Music and Art Reflecting Each Other
Caribbean 4 - CD Cover option - the one that got away
I did a CD cover for a friend of mine’s new album. I gave him a few options. He used some of all the other artwork I sent him but not this particular piece.
His is a Latin jazz […]
Group Sound, Word Puns, Dance to Music
Listen to Clip of The Rainbow Song
1danband is a name I came up with a number of years ago. Like on this CD, I had created a group sound by multitracking different instruments I had played all myself.
Obviously, I enjoy puns on words which is why my first […]
Inspiration, Intended Feeling, Results
Feeling of Rain - Digital Painting 2005
Inspiration can come from anywhere, from a thought, a sight, a sound, any sensation at all. Well in this case, the winter rains have started here. The "storms" here become the STORMS of anywhere East of here.
Storms here are rain and wind, but they still […]
New Song Writing, Adding Bass Guitar, Overall Sound
Cover of new music CD - Listen to clip from 1st track
Over the last year, I have been remarklably prolific as a song writer - well for me anyway - over 30 songs last year. Given that, I couldn’t resist recording some of the music that I have […]
Painting, Memory, Beauty, Artistic Impression
Mojave Desert - Digital Painting 2005
If I had to pinpoint where this is other than an impression from my memory, I would say it is the stretch of old route 66 between Kingman and Oatman, AZ. In any event, it is how I processed that stretch of land.
The colors of […]
Digital, Computer, Painting, Giclee
Irrigate 1 - Mouse Painting - 2004
Stepping back a bit, it seems to me I have never quite accurately come up with a name for what I do. I have been using the term "digital painting" because the painting is both stored digitally and created on a computer.
However, even I would wonder […]
Small pieces are contribution to community art
Sunset Field Hand - Miniature - Digital Painting 2005
This piece was created for a show at the Monterey Museum of Art. The work among others by 329 other artists is up until the end of the year. This is the size of the piece - the image prints 3.5 […]
archival print - lasting image
Salinas Valley 1 Digital Painting - 2003
I find myself showing off a piece from a couple years ago. My work has grown since this was created, but I still find this to be a strong and significant piece.
The way the hills and in particular the row crops are represented was a […]
Creating from memory - true to experience
Cactacious - Digital Painting 2005
This is a painting from memory of the Joshua Forest Parkway on US Highway 93 between Kingman and Phoenex, AZ - more specifically, the section where there are both Joshua Trees in the foreground and the Saguaro Cactus on the slopes behind.
The Joshua Tree had a big impact […]
Definition, How the art reads, Final Flourish
Desert 1- Route 66 - Digital Painting 2005
From the last version to the finished version are some fairly clear changes which help pull the piece together.
I added rocks/stones to the precipice of road to make it read a little better. I also gave the mesa more solidity giving it […]
