The late David Craig’s unique style showcases bold colour combinations, a meticulous attention to detail and historical accuracy; he spent equal amounts of his time researching and painting. History was a lifelong passion, perhaps rooted in the fact that his mother was a war bride from Bournemouth and his dad a Canadian bomber pilot. Both are depicted in Craig’s work, and many of his paintings depict historical scenes.
David Craig attended the Ontario College of Art & Design in Toronto. Notable clients included Harlequin, Reader’s Digest, Chatelaine and Marquee. He worked with the National Hockey League, the Canadian Football League, Worldwide Embassies and Molson. He also designed coins for the Royal Canadian Mint, including the sesquicentennial silver dollar. In 2003, Craig was awarded the James Madison Book Award for his artwork in the children’s book First to Fly: How Wilbur and Orville Wright Invented the Airplane.
“I strive always to create a special mood for my pieces; a mood that is thought-provoking interesting and above all else, different.” Artist biography, davidcraigart.com
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