Craig Nelson
"An artist sees everyday life in a unique way. He notices the light effects, textures and the interplay of figure to environment . . . this is exciting stuff," says Craig Nelson. Craig has been seeing life through an artist's eyes since he first picked up a brush as a toddler and has been painting professionally since 1970.
Craig received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Art Center College in California. His credits include commissions for several corporations including Toyota, MCA, NFL, Fisher Price and Disney. He has received hundreds of awards including several gold medals from the Society of Illustrators in New York and Los Angeles.
Although Craig's rich oils portray a variety of lifestyles and settings drawn from his extensive travels, his passion for the coast is evident. His luminous coastal paintings capture the essential beauty of the shore, the peace and tranquility of the ocean, and its unique relationship to humanity.
Craig lives with his wifeAnna who is also a painter, and their three children, who are often models for his paintings, in California.
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