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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:
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 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)
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
Derek has won the following awards
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
Sincerely,
Derek McCrea
Derek McCrea
US Army by Profession...
Visual Artist by Choice.
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