Posts Tagged ‘Digital Art’
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
communicating the art itself
Field Hand – digital painting – art prints – Dan Beck 2006
Over the weekend – someone asked about Marc Chagall and I thought of this piece, but could not remember what it really looked like.
It is always interesting how memory and current perception vary. I think I like this more than I did originally. The pun is fun – but the way it is painted including the rather primitive face works today. I feel like the field might blow away – there is this dreamlike quality and world of its own which is the essence of art in many ways.
I love doing abstract work – love not having to follow any sort of guidelines but the piece itself. But I also like to engage people in a subject or a vision which I feel is worth sharing.
The field worker looking at the dirt is both what we imagine and what really happens – in my case, I got to see it – and felt like it was worth sharing – but in this way unique to me – not so deep really.
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- Chagall – hadn’t seen the spelling “Shagal”, but there is something which reminds me of the pictured work which I see in the above – synopsis is also pretty good.
- Digital Art – multiple meanings – and art’s larger significance
- Field Hand – current options for original prints of above digital painting
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Saturday, October 6th, 2007
the climate of change
Two Pick 2 – digital painting / art prints – Dan Beck 2006
Yesterday was California Arts Day and also being the First Friday of every month an arts celebration here in what is a small community of Salinas.
There is nothing new about this – the two of coincided now for the third time; but this time the local newspaper – which like most – is more concerned with publishing the bad – published the good – right on. They also included an image of the above piece of digital art – which of course was a nice surprise for me.
For what it is worth – colors in print look a lot better than their website version. I have not written much about my current show in Salinas – but it has been really well received. More important to me is being a part of a changing landscape.
I believe we are in the process of becoming someplace special – our climate, landscape, and culture are coming together here – people are believing – just as I believe: in being at the right place at the right time by being where one is – and therefore supposed to be.
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Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
inspiration, easily done, or disciplined
Hill Mountains – digital art -> original prints – Dan Beck – 2003
I was surprised to find out I had only written once about this piece. For a long time, it was my favorite.
Like most people, I want and expect things to happen faster than they really do. It is rare for things to happen quickly; yet as an artist we frequently value the quicker produced pieces because of the inspiration. When something happens easily we feel like it must have been the right thing – perhaps even divine.
And usually when something happens easily and feels right, it is right. On the other hand, when we see the evidence of the time, discipline, developed technique all thrown into a work of art – we can not help but appreciate the dedication and the pursuit of a long term goal.
Digital art is confusing in this regard, because one can’t often tell the degree of time commitment, just the finished result.
See Also
- Hill Mountains – availability of original art prints for above digital painting
- Opening Your Intuition – Personal Power Through Awareness: A … – Google Book Search – I must say part of this links inclusion is that this pertinent section of a “book” came available as a result of a search – never seen this before.
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Tuesday, September 18th, 2007
previous view of strawberry harvesting captures today
Harvest Depth – digital painting / art prints – Dan Beck 2006
It is most difficult to keep writing while in the throws of moving – even more difficult to keep painting. It is fogged in today and the day is kind of monotone. There are plenty of workers out this morning picking berries in a day that I assume was very similar to the scene above – painted last year.
When I created this digital painting – it was a combination of commentary on the orange flags – indicating spraying had been done – and the likeness of the workers and the fields and how in sync it all seemed – beautiful and a little painful – all at the same time.
The work is peaceful, a tad monotonous, and a little uncomfortable. This digital art is successful I think at capturing the feeling of the Salinas valley – and the labor which makes our food supply available.
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Tags: Art, Digital Art, digital_art, fields, painting, prints, Salinas Valley, strawberry
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Saturday, September 1st, 2007
enjoying art is not a category
Shape of Something New – digital art – painting – original prints – Dan Beck 2005
What is new and what is original art have been subjects of discussion on my site for quite some time.
If something were completely new, it would be unrecognizable – so new enough or original enough are really what it is about.
Curiously, the term digital art is one which is new in conjunction with any of the work on this site. Because the term is so broad and the associated art is generally so different from the work found here, it seemed like the wrong association.
But the images seen at Outhouse Studios were painted using a mouse, a computer, and the available views of a monitor. Each print is original – it is the intended final form of the art – but what really matters as with all art is whether the work speaks to you.
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Friday, August 31st, 2007
perspective from above – same theme, different understanding?
Flat Runs – digital art – painting & original prints – Dan Beck 2007
This is my last completed digital painting – finished last week sometime. It was started after the first same themed piece and prior to the last featured piece from more of the true perspective – if there is such a thing.
