Be accepting - regardless of results
Hills, Fields, & Sunset - unshared digital painting - 2006
Be accepting of finished or unfinished piece - it is a microcosm of the world you inhabit - no matter what it reflects, it is part of you and is illuminating.
One never likes everything one creates and even if one […]
Energetic portrayal of looming clouds and hill and mountain landscape
Clouds on the Mountain - digital painting - 2003
Its fun to see this piece particularly in relation to the piece below or by clicking. The two aren’t the same scene, but they are practically the same theme.
The above piece was bold and energetic. The focus is […]
Humans are creative by nature
Spinach Harvest - Digital Painting - Dan Beck - 2005
Realize that we are all creative beings - by virtue of our ability to talk with each other and express even the most simple things, we all possess an element of creativity not generally recognized.
Just as reading a book requires creativity […]
How the eye moves and sees disparities are behind the art
Compressed View - Enlarge - Digital Painting 2006
Yesterday I wrote about the various printing size options the above piece and others of similar origin size have available.
Today - because I really happen to love this piece I thought I would write a little about […]
Digital painting template creates special options
Compressed View - Enlarge - Digital Painting for Art Prints
Most of the recent work I have been doing has slightly different dimensions. Last fall, with the desire to get more of a scene portrayed on the paper, I created a template which filled the 13×19" Japanese Watercolor paper which I […]
Digital Painting Works at Different Sizes
Digital Painting - Valley Work Dan Beck - 2005
Like many pieces, when I first finished this I wasn’t quite sure if I pulled it off - even though I was pleased with it. After two artist friends both said they liked the work, I realized it had captured what I […]
Savor the creative process - enjoyment comes through
Process tired My Series 12
Full article is available as Free Download at outhousestudios.net. - for it is the process which is reflected in the final work anyway.
Savor the creative process: if you enjoy the process it comes through, if it is tedious and tired, […]
Digital Painting Yields Multitude of Different Size Prints
River Run 1 - Digital Painting 2005
I thought of featuring this piece today because it is one which I have printed and framed 32×40". It is a wonderful example of a digital painting which can be printed in a multitude of sizes.
This piece works well printed at […]
Keep Moving to stay in the Creative Flow
Irrigate 2 Field 2 Mount Beyond the Ivy Fence
The entire PDF document "On Being Creative" can be downloaded free at outhousestudios.net.
Keep Moving - If you find yourself stuck in a certain area, try not to languish over it. Move on to an area you […]
Field Play paints a larger picture
Field Play - Gallery page - Digital Painting - 2005
Though I have written about this piece before, I found myself ready to use it earlier as an example of trying something new.
This has remained somewhat of a departure from most of my work. Generally, it is not all that […]
