Lighthouse Watercolor Paintings

Derek McCrea has been a prolific artist since 1982. He started painting under the instruction of Jimmy Peterson and his own mother in the early to mid 80s. He continued self study en plein air internationally wherever he was stationed as a Infantry Soldier from 1987-2010 in Italy, Germany, Belgium and across the USA. Since 2010 he has served as an advisor to the military but continues to paint when he has time. Derek paints landscapes, seascapes and house renderings in watercolor and pen and ink in a whimsical impressionistic style in plein air settings. His art can be found in galleries throughout the Southeastern United States, in private collections worldwide, and in many publications.