accurate feeling without being literal - appreciating ambiguity

Big Valley 1 - Digital Painting / Art Prints - Dan Beck 2005

What I see today is the geometry of lines - the exaggerated rows of crops or dirt - creating a backdrop both unmistakable and unreal.

I like the way the foreground pokes out of the next layer - making one unclear as to whether everything is at the same height or up a level of hill.

I love the lines which look like a shirt and the tissue like nature of the mountains. It is far from literal - but I know this place…

This is the valley I see so regularly - but also a place of its own.

See Also

• Big Valley 1
  art print options and availability for above digital painting
• Harvesting in Salinas
  Aerial shot of valley and other photos of celery harvest
• Take a Hike with Unlimited Limited - Chimneys West
  Had the type photo I was looking for with layers of mountains - some other nice shots here