Here’s our Q & A with Nicola Donato
為什麼創作藝術?
Making art is a necessity for me and gives meaning to my life. I have always been attracted by art and music
你畫畫多久了?
Twenty-five years ago, I started with oil painting and finally switched to watercolor, my favorite art medium. I’ve always loved drawing, however, since I was very young.
你接受過正規的藝術訓練嗎?
No, I’m self-taught.
你是職業藝術家還是業餘愛好者?
For a few years now I have been working in art as a second job, holding watercolour courses and workshops both in person and online.
你從誰或什麼事物中汲取靈感?
Much of my inspiration comes from cinema and music. I also love going to exhibitions and constantly keeping up to date with the art world.
你畫畫的時候喜歡聽什麼類型的音樂?
I’m also passionate about music and a I’m a record collector. When I paint, I listen to a lot of music, and I enjoy many genres, including jazz, hard rock and heavy metal, progressive rock, punk and new wave, and even classical music.
你有沒有過導師?
不
你每天都畫畫嗎?
Not always but almost, even if sometimes I don’t have time I always try to paint even a small thing.
你是一次只畫一幅畫,還是同時畫好幾幅?
It depends, sometimes I painted several subjects with similar colors and painted them at the same time.
你會先創作概念作品嗎?
Yes, I do it quite often. I like to plan each piece of work by studying the color rendering for my subject. Other times, I do urban sketching outdoors in a notebook and then develop my subject on a large-format sheet of paper in the studio.
你喜歡在畫室畫畫還是在戶外寫生?
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你們使用了多少種核心色?
I have a lot of Daniel Smith paints. And I’ve organized them into different palettes of different sizes, depending on whether I’m painting outdoors or in the studio. I can start with one or two colors for a monochromatic style, up to a maximum of five or six for the works I usually paint. I generally have about 16 to 20 essential colors in my palettes.
管狀、盤狀還是棒狀?
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你使用遮蔽液嗎?
I’ve used masking fluid in the past, and occasionally I do for specific jobs. But I tend to prefer leaving the paper white, avoiding wetting it in certain areas.
你如何判斷你的作品是否完成?
I know my work is finished when I manage to achieve the atmosphere I have in mind and, above all, when every other detail instead of adding information takes away freshness, spontaneity and atmosphere from my work.
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