| I've been an artist just about my entire life. As a young girl I was always drawing or painting. One day while looking for something in the garage, I came across a wooden box filled with oil paints. The paints were old and used, but all those fabulous colors looked like gems to me. My father told me the paints belonged to my grandmother and said I could have them. At the age of 16, with the addition of a few more tubes of color, that was the beginning of my career as an artist. That same year I sold my first commissioned portrait. I painted every chance I could. Later in life, I decided to return to college to pursue graphic design and studio art. This led to some wonderful experiences as a technical illustrator and graphic designer working for corporations including Xerox, IBM, General Electric and Art Director for a children's museum in North Carolina. Even though I worked in the advertising art field, I never stopped painting and I have over fifty years experience as a fine artist. |
| About The Artist, Eleanor Davin |
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| 2021 Online Private Oil Painting Lessons and Commissioned Art ~ Ongoing Brawner Art Gallery 2020 Brawner Art Gallery Private Oil Painting Lessons ~ Paint Party Workshops at Brunswick County Senior Centers 2019 Private art classes in Shallotte, NC. 2018 Hurricane Florence brought its challenges in 2018 and painting classes were put on hold. 2017 Art For The Masses ~ UNCW ~ November 2017 Red Cabin painting chosen to appear in the movie Daddy's Home II Canines For Service in Wilmington, NC ~ Online Auction Painting Instructor ~ Private Art Lessons ~ In-home painting workshops 2016 Art For The Masses ~ UNCW November 2016 ARTfall ~ October 2016 Wrightsville Beach Magazine ~ Featured in Women's Art Guild Article Cape Fear Living Magazine ~ Art featured in September 2016 Issue WAG ~ Member, Women's Art Guild of Wilmington, NC Better Living Magazine ~ Pet Portrait Article Pretty In Pink Foundation ~ Volunteer ~ Graphic Design Wilmington Art Association Juried Spring Art Show Wrightsville Beach Museum of History, Wilmington, NC 2015 NCIS New Orleans ~ Art featured in Nov. 2015 Series on CBS Art For The Masses at UNCW, Wilmington NC Pretty In Pink Foundation Silent Auction ~ Raleigh, NC The Colors Of Summer ~ Tickled Pink Art Show ~ August 2015 Silver Arts Show, Artworks in Wilmington, NC New Hanover County Cooperative Extension Arboretum Show and Sale Wrightsville Beach Museum of History, Wilmington, NC 2014 Art For The Masses, November 2014 Wrightsville Beach Museum of History, Wilmington, NC Artscapes Gallery, Independence Mall, Wilmington, NC Wilmington Art Association - Member Pretty In Pink Foundation, Graphic Designer, Volunteer, Wilmington, NC State of the Art/Art of the State Exhibit ~ Cameron Art Museum NC Adopt-An-Angel Fur Ball Silent Auction Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill & Greenville Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary Silent Auction Secret Garden Tour ~ Artists sponsored by Lower Cape Fear Historical Society 2013 Cape Fear Academy Holiday Market, November 2013 River Art ~ The Arts Council of Wilmington, September 2013 Earth Inspired Exhibit, Hannah Block Center, Wilmington, NC Harbor Island Arts exhibit at the Arboretum in Wilmington, NC Sweet Nectar's Florist and Gallery ~ Solo Art Show April, 2013 Wilmington Art Association Juried Spring Art Show Wilmington Living Magazine ~ March/April Featured Cover Artist Golden Gala Silent Auction, Roswell, GA CARE Coastal Animal Rescue Annual Benefit for Homeless Animals Silent Auction 2012 Art For The Masses ~ UNCW, Wilmington, NC Arts Council of Wilmington, NC ~ Exhibiting Artist Art In The Arboretum, Wilmington, NC Landfall Foundation Annual Juried Art Show, Wilmington, NC Wilmington Art Association Juried Spring Art Show Chow Chow Rescue of Central NY Silent Auction NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine Silent Auction, Raleigh, NC Pretty In Pink Foundation Silent Auction, Raleigh, NC Pretty In Pink Foundation ~ Featured Artist in Spring 2012 Newsletter Pink Ribbon Project Silent Auction, Wilmington, NC 2011 Start Art Instructor, Jerry's Artarama, Raleigh, NC Pretty In Pink Foundation, Graphic Designer, Volunteer, Wilmington, NC Pretty In Pink Foundation ~ Featured Artist in Summer 2011 Newsletter Wilmington Art Association Juried Spring Art Show Art in the Arboretum, Wilmington, NC State of the Art/Art of the State at Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC Landfall Foundation Annual Juried Art Show, Wilmington, NC 7th Annual Mostly Bluegrass Spring Festival, Holden Beach, NC Salty Paws Festival, Carolina Beach, NC Jazz and Art Event at Duplin Winery, Rose Hill, NC Salvation Army Women's Auxiliary Silent Auction, Wilmington, NC 2010 Official Riverfest Artist - 2010 Wilmington Art Association Juried Spring Art Show Member of Wilmington Art Association |
| Images Courtesy of IMDb http://www.imdb.com |
| Paintings Used In TV and Movies |
| 2010 Riverfest Poster Artist |
| "Wrightsville Beach Magazine" Featured in Women's Art Guild Article |
| "Azaleas" ~ Selected for cover of Wilmington Living Magazine. |
| "Better Living Magazine" Featured in Pet Portrait Article |
| A painting brings the subject to life and it's a way for me to interpret a small part of the beauty in this world. I enjoy painting in several mediums including oil, pastels and watercolor. People often tell me they feel they are in my paintings or standing right there. I believe this is one of the best compliments an artist can receive. I have a fascination with the play of light on subjects and scenes that carry you off into the distance as far as the eye can see. I particularly enjoy painting skies, water and places that inspire. For me, painting is very therapeutic and has helped me through some difficult times in my life. I thank God every day for this gift. Included in my subjects you'll find portraits of people, animals, homes, seascapes and landscapes. I'm happy to say my art is enjoyed by clients in the US and abroad. If you'd like to commission a painting as a one-of-a-kind keepsake, please contact me at (910) 795-7425 or send an email to: eleanor@davinstudios.com. |
| Shallotte, NC 28470 Phone: 910-795 -7425 email: eleanor@davinstudios.com |