expression leads to copy commonality

Symbolic Language 3 - digital painting - Dan Beck 2007

Here lies the rub, and by this I don’t mean a rubbing ’cause these I think are cool. Despite being a tracing, (see yesterday’s article) or a copy - rubbings can be lots of fun like digital paintings.

So the issue here is more a quest for when the piece should be considered finished or rather which version I like better. I created art prints of both just to be able to decide.

The above is the last stopping point - last finished version. I had stopped previously - signed the digital painting - and wanted to see some texture in the piece - though I think it’s a little more interesting I tend to like the other version more.

Tomorrow’s article.

See Also

• Gravestones - good example of the connection between stone and rubbing - doesn’t have to be grave stones - any textured surface.
• Margaret Peot, Make Your Mark, rubbings, leaf - a good example of how versatile rubbing can be
• Abstract Art Gallery - example of many other abstract work at Outhouse Studios