comfort, color, and mistakes, so what
Composite Evening – digital painting / art prints – Dan Beck 2004
Not one of my all time successes, I guess I am featuring this today because…well I am not sure.
The barn is the barn in the distance across the road; the sky has certainly had this color. By its title, I know this piece came from a number of impressions put together. I like the composite idea – something over time and distance – seeing without pretending there is understanding involved.
But compositionally, this piece has always been suspect – the centered cloud – the even bands of color – probably better left to straight abstraction – but even then.
It isn’t a piece that I like well enough to want to live with – but in looking at it today, I find it pleasing despite its obvious shortcomings.
I think growth comes from not hiding our mistakes but rather in finding where the comfort lay.
See Also
- NGA | Mark Rothko – something about the colors and the bands of colors made me think of Rothko as I looked at this piece today. This site is full of his work – definitely worth viewing – though no substitute for in person.
- Mistakes Quotes – The Quotations Page – make no mistake about it, this is a popular subject for many… and a fun read
- Composite Evening – in case you are enthralled despite my critique, there are art prints of this work available – don’t let me convince you otherwise
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