The work was inspired by a drive-by moment witnessing three field workers racing their strawberry flats to the staging area or truck – I didn’t notice.
It is more about feeling and understanding than actual viewing and therefore a view from above is just as true – but it wasn’t what I wanted and I started another piece before I finished this.
And though I think the other two pieces are more original art for me – I do love the bright color and some of the digital art twists, turns, and copy and paste which are not always utilized in my work.
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Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
multiple paths
Simple Line Figure Exercise and Tutorial
What the above image demonstrates as much as anything is how unlimited digital art can be. The same figure could have been added on to and finished in an infinite amount of ways.
There are multiple paths, multiple possibilities, and all of them can be true at the same time. It can take the concept of original art and basically give it a whole new twist.
Not only is each print an original print, but each variation – like art itself – is an original – even if part is exactly what is included in a different piece.
What is true for art is generally interchangeable with what is true for life.
See Also
- Image Index to Blog Articles – newly expanded to separate Recent and Not for Sale works at Outhouse Studios – Find articles about and from a specific digital painting thumbnail
- What is an Original Print? – thoughtful discussion on subject – seems to draw line at what is created by hand – but then with which tools – digital art uses a mouse or pen pad interfacing with computer – distinctions are tricky
- William Dobell Quotes – his first three quotes are quite akin to my own thinking about art and have included this reference even though today is the first time I recall seeing a representation of his work
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Saturday, August 18th, 2007
Break Your Own Rules
The figures from the line drawing exercise were a departure from my more typical work – it was supposed to be something different and fun.
I opted to go two different directions of digital painting at the same time – completing levels 1 and 2, than 3 and 4, until I made it to 7 and 8 where I decided to quit.
As I have already indicated, I think the best way for someone to learn how to do is by doing – coaching aside – one still needs to do. And although all mediums have their intrinsic limitations, most of the limits are the rules we impose upon ourselves – necessary- but changeable as time goes on – for instance, trying to be accepting of the term digital art instead of focusing on the differences.
As of this moment, the only thing I have to add to my own written in 2004 – tips on being creative is this final lesson – Don’t be afraid to break your own rules!
See Also
- On Being More Creative – 10 tips – written in 2004 – for being more creative – courtesy of Outhouse Studios
- First, Break All the Rules – liked the title – and the connection between the managerial model of utilizing strengths and building on success – to what one must do as an individual in learning to do and accepting one’s limitations along while building on one’s strengths
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Friday, August 17th, 2007
reiterating: results are in the doing
This is not my normal style of digital painting, but I suppose it is not that far removed. I have no qualms about using color – and the intent of painting from a simple line drawing was mostly an exercise – an exercise in approaching painting in a different way.
Just like taking a class – exercises can be valuable. Just as the definition of digital art is rather wide open so are its limits. Many programs allow one to remove something unwanted that was many steps back – programs like photoshop and illustrator which use layers for instance. Even without that, one could save unlimited versions of a piece so that one might not go down the wrong road.
The problem with any of these approaches is that – it is important to hold on to process when one paints – if one doesn’t get that meditative, get lost in the painting – what good is it?
Lesson 3 is about utilizing rules and limits – to have freedom to create inside and create necessity for trying things in new ways.
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- Original Art-chives – page shows development of technique and how technique is not really what determines whether a finished work has appeal or not
- Photoshop Layers Tutorial – you will notice this explains well – but until you do it yourself you probably won’t get it. My personal experience was being shown, but not remembering until I essentially figured it out on my own.
Tags: Art, color, Digital Art, digital painting, digital_art, Original Art, original_art, painting
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Thursday, August 16th, 2007
teaching experience?
So if it isn’t obvious – this is a continuation of yesterday’s article. And like the lesson before, I will probably give very little technical advice. For even if one is committed to a certain computer painting program, the learning is mostly in the doing.
The first digital art panel above is tinted in color from the previous pane. Not all digital painting programs have this capability – very useful – some use adjustable opacity and that is even more controlled.
The color which follows is done using a freehand tool in Appleworks, which few use these days – and as far as I have seen – no equivalent exists in photoshop, illustrator or other programs I have touched upon.
Lesson 2 – learn to use what you have – use help menu-pop-up descriptions and utmost – don’t be afraid to experiment. All programs have advantages and limitations, there are always work-arounds and ways of doing things which may not have been thought of by the authors themselves. It needs to become your medium – explore it and develop it.
I believe the reason kids get around the new technology so well is that they don’t have the fear of losing all their work or their computers like most of the rest of us.
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