composition for a non-specific subject
Quick Study 2 - Dan Beck - digital painting for art prints - 2007
The process of creating is almost always interesting. By the time I got to this stage, this digital painting was no longer a quick study… but it did start out that way.
I have had enough of an […]
size obscures details, madras colors, and enveloping clouds
More Mountain & Clouds - Dan Beck - digital painting / art prints 2004
The clouds do come in and swallow the mountains. The mountains do not look so madras like. They do have color in them, but not quite so obvious.
The transparent nature of some of the clouds […]
compulsory connection and continual challenge
All That Jazz - digital painting / art prints - 2006 - Dan Beck
I happened upon an article today - actually it happened upon me by having ages ago signed up for related stories at googlealert.com.
The story is about how it isn’t enough to be a good musician, one must make […]
accurate feeling without being literal - appreciating ambiguity
Big Valley 1 - Digital Painting / Art Prints - Dan Beck 2005
What I see today is the geometry of lines - the exaggerated rows of crops or dirt - creating a backdrop both unmistakable and unreal.
I like the way the foreground pokes out of the next layer […]
elements of a literal time
Winter Colors - digital painting /art prints - Dan Beck 2006
Despite the symmetry of the mountain peak in the center, I still enjoy the feeling of this piece.
The colors are true to winter here, but the curving strips over the land creating a mounded look are from who knows where. […]
a traditional subject with some prompting
Self Portrait - Dan Beck - digital painting 2007
I was asked to do my self portrait. An artist friend of mine was interested in seeing how I would deal with the face I think. Seeing all the color in my work made him wonder - since (I am guessing) most […]
movement and color for a field in the hand
Field Hand - digital painting - art prints - Dan Beck 2006
I am realizing that this is the last piece of last year for me. I wanted to take the concept of the man with dirt in his hand to another level.
Obviously, I could not resist […]
transient life, celebratory sky
Sunset for Andrea - digital painting / art prints - 2005
Not feeling much like writing today - sure I am not the first one. I played the random image game and came up with this painting twice.
Since I was thinking about Andrea earlier today - it should not really be a […]
