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.
Grandpa Urig’s Farm in Avon Ohio held so many memories for me as a kid
Being at my Grandfathers farm was such an adventure when I was a child. My cousin Terry and I would explore everything we could find. Bursting out to take a long walk on those little legs of ours, covering as much of the fields as we could. It seemed like my...
Moonlit Night – Using Photoshop to help with your grey tones #2
Continued from Part #1 I enjoyed the strongly beveled shapes that dramatized form. Softening and generalizing values to emphasize space I then concentrated on the head or face. To many paintings I have ruined by not giving proper attention to all the small detailed...
Moonlit Night – Using Photoshop to help with your grey tones #1
This painting was taken from a photo I had taken that inspired me. I am including it in my Urban painting series and want to use this painting to explore the massing together of similar shapes and tones in a composition. It is amazing how few shapes and tones we need...
Cold winter coming
Sometimes you just don’t know what inspires you about a location, ingredients of a landscape painting, or time of season. For some reason this image really captured me. I really enjoyed painting this old farmhouse nestled back in the graying trees of the landscape in...
My sister Viv
Many of you may not know that my sister died from cancer this past year. It was very hard for me since we were close my whole life. She was my older sister, and always took an interest in me. I have fond memories of her as a child. She was a flower child, straight out...
My Story
It has been many years since I designed packages for some of the largest major household brands in the country owned by P&G, Johnson and Wax and Nerf. Package design was required to pop. It had to distinguish itself from other brands within seconds. The work I...
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