Today we’d like to introduce you to Nathaly Davis.
Every artist has a unique story. Can you briefly walk us through yours?
Growing up in Nashua, NH, I made my way throughout my childhood always interested in the creative side of life. I have always enjoyed the arts but my passion wasn’t triggered until two significant events in my life. The first, to put it plainly, I was given a detention for drawing in class. That helped to grow the obvious artist rebellion that was inside me. Second, during my junior year of high school the art department suffered huge blows to their budget. One of our amazing art teachers, who was AP certified, was moved to an Elementary level art class, meanwhile the school did nothing about it. I had been a part of the National Art Honor Society, and there I continued to fight and fuel that artistic rebellion even more. During my senior year of high school, I became the co-president of the NAHS along with my best friend. From that point on I strived to use these tools as inspiration to advance myself as an artist, to stand up for what I believe in, and to not stop creating, no matter what. I am now a senior at Mass College of Art and Design working on my BFA in Illustration. This is what makes me an artist. This is what makes me Nathaly.
Please tell us about your art.
I have a rich contrasting style throughout all of my work, both photo and illustration, that mainly focuses on the soft qualities that capture the best moments and compositions. My floral and retro themes create a unique clash that embody my artwork and everyday fashion. I also use themes of space and astronomy in my work, which together these themes have heavily influenced my style. I pursue versatility in my work, and my personality is distinguished within every stroke of paint or pen mark that I produce. I try to steer away from using traditional surfaces and find recycled and found objects to use and incorporate into my work. Using these pieces is what helps make my work more intimate and personal. As well as my hand woven floral crowns come from my own sense of nature, confidence and beauty, offering a wearable reflection of my creative philosophy. Overall it is my artistic values that I would like people to recognize and take away from my work. Most notably to express yourself through your work, and to never stop creating art.
As an artist, how do you define success and what quality or characteristic do you feel is essential to success as an artist?
For me, what is essential to success as an artist is having an open mind. Being creative, thinking outside the box and being okay with trying new things, styles, and ideas are crucial to becoming successful. Also, by being accepting and critical when it comes to critique, helps for an artist to grow and move outside their comfort zone, at it has for myself.
How or where can people see your work? How can people support your work?
I update social media accounts constantly with works in progress, and final results to almost all of my work that I create. As well as my website which features all my work. You can support me by following my accounts, purchasing my work and commissioning original work with me.
Contact Info:
- Website: http://nathalidavys.wixsite.com/polkadotdreamer
- Email: nddavis@massart.edu
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/polkadotdreamer/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/polkadotdreamer/
- Other: https://www.teepublic.com/user/polkadotdreamer
Image Credit:
Photo credits to my boyfriend Jackson Kilgore & myself.
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