Archive for the ‘Art Prints’ Category
Tuesday, October 17th, 2006
done in a caricature kind of style
Salinas Valley 4 – digital painting / art prints – Dan Beck 2004
Most of the work I do is of the Salinas Valley – the landscape here is infectious – and I don’t mean e coli – such things, though awful – are played up by the media. According to the Center for Disease Control, there are over 36,000 flu related deaths per year and that was in 2003 - didn’t exactly get the airplay did it?
In any event, this was the last piece I painted using the Salinas Valley name. It was intended to be large and gets significantly better when viewed bigger or of course printed bigger.
It is more of a caricature than most of my current work – but it is strongly within my own type of style. Nevertheless, I think someone familiar with this area would understand – and others might hopefully appreciate the work as its own thing.
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Monday, October 16th, 2006
abstract world viewed close -mountains from a distance
Madras Mountains – digital painting / art prints – Dan Beck 2004
We are both at a slight disadvantage with this piece. This is intended to be quite large – large enough to be on a large wall and viewed from a distance and large enough to be able to see the abstract and pleasing art style up close.
I have the advantage of having seen sections while painting it and even seeing a print with a 12.5 x 16 inch image.
However, I have not printed this large – I have deferred to other pieces which are also more interesting small – figuring they are better pieces.
But I know this to be quite cool – and perhaps someday I will get the opportunity to place the piece in a setting which will do it justice and allow for the size print it warrants.
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- Madras Mountains
See what a big original art print would cost – for the giant wall aching for some Madras Mountains
- Understanding Abstract Art
Sometimes artist does a good job at explaining abstract art – good selection of pieces to illustrate – his own work is generally about feeling – color – texture -and no or little form
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Friday, October 13th, 2006
enhancing feeling of seasonal sunset
Glowing Sky – digital painting -> Art prints – Dan Beck 2004
I have always loved this digital painting. It is one I really felt like I had hooked right after it was done. My impression was my impression.
The gradient colored sky with the intense pink clouds – it gets that way here – at sunset – right about this time of year. And though the translucency in the mountains is my thing, it enhances the feeling rather than altering it.
We actually just stepped into sunset season – if there is such a thing – not that that is something one hears about – but here in the Salinas Valley – not only is the weather the best in the Autumn and early winter – so are the sunsets.
Fall is a great time of year everywhere I have lived – but sunset time – I don’t recall.
I have shown this digital painting in a couple of shows – 24 x30" matted frame – it makes truly beautiful art prints – with or without my bias.
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- Glowing Sky
gallery page – enlargement/details and availability of art prints and purchasing options for Glowing Sky
- Photos of Sunset
Though this strikes me as someone’s journal – there are some striking sunsets photographed – and I think not that far from here
- VectorPoint Photography
sunrise/sunset photos from area photographer
Tags: Art, color, mountains, painting, prints, Salinas Valley
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Thursday, October 12th, 2006
experience of the mouse is mightier than the pad
Color Pick – digital pen painting / art prints – Dan Beck 2006
This is my second attempt at using at pen pad for digital painting. The colored sweat shirted pickers I had seen earlier in the day – and I thought I would take on the harder challenge.
I feel very uncoordinated using the new tool – compare:
Harvest Depth – digital painting / art prints – Dan Beck 2006
I actually like some of the looseness of the top piece, but the bottom is fluid and controlled - technically superior.
Who knows what the future holds – I may learn to like the graphics tablet more … or less.
If you are interested in art prints from either of these digital paintings or any others that are on the blogsite, please email: specialorders@outhousestudios.net.
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Tags: Art, color, painting, prints, strawberry
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Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
more original impression – poles, harvest, and light
Fennel Field & Sky 2 – digital painting / art prints – DB 2006
Above is the final version of this digital painting. The first two should be below. This is more of the scene that I saw the morning that inspired me to do the piece.
I was never sure I wanted to include the fennel harvest, but it was pretty cool that morning. It looked like bulbs were flying everywhere – a fennel frenzy if you will – licorice in the air.
I also tinted the whole piece to give it more of the morning light feeling and to make sure it was different enough. I have been leaning towards keeping the colors brighter these days.
But the tinting does pull the whole piece together in a way that is quite profound. And the telephone poles look like the field was planted right up to them – a wonderful bit of perception.
