power of perspective leads to original digital painting

Dividing Road - digital painting / art prints - Dan Beck - 2004

There is kind of a nice design and balance to this piece. The road winds through - off center a bit and there are three main areas to the piece which are each bold and clearly delineated.

When I set out to paint the experience, I found myself painting from above. The perspective was coming from somewhere other than my being in the car.

This digital painting is based upon an experience. And in the experience I was in one of the cars - but I think my mind was actually elsewhere - because something struck me about the scene.

There was barrenness on my right with the mechanization of irrigation going on - on my left were multiple crews of strawberry pickers - and there in the center - just passing through - on our way to or from work or fun - we traveled just as much a part of the scene.

See Also

• Dividing Road
  Information and availabiltiy of Art Prints for “Dividing Road”
• Vincent van Gogh: The Paintings (Valley with Ploughman Seen from Above)
  example of work by Van Gogh - as seen from above