Briana Greenberg
For Dana Point resident Nevine Erian, the process of creating artwork is meditative and grounding.
The dichotomy between Erian’s career as a biotech regulatory issue and compliance consultant and her passion for creating free-flowing, improvisational artwork is evident when she’s painting. be the most clear.
Painting is “very relaxing,” Elian said. “When I am painting for eight hours, I am not thinking about anything else. It helps calm me down.
Erian graduated from college with a degree in Electrical Engineering, a Master of Science in Quality Assurance and a Master of Business Administration.
“I was passionate about mathematics,” said Erian. “I didn’t want to pursue art because I wanted to be financially independent, but I think artists struggle to make it.”
In high school in Cairo, Egypt, Elian fell in love with drawing. Before leaving Egypt, Erian decided to do something along the lines of her art: flower arranging, photography, and jewelry design.
I moved to Los Angeles when I was 16 and moved to Dana Point in 1999.
“I started out in engineering, but after college, I took photography classes and took professional photographer portraits, weddings, all kinds of photography for fun,” says Erian. says Mr.
Over the years, Erian has designed jewelry, painted, and made flower arrangements. In early 2020, she came across a video on her Pinterest showing the process of her painting with acrylic fluids, and she immediately piqued her interest.
Eliane loved the flexibility and freedom of drawing abstractly.
“I like the sense of adventure,” Elian said. “This is very different from the work I do during the day. These are the laws, this is how they are met, these are the procedures to follow, and this is the output you are going to get.” .”
Fluid acrylic painting is more of an “improvisational type of art,” says Erian.
Erian says his abstract style of pouring acrylic paint on canvas and “flowing, bending and moving” the paint without the use of brushes gives him more freedom than other mediums. November 6th.
The San Clemente Art Association has selected Elian as the featured artist for the Winter Show, which runs through December 22nd.
“The San Clemente Art Association is delighted to welcome Nevine Elian as Featured Artist for the Winter Show,” said the Art Association in a prepared statement. “Her paintings are bold and show great kinetic energy and color palette.”
The association added that Eliane “has consistently won awards at SCAA shows and is one of the most sought-after artists.”
She is honored to be a featured artist at the next art show.
“The majority of the artists who submitted work were classical artists. They were watercolor artists, oil painters, acrylic artists, but more realist artists,” says Erian. “I loved abstraction. I like going into something without knowing exactly what will happen.”
Elian hopes to evoke joy in all who see her work.
“This kind of medium and painting gives me a lot of joy. My aim is for others to experience this joy when they see my work,” Elian said . “When someone walks past my painting on the wall, I want to bring a smile to their face every time they see it.
Before the winter show, Erian will be at the Rancho Santa Margarita Arts and Crafts Fair on Saturday, October 29 from 11am to 4pm, selling small holiday gifts and painted decorations.
Breanna Greenberg
Breeana Greenberg is a City Reporter for the Dana Point Times. She graduated from Chapman University with a BA in English. Prior to joining Picket Fence Media, she worked as a freelance reporter for the Laguna Beach Independent. Breeana can be contacted by email at bgreenberg@picketfencemedia.com.
