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Artist Statement:
I have an online gallery
showcasing my work at
http://www.derekmccrea.50megs.c
om and have recently completed
a series of watercolor
paintings of landscapes,
lighthouses, flowers,
southwestern landscape scenes
and barns. I also have a
gallery dedicated strictly to
my pen and ink drawings of
barns and old houses in the
United States and architecture
throughout Europe. I am a
United States Aarmy Infantry
Soldier by profession...but a
visual artist by choice!...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Winner of the 1985 Georgia
Arts Exhibitiion
Fayetteville Arts Council
Annual Exhibition, March 2001,
Hay Street, Fayetteville, NC
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Artist Galleries:
Galleries Showing Work:
Graphic Arts Gallery and
Design Firm, Fayetteville, NC
Bzzzzz Expressions, Douglas,
GA
BJ's Fine Art Gallery,
Fayetteville, NC
Online Gallery page with 8
different galleries at
http://www.derekmccrea.50megs.c
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Derek Mccrea Biography:
Biographical information for Derek Mccrea can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
Age
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39
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
2
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| Religion |
Baptist |
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| Education |
Self Taught |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
art, fishing, swimming, hiking |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Watercolor
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
English Landscape School - (1600 - 1800)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Jimmy Peterson - my mentor
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| Favorite Work of Art |
Mona Lisa
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Looking at a beach sunset and the waves crashing against my feet. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
My mother was an artist and started me at an early age |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Biography of Derek McCrea
Derek McCrea is a US Army Infantry Combat Soldier with two tours in Iraq with the 3rd Infantry Division, and this is his stress relief. He has always loved to paint; it allows him to express emotions on paper and relax. Derek paints in a whimsical impressionistic style in plein air settings. He was born in Albany, Georgia on February 19, 1969. He presently resides with his wife, Sheila, of 20 years and his two sons, in Satellite Beach, FL, near Cocoa Beach. He first started painting with oils in the summer of 1984. From 1985 to 1986 he painted under the instruction of Jimmy Peterson, a well known artist from Georgia. In 1986 he won 1st place in the Georgia Arts Exhibition. Derek joined the United States Army in 1987 and continued self study and painting on landscape subjects in France, Holland, Germany, Italy and Hungary, painting in the plein air style. Derek's works can be found in over 75 locations worldwide. These locations include galleries in North Carolina, Georgia, Spain, France and Austria, frame and arts and craft shops in the Southeastern United States and numerous online galleries. He won the artist of the week in August for Art Gallery Online while competing against 11 other artists. He has completed over 20 commissions in the past couple of years.His art was selected for the cover of The Eclipse. The Eclipse is a publication where poets write about the artwork of a selected artist once per quarter. 6 of Derek's works were selected for this publication. Derek's works can be found in Fayetteville, NC in PJ's Fine Art Gallery and the Graphic Design Firm. His works were most recently placed in B'zzzzz Expressions in Douglas, Georgia, in The Market Square Gallery in Varnville, SC, and in 'Just What I Like' in Lawrenceville, GA. Derek's works were featured in LIA Life is Art Magazine in Aug 02. His last exhibition was in October 2002 at the Chateau Elan Vineyard in North Georgia. His works were most recently featured in Lighthouse Magazine (June 04), Skyline Magazine (May 04), Shadow Poetry Quill (March 04), and New Works Review (March 04). His works are scheduled for publication in the Spring 2007 New Works Review Magazine. Derek has donated several artworks to non-profit and charitable organizations in the past, the most previous being in February 2007 to Christian Mission Hospital in the ward for HIV children run by Joyce Meyer Ministries in India.
Derek is a member of the following societies:
North Carolina Watercolor Society
Fayetteville Arts Council
Plein Air Florida - Space Coast Plein Air Painters
Plein Air Georgia
Derek's works were published in the following:
The Artists Bluebook, 2005, AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor, 479 pages)
The Eclipse, Poetry about Art, USA, 2002
LIA, Life is Art Magazine, USA, Aug 02
Lighthouse Magazine, United Kingdom (June 04)
Skyline Magazine (May 04)
Shadow Poetry Quill (March 04)
New Works Review 2 issues (March 04 and July 2007)
Ken Again Literary Magazine 3 issues (May 2002, Winter 2003, and Fall 2005)
Painted Poetry - Poetry about Art (2002)
Voices (Spring 2002)
Earth Stories, Pachamama Press, Volume 3, Issue 2 (Summer 2004)
Contributing author, TOC in Combat, Infantry Magazine, 2003
Contributing author, Prepare a Mechanized Infantry Task Force for Combat, Infantry Magazine, 2004
My blog is at http://watercolorpaintingart.blogspot.com/
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| Artist Statement |
I have an online gallery showcasing my work at http://www.derekmccrea.50megs.com and have recently completed a series of watercolor paintings of landscapes, lighthouses, flowers, southwestern landscape scenes and barns. I also have a gallery dedicated strictly to my pen and ink drawings of barns and old houses in the United States and architecture throughout Europe. I am a United States Aarmy Infantry Soldier by profession...but a visual artist by choice! |
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