universal image translates into more pleasing art prints
Boat-on-an-Ocean - digital painting - 2000 - Dan Beck
It seems to be a day for looking at older work. Such is what happens when new work is either not ready to share or not as good as one would hope.
The above piece continues on a theme of […]
Fluid piece from past contrasts with overworked recent work
Mountain Sails - digital painting - Dan Beck circa 1998
Originally I was planning on sharing a recent digital painting - but I surprised myself by not being able to undo a mistake. I write all the time about mistakes being mistakes only in relation to what follows […]
representing creative, positive, community change
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Salinas, California like lots of places is in need of a renaissance. The image of the city is tarnished by imbalanced reporting of gang violence.
I have recently had the opportunity of working with a group of high schools students - quite creative, quite personable, quite intelligent, and quite […]
Inspiration for piece and creating art prints from it
CrossFields - digital painting - 2005 - Dan Beck
To get to the farm house which houses Outhouse Studios, one must pass a minimum of two treacherous curves. This is the scene from one of the approaches.
I focused on the section where three strips of different crops […]
Full size printing brings out dramatic changes - accurate printing takes practice
Material Mount View - digital painting - 2004 - Dan Beck
When I first found a printing company who could do the quality of printing I wanted on fine watercolor paper, this was the piece I chose first to print large.
When I created it, I used a template (e-canvas) […]
experimenting with new program leads to new work and positive results
Nework 2 - Digital Painting 2003 - Dan Beck
In 2003 my old computer died. It wasn’t very impressive - barely could get online - I was fortunate to be able to use email at my (at the time) workplace.
When I replaced my computer, I was […]
A well received piece and learning how to print it well
Salinas Valley 1 - digital painting - first art print
When I first got a high quality wide-format printer - this was my favorite piece. It was fairly recent at the time and it was what I wanted to see printed first.
I am sure you […]
Link to shopping cart yields miniature icon
Original Size ArtCart - Digital Art
When I first built my website, the shopping cart stayed open as a separate window - so it didn’t seem necessary to have a link to it in any fashion. When someone bought - there it was.
Recently, I was on a site and […]
Fear is universal - the way through it, is not
Fielding - digital painting -2005
This is the last of of a ten part series. The entire ten points (without further explanation) are available as a "free download" at outhousestudios.net.
Acknowledge fear and ignore it.
Fear may come on many different levels -
fear of uncovering something you […]
Abstract madras mountains and large format art prints
More Mountain & Clouds - digital painting -2004 - Dan Beck
Somewhere in the middle of the piece showcased yesterday and the one showcased two days prior, was the creation of the above piece.
The hill mountains are swallowed by clouds - a common occurrence here, but one which […]
