comfort, color, and mistakes, so what

Composite Evening - digital painting / art prints - Dan Beck 2004

Not one of my all time successes, I guess I am featuring this today because…well I am not sure.

The barn is the barn in the distance across the road; the sky has certainly had this color. By its title, I know this piece came from a number of impressions put together. I like the composite idea - something over time and distance - seeing without pretending there is understanding involved.

But compositionally, this piece has always been suspect - the centered cloud - the even bands of color - probably better left to straight abstraction - but even then.

It isn’t a piece that I like well enough to want to live with - but in looking at it today, I find it pleasing despite its obvious shortcomings.

I think growth comes from not hiding our mistakes but rather in finding where the comfort lay.

See Also

• NGA | Mark Rothko - something about the colors and the bands of colors made me think of Rothko as I looked at this piece today. This site is full of his work - definitely worth viewing - though no substitute for in person.
• Mistakes Quotes - The Quotations Page - make no mistake about it, this is a popular subject for many… and a fun read
• Composite Evening - in case you are enthralled despite my critique, there are art prints of this work available - don’t let me convince you otherwise