Phone – 954-989-5962
www.thomasdraving.com thomasd100@comcast.com thomasd100@hotmail.com
Thomas Draving's Artist Exhibitions
Hollywood
Arts Park Visual Arts Pavilion Presents "Florida Journey” 32 paintings
December 19 2009 Through February 27, 2010
Hollywood
City Hall May 1 to August 1, 2008 12 Paintings
Comfort
Zone Studio & Spa
April 15 to May 15, 2008
2 New Paintings on Display
Hollywood,
Florida 33020
Fred
Lippman Multi-Purpose Center
February 1 - May 1, 2008
Hollywood, Florida 33020
20th
Anniversary Las Olas Art Fair October 6 & 7, 2007 Ft Lauderdale, Florida
Florida
Yacht Interior Designs.
Starting May 15, 2007 Dania Florida
Broward
County Stirling Road Library - A collection of 24 original paintings on display!
Great
Florida Bank & Artserve - Arts & Living
Destination Landscapes Competition.
“Beachside" chosen
for the magazine cover of the April 2007 issue of Natural Awakenings magazine
The Rotary Club of
Casselberry, Florida selected "
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
Member of the
Board of Directors
for Bea's Fund -
The City of
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
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
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
Honorable Mention for “
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
Gold Coast Watercolor Society Membership
1984-2002 Hospitality Committee 1994-1998
Building Manager 1995-1999
Education
Bachelor of Science – Nova Southeastern University
- Management Degree
I have attended ten, five day art seminars taught by
nationally acclaimed artists.
I have attended a
10 day seminar in 2004 in
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
Highly adept in computer generated photograph publishing
and digital photo processing
Experienced Electro-Mechanical Designer and Draftsman
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 for watercolor artists 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 ocean, surrounding array of plants and flowers and the architecture at the Florida beaches have inspired his work as an artist. Most of his paintings are a result of his vivid imagination. His watercolors designs vary in composition and 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
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. Beachside was chosen for the magazine cover of the April 2007 issue of the Natural Awakenings magazine. The Rotary Club of Cassselbury, Florida selected "Sherbet Bay" for the 2007 calendar cover and the the month of June. Thomas 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.