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Craig Nelson

Impressions of the World
​Near and Far
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A quick Getaway to Bella Italia


oil painting of tuscan landscape
Warm Tuscan Afternoon 36x48
oil painting of nighttime Italian cityscape
Midnight Lights 11x12
painting of pedestrian bridge over canal with boats
A Bridge in Dorsoduro 11x12
Landscape painting with Tuscan buildings
Tuscan Countryside 12x24

Sonoma Sunshine

Painterly landscape of coastal flora and hills
Portuguese Beach Color 24x30
Painterly landscape with wildflowers and cypress trees
Windblown Cypress 24x30
Profile of cows face
Furry Forager 16x20
Portrait of a sitting cow
A Blanket of Green 11x14
Profile of sitting tiger in foliage
Tiger Shade 11x14
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LEADER OF THE PACK - 24X30"
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DUET - 24X24"
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THIRST QUENCHING - 24X18"
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TWOSOME - 24X30"
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GUARDIANS OF THE POINT - 15X30"
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CONTEMPLATION 24X20"
Painting with surfer looking at ocean
Orange Surfboard 24x30
Painting of swim shorts hanging on beadboard
Beach House Baggies 16x20 SOLD
Painting of Bikini hanging on beadboard
Beach House Bikini 16x20
Landscape painting of rocky coast line
Rocky Sonoma Coast (Portuguese Beach) 18x24
Painting of heron perched on river rock
Heron Reflections 24x18

Holiday Paintings TO RAISE THE SPIRITS!

Portrait of Santa Claus in profile holding paint brush
SANTA'S MAGIC BRUSH 22X28 SOLD
Painting of Santa Claus hand picking grapes
Harvest for the Holidays 24x18
Painting of Santa Claus with overhead load of grapes
Christmas Chardonnay 20x16
Painting of Santa Claus on tractor in vineyard
Santa's Sauv Blanc 12x12
Painting of worker from behind holding grape bin overhead
Full Load Overhead 7x5 SOLD

Tropicana: Paintings from Cuba


Painting of Caribbean jungle in Cuba
Golden Cuban Morning 24x30
Dapper man on driver side of 1950's red convertible
Cherry Red 16x20
Dapper man leaning on 1950s purple Chevrolet coup convertible
Purple Passion 24x30
Havana skyline at sunset
Havana Skies 24x36
Picturesque estate by creek
Artemisa Hidaway 36x24
Man looking at a line up of 1950s classic cars
Cuban Color 12x24
Jungle scene with ocean in foreground
Lush 11x14
Havana flora and architecture
Havana Study 8x8
Park with trees and walkway in Havana
Havana park Study 11x14
Street scene with horse pulling a cart with a father and child
San Miguel de Padron 24x30
Pathway with flora leading to white house
Hemingway's Guesthouse 16x20
Landscape with mountains and palms
Cloudy 12x16
Pathway leading to the front door of house
Hemingway's 12x16
Man in brimmed hat leaning on pink 1950s Chevrolet convertible
Pink Pride 24x18 SOLD
Havana architecture with balconies and palms against cloudy sky
Havana Afternoon 18x24
Procession of five musicians playing in the street
Music In Havana 18x24
Classic car parked on street in golden light
Old Havana 8x8 SOLD
Man playing congas in front of wall mural
Congas 20x16
Havana rooftops with rising moon
Moon Over Havana 18x24

Faces and Places

Man wearing a suit with luggage in front of a window
"Travelin Man" 24x30 oil
Woman in lime green dress and violet feather boa reclining on chaise lounge
"Lime and Violet" 20x16
Woman sitting in chair looking to the left
"Oh Yeah!" 18x18
Clown performer in chair with purple background
"Lavender Mood" 18x14
Man in suit seated at table with chalice
"Weiss Wein" 24x30 oil
Street scene of Soho shops and fire escapes in early morning
"sunlight in Soho" 24x18
Crowd walking past bronze Atlas statue
"Passers By (Atlas) 24x18
Woman behind counter with espresso machine
"Espresso" 18x24 oil
Portrait of older man in sheriff's outfit and cowboy hat
"New Sheriff in Town" 16x20
Portrait of man in brimmed hat in front of archway
"Man with a Mission" 16x20
Portrait of man in profile wearing brimmed hat and holding a green apple
"Green Apple" 16x20
Gondola harbor with buildings in background
"Limited Parking" 30x30 oil SOLD
Classic red truck with picnic on tail bed in front of vineyard landscape
Summer Picnic 36x24 (Wine Road art work) SOLD

