art builds upon itself

Foothills Anywhere - digital painting - Dan Beck 2007

When I started this painting I was thinking somewhat of the article I had written yesterday and the featured digital painting.

I was thinking about the character of the foothills - not just the Santa Lucia’s but the Rockies as well. I worked on a farm in the foothills of the Rockies in Colorado and the character and impression it made was quite similar.

I had fun with the colors and tried to work boldly and quickly - knowing that part of the results are contingent upon that.

But original like original art will always remain an illusive concept - because there so obviously isn’t any such thing. Even if one borrowed from no one other than oneself - art would still build upon itself.

In truth, we can’t even work in our own vacuum as we are our own audience as well.

See Also

• More Color Than Typical - guess you can tell this is by the same artist too
• Original Prints - no matter how original a piece is or isn’t - prints are always originals at Outhouse Studios
• Transpo Man Photo Blog - I really like the way he set up this notebook - lots of fun - feels like you are flipping pages