Hi I am Derek McCrea. A new artist represented by Loxly Gallery.
I am a US Army Infantry Combat Soldier with two tours in Iraq with the 3rd Infantry Division, and this is my stress relief. I have always loved to paint; it allows me to express emotions on paper and relax. I paint in a whimsical impressionistic style in plein air settings.

In 1985 to 1986 I painted under the instruction of Jimmy Peterson, a well known artist from Georgia. In 1986 I won 1st place in the Georgia Arts Exhibition. I 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. I won the artist of the week in August for Art Gallery Online while competing against 11 other artists. I have completed over 20 commissions in the past couple of years. My 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 my works were selected for this publication.

My works can be found in Fayetteville, NC in PJ’s Fine Art Gallery and the Graphic Design Firm. My 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. My works were featured in LIA Life is Art Magazine in Aug 02. My last exhibition was in October 2002 at the Chateau Elan Vineyard in North Georgia. Publications that have featured my works most recently are Lighthouse Magazine (June 04), Skyline Magazine (May 04), Shadow Poetry Quill (March 04), and New Works Review (March 08).

I have 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:

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

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

Derek McCrea
US Army by Profession…
Visual Artist by Choice.