new look at old line
Break Line Hoe – digital painting / art prints – Dan Beck 2006
I am pretty sure that I took this digital painting for granted shortly after I had completed it. Perhaps it was because I had done so many worker in the field paintings at the time. Perhaps I found it too overwhelmingly one color – but today I really like it.
One thing I had overlooked or forgotten are the two high tension wire towers in the fog – they have always reminded me of robots or animated characters. Interesting – in that the people with hoes look very comic strip today – blank faces – undefined figures – but I am sure that was their distance more than my interpretation – but I am not immune to overlooking humanity sometimes either.
What is interesting is that the distant wire towers are what is giving this piece so much depth – the broccoli field in the background could just as easily be the ocean – except for those high tension wires.
I keep imagining these people whistling while they work – I think the line they made was like an animation even though it was real – and that was why I painted it. I remember it was a drive by moment – but their line as though hustling for a break was what struck me.
See Also
- Blogsite Exclusive Images – thumbnails of artwork found on blog with links to articles and enlargements – get a sense of the many worker in field paintings
- The Evolution of High Tension Power Distribution – thought this was very cool – the insulators are quite beautiful as well – the site either a study or a quick flip through is pretty informative
- treppenwitz: Photo Friday (vol. LXXXI) [touches of color edition] – photos of enhanced high tension wire towers – also pretty fun
Tags: Art, color, digital painting, painting, prints
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