Dylan Scott Pierce began his art career as a toddler1 with an eye for simple shapes and their relation to form. Circles drawn with crayon2 evolved into lions， his favorite animal.Rectangles （長方形） became dinosaurs（恐龍）.

His knack（技能，本領(lǐng)） soon turned into a passion for capturing wildlife in vivid watercolor paintings.

At 17， Dylan says he is living a dream， combining his passion for art with his love of animals. His subjects range from zebras and giraffes（長頸鹿） to feral（野生的） cats and wolves. Dylan sometimes spends hours studying and photographing the animals he paints.

What's he looking for? \"The composition（構(gòu)圖， 布局）， the lighting， if it's interesting，\" says Dylan， who lives in Destin， Fla. \"When I feel a connection with the animal ...when I get really good eye contact， like when a lion is looking right at you.\"

His work has drawn national attention. It has been featured3 on the QVC4 shopping network and sold at Office Maxt（美國最大的辦公用品超市）. The highest price paid for one of his originals (原作）——\"Spirit ofFreedom，\"a painting of an American Bald Eagle--is $20，000.

He recently established the Dylan Scott Pierce Foundation——paid for by proceeds(收入) from licensed (特許的) images——to share his love of art and animals. The foundation will help high school art students and wildlife conservation５ projects.

Dylan's mom， Sandy Pierce， says her son captures the souls of the animals he paints.She knew he was gifted at an early age.The two would often sketch (畫素描)together and have friendly drawing competitions.

\"At the age of 9， he started beatingme，\" she says.

That same year， Dylan sold his first piece of art to a family friend for $30. He was hooked (被迷住的 ). Three years later， he and his mom hit6 the art show circuit (巡回， 巡游).

\"Ithinkhe's an example that anyone can do anything if they want it badly(很，非常) enough，\" she says. \"I hope other kids see that， not just in art， but in anything they do.\"

What's next for Dylan?He's going to paint.\"I can always get better，\" he says.

迪倫·斯科特·皮爾斯在蹣跚學(xué)步的時(shí)候就開始了他的藝術(shù)生涯，他捕捉事物的簡單形狀和它們之間的構(gòu)圖關(guān)系。他用蠟筆畫的圓圈漸漸變成了他最喜愛的動物——獅子。長方形則變成了恐龍。

他的技能很快轉(zhuǎn)變?yōu)橐环N激情，那就是用生動的水彩畫來描繪野生動物的千姿百態(tài)。

17歲的時(shí)候，迪倫說自己想實(shí)現(xiàn)一個夢想，那就是把藝術(shù)激情和對動物的熱愛結(jié)合起來。從斑馬、長頸鹿一直到野貓和狼，他的畫題材廣泛。迪倫有時(shí)花很長時(shí)間琢磨并拍攝他畫的這些動物。

他在尋找什么?“構(gòu)圖布局、明暗分布確實(shí)很有意思，”居住在佛羅里達(dá)州達(dá)斯廷的迪倫說，“尤其是當(dāng)我尋求到一種與動物溝通的感覺時(shí)……當(dāng)我得到了一種真正的眼神交流，比如有一頭獅子正在直盯著你。”

他的作品引起了全國性的關(guān)注。它們成為了QVC購物頻道上的亮點(diǎn)，同時(shí)也在Office Max出售。他有一幅名為“自由的精神”的原創(chuàng)作品，畫的是一只美洲禿鷹，其售價(jià)最高，達(dá)2萬美金。

他最近用畫一些獲特許經(jīng)營的形象所得的收入，建立了迪倫·斯科特·皮爾斯基金會，讓人們分享他對于藝術(shù)和動物的熱愛。這個基金會將為學(xué)習(xí)藝術(shù)的中學(xué)生以及野生動物保護(hù)項(xiàng)目提供幫助。

迪倫的媽媽桑迪·皮爾斯說她兒子詮釋了他所畫動物的靈魂。在兒子小小年紀(jì)時(shí)她就知道他有天分，兩人經(jīng)常一起繪畫并進(jìn)行友好的比賽。

“在9歲的時(shí)候，他開始擊敗我?！彼f。就在那一年，迪倫賣出了他的第一幅畫，一個家庭好友以30美金買走了它。他非常醉心于此道。三年后，他和母親全力舉辦了巡回畫展。

“我想他是一個例子，說明任何人都能夠做他們熱切渴望做的任何事情，”她說，“我希望別的孩子能認(rèn)識到這一點(diǎn)，不僅在藝術(shù)上，而且在他們所做的任何事情上都是如此?！?/p>

接下來迪倫會做些什么?他會繼續(xù)畫下去。他說：“我會不斷地精益求精?！?/p>

注釋：

1．toddlern.學(xué)步的兒童（通常指1至2歲半的孩子）

2．crayonn.顏色粉筆（或炭筆，蠟筆）

3．featurevt．給…以顯著地位，以…作為號召物

4．QVC為quality，value，convenience（質(zhì)量、價(jià)值、便利）的首字母縮寫。美國QVC公司成立于1986年，是全球最大的電視與網(wǎng)絡(luò)百貨零售商。

5．conservationn.（對自然資源的）保護(hù)

6．hit vt.[美俚]勁頭十足地做，埋頭于