Valerie Craig

Award-Winning Plein Air Painter

Valerie Craig

Last Light

30 x 30 Oil

$4,200
Chance Encounter

Oil

9 x 12

$1,100
Marsh Pickle

Oil

12 x 12

$1,200

Scrappy Bass


Oil

12 x 12

$1,300

Yussen


Oil

12 x 12

$1,300
~ Valerie Craig ~

Valerie Craig has drawn and painted nearly all of her life. Known for her impressionist approach to color and light, Craig’s subject matter includes urban and rural landscapes as well as intimate still life paintings, and figures within a landscape. Craig has more than twenty years in the field to date, painting in both watercolor and oils. Like most artists, Craig continues to be a student of art, always reaching for a higher level of excellence, while discovering and expressing her own voice.
 
Whether painting vast open areas or intimate spaces, Valerie finds capturing light and color is best accomplished through close observation and careful study. Captivated by the landscape, Craig paints out of doors whenever she can and often completes larger canvases in the studio.

Craig travels extensively, painting in Ireland, France and throughout the United States. She teaches workshops and seeks inspiration and opportunities to paint in the field. She values her teaching and administrative experiences as having increased her perspective as an educator and artist. Valerie is included in the historic book by Gary Pendleton, "100 Plein Air Painters of the Mid-Atlantic, published by Schiffer in 2014.

Valerie Craig's paintings are represented in corporate, private and museum collections across the country.

Nantmeal Heritage

Oil

11 x 14

$1,900

Valerie Craig ~ Selected Shows and Awards

2019 Best of the Chesapeake, McBride Gallery, Annapolis, MD
2019 Bronze Award, Invitational Art in the Open, Ireland and Art in the Open, Wexford
2019 Dusk to Dawn: A Nocturne Show, McBride Gallery, Annapolis, MD
2019 New in the New Year, McBride Gallery, Annapolis, MD
2018 Marjorie Bradley Memorial Award, American Impressionist Society National Exhibition
2018 Winner, The Bold Brush Award
2018 December Small Gems show, McBride Gallery, Annapolis, MD
2018 Oil Painters of America, Eastern Regional Exhibition, McBride Gallery, Annapolis, MD
2017Artists’ Choice Award, Ireland’s Art in the Open
2017 Breaking the Rules, McBride Gallery, Annapolis, MD
2016 Second Prize, Plein Air Salon
2014 Award of Distinction, American Impressionist Society National Show (AIS)
2014 Published in Schiffers Book "100 Painters of the Mid-Atlantic" by Gary Pendleton
2013 Second Place, Wayne Plein Air Competition, Wayne, PA
2013 Gold/Mayor’s Choice Award Ireland’s Art in the Open Festival
2011 Grand Prize in the American Women Online Juried Competition
2011 & 2008 Best in Show, Wayne Plein Air Competition, Wayne, PA
2011 Second Place, Plein Air Easton, Easton, MD
2010 Artists’ Choice Award, Plein Air Easton, Easton, MD
2009 First Place, Wayne Plein Air Festival
2009 Second Place, American Women Artists’ Show (AWA)

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Valerie Craig

Dusk

16 x 20 Oil

$2,200

Detailed Map and Directions to McBride Gallery


215 Main Street Annapolis MD 21401 • 410-267-7077

Gallery Hours: Monday - Saturday 10:00 - 5:30, Sunday 12:00 - 5:30, Thursday til 9:00pm