December 14th, 2006 by admin
the color of rain
Hill Mountain Fog - digital painting / art prints - Dan Beck 2005
Gray - drizzly - overcast day here in Salinas. The clouds have been sensational - the fog looking like a beard around the mountains.
But since I haven’t been painting for the last week or so, I have to sit on my laurels. This was the first piece that came to mind.
As an artist, I am very pleased with this digital painting. I was able to do everything I set out to do. The piece feels like the overcast area. It looks more like Spring than the way things look now, but nevertheless it carries the color of rain.
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January 20th, 2006 by admin
Current Weather Conjures Image of Digital Painting
See gallery page - Hill Mountain Fog - Digital Painting 2005
I have been seeing scenes quite similar to this lately. I look up and say - "didn’t I paint that?" And though you might not see this as being literal which it isn’t - it is remarkably like the weather we have been having.
This is not a particularly recent piece - but it has been in my consciousness because of the weather. It captures that winter pallor yet I think it was created in the Spring - probably one of those throw back days.
There are two things I love about this piece. First the feeling of fogged in and secondly the texture in the fields. You may need to see the largest enlargement for that either click here or on the gallery page.
Like a lot a my pieces this last year - this was intended to be printed quite large - at least 24×30" to captured the detail. So if you like it at all please make sure to look at the details below the enlargement.
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