converting indecipherable language into art
Symbolic Language 1 - digital painting - Dan Beck 2007
Small, it looks like a madras material - I think I’ve had a few shirts like that over the years. If you look at it fuller sized if you didn’t already click on the image, you will see symbols underneath the […]
watercolor transparency with digital overtones
Two Pick 2 - digital painting / art prints - Dan Beck 2006
Since this image is in the center of the blog banner, I thought I would feature it again. This piece shows off some of the digital nature of its inception.
Many people looking at my finished pieces think that […]
drive by landscape - fields, sky, and texture
Valley Colors - digital painting - Dan Beck 2007
There is a spot which this is loosely based on - I drive by it fairly regularly and it has a good view of the valley extending to the Santa Lucia Mountains and Mount Toro.
Like a lot of my work, […]
painting a scene one’s own
Sky Over Mountains - digital painting - Dan Beck 2007
No it doesn’t look like this and yes it does look like this. A couple of days ago when the sun was setting I glimpsed the most magnificent sky over the mountains - I couldn’t really position myself correctly to […]
jazz painting revisited
Vertical Jazz - digital painting /art prints - Dan Beck -2006
Having strategically placing this piece in the new blog banner, I thought I would feature it again.
It was included for two reasons. First, I happen to feel like this is a strong piece - it reads well and is fun. There is the […]
The Sea and the Digital Medium
Boat on an Ocean - digital panting / art prints - 2000 - Dan Beck
Not sure how this will format, which is part of the reason for choosing this digital painting today.
This piece feels like a very long time ago - a different life time. It was an image […]
Featured piece for color, clouds, and warmth - banner afterthought
Cloud Over Sprinklers - digital painting / art prints - Dan Beck 2005
I created a new banner yesterday for my blog - the original was fine even though the dimensions of a couple of pieces were skewed. The art was part of the blog hosting […]
Quick Study 0 - digital painting - Dan Beck 2007
Thought I would break the ice with this new blog category by sharing the precursor to the last digital painting I was able to blog about. I got to the point above and thought the piece might be complete.
Declaring a piece finished is no different […]
