Artist Biography

for

Eva Stramer Nichols

Eva was born in Denmark where she grew up on a farm in Jutland. She was always interested in art, however, when Eva declared she wanted to be an artist her father reminded her that there was a reason for the expression "starving artist", and she decided to pursue other career choices!


Originally Eva started painting with watercolors because she wanted to be able to paint little sketches as part of her travel journals when she started going on kayak expeditions around the world about 5 years ago.


Since then Eva says she has completely fallen in love with this fluid and expressive medium – it's always challenging, and she is constantly learning new methods of expressing different moods and motifs. Mainly nature – water – landscapes – flowers and birds inspire her. She paint both plein air as well as in her studio – sometimes she makes up scenes from her imagination, other times she try to convey what she sees and feels.


Over the last couple of years Eva has dedicated as much time as her busy life allows exploring and learning from many different teachers and mentors. She eagerly reads every book about art and painting she comes across and she has taken workshops at Esalen, Mendocino Art Center, Baja, Mexico, and of course from some of the great instructors here on the Monterey Peninsula.

Member of:
Carmel Art Association

Carmel Valley Art League
Central Coast Art Association
Gallery at 417 Cannery Row Artist Coop
Monterey Bay Plein Air Painters Association
Monterey Peninsula Art Foundation
Pacific Grove Art Center

Salinas Valley Art Association
Santa Cruz Art League

Santa Cruz Watercolor Society
Sierra Watercolor Society

Transparent Watercolor Society of America


 

Galleries and Exhibits:
Gallery at 417 Cannery Row, Monterey – ongoing

Le Beau Soleil Fine Art Gallery, Pacific Grove - ongoing
Thai Village Restaurant, Carmel Valley Village – ongoing

CCAA 58th Bi-Annual Juried Show, Sally Griffin Senior Center, Pacific Grove - May & June 2008

Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz "Member's Exhibition Part II" - February 9 - March 25, 2008

Reno-Tahoe International Airport, Connector Collections Gallery "Watercolors Far and Near" February - April, 2008

Mendocino "Art for the Parks" exhibit "Walk on the Wild Side", Fort Braggs April 2008

Santa Cruz Watercolor Society, Santa Cruz "Best of the Central Coast" - March 8th - March 30th, 2008

Sally Griffin Senior Center, Pacific Grove - January  & February 2008
Arts Council for Monterey County, "Celebrating Monterey County" October 2007 – September 2008

 

 

Pebble Beach Post Office, Pebble Beach - December 2007

The Avery Gallery, Seaside "Adult Art Competitive" October - November 2007

CCAA 57th Bi- annual Furied Show, October 2007

Bank of America, Pacific Grove – July & August 2007
Monterey County Fair, Monterey, Juried 2-D Arts - August 2007
3rd International Womens Peace Conference, San Diego – July 2007

The Avery Gallery, Seaside "All in the family" - June & July 2007
Grand Avenue Art Works!, Pacific Grove "April Showers..." – June 2007
MPAF 2007 All Member Show "California Dreaming" – May 2007
CCAA 56th Bi-Annual Juried Show, PG Art Center – May 2007
Studio lolo, Pacific Grove "A Slice of Life" – April 2007
Sally Griffin Senior Center, Pacific Grove – January & February 2007
CCAA 55th Bi-Annual Juried show, Sally Griffin – September & October 2006


Awards:

2nd Place SCWS "Best of the Central Coast", March 2008

2nd Place CCAA 57th Bi-annual Juried Show, October 2007

1st Place Monterey County Fair Digital Photography Open Division, August 2007
2nd Place CCAA 56th Bi-annual Juried Show, April 2007
3rd Place Monterey County Fair 2-D Arts Juried Division, August 2007
2nd Place CCAA 57th Bi-annual Juried Show, October 2007