Welcome to my site where the artwork I have produced over the years is now accessible to see. I am also using this space to debate the use of digital art and its place alongside traditional methods either as a source of study to produce pieces by traditional methods or a new way to influence the style of producing new visual approaches by integrating old and new..
Mike Beecham
MA.MCSD.PGCE.
Art by Mike Beecham. Traditional and digital artwork with a small area on the site showing my commercial work.
BLACKPOOL SERIES
Blackpool played a big part in my earlier work as the colours, atmosphere and a place that seemed stuck in time called out to be painted. Also siding towards symbolism it had links to personal experiencesmy younger life these that acted as a route to developing ideas around the many different visual aspects of this…
DIGITAL ART INTEGRITY
How does digital art take its place with integrity alongside traditional methods? I have produced works using a Wacom Cintiqu and now use a Huion Canvas 22, both allow working straight to screen rather than a tablet that operates separately. It is easy to use an image as a base for an artwork although tracing…
Digital & Traditional Art, displayed on my redesigned website
At last I have managed to change my website around to feature my traditional and digital media that I have been producing over a long period of time. Now I have retired my commercial work is taking second place to my drive to produce more paintings. This work has a focus to develop an individual…