ARTIST BIO

Craig was born in Melbourne and grew up on the Mornington Peninsula ,His Great Great Grandfather (George Morce) a stonemason whom built many well known landmarks in Sorrento including the Koonya Hotel and St Johns Church. With his Grandparents also living in Sorrento, Craig spent many of those early days trekking the Peninsula landscape that he paints passionately today .Having a deep appreciation for the fine realist art of the past,he endeavours to achieve results comparable to the Old Masters while at the same time, remaining true to nature in the presentation of subject matter relative to contemporary life. Inspired by many of the great painters, including Penleigh Boyd,Corot,Streeton . Craigs paintings reflect the inspiring beauty that can be found in nature,whether painting in the studio or on location his work reveals his passion for the landscape.Craig has an impressionistic approach with emphasis on light, movement and brush stroke.