Posts Tagged ‘painting’
Saturday, March 15th, 2008
painting the feeling of perception
Pinnacles 1 – digital art | digital painting – Dan Beck 2008
A couple of weeks ago, I had the pleasure of seeing the Pinnacles up close – I have only gone once, only done the one digital painting – and did it in my normal fashion – based the piece on some of the views I saw which left an impression – combined them a little – but mostly painted from the impression they left upon me.
I painted it that afternoon, the images were fresh in my inner view.
The color of the sky – though not remotely real to the day – somehow helped to convey the feeling that these incredible rock formations had on me. The different depths – the incredible tone of colors and the massiveness probably can’t be conveyed in photo or painting, but my intent has always been to capture something more intangible.
It usually works for me – but I am triggering my own memory and I couldn’t possibly know how it reads to someone never having experienced something similar.
See Also
- Digital Art – discussion of the broad meanings of the term and the process at Outhouse Studios
- Impressionist Art Gallery – other works based on glimpse, visual memory, understanding – plus discussion of impressionist art
- Pinnacles National Monument – U.S. Parks service site with most information on this incredible rock formation
Tags: Art, color, Digital Art, digital_art, painting
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Saturday, March 8th, 2008
ahead of myself
Self Portrait – Dan Beck – digital painting 2007
Multiple meanings are to me as much fun as multiple solutions – and generally more obvious than all the different ways to get to a solution to a problem…
and yes I believe there is almost always more than one way to solve any problem.
In most cases, I find myself thinking through all the things that need to be done in a project and try to foresee the obstacles. Somewhere along the line, I got the idea that the most efficient way was the best way.
I am no longer certain that either that is true or that there even is such a thing as the best way. Sometimes the longer route is the better – and most of the time we can not see our way around all the obstacles anyway.
In art and music – I seem to know this. I start and work around the problems as they come up; but in life – I sometimes think I can no more teach myself than I can anyone else …
such is life.
Listen or View
Don’t Get Ahead of Yourself – track 4 of the Red Eye Recordings | Dan Beck | 1danband – they say “you can’t see the forest through the trees” but if one is only focused on the forest one can’t see the trees either- Listening – outhouse studios commentary on what this means and the recording process- although it does not touch on my recent assertion that listening is one of the most important things separating music from noise
- Where teaching oneself and listening coincide – this sounds like some young question and answer session – but a good answer and pertinent I think
Tags: Art, music, painting, trees
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Sunday, February 24th, 2008
priceless necessity
Horizon 4 - Digital Painting 2006
Having posted the first two tracks of the “Red Eye Recordings” – a music project that is intended to be listened to in order (for the most part) because there is a story to be told; it is time to introduce the third track with some explanation.
The song – “Money is too important” is about the necessity and the change it brings about – the nature of seeking satisfaction from things or consumerism – How much is enough? – always more than one has – and my observations on how often having money changes people.
And of course, having said that – it is my need as well, to have money to live on and continue to produce my art and music.
I am offering these tracks free – and will continue to – but eventually plan on making it possible to contribute to the outhouse studio fund -
The songs are about my observations – about life – about capitalism – about equality – about sickness – about letting go -
It is both too personal and somehow improper to put a price on -
Listen or View
- Money Is Too Important – Dan Beck 2006- to quote the song “I’d like less worrying, though I am not at all bad off, I’d like less worrying, like everyone I’ve known”
- Credit to Johnny Mandel and Mike Altman – for MASH melody and lyrical reference – nothing is created in a vacuum and I kept hearing their lyrics and melody in the music
- Horizon 4 – current art print availability for above digital art and its original prints
Tags: Art, art print, Digital Art, digital painting, money changes, music, original prints, painting, prints, satisfaction
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Wednesday, February 20th, 2008
seeing for the first time
Rooted Tree – digital art – finger painting – rendering from memory impression – Dan Beck 2008
There are trees like this at one of the places I frequent with my exercise craving dog – it took me a while to notice them.
But like with most things – once one finally sees something – one starts to see the same thing more frequently. Even though I am an artist and probably more observant than most, I am keenly aware of how much of life I miss, until I become finally aware.
Perception, attention, and understanding are all fascinating subjects – I paint from an impression – a memory – quite frequently – knowing that my understanding plays an even bigger role in what I project when painting.
The intention here is not fantasy, but fun and freedom to portray the essential double rooted nature of these trees on the hillside – blasting with my own color but attempting to convey
the beauty and oddness that strikes me and makes me smile when I see them.
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Tags: Art, color, Digital Art, digital_art, hills, painting, trees
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Tuesday, February 12th, 2008
where is the hair?
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
_________
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
____________
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
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- 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
Tags: Art, music, painting
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Thursday, February 7th, 2008
slow release
Red Eye Recordings – cover art – digital art (painting) – Dan Beck 2007
There is no right moment and yet I find myself waiting.
If we find ourselves sick – we wonder what we were waiting for -
We can understand life is a gift – that the amount of time is limited – but none of us – including me – embrace it until we really feel the fear of death – we see ourselves immortal
we put off until tomorrow – how can we not?
I don’t know why it is time today to release – the music from last Spring – but I believe it is.
