Derek McCrea
Biography
Derek McCrea is an artist born in Albany GA, and hails from Douglas.
He is also 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 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.
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 subjects include watercolor and pen and ink European plein air landscapes
and architecture, Georgia barns, seascapes and country scenic paintings, florals and southwestern paintings.
