representation and sharing an impression
Nestling Grape Rows – digital painting – Dan Beck – 2005
How we create new art and how we view existing work is an interesting thing. When I first finished this, I was proud of how dramatic it felt. There is incredible strength in both the curving of the grape rows and the stalwartness of the mountains.
The deep forest colors are how this area makes me feel. The way the grape rows nestle up into the mountain foothills is truly spectacular when one sees it.
The jagged dinosaur-like nature of the mountains is exaggerated, but it is all about representation not about portraying the exact.
I had seen the grapes essentially hugging the mountain range and I couldn’t let it go – this digital painting like much of my impressionist artwork is paying tribute to something I can hint at, reference, and try to share the feeling of – but in my own way and language.
See Also
- Nestling Grape Rows
availability of art prints - Carmel Road to Greenfield, California
nice pictures of area near where inspiration came from - Photos by Stephen Hayden
Image search – yielded this page – grape rows from another area – but a lot of nice photos
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