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| First Name | Derek |
| Last Name | McCrea |
| Born | 1969-02-19 |
| Country | United States |
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Biography of Derek McCrea
My main gallery site is at http://www.derekmccrea.50megs.com
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 22 years and his two sons. 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 has completed over 20 commissions in the past year. His works were most recently placed in the Shoppes on Madison in historic Douglas GA, and at Artsy's on the River Street in historic Savannah Georgia. Derek has donated several artworks to non-profit and charitable organizations in the past: February 2007 to Christian Mission Hospital for HIV children run by Joyce Meyer Ministries in India, silent auction for a baby with PWS syndrome October 25, 2008, and the Annual Benefit on OCT 17, 2008 with Rescue Ink out of NYC. My website is at http://www.derekmccrea.50megs.com My blog is at http://watercolorpaintingart.blogspot.com/
Artists Statement
Art adds a balance to my life. I am compelled by nature to emulate it's beauty through creation. When I am at my easel nothing else matters except the moment when I escape into the painting. When a work is going well I am filled with a sense of peace and I naturally apply with brush strokes to a magnificent completion.
Derek is a member of the following societies:
Phenix City AL Artists Guild
Columbus Artists Guild
Southern Rivers Guild, GA
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:
Cover Art "Peaches" for GA Dept of Agriculture Directory 2009 and Annual GA Made GA Grown National Gala
Cover Art (3 Daisies) - PEO, Chapter HP, Hutchinson KS Yearbook, 2009
Adcetera (Nautical Art) - Article - Summer 2009
The Bayonet, Ft Stewart GA Newspaper July 2009
Playground Magazine, Columbus, GA June 2009
Decor Magazine - May 2009
Genesis Magazine - Atlanta - Featured Artist - Fall 2009
Bravado - Australia - Issue 8 - 2009
Aroostook Review - Summer 2009
Healing Muse - Volume 9 - 2009
63 Channels - Spring 2009 - Cover Art
The North Shoreian - Volume 2 - Issue 2, March 2009
The Delinquent - Issue 8 and 9- 2009
Media Cake Magazine - Winter 2009
Heartland Review - Winter 2009
Read This Magazine (UK issue 15) 2009
Quercus Review - Issue 9, 2009
Birmingham Alabama Arts Journal 2009
Monongahela Review 2009 - Issue 3
Distillery magazine, Motlow State College, Tennessee JAN 09 and JULY 09
The Big Book of Contemporary Illustration, Anova Books, Chapter 2, 2009
Bee Paper Cover Art Landscape Sketch Book - 2009-2010
Cerulean Rain Issue #3, 2008
Eccentric Pets Magazine, 2nd issue, OCT 2008
Pens on Fire, OCT 08
Lorelei âÃÂÃÂTwenty-TwoâÃÂàShort Story Illustrations by Sarah Ashwood Oct 2008
Art Space, Issue 1, July 2008, Cover Art and Featured Artist
Seminole Florida Womens News, July 2008
Art World Project Charity Conglomerate, Europe, 2008
Watercolour Gazette, Issue 16, Nov/Dec 2007, Magazine Published in Canada
ATC Quarterly, Issue 8, Winter 2007, Art Trading Cards Magazine Published in Canada
Watercolour Gazette, Sept/Oct 2007, Issue 15, Magazine Published in Canada
The Foliate Oak Literary Magazine, October 2007, Volume 3, Issue 2
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 3 issues (March 04, July 07, and Oct 07)
Ken Again Literary Magazine 4 issues (May 2002, Winter 2003, Fall 2005, and Fall 2007)
Painted Poetry - Poetry about Art (2002)
Voices (Spring 2002)
Perpetual Magazine, Featured Artist, March 2008
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
Decorating a Room Around a Piece of Art - (Article) by Rhonda Morin, The Decorating Bible
Derek has won the following awards - recognition
Winner of the 2009 Lukas Paints Art Contest
Arts on the River Columbus GA, 2009 - 3rd Place
Commissioned to paint a magnolia flower watercolor for the US Secretary of State Colin Powell's wife - 2009
2 works selected for poster for Major Nationwide Art Colleges to join Artistful - OCT 08
Represented Artist - Pet Fashion Show - NYC http://www.bkfashionweekend.com OCT 08
"Magnolia" selected for 2008 Moonlight and Magnolias Ball
"Water Lily" selected for Water Lily Shop design shop 2008
Winner for 1st Issue Cover Art, Art Space, 2008
The Gallery Grand Champion 2007, No. 1 Artist Online
Digital Consciousness Digital Color Artist of the Month OCT 2007
Digital Bits Artist of the Month AUG 07
1st Place GA Arts Exhibition - 1985
Artist of the Week in August 2001 for Art Gallery Online
Current Galleries and Past Exhibits Include:
Savannah Art Works Gallery, 2009
Pine Mountain Loft and Gallery, 2009
Boots on Broadway, 2009, Columbus, GA
Arts on the River, Columbus, GA, OCT 2009
GA National Art Exhibition, Perry, Sept-OCT 2009
Winterfest at the River Center for Performing Arts, DEC 2009, Columbus, GA
Columbus Artist's Guild Member Exhibition SEPT 2009
Front Porch Gallery - Columbus, GA 2009
Two Sisters Gallery - Columbus, GA - 2009
Lola's Boutique - Alpharetta, GA - 2009
National Infantry Museum Gift Shop
Galleria Riverside, Columbus, GA July-September 2009
Exhibit for PAWS Charity, Dog Days of Summer, Joseph House Gallery 2009
Buckheads Bar and Grill - Columbus GA - 2009
Joseph House Art Gallery, Columbus Georgia, Juried Member
Brown Art Gallery - Atlanta Georgia - Solo Exhibition June 5 - July 17, 2009
Arts in the Park - Columbus, GA June 7, 2009
Artsy's Gallery On River Street, Savannah GA 2007-2009
The Shoppes on Madison, Douglas GA 2007-2009
New York in Columbus GA Christmas Gala Dec 2008
S & K Distributors Art Trade Show 2007-2008
Veteran's Park Art Show Dec 2008, Florida
NYC Pet Fashion Show OCT 2008
Just What I Like Gallery, Lawrenceville, GA 2001-2004
Market Square Gallery, Varnville, SC 2001-2003
Digital Design Gallery, Fayetteville, NC 2001
Chateau Elan Vineyard OCT 2002
Bzzzzz Expressions Douglas GA 2001-2007
South GA Art Fair 2001
North Carolina First Fridays 1998-2001
South Georgia Art Fair, 2001
Numerous GA exhibits 1984-1987
Derek's Charity Auctions Include:
St Jude Shootout Columbus GA WC Bradley Center SEPT 2009
Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Columbus GA SEPT 2009
ClubView Elementary School Columbus GA SEPT 2009
Christian Mission Hospital for HIV children run by Joyce Meyer Ministries in India FEB 2007
Silent auction for a baby with PWS syndrome October 25, 2008
Annual Benefit on OCT 17, 2008 with Rescue Ink out of NYC
Charity Home Improvement - Newport Beach, California - JAN 2008 |
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