雙語：啤酒代替顏料展現藝術家的創意肖像畫

Kyle Bice graduated from the American Academy of Art with a degree in traditional oil painting, but since he didn』t really believe there was much of a career for him as a painter, the young artist turned to illustration. After making a name for himself in advertising and the world of comic books, Kyle met with Fred Bueltman from New Holland Brewing, who had seen his work and asked him to redo a bunch of labels for the company. It was during this time that he discovered his passion for craft beer。
凱爾·派斯畢業於美國藝術學院的傳統油畫藝術系。但這名青年藝術家那時並不真的相信他很有可能做個職業畫家，於是他便轉而繪製插畫。凱爾在廣告業和漫畫書行業繪畫成名，而後與來自新荷蘭釀造公司的弗雷德·巴特曼結識。巴特曼瀏覽過凱爾的作品后便請求他給自己的公司重新設計一批標籤。正是在這段時間，凱爾發現了他對精釀啤酒的熱情。
　　However, it wasn』t until two years ago that Bice realized he could actually use his favorite drink as a medium for his art. He and other illustrators do this thing called 『Drink and Draw』, where they get together at a bar, have some beer, chat and draw. One day, Kyle forgot his paints at home and got the idea to dip his brushes into the stout beer he was drinking. The painting came out better than he had expected, so he decided to explore beer painting。
　　然而直至兩年前派斯才意識到他實際上能將自己最愛的啤酒作為藝術的媒介。他和其他插畫師們從事的是「喝與畫」。他們齊聚在一個酒吧，喝些啤酒，閑聊並作畫。有一天，凱爾把他的顏料落在家了，於是突發奇想，用畫筆沾了沾他正在喝的烈性啤酒。做出的畫比他預想的效果更好，於是他決定探索啤酒繪畫的奧秘。
　　「It』s very similar to watercolor painting,」 Kyle said in an interview with Draftmag. 「You』re essentially staining the paper with pigment. It usually takes several layers to get it dark enough so it looks like something. It』s oddly challenging because unlike watercolor or acrylic, if you put too much on the paper, it』ll start coming back off. Sometimes you just have to stop because the paper won』t take any more beer。」
　　在被Draftmag採訪時，凱爾說道：「那和水彩畫非常類似。你實際上正在將顏料染在紙上。你總要塗上很多層才能讓紙張上的顏色足夠深，那樣它看上去就有點像樣。然而用啤酒作畫也會在某些奇怪的方面具有挑戰性。因為它不像水彩畫或是丙烯畫，如果你在紙上放了過多的啤酒，紙會開始軟化。有時你不得不停止沾啤酒，因為那張紙不能承載更多的啤酒。」
　　Bice does point out that you need to use dark beer, like a porter or a stout for the artwork to actually be visible on white paper. He prefers New Holland brews like Pet Stout or Dragon』s Milk。
　　派斯的確指出你需要用濃色啤酒(像是一杯黑啤酒或是烈性啤酒)來作畫，這樣白紙就能真正顯示出顏色。派斯更偏愛新荷蘭釀造公司出品的酒飲，像是Pet Stout(烈寵)或是Dragon』s Milk(龍之煉乳)。
「After going on a promotional tour with New Holland Brewery in the fall of 2014, I realized that I could combine art and beer into a full time career,」 Kyle said. 「I now interview and paint the portraits of some of the most interesting people in and around the world of craft beer, including bar owners, brewery owners, musicians, comedians, chefs, farmers, and some of my fellow artists。」
　　派斯講道：「2014年秋，我與新荷蘭釀造公司一同參加某推廣活動后，便意識到我可以全職做把啤酒與藝術融合的工作。如今我給精釀啤酒業內或是與之相關的一些十分有趣的人做採訪，並繪製肖像。他們之中包括酒吧業主、啤酒廠業主、音樂家、喜劇演員、廚師、農民和我的一些藝術家同行。」
　　Kyle Bice』s ongoing project is regularly updated on his website, aptly named Beer Portraits。
　　凱爾·派斯現在正在進行的項目會定期更新在他的網站上。該網站的名稱起得很合適，叫做啤酒肖像。

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