Nathan was only 10 years old when his father, a man interested and knowledgeable in art, looked at some pictures his son had made in school and decided that Nathan was talented enough to study art.
The son preferred soccer to painting, of course, but his decisive father prevailed, and soon the son was spending 2 and 3 hours, daily, drawing and painting.
He painted everything he saw, without distinction, and from that day on he was rarely seen without pencil and paper.
This rich experience turned out to be very vital when, years later, Nathan began to create complex compositions, with multiple elements.