If you are interested in availability of art prints of this or any other digital paintings on the blogsite, please email: specialorders@outhousestudios.net.
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Tuesday, October 10th, 2006
saving early stage of digital painting as complete
Fennel Field & Sky – digital painting / art prints – DB 2006
This is a fun piece for me – because I decided to create 3 pieces out of one. I stopped at the above place and saved it – because I knew I really liked it where it was.
As the artist creating the piece, I was neither done painting or done trying to create my original vision or intent.
What a great thing to be able to save a piece but continue taking it somewhere else. I like the idea of different stages of calling something done.
As an art print, I find myself particularly drawn to the undulated field of fennel and the equally worked sky and mountains – very pleasing with the blue, purple, and green.
If interested in art prints or availability for this digital painting, please email: specialorders@outhousestudios.net.
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- Longfield
an earlier work which is reminisent of this piece and nice in its own right – please view enlargement for texture
- Digital Art
artist comments on when it is done – in collage section – different methods of course – but interesting to understand some of his process
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Monday, October 9th, 2006
beach time needed for similar inspiration
Wave Spray – digital painting / art prints – Dan Beck – 2005
I haven’t spent enough time at the beach over the last year and as a result haven’t tossed out very many images.
I was there not long ago – and though very inspiring – I didn’t end up with an impression lasting or strong enough to try to share.
The piece above is a fascinating work to me – because I find it to be simply nice for most purposes until I view it large as intended. The spray which is what this piece is about – really works well when viewed large.
At monitor viewing size, it is sweet, but as a full sized art print – the feeling of the scene is robust.
See Also
- Wave Spray
availability of art prints for digital painting Wave Spray
- Ed Book’s Journal
found an image of his with wave spray – I really like this gentleman’s accompanying images
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Thursday, October 5th, 2006
new texture, fun, experimentation, comes through all aspects of life
Textured Tree – digital painting / art prints- Dan Beck 2002
This was one of the very first pieces I did utilizing texture. I had explored the overlapping color gradient fairly well – but the texture here was new.
I used stock textures and basically painted with them in the same way I would have done with the gradients.
The piece is both innocent and uncaring – nothing to lose just experimenting – having fun – a great state to be in to create.
I truly believe that when one looks at a finished work or finished art prints, in my case; one can feel some of the artist’s state of mind. I am one who believes that state of mind comes through in all aspects of life.
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Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006
from memory – amazing to have viewed and convey
Tehachapi - digital painting / art prints – Dan Beck 2005
When I finished this piece and first wrote about it in December, it was not included in any of the galleries on the website.
Like many of the digital paintings written about on the blogsite – purchasing could only be done by emailing a special request – setting up items for sale is a tad cumbersome.
This piece has continued to be a favorite for me – I find it pleasing, vast, and a bit ambiguous as to what is going on … but that is how it was looking out over the mountain. I really couldn’t completely comprehend what I was seeing and yet it looked amazing.
This is impressionistic not just in style – but in that it was created from an impression from memory – at least a week after viewing and without photographic help.
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- Tehachapi
availability of art prints from above digital painting
- Tehachapi
someone’s photo gallery – includes a number of shots which seem to reinforce my impression
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Monday, October 2nd, 2006
contrast of color, checkerboard fields, Santa Lucia foothills
Foothills Contrast – digital painting / art prints – Dan Beck 2006
While driving on River Road up and back along the Santa Lucia foothills last week – I was struck by the incredible color of what was some sort of neglected weed or cover crop.
Despite being essentially dead – it was a remarkably vibrant gold color with some brown mixed in – it was checkerboard strewn through the green fields.
The contrast was amazing and left a strong impression. The glow and contrast is what’s left – the composition pales a bit – but is close enough to communicate. The grape vines in the foreground – were not in the scene of the impression, but are quite plausible for the area this is from – and it definitely makes for a more interesting view.
I do like the trees.
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- River Run
another impression from River Road – different time – different view – check out enlargement and details – really improves full scale
- Carmel Valley Road to Greenfield
Not completely same road – but very close and very similar look and feel
- Cauliflower on River Road
Vector Point and Scenic Visions gallery – numerous photos of area from local photographer Kirk Kennedy
Tags: Art, color, composition, fields, hills, painting, prints, trees
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