stream of light and prismatic effect create exciting art print

Irrigate 4 - digital painting / art prints - Dan Beck 2005

Not all pieces have I had the opportunity to print larger than on a 13 x19" watercolor sheet since that is the current in house standard at Outhouse Studios.  This digital painting, however, I have printed at 24 x30" and it is even more exciting that large.

The light through the sprinkler irrigation is a truly incredible phenomena.  To see the backdrop of the mountain through the sprinklers really struck me.  

One of the things which seems to be universally liked in this piece, is how I represented the prismatic effect of the light through the water. I am particularly partial to the stream of light. It doesn’t make literal sense but it enhances the representation and the flow of the artwork itself.

Look at it larger and look at the details showing how it would look closer to optimum size. And even though the work was originally created on a monitor, it doesn’t really come into its own until it is an art print.

See Also

• Irrigate 4
  gallery page - see enlargement - and follow “Buy this piece” link for availability of art prints
• Howstuffworks “How Irrigation Works”
  different types of irrigation - minimally explained
• Rainbow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  Good info on the light through water phenomena - and so many links - there must be some value