Laurin McCracken is an
architect who has put the skills learned over the years in drawing,
photographing and observing to use as a watercolorist. He studied with Gwen
Bragg at the Art League School in Alexandria, Virginia and with Alain Gavin at
the Art Institute in Chicago. He has paintings in corporate and private
collections, including McGraw-Hill’s Corporate Collection and the Urban Land
Institute. He also has photographs in the Graphics Arts Collection, Princeton
University.
Born in Meridian,
Mississippi, he attended Auburn University and holds a Bachelor of Arts and a
Bachelor of Architecture from Rice University and a Masters in Architecture and
Urban Planning from Princeton University.
McCracken is an award-winning
artist whose paintings have been exhibited in juried shows around the world
including the Philadelphia Watercolor Society, Niagara Frontier Watercolor
Society, Pittsburgh Watercolor Society and the Adirondacks National Exhibition
of American Watercolors, California Watercolor Society, Watercolor West,
Southern Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society and the American
Watercolor Society.
His paintings have been
included in multiple shows in China; Shanghai Zhujiajiao International
Watercolor Biennial Exhibition 2010 & 2012, the Beijing International Art
Biennale 2010, 2012 and 2015, the Shenzhen International Watercolor Biennial
2013 and 2015 and the Qingdao International Watercolour Salon, 2014.
His paintings have been
included in international watercolor juried exhibitions, such as The World
Watermedia Exposition, Thailand, Malaysian Watercolour International Exhibition
and the Eau en Colours, “Masters of Watercolor” exhibition St. Petersburg,
Russia, International Watercolour Biennial, Belgium, International Watercolor
in Fabriano Exhibition in Fabriano, Italy.
He is a signature member of
more than a dozen watercolor societies including the American Watercolor
Society, National Watercolor Society, Transparent Watercolor Society of
America, Southern Watercolor Society, Watercolor West, and Watercolor USA Honor
Society. He is an Elected Member of the Allied Artists of America in their
Watermedia Category.
His work has been published in
many national and international magazines and books including: Watercolor,
Watercolor Artist, Artist’s magazine, Drawing, American Artist, International
Artist and Southwest Art. His work has been included in books such as Splash 9,
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and in Strokes of Genius 2 & 3, Secrets of
International Watercolor Masters, Volume #1 published in China and Masters of
Realistic Imagery published in Germany.
His work is represented by
Gallery 901, Santa Fe, NM, Southside Gallery, Oxford, MS, and Cassidy Bayou
Gallery, Sumner, MS
Magnolia with silver and crystal, watercolor
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