Pinnacles Pleasure
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
