馬修·伯德 came to us LIVE from the USA on Friday, August 26th to share his watercolor techniques and favorite color palette.

Here’s a quick Q&A with Matthew:

為什麼創作藝術？
I think it is what I was born to do. As a professional artist, I have worked very hard to develop my skills to a high level, but I think the talent and creativity have always been there.

你畫畫多久了？
Since I could hold a crayon…

你接受過正規的藝術訓練嗎？
Yes, I went to Pratt Institute of Art.

Who inspires you?
My figurative work has been influenced by Bouguereau and my still life paintings are inspired by the 17th century Dutch masters, Jan Davidszoon de Heem and Pieter Claesz.

你畫畫的時候喜歡聽什麼類型的音樂？
I listen to less music as I’ve gotten older. Now I usually have on an audiobook, lecture or podcast.

你有沒有過導師？
When I graduated from art school, Ted Lewin was a great friend and mentor as I started illustrating children’s books. When I moved to fine art and entering shows, Laurin McCracken gave me a lot of good advice.

你是一次只畫一幅畫，還是同時畫好幾幅？
One at a time.

Do you paint every day? Are you usually working in studio or en plein air?
In studio, but not every day.

你們使用了多少種核心色？
I have 26 core colors on my palette.

管狀、盤狀還是棒狀？
管子

How do you know when your piece is finished?
I never really know. When I think it’s finished, I’ll put it away for a while and then come back to it later with fresh eyes. Sometimes it’s finished and sometimes I see something obvious that I was missed that needs to be adjusted. When you have been close to something for a long period, it’s easy to overlook what should be obvious.

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每週四（太平洋時間下午 2:00），歡迎您在線參與由 Daniel Smith 首席執行官兼所有者 John Cogley 和來自世界各地的特邀藝術家帶來的“近距離對話”。 John 將重點放在我們產品的各項功能並解答您的問題。每週五（太平洋時間上午 10:30），特邀藝術家將分享他們如何將這些功能融入自己的藝術創作中。. 點這裡 下週的 Zoom 會議連結。.

請查看我們的 Facebook頁面 了解即將到來的客座藝術家資訊或觀看往期回放。每次 Zoom 會議都會被錄製並分享到我們的平台上。 YouTube頻道。. La traducción al español está disponible – 選擇西班牙語和 Zoom 的運河。.