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.
Give it all up painters – to create great paintings
It has not been until recently that I have had much more success with my paintings and it has to do with a couple prime factors. I have heard that the more you go on with painting the more you see that the old stuff was not so great and start parting with the mishaps...
Light is the Stairway to Heaven
I always enjoyed that song Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin. But maybe they had some parts wrong in their song. As an artist I would like to argue that light is understandably all God and that there is no darkness in it. So while viewing my garden as light danced...
Sea Trawlers HHI SC
It was very hot this last week in July on Hilton Head Island SC. But not so hot as to interrupt my enthusiasm to paint plein-air all the rich colors available in this area of the hemisphere. (Though maybe hot enough to have sense to paint early while there is some...
Drawing the figure
It seems that this approach is a very good way to keep looking at the bigger picture without getting caught up with too much detail initially in a drawing. If you are struggling with this, than this approach may be for you. You are at all times relating to the whole...
What is my greatest frustration as a painter?
It is getting my conceived idea onto my canvas. Visualization in my mind is always better than realization. It is like the concept the anticipation or excitement of a vacation is so much better in my mind than the actual vacation. What I find is that every one of my...
Hot Day at the Marina
It was a hot day at the Marina, though the heat was unnoticed as I was in "My Artist Zone" painting with my painting knife. I have always enjoyed nautical paintings. Painted plein air, I started with a small oil sketch that quickly set up my color scheme and design....
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