.com/blog/?p=1271 So why do artist enjoy painting the nudes? https://darylurig.com/blog/?p=1259 Food for thought – a good painting practice...
Quick answers to hard questions
Artists sometimes look for quick answers to hard questions and there are non. Painting is a life long endeavor of exploration, self study and experimenting with so many options available to us. Unfortunately learning everything about technique may be beneficial but it...
Woman in the Garden : The Vineyard
To me the garden has a fascination that evolves around the beautiful garden of life and the paralleling the garden of the nude woman (Eve) when Adam must have first saw her. The purity of life and love, dwelling in the garden, life as God intended us to all enjoy. The...
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Master bold, textured effects with this practical painting knife guide
Plein Air Painting for Everyone,
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My artistic truths and “Painters Code” to debunk myths.