Digital Painting Works at Different Sizes

Digital Painting - Valley Work  Dan Beck - 2005 

Like many pieces, when I first finished this I wasn’t quite sure if I pulled it off - even though I was pleased with it.  After two artist friends both said they liked the work, I realized it had captured what I wanted and the liberties with color and portrayal did not take away from the end results; but in fact, made the finished piece that much more interesting.

This piece was designed to be printed large - and from what I can tell would look its best at the largest 32×40" size - measure it sometime - it is a big piece. In order to grasp all that is contained - please look at the enlargement and the details which follow.

For this medium, one of the things that indicates success to me is whether a work looks good at all sizes. Valley Work has a nice balance of both color and form and is pleasing even small - but the figures, though visible in the smallest size print remain pretty obscure.

They were intended to be swallowed up by the landscape - but not go unnoticed.

See Also

• Valley Work
  Art print purchasing options
• Online NewsHour: Portrait Of The Artist December 23, 1998
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