Free to listen, free to download – free to donate – I doubt that I will be able to put all the pieces in place today – but I have to start somewhere – and to quote … well Hillel as it turns out “If not now, when?”
proving once again – that one of the most innovative things about music is that melody helps us remember content.
Listen or View
- Red Eye Recordings – alone & contageous – Dan Beck | 1danband
- If Not Now – acoustic guitar and vocals – video – Tracy Chapman – a beautiful melody and partly why I remember the phrase
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
All Play
Play Print 1 with Dog – digital art painting – Dan Beck 2008
This is a very recent piece of digital art – playing around with a new template – hoping to introduce a new option for sharing art – more interested in the template size and corresponding original prints than the actual painting.
As a result, I have approached this work as the title suggests – from the point of play. Despite the play – and the landscape painted with abandon – it wreaked of a particular area I had been taking my dog, Bogart, to get some exercise.
Though he probably should have been scampering around the hillside – I ended up putting him in the corner pushing my brand or symbol around – kind of indicative of our relationship I guess – teaching him that I am in charge yet him pushing and resisting most of the way.
some sort of weird karma – reminds me of myself when I was adolescent… and sometimes still am
See Also
- Digital Art – ambiguities, distinctions, and open ended meaning of digital art
- Sharing Art – search result finds blog – nice image – traced from a photo – not at all like my work – but creativity needs to be encouraged
- Tour of Youth Arts Collective – art fosters problem solving and thinking outside the box – I have seen the yaksters work and I it points more towards the kind of world we need …
Tags: Art, creativity, Digital Art, digital_art, hills, painting, prints
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Monday, January 21st, 2008
new format brings on different vision
digital art (painting) - 2 Much 2 Control – Dan Beck 2008
I have started work on a new project – which has lead to a new sized template and as a result a more fluid and playful way of creating. Not totally sure where the idea came from – but that is the nature of ideas – if one lets the mind wander and don’t rule things out before you even think about them – you find something even better as you progress.
On the path, one is always trying to take things to the next level – always striving for a new twist. My desire for a new template was one thing – but the resulting play and at least the look of this piece is a bit different and a nice side benefit.
The tree concept is just about as old as I am – one of the first things I ever committed successfully to paper – I find myself painting often when I am playing – and taking walks to give my dog the running exercise he needs has made me notice some incredible trees.
The solidness of the foreground tree – is about how we focus our attention – but also something that worked most successfully in a recently shown piece. The title is both about attitude towards world these days and the nature of trying to paint on an old computer with a template that is a bit too big for its memory. I used two different computers to create this piece because the old one – just couldn’t compute.
See Also
- Digital Art – just proving that the multiple meanings of language are also a bit too much to control
- Frozen PB&J – not particularly related – but part of that creating solutions to problems which don’t really exist – and a fun result for “just couldn’t compute”
Tags: Art, Digital Art, digital_art, painting, prints, trees
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Monday, January 14th, 2008
art and project remain remote
Remote Tree – digital art painting – Dan Beck 2008
I am working on a new project which I am not quite ready to reveal – but should be coming along rather quickly. Until I get the pieces in place, I am keeping a bit of a lid on it.
Like a lot of the art I do – I like that moment of unveiling – that moment when the image becomes printed – that tad bit of out of control and luck which can be better or worse, but is mostly better than one anticipates.
This is one of the first images from a new template which I am most excited about – size wise. This image was about a specific tree – a place – a feeling – more than an actual – but also about fitting the new project. I believe I have improved upon the template since and it will prove to be an invaluable size – opening up many new doors for a larger range in the size of art prints.
In any event, this digital painting was fun enough to warrant sharing – and so I am.
See Also
- Treework – first tree image with digital medium – still strong – but certainly not as developed with the medium. Innocence is worth noting
- Moment of Unveiling – a strange link to be sure – but google keeps getting more interesting in its results – part of a book by Nietzsche – one of my favorite (though unfortunately misunderstood) philosophers
- Opening New Doors – not so related but an interesting read and another link between art and life
Tags: Art, Art Prints, digital medium, digital painting, painting, prints
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Thursday, January 10th, 2008
digital digits
On Halloween, I thought for a costume, I would shave and pull my hair back – was planning on putting on a suit too – not my normal look – if there is such a thing. In any event, it is getting to be time to put the beard back – not into the daily shaving routine and my partner likes the less scratchy beard.
So the above is a laptop snapshot – I used it for a model for the finger-painted digital art below
This digital painting – not the way I normally work, was painted using a photo model. Digital art like digital painting could mean a lot of different things. My work starts from a blank page but the field is wide open – it is new and wide reaching in possibilities.
I know many people who might have taken the photo and altered and painted on it in photoshop and quite likely come up with something quite cool. I am in favor of all creativity – but I simply used the image as a model to challenge my abilities to render an image using my fingers as a mouse to paint with – a new challenge for me – and I think a pretty good likeness. But of course I’ve seen myself.
See Also
- Figures Art Gallery – last years innovative gallery – figures
- Digital Finger Painting – article I was emailed today – not at all what I mean by the term – but these are new terms, new technology, and everyone has to coin his own terms at this point
Tags: Art, creativity, Digital Art, digital painting, digital_art, painting
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