remaining original - referencing original
Mountain Sails Again - digital painting / original prints - Dan Beck 2004
Pulled this piece up today - again following the concept of even how all original art comes from somewhere else. Way prior to this piece, I did a very fluid mostly abstract painting which conjured up this lake, sea, […]
pushing the limits of matting and printing
Irrigation Man - digital painting / original prints - Dan Beck 2006
In the spirit of original - I have printed a version of this which framed is going to be 4ft by 5ft. At that size, it looks even more like pointillism than this detail .
Crazy me - […]
the mark of origin - cultural as well
If I were branding cattle, what would I want my brand to look like? Logos and brands are not exactly the same thing. But in the image at right, which I have taken to using as a brand on my artwork - is that kind of literal […]
community comes together
Wayward Bus - 60’s Album Art - Steinbeck Themed
In conjunction with the annual Steinbeck Festival and the 40th anniversary of the summer of love, Artistas Unidos - Artist United - is sponsoring a community event of album covers in this style.
All ages, aptitudes are encouraged - there are 50 businesses which have […]
continued exploration of original art
Jazz 3 - digital painting / original art prints - Dan Beck 2005
When I am not sure what I might want to write about, I frequently go to the home page of Outhouse Studios and click on the Gallery Chance card - kind of reminiscent of playing monopoly.
If by chance it […]
and original blue clouding
Blue Clouds at Evening - digital painting - Dan Beck 2007
Sticking with my theme of original art - I opted to come back to this piece. I don’t know that it will ever reach my all time favorites. In fact, when I saw the blue clouds that evening - I was more […]
Forgotten Sketch Shows Its Colors
Sunset Sketch - digital painting / original prints - Dan Beck 2005
I had totally forgotten this painting - don’t remember creating it - don’t remember the evening it was inspired by - it had kind of slipped through the cracks.
This was a digital painting that had made it into the last […]
Maintaining freshness in method and approach
More Warm Hills - digital painting / art prints - Dan Beck 2005
The last digital painting - below - reminded me of this piece as well. Many artists can capture the illusion of 3 dimensionality in a 2 dimensional world. But I think I am like a […]
art builds upon itself
Foothills Anywhere - digital painting - Dan Beck 2007
When I started this painting I was thinking somewhat of the article I had written yesterday and the featured digital painting.
I was thinking about the character of the foothills - not just the Santa Lucia’s but the Rockies as well. I worked on a […]
original image - original prints
Santa Lucia Impression - digital painting / art prints - 2005
As I continue to write about different aspects of original art, I keep trying to feature digital paintings which are either brand new or archetypal or both.
When I finished this piece, I wasn’t sure about it - but a couple of […]
