back to comfort of mouse painting and familiar landscape

Valley Comfort - digital painting / art prints - Dan Beck 2006

When I first started this piece and decided to save and title it (although unfinished), I called it “Mouse Play”. The last two digital paintings I did - I used a pen and tablet instead and found it incredibly awkward (to my surprise) - so this was both a relief and fun to use my normal painting tool.

This was not of any place in particular but is very much anywhere in the Salinas Valley. Although, I did notice yesterday a spot which I have been eyeing for quite some time which has a similar mountain terrain and field structure - half is even plowed up - so perhaps I was unconsciously referencing that spot.

The really dark earth in the center I have never tried to portray before. After discing a field - the soil is turned over into big dark chunks - looks like some kind of moon terrain. I think we see it more now because most of the soil will not be replanted right away - as agriculture is moved to warmer areas for the winter.

For art prints or availability of the above digital painting, please email: specialorders@outhousestudios.net. Setting up auto purchasing options for new pieces is more complicated than time will allow right now.

See Also

• Field 2 Mount
  very pronounced plowed fields - slightly different style - early work - some of same fascination
• Plowed Field
  the corrugated cardboard connection - I really liked this
• Remote Sensing Tutorial Page 19-6
  History and images of man on the moon - the moon terrain connection