ELEANOR E. DUNCKER

ARTIST’S STATEMENT
“My painting philosophy is simple. I paint for the joy of the experience.  My subject matter depends on my mood and interests at the time.  I am equally enthusiastic painting serene landscapes, realistic or quirky still lifes, and energetic abstracts. My style tends to be impressionistic and bright in color.  I love to experiment with new techniques and prefer liquid mediums like watercolor, inks and dyes because of their spontaneity and flow.  They exhibit a mind of their own and continually challenge me in new directions.  Art is a journey for me and I eagerly anticipate whatever lies just beyond the next canvas.”

ARTIST’S BIO
Eleanor Duncker began studying art in her middle years.  An art workshop aboard a canal barge in Provence, France and later in a monastery in Umbria, Italy, sparked a love affair with watercolor that continues unabated today.  She has studied at the Art Student’s League in New York City as well as with accomplished AWS watercolor teachers across the United States. The varied techniques of each serve to enrich her own ideas and experiences with the medium.

Eleanor is a member of the Salmagundi Club of New York City, the National Art League and many Long Island Art Leagues.  Her works have been exhibited at the Catherine Lorillard Wolfe International Exhibition, Northeast Watercolor Society, the Hecksher Museum on Long Island, and Audubon Exhibitions.  She was chosen a finalist in the Artist Magazine 2001 Competition.  Recent awards include the M. Freehof Award for Watercolor, 2004 a t the Salmagundi Club as well as numerous awards on Long Island Exhibitions.  Her works are included in private and corporate collections here and abroad.  She was featured in a solo show at the Cold Spring Harbor Arts Center and Gallery, Cold Spring Harbor, New York,  and is represented by the Phoenix Fine Arts Gallery , Bellp0ort NY where she also teaches watercolor painting.

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