▁and ▁cre ep y ▁abandoned ▁buildings ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁locate ▁the ▁found ▁objects ▁he ▁pre fers ▁to ▁draw ▁on . ▁ ▁The ▁complex ion ▁of ▁the ▁surfaces ▁he ▁cho oses ▁to ▁draw ▁on ▁are ▁never ▁artificial ly ▁dis color ed , ▁but ▁rather ▁naturally ▁aged ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁expos ure ▁to ▁the ▁elements ▁over ▁time . ▁He ▁ach ieves ▁the ▁inten se ▁precision ▁in ▁his ▁mini ature ▁draw ings ▁with ▁the ▁aid ▁of ▁architect ural ▁draft ing ▁tools ▁and ▁high - m agn ification ▁g og g les . ▁While ▁res iding ▁in ▁King ston , ▁NY , ▁a ▁friend ▁of ▁D ' A qu ino ' s ▁was ▁employed ▁at ▁an ▁ups c ale ▁j ew el ry ▁shop ▁cutting ▁diam onds , ▁and ▁one ▁day ▁D ' A qu ino ▁had ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁try ▁his ▁friend ' s ▁high ▁capacity ▁j ew el ers ▁magn ification ▁g og g les ▁on . ▁He ▁instantly ▁fell ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁the ▁challenge ▁of ▁im bu ing ▁his ▁graph ite ▁draw ings ▁with ▁a ▁dense ▁level ▁of ▁detail ▁that ▁the ▁n aked ▁eye ▁could ▁never ▁as certain ▁alone . ▁ ▁Match book ▁M ini atures ▁▁ ▁In ▁a ▁day ▁and ▁age ▁where ▁most ▁art ▁is ▁first ▁viewed ▁on ▁a ▁computer ▁screen , ▁the ▁scale ▁of ▁D ' A qu ino ' s ▁mini ature ▁draw ings ▁are ▁lost ▁without ▁int imate ▁interaction . ▁Match books ▁became ▁the ▁preferred ▁canvas ▁for ▁D ' A qu ino ' s ▁mini ature ▁master pie ces ▁because