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Digital Artist & Musician - Dan Beck

digital photo - dan wearing digital painting self-portrait on t-shirt - the spirit of caricature

As of today - if there is one thing I would like to pass on - it would be the joy and flow of life

when we are not bogged down in our mire of obstacles, self-doubts, disappointment, envy, anger, jealousy, resentments, or simply self absorption

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To develop as an artist or maybe just the person that I am - I have isolated myself from many people I both love and care about

I don’t think this was a conscious decision; but like most people, I don’t know how to do everything I want to do - let alone what I feel like I have to do

I didn’t think through the place I am at - I have lived my life and find myself here - going with the flow and not always living consciously

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I submit a song - written and recorded last spring - in the context of being sick - alone and contagious - feeling my fragileness - writing about the love in my life - but really all the love in my life

Listen or View

• So Much of Life We Do Unconscious - SONG - Dan Beck | 1danband - the lyrics pertinent to the above article - the melody or at least part sounds like a James Taylor song, but not one I can identify - please let me know, if you listen to music and recognize … and yet we always borrow unconsciously …
• James Taylor - November release entitled One Man Band
  
• 1danband - really I’ve been using the term for my recordings as early as 2002

older work attempts virtual warmth

Fireplace - digital painting / art prints - Dan Beck 2000

Here in California - there is a fireplace in my house. When I lived on the East Coast there were many I times I remember driving hours just to have one for a few days.

When I created this digital painting, I thought it would be fun to share my fireplace - I don’t think I actually possessed the technology to do that at the time - but I thought it a good idea nevertheless.

My development as a digital artist was not a strong as now - naturally, but it still shows a vibrancy, an enthusiasm, and a fun take on flame and brick.

In light of blizzards and other cold weather, I offer it up again …

as a virtual fireplace.

See Also

• Fireplace - art print options for above digital painting - doing my part to keep your wall warm
• Virtual Fireplaces - I’m sorry - do people actually buy these?