Artist: Michael Craig Smith | Location: Myrtle Beach, SC
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Artist: Michael Craig Smith | Location: Myrtle Beach, SC
Myrtle Beach, SC
I grew up traveling around the world living in various locations in Europe, Mexico, and the good ol' USA. My high school years were spent in Holland where I gained my appreciation for art visiting the museums and galleries scattered around Europe. I was fortunate to travel to all the major cities while playing on all the school sport teams. While studying the sciences in college, I began to experiment with small oil paintings. But it wasn't until several years later working as an engineer that I discovered my creative outlet wasn't realized. I left the engineering field, opened up my own gallery near the ocean and began to explode into painting. Most all of my 100s of works represent a moment in time during my life, with an emphasis in distorting nature and all its elements to covey to the viewer the strength in the feelings behind the paintings. Hopefully the viewer can see a part of themselves in the image and feel a strong connection.