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Biography of Derek McCrea
Derek
McCrea paints in a whimsical impressionistic style. He has recently
completed a series of barns, lighthouses, flower and plein air landscapes
in watercolor, oil and acrylic. He also has galleries devoted to his pen
and ink renderings. 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. He fell in love with the effects and quick drying time for
watercolors. Derek uses only the finest Winsor and Newton paint and Arches
and Strathmore watercolor paper for all his works. 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 is presently participating in several art competitions in
North Carolina, Georgia and on the world wide web. He won the artist of
the week in August for Art Gallery Online while competing against 11 other
artists. His work has recently been accepted to galleries in France, Spain
and across the United States and can be found in galleries and arts and
crafts store throughout the south eastern United States. He has
completed 10 commissions in the past year, to include several very large
seascape oil paintings, golf paintings, floral paintings and Crepe
Myrtles. 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 and in The Market Square Gallery
in Varnville, SC. Derek's works were recently featured in LIA Life is Art
Magazine for the August/September Issue. It can be found in Books a
Million and Barnes and Nobles. His next exhibition will be at the Chateau
Elan Vineyard in North Georgia. His email is dereklovessheila@yahoo.com
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