Everyday Paintings: An Oil Painting Project by David R. Darrow

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by David R. Darrow 10" x 8" (25.4cm x 20.3cm) Oil on Stretched Canvas This painting is not framed AVAILABLE Unframed $195 + $8.95 S/H Click image for larger view. > About This Painting...

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by David R. Darrow 6" x 6" (15.2cm x 15.2cm) Oil on Stretched Canvas SOLD Collection of Cal Piorkowski Newton, NJ – USA > About This Painting  >  > This lovely 1965 Chevy Impala...

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by David R. Darrow 8" x 6" (20.3cm x 15.2cm) Oil on Belgian Linen Panel SOLD Collection of Derek Beasley Lancaster, CA – USA > About This Painting  >  > Another pepper from my gard...

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by David R. Darrow 6" x 8" (15.2cm x 20.3cm) Oil on Canvas Panel SOLD Collection of Robert Marchese Rochester, NY – USA > About This Painting  >  > This 6" x 8" painting "Captured...

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by David R. Darrow 6" x 6" (15.2cm x 15.2cm) Oil on Stretched Canvas This painting is not framed Click here to bid on eBay Opening Bid: 1¢ Ends: Friday, September 2, 2011) at 6:00 PM (Pacif...

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As a beginning illustrator and very "wet behind the ears" in 1980 when I set out at 22 to make a living right out of art school, all I knew was "fast media" — I had only used oils in a few figu...

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This painting started out on a panel primed with gesso, then sanded, then painted with a medium gray, latex, flat wall-paint I got from Home Depot. My first step, above, was to tone the panel wi...

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by David R. Darrow 8" x 10" (20.3cm x 25.4cm) Oil on Panel SOLD Collection of Suzie Gregory Columbus, IN – USA > About This Painting  >  > One of my Beautiful Strangers™ encoun...

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by David R. Darrow 8" x 10" (20.3cm x 25.4cm) Oil on Panel SOLD Collection of George Reis San Diego, CA – USA > About This Painting  >  > Something happens to me when I drive t...

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by David R. Darrow 8" x 6" (20.3cm x 15.2cm) Oil on Stretched, Washed Denim SOLD Collection of David Hansen Milwaukee, WI – USA > About This Painting  >  > Not just a couple of p...

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by David R. Darrow 5" x 7" (12.7cm x 17.8cm) Oil on Panel SOLD Collection of Leta Terrell Lake Providence, LA – USA > About This Painting  >  > I sometimes live vicariously throug...

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by David R. Darrow 6" x 8" (15.2cm x 20.3cm) Oil on Canvas Panel SOLD Collection of Jan Krynski Chicago, IL – USA > About This Painting  >  > A while back I started a couple of...

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by David R. Darrow 6" x 8" (15.2cm x 20.3cm) Oil on Washed Denim on Panel SOLD Collection of George Reis San Diego, CA – USA > About This Painting  >  >   ◙ To subscribe to my FR...

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by David R. Darrow 5" x 7" (12.7cm x 17.8cm) Acrylic on Panel SOLD Collection of James Thomas Santa Clara, CA – USA > About This Painting  >  > Several months ago I gave a HeadÂ...

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Pop Art Trompe (Beer Can) - 18" x 24" Oil on Canvas Ken Davies I have for over 3 decades been enamored of the work of artist Ken Davies since acquiring his book Artist At Work . This book w...

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The past few weeks I have been on task with some graphic design work, working on a CD package and some website stuff. It was all fun work, so I actually did not mind that I was not painting much....

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Often, one of the most difficult things about creating a painting is simply GETTING STARTED. Disclaimer, for art purists: There is absolutely no substitute for improving your drawing skills by ...

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Okay, I need to address something... many of the viewers and my Facebook friends know that I am a Mac guy and have sworn by them for years. Since I announced my computer issues and subsequent ...

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The DAVE THE PAINTING GUY show has a huge problem: to be a show, it must broadcast. At the moment, no one is watching me paint except cobs. (They make cobwebs, of course). That is because I am no...

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by David R. Darrow 6" x 6" (15.2cm x 15.2cm) Oil on Canvas Panel SOLD Collection of Doris Darrow Sunnyvale, CA – USA > About This Painting  >  > A few weeks ago I visited San L...

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by David R. Darrow 3-3/4" x 8" (9.5cm x 20.3cm) Oil on Canvas Panel SOLD Collection of Chris Opp Bossier City, LA – USA > About This Painting  >  > A quick figure painting on a ...

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Okay, this might seem like a no-brainer: Remove cap and tip liquid out. Wipe up excess from table. But there is a better way to pour that is non-intuitive but takes the spill out of the equati...

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Would you pay me $78 if I could restore your entire Mac start-up drive and all its files back to working order in under 4 hours? Would you pay me even more if you knew I was the best way to get ...

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