Thomas Draving – Art Resume

Phone – 954-989-5962 or 954-610-1974

www.thomasdraving.com thomasd100@comcast.com thomasd100@hotmail.com

Shows

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. 

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

Westlake 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

Florida Watercolor Society Membership 1984-2007

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

City of Hollywood Art Selection Committee 2003-2009

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

Education

Bachelor of  Science – Nova Southeastern University - 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

Highly adept in computer generated photograph publishing and digital photo processing

Experienced Electro-Mechanical Designer and Draftsman

Thomas Draving is a South Florida watercolor artist painting and selling watercolor paintings 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. While in his 30's he attended the Stone Harbor School of Art in New Jersey. After moving to Florida he joined the Gold Coast Watercolor Society for watercolor artists where he continued to study as a watercolor artist. His Florida watercolor art has been shown in fine art galleries throughout South Florida. His Florida paintings are watercolors full of South Florida color and design. Florida watercolor artist Thomas Draving enjoys making watercolor art of the beaches, seashore, boatyards, the local wildlife and art landscapes. The colors of the ocean, surrounding array of plants and flowers and the architecture of the Florida beaches have inspired his work as a Florida watercolor artist. Most of his paintings are a result of his vivid imagination. His watercolors are varied in content and very colorful. His watercolor paintings have been shown throughout South Florida.
Thomas’s watercolor paintings have been shown in Broward Community College Baily Hall, Schacknow Museum of Fine Arts, Nova Southeastern University, Coral Springs City Hall, Pembroke Pines City Hall Glass Gallery, Ann Kolb’s Nature Center, Hollywood Library, Florida International University, Parker Playhouse, Disney/SBA National Entrepreneur Center in Orlando, Wyland Galleries in Key West, Florida and the Broward County Library in downtown Ft . Lauderdale, Florida.
Thomas Draving is the editor of the newsletter for the Hollywood Art Guild, a member of the Florida Watercolor Society, 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. He hopes to open a fine art gallery for Florida watercolor artists.