Thomas Draving – Art Resume             Phone – 954-989-5962

www.thomasdraving.com             thomasd100@comcast.com       

      Art Shows

      Hollywood Arts Park Visual Arts Pavilion Presents "Florida Journey”  32 Watercolors by Thomas Draving - 12/19/2009 Through 2/27/2010

      Hollywood City Hall   May 1 to August 1, 2008 12 Paintings Hollywood, Florida  On Display in City Hall

      Fred Lippman Multi-Purpose Center  February 1 - May 1, 2008   10 Painting Show   Hollywood, Florida

      Comfort Zone Studio & Spa  April 15 to May 15, 2008 2 New Paintings on Display  Hollywood, Florida

      Fred Lippman Multi-Purpose Center  February 1 - May 1, 2008   10 Painting Show   Hollywood, Florida

      Florida Yacht Interior Designs Starting May 15, 2007  1200 Stirling Rd #1C  Dania Florida  www.Go2FYI.com

      Stirling Road Library July 2007  A collection of 24 original paintings on display! Broward County Library

      Great Florida Bank & Artserve - Arts & Living Destination Landscapes Competition. First Place! March through May of 2007

      "Beachside" chosen for the magazine cover of the April 2007 issue of Natural Awakenings magazine.

       The Rotary Club of Casselberry, Florida selected "Sherbet Bay" for the 2007 calendar cover and the month of June. 

       6 Paintings were selected by Island Girl Imports sales website. 6-2006.

       Hollywood City Hall Hollywood, FL, 80th invitational art display "Nocturnal Exuberance" November through January 2006.

       Comfort Zone Studio and Spa  228 Harrison St Hollywood, FL "Downtown Hollywood Artwalk"  September and October  2005

       Hollywood Art Walk - Regent Park Condominiums  1900 Van Buren St. Hollywood, FL Third Saturday of every month - June 2005 - September 2005

       West Lake Park /Anne Kolb Nature Art Showing Center. August 1, 2005 through August 31, 2005

      Member of the Florida Artist Registry 2005 - 2007

       Hollywood Station Project Second Place Winner for "Nocturnal Exuberance". Now Showing at Dixie Highway and Hollywood Boulevard 2004 - 2007

       Board of Directors for Bea's Fund - Joe Dimaggios Children Hospital - Las Olas Rocks 2004

       The City of Pembroke Pines Art and Culture Advisory Board Artwork Exhibition in the city's "Glass Gallery" 2004

       Established a company structure called “Dimensions in Watercolor” for sale of paintings on the internet and other marketing venues

       Displayed paintings for sale in Wyland Signature Galleries in Key West, Florida. 2003-2005

       Paintings exhibited in BCCC Bailey Music Hall, Hollywood Library, Coral Springs Schacknow Museum, Nova Southeastern University, Florida International University, Pembroke Pines City Hall Glass Gallery, The Schacknow Museum of Fine Arts, Ft. Lauderdale Library, Anne Kolb Nature Center, The Museum of Natural History in Hollywood, Florida and Disney/SBA National Entrepreneur Center in Orlando, Florida, Wyland Signature Galleries, Hollywood Station Project, Comfort Zone Studio and Spa, City of Hallandale Recreation Center, City of  Hollywood, Florida City Hall, and the Great Florida Bank in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

       Hollywood Library Show – Displayed a series of 32 pieces of artwork entitled “Dimensions in Watercolor” for the months of January 2002 & June 2002.

       Hollywood Art Guilds Judge's Recognition  Award for "The Swimmer"  2004

       Hollywood Art Guilds Third Place Award for “Two Flamingoes” 2002

       Hollywood Art Honorable Mention for “ Open Seas ”

       Hollywood Art Guild Judges Recognition  Award for “Boxcars to the Keys”

       Gold Coast Watercolor Society Honorable Mention Award for “Pinky” the Flamingo

Member Organizations

       City of Hollywood, Florida Art Selection Committee 2003-2012

        Florida Watercolor Society Membership 1984-2007

       Gold Coast Watercolor Society Membership 1984-2002    Hospitality Committee 1994-1998    Building Manager 1995-1999

       Hollywood Art Guild Membership – 1999-2007    Art Committee 2003-2007    Newsletter Editor 2003-2007

Education

       AEI - The Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute Graduate @ Artserve - Ft Lauderdale, FL  

       Nova Southeastern University - BS  Hospitality Management Degree

       Stone Harbor School of Art – 4 summers of Art Design and Watercolor Painting

       I have attended ten, five day art seminars taught by nationally acclaimed artists.

       I have attended a 10 day seminar in 2004 in Taos, New Mexico taught by 5 internationally acclaimed artists.

       I have attended 100, one night demonstrations given by nationally acclaimed and local artists

      Spring Garden College – Obtained a 4 year Mechanical Drawing design Degree and Electrical and Electronic education.

 Other Experience

      Experienced in Microsoft Word. Excel and Outlook.

      Highly adept in computer generated photograph publishing and digital photo processingth

Thomas Draving is a watercolor artist, painting and selling watercolors in South Florida. His paintings are shown all over South Florida. He enjoys the beaches, the ocean, boating, wildlife and nature.

Thomas Draving was born in Pennsylvania. He studied mechanical design at Spring Garden College in Philadelphia. Thomas was a singer and songwriter in his 20's. While in his 30's he attended the Stone Harbor School of Art in New Jersey. After moving to Florida in 1983 he joined the Gold Coast Watercolor Society and the Florida Watercolor Society where he continued to study as a watercolor artist. His artwork is shown in fine art galleries throughout South Florida. His Florida paintings are watercolors full of color and design. He enjoys the beaches, seashore, boatyards, the local wildlife and art landscapes. The colors of the oceans, surrounding array of plants and flowers and the architecture of the Florida beaches have inspired his work as an artist. Most of his paintings are a result of his vivid imagination. His watercolor designs vary in composition and are very colorful.

Thomas’s watercolor paintings have been shown in Broward Community College Bailey Hall, Coral Springs City Hall, Pembroke Pines City Hall Glass Gallery, Ann Kolb’s Nature Center, Hollywood Library, Hollywood City Hall, Florida International University, Parker Playhouse, Disney/SBA National Entrepreneur Center in Orlando, Wyland Galleries in Key West, Florida, Broward County Library in downtown Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, the Great Florida Bank in Ft Lauderdale, Florida, Florida Yacht Interiors in Dania Beach, and the Fred Lippman Multi-Purpose Center in Hollywood, Florida.

Thomas Draving is a resident of Hollywood, Florida. He is a graduate of AEI - The Artist as an Entrepreneur Institute. He has won numerous awards for his paintings including an honorable mention from Gold Coast Watercolor Society, 2nd place in the Hollywood Crossings pre-building Condo Contest and 1st place in the Artserve Great Florida Bank Florida Landscapes competition. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Nova Southeastern University, and is an elected member of the Art Selection Committee for the City of Hollywood in Florida.