May 4th, 2006 by admin
early work, like childhood, demonstrates essential nature of play and being in the moment
Another Play - digital painting - 1998 - Dan Beck
The above piece was either the third or fourth computer painting I ever did. I didn’t even know the canvas extended down as low as it did - the monitor was 13" with a very low resolution. I always liked the plain space in this piece and the title is certainly right for what I wanted to share.
Play is essential. We know it is part of development for children, but I think it continues to be for adults. I know that when I do not have sufficient time with either music or art - life starts feeling wrong.
I suppose part of the thinking comes from blogging each day - and working in other ways and losing my own balance a little bit right now.
Balance of course seems key in many ways - but then I never cared for Aristotle - I am not a find the middle ground kind of guy. When I do something, I tend to pour myself into it.
And when I play - there is nothing more important than the space I am in - and maybe that is part of its essential nature too - because I generally feel rejuvenated from my being in the moment.
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April 12th, 2006 by admin
Field Play paints a larger picture
Field Play - Gallery page - Digital Painting - 2005
Though I have written about this piece before, I found myself ready to use it earlier as an example of trying something new.
This has remained somewhat of a departure from most of my work. Generally, it is not all that clear that my work was painted on a computer - at least not immediately. But not in this case.
I don’t try to hide the origins, but I don’t feel that the work is about the medium either - I hope that it is about the work.
The things I particularly like about this piece are the black and white translucent worker and the wind-like movement of the hills and fields.
It also is quite suitable for a wide range of prints. The way the color fills the pages and the design and texture are so elaborate - makes it work well in all sizes.
I am very fond of this piece - plus local newspapers have printed the image and even recently it was referenced in a nice article by the leader of the blogs.
Bill doesn’t go by that, it just came out as I was writing and I thought it was funny.
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April 7th, 2006 by admin
Be childlike and relish the process of creating
Fifth-focus Experiment-on-Black Quick-draw
Approach your work like a child.
As trite and overworked as the expression is, it is important to not be judging while one is creating and enjoy the play of sound or color, etc.
When a child sits down at the piano, he is enamored with the sound he can make; or if painting - the colors he can impart.
Therefore, don’t critique any more than absolutely necessary, but be entertained by the creative process itself and relish the color, relish the sound, relish the movement, or relish
the words.
The thumbnails above are to works created when I first started painting on the computer. I had no expectations, no knowledge of how to control the color opacity or tone; but I did have the joy of creating like a child might … for the first time.
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- Child Play
Though more about recapturing inner child, article demonstrates valuable parallels
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