Feel free to email me with comments good or bad, love to hear from you. mariodonk@bigpond.comMy name is Mario Donk. I am a Fine Artist / illustrator. I live on the Central Coast, about 90 Km north of Sydney, Australia. From this pleasant location I work in my studio, “Mario Donk Artworks,” producing both fine art and specializing in illustration, including 3D images and 3D animation.
My skills cover a wide field from traditional art, painting, printmaking to digital graphics used commercially on brochures; book illustration, background painting, promotional work for TV animated series, and a feature film.
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Telephone : 61 (02) 4328 3497Artist's style:
There is most certainly an underlying style in all of my work. If you’re good with observation you'll spot my work every time, but it may not be as easy to spot in animation or commercial jobs. This is because I can easily adapt my style to suit the needs and requirements of whatever is appropriate for the work at hand. Still, a sharp eye will always see my underlying style.What style is that? Mario Donk's style
Artists of particular interest to me are:
Rembrandt
Rubens
Frans Hals
N.C. Wyeth
Andrew Wyeth...
Rembrandt, for his lighting and his ability to record the most amazing subtlety of light, even in work so minimal as a pen drawing or an etching. He misses nothing, and it all comes from the heart.
Rubens for his mastery of technique, his logical thinking in planning a work , Brilliantly done but perhaps less heart.
Frans Hals for his passion, the way he paints, the way its applied, and the souls visible in the people he paints.
NC Wyeth because he contains all of the above.
Andrew Wyeth for his melancholy atmosphere he produces in his tempera works, Always great composition and all painted from the heart.