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personal data    Derek Mccrea  Connection  Offline  Gender  Male  Age  39 years old  Status  General artist  Country  United States  Site  http://www.derekmccrea.50megs.com  Alternate site  http://watercolorpaintingart.blogspot.com/  Information  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 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) 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 My blog is at http://watercolorpaintingart.blogspot.com/ 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  portrait n/a  most appreciated work n/a  members choice n/a  art limited  Account type  BASIC - Free  Subscribed since  Sep 6, 2007 at 22:09  Last visit  May 19, 2008 at 01:37, there is 46 days 20h 54mn 38s ago  Profile viewed by members  216 times  Profile viewed by visitors  962 times  Images  0  Received comments  0  Sent comments  0  In the forums  0 message  Followed by  0 person  Invitations  0 person  lastest creations n/a n/a n/a  localization  belongs to the following projects  Atlantic coast  Paysages de la côte Atlantique / Landscapes of the Atlantic coast   by +Xavier Rey 27 persons 0 image  Blueness  Visual journey on the Blue colour planet   by +Monica Iorio 166 persons 0 image  Colors  The world colors / Le monde en couleurs   by +Xavier Rey 439 persons 0 image  Creative Designs  For all creative works   by *Ekrem Berker Sonmezler 11 persons 0 image  Mare Dentro  Passion for salty water scenes :)   by +Monica Iorio 72 persons 0 image  Nature's Beauty  Photo's that demonstrate the sheer beauty of nature!   by *Stephen T 64 persons 0 image  Pure Sepia  Sepia Tone Images Only   by +Loren Markell Hall 39 persons 0 image  Realistic Drawings  Drawings with a realistic touch, all graphic techniques, digital and tradit...   by +Ben Heine 23 persons 0 image  RED  La couleur rouge dans tous ses états!   by +Aby Web 188 persons 0 image  Still Life  Photo of inanimate subject   by *Lugiais 33 persons 0 image  Traditional Art  Watercolour, mixed media, oil, acrylic, pen and ink, gouche, ink paintings,...   by *Derek Mccrea 33 persons 0 image  Urban & City  Urban and city scapes   by #Marianne Le Carrour 127 persons 0 image  Watercolours  Watercolour art of any subject   by *Derek Mccrea 7 persons 0 image  What Speaks To You?  Your favourite or most meaningful piece   by +Jay Eckert 15 persons 0 image  Will Create for Food  Anything traditional   by *Claire Carter 2 persons 0 image  Winter / Hiver  Anything from snowflakes to angels   by *Iris Luckhaus 25 persons 0 image  Your preferred creation  Your creation you love / la création que vous aimez   by #Denis Olivier 67 persons 0 image  Zen  Minimalisme, épure et lignes   by +Anne Friry 63 persons 0 image  random favourites n/a n/a n/a