Evalyn Eckman announced as a child, clutching her crayons and coloring books, she was going to grow up to be an artist. So started a long love affair with art….
Evalyn favors working in watercolors, but has found acrylics very challenging. She enjoys occasional work in pastels…they seem to have a calming, satisfying affect. Her subject matter is simple and uncomplicated. She explains that a viewer does not have to search for some mysterious or hidden meaning in her work. She especially enjoys painting florals and finds landscapes fascinating. Evalyn is not associated with any particular gallery, but is always happy to show her work whenever invited to do so. She has been in numerous group and solo shows in the Wilmington and West Chester areas. For many years, Evalyn has been associated with a group of artists in Wilmington called The Studio Group, Inc., which paints in the historically renovated former studio of Howard Pyle. The members are all lady painters and they meet once a week year round to paint, sometimes with instructors. A planned program is an attempt to satisfy everyone’s interests. Classes are intended to be a fun and learning experience. Evalyn says she is still striving to grow into that artist the little girl dreamed of.
Evalyn’s table this year was inspired by the beauty of the butterflies that flock to her own garden. She painstakingly studied all the varieties of butterflies depicted on her table – some local and some exotic. Her attention to detail is remarkable for an artist in her 90’s!
Evalyn Eckman is a fourth year Art of Caring artist!