jazz and art - timing of MJF and the timeliness of music and art
This isn’t really my genre - in that I’ve only done four digital paintings which show elements of instruments, playing, and the energy of jazz.
I feel qualified to paint on such a subject - I love to improvise - musically […]
Art and Music - Music and Art - Music and Art Together
Developing-a-Rhythm - art prints from digital painting - 1999
This is another piece which doesn’t really look like much until viewed a bit larger. Like a lot of my abstract art - the piece is multi-layered without a great deal of form - but is […]
clothing, posture, and proximity inspire need to continue theme
Bent Over Crowd - digital painting / art prints - Dan Beck 2006
Probably could have called this "sea of backs" just as easily - but that just occurred to me.
Some days the strawberry pickers are even more jammed in than this - but this gives a […]
influenced by late afternoon glow on the mountains
Afternoon Glow - digital painting / art prints - Dan Beck 2006
I think "influenced by" - is a good way to describe the forces behind this painting.
Starting without a composition in mind - not necessarily my favorite way - I could not escape the incredible vision from […]
connections to 9/11, and how seeing only the small picture is misleading
Looking at the small picture (thumbnail) of any of these digital paintings above, practically lies about the artwork. Together stacked up they are even more confusing and even a bit ugly.
It is the fifth anniversary of 9/11, a perpetuated climate of fear, and […]
memorial sunset beautiful tribute anniversary of death
Sunset for Andrea - digital painting / art prints - 2005
I think a strange title for this article - but indeed that is what it feels like. This scene is a sunset viewed on the evening of memorial service for a former friend of mine - young enough to […]
color, texture, dancer, worker, flight and toil
Shape of Something New - digital painting / art prints - 2005
I wrote about this digital painting in November of last year. Though I admittedly didn’t think there was anything totally new about the art, I did think it was quite new for me and interesting enough to share.
The […]
sunset through California Cypress trees - unique to area
Pine Thru - digital painting / art prints - Dan Beck 2003
There is an organism of Cypress trees at the corner of the property I live on. The tops of the trees merge from a number of trunks - it is remarkable and unusual.
One can see […]
black background creates floating effect of colored shapes
Experiment-on-Black - digital painting / art prints - Dan Beck
This piece was done quite a while ago - end of 2000 from what I can tell. As the title suggests, it was an experiment.
Underneath all the shapes is the black and white shaded cone - pretty […]
hidden figures and colors for the type of day
Under the Corn - digital painting / art prints - Dan Beck 2006
It is not uncommon to see a single row of corn as a barrier between the road and the berry fields. I don’t know why that is - I can’t imagine it provides that much […]
