There are some serious concerns about digital images as a legitimate fine art process. One of the most important is the fugitive nature of the inks used in the most common output device, the IRIS printer. Because the imaging system uses very small jets to spray the ink, the IRIS printer doesn't use inks, it uses dyes. Dyes don't have the pigment structure necessary to hold color for long periods. There isn't enough pigment to guarantee the life of the image.
Inks have a relatively short life span, artistically speaking.
But, because they are structurally stable, with excellent bonding properties, they are a fine undercoat. Using the digital image as a base for the realization of the image, I can paint over the undercoat. In the case of works done to paper, pastels can be used to finish the image. The process of painting or drawing over the digital image gives you the imaging advantages of digital media, and the tactile and color advantages of traditional approaches. My images have been frequently compared to the work of Rene Magritte, in their use of irony and juxtaposition.