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digital painting for CD cover invites imagination

Caribbean 4 - CD Cover that went unused

Another day without a new piece of art - not really a big deal but it makes it a different challenge to write.

This piece came up today for me in three contexts - so I thought I would share it.

This digital painting was created to be a CD cover and I doubt it would be able to make anything but a smaller sized art prints.  

I love the couple’s crossed legs - probably because I love that myself - but also the silliness of colored toe nails and the fact that is all that is visible.

But what a nice scene - between the beach, water, and colorful sails - it is most inviting - and I doubt I am the only person who finds themselves imagining being under the umbrella.

See Also

• Listen to Music at Outhouse Studios
  some CD covers and original music by 1danband
• My Still Life: Under the Umbrella
  many things came up searching for “under the umbrella” - this was my favorite
• Latin Quarter Jazz Collective
  view CD cover which was picked and checkout the album

images of significance - digital painting references development

Treework - digital painting - Dan Beck circa 1999

Earlier I wrote that I try to strike the balance between create and created, artist and audience.

Earlier I had written a complete article about the significance of trees for me - pointing out how there were three in the art-chives where the above digital painting is housed on my site … about how trees were so significant because they were one of the first things I could draw which looked representative of what it was and also be interesting.

I also wrote about family trees and branching out and having established roots - how trees are such a fine metaphor… and even the Wizard of Oz - where trees talk and pitch - wonderful.

A tree was also the image for the CD cover of my previous album: About Time - showing the concept and passing of time in an image itself.

But that was earlier - and that entire article was lost - and that is also part of being creative - making the best of bad circumstances -

earlier I might have even agreed with that.

See Also

• Treework
  availability of art prints for above digital painting
• Textured Tree
  another tree - first with texture - please click “enlarge” to see adequately
• Tree Rings Record Annual Growth
  Mostly things we all know - but some perhaps not - pretty amazing nevertheless

Music and Art Reflecting Each Other

Caribbean 4 - CD Cover option - the one that got away

I did a CD cover for a friend of mine’s new album. I gave him a few options. He used some of all the other artwork I sent him but not this particular piece.

His is a Latin jazz album - just being released but I will put the link to his site anyway - latinquarterjazz.com. I don’t know when info on the new album will hit his site, but I will show off the album artwork when that happens.*

So this colorful piece came from a song list of which I only knew some, the sound of some previously recorded music, and some instructions about the album being Caribbean and Romantic.

All I know is those would be mighty nice legs to be owning - particularly this time of year - certainly a place I would like to be.

* Apparently it has been updated since I last checked - CD art and album info now visible.

See Also

• CD Information at LatinQuarterJazz.com
  Info on new album - with Cover art by Dan Beck
• Red - Music Related Artwork
  Example of someone else doing artwork for CD’s