From city
buildings to landscape to interiors, Bryn Craig's paintings
pulsate with color, feeling and texture. Drawing from his travels as well as from
his home environs, he captures scenes from Greece to Ireland, Canada to
California and beyond. Although his work is representational, his
paintings are far from photo-realistic. Craig states, "I try to include
much more than just the surface of a place. I want to express my emotions
about the subject and to stimulate emotions in the viewer. What makes me
respond to and want to paint a particular subject is a little bit of a
mystery to me. There must be something there that strikes a nerve, but I
can't generalize about what it is."
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Born in 1931, Craig developed a passionate commitment to painting at an
early age. His first grade teacher told his parents that he would
eventually become a professional artist! He graduated from the
Philadelphia Museum College of Art and taught there as well. He became an
art director for advertising agencies, notably Young and Rubicam, until
1992 when he left to pursue painting on a full-time basis.
His work has been exhibited widely on both West and East Coasts, including
the John Pence Gallery, San Francisco; the Lawrence Gallery, Sheridan,
Oregon, the Philadelphia Museum of Art; and the Foxhall Gallery,
Washington, DC. Craig's paintings can be found in major collections
including the Hilton Hotel, Kauai, Hawaii, Fannie Mae, Washington, DC, US
Embassies in Berlin, Germany and Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania and in numerous
private collections.
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