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printed piece improves upon monitor image - despite being original canvas

Field Flat - digital painting / art prints - Dan Beck 2006

I really like the colors in this piece. I like them on the monitor and even more printed with archival ink on watercolor paper.  But as I have said, that is the nature of this medium.

The work has the light quality viewed on a monitor and is actually closer to viewing the original canvas than any other medium, but it doesn’t really look finished until printed.

It may well be our bias for paper or canvas - but I think that one just needs that solidity to really pull it together.

Despite that I am happy to share my work over the internet.  Like everybody’s art, it generally can’t do it justice - but it is still wonderful to be able to see so much.

If you are interested in owning a printed version, please email: specialorders@outhousestudios.net.

See Also

• Art and the Web
  Introductory discussion of pros and cons of art on the web
• Figures Art Gallery
  place of some similar work on website proper
• Image Guide to Blogsite Exclusive Images
  more recent work - more similar pieces

archival print - lasting image

Salinas Valley 1 Digital Painting - 2003

I find myself showing off a piece from a couple years ago.  My work has grown since this was created, but I still find this to be a strong and significant piece.

The way the hills and in particular the row crops are represented was a first at the time, but has remained fascinating to look at. Please see gallery page and the image enlargement.

There is no attempt at reality, but the cloud seems wispy - and although the sun and hills are a bit of a caricature, they capture the way the land is around here - the rolling, overlapping  layers of field crops - exaggerated a tad but then again quite reminiscent of reality.

Like the other art on my site, it is created using a computer and mouse and each print is done on watercolor paper using fine archival inks and is considered a giclée.  The work will last for generations and what I find particularly exciting is that each piece is by design an original.

See Also

• The Califorinian Online - Area Overview
  Salinas Valley - including apprropriate photo
• The Salinas Valley
  Photo 2 - see previous and following for feel of valley
• Iris Giclee Print
  Detailed discussion of giclee merits