August 17th, 2006 by admin
different feelings from views from west and east coasts
No Particular View- digital painting /art prints - Dan Beck 2006
I’ve been out of town for a couple of weeks and didn’t have a way or time really to digitally paint. This was the last piece I created before I left.
It was created using a template so that the piece fills a 13 x 19″ watercolor paper to within an 1/8 of an inch of the edge. That isn’t so important, but it looks really cool when it is printed - a lot like the border on some printed photos. It immediately gives an idea of what the art print would look like matted and framed.
I am pleased with the piece because it feels like this land. Having just been on the East Coast and seeing the rolling hills there, I know how different it is here on the central coast.
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April 7th, 2006 by admin
Rolling Hills and Textured Irrigation lead to Versatile Art Print
Irrigate 1 - Digital Painting & Art Print - 2005 - Dan Beck
The piece above is one of the first pieces I felt like I really hooked - right after I had finished. Not only pleasing right off, it is also quite representative of the world around me.
The hills surrounding Fremont Peak have the rolling quality portrayed even though they are represented as being almost transparent.
The striped land with the texture of irrigation is as it is here. I don’t know that I can find a representative photo; I have few in my own collection since I work from my impressions.
The other thing that is significant about this piece is that it works well printed small or large. It is grander printed large as one might expect, but just as you can see it well above vs. the enlargement - it shows well as a print on 13×19" watercolor paper.
I have developed a great deal of technique, and even my attention to composition has improved since creating this, but the piece remains strong. It has stood up well over time and has continued to have a remarkably good response from viewers and other artists.
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