Nouveau Euro Art Show Fall 2018


Gondola captain rowing a family under archway
Under the Rialto 15x30
Landscape of tuscan hills
Tuscan Hills 8x10
Landscape of cliffs beside the ocean
Above Ravello 9x12
Landscape of tuscany
Tuscan Vista 8x10
Landscape of Ligurian coast with buildings on cliff above ocean
Ligurian Coast 20x24
Landscape of Adriatic coast line with rocks
Adriatic View 12x16
Motorcycle in front of graffiti
Parked in Florence 12x16
Monument in Greve, Chianti
Greve in Chianti 11x14
Landscape of Dolomite Tower
Dolomite Tower 11x14
Small road leading to building in countryside
Up the Road (Cortona)18x25
Olive tree orchard
Tuscan Olives 16x20
Canal in Delft reflecting the pedestrian bridge and architecture
Delft Reflections 29.5 x 22.5 SOLD
Pedestrian bridge over canal
Delft Color 20x16
Street scene of Bruegge with trees and buildings
Bruegge 20x16
5:00 Delft
Bridge to Delft SOLD
Cloudy Holland 12x16 SOLD
Edam Waterway 12x16 SOLD

Street scene of downtown San Francisco
Montgomery Street, San Francisco 30x40 SOLD
Landscape of coast line with staircase carved into the side of a cliff
Cinque Terra Sunset 24x20
Vintage orange truck with in front of vineyard
Yellow Truck on the Wine Road 30x24 SOLD

Fresh Paint: Large scale PLein Air Paintings by Craig Nelson

Landscape of roses planted at the end of vineyard row
Wine and Roses 30x24
Landscape of Sonoma County hills
Sonoma Vista 24x36
Landscape of houses in Sonoma County
Above Sebastopol 24x36
Landscape of oak tree with vineyard and hills in background
Young Cabernet 30x40

Red barn at Fountain Grove with hot air balloon in the background
Wine Country Icons 24x30
idyllic landscape of vintage green truck with grapes in the truck bed in a vineyard
Sonoma Bountiful 30x24 SOLD
Load of Cabernet 30x40
A Robust Harvest 30x40
Autumn Harvester 30x24
Early Morning Harvest 36x24
Vineyard Foreman 18x24
Ready for the Next Load 30x30
Break Time 18x24
Active Morning Harvest 24x36
Mid-September Harvest 30x24
AM Harvest 12x16
Autumn Vines 20x30
Fruit of the Vine 14x11
Loading Up 12x9 SOLD
Team Effort 18x24 SOLD
Landscape of Fountain Grove red barn
Fountaingrove Barn 14x18 SOLD
Landscape of Sorrento seaside
Leaving Sorrento 30x40
Young couple seated before a fountain
Romance 30x24
Laundry drying on the line above Venice Canal
Out to Dry 30x24
Three girls playing in ocean tide
Youthful Reflections 60x36
Gondola traveling through Venice canal
Quiet Passage 48x24
Outdoor cafe with potted flowers and awning
Elba Cafe 11x14
Landscape of rocky coastline and sandy beach
Beyond the Rock 11x14
Mission building with steeple at sunset
Sundown at the Mission 9x12 SOLD
Landscape of coast line with jagged rocks
Rocky Shore 11x14
Woman shopping at spice market
Flavorful Spices 24x18
Learn More About Craig Nelson
Photograph of Craig Nelson in studio surrounded by oil paintings

Since 1970, Craig Nelson has been depicting portraits, figures, landscapes, California coastal paintings, and European tableaux in rich, vibrant oils.  His passion for his subjects relates directly to his brush work, weaving mood and emotion into each work of art.

With a career spanning nearly 50 years, Craig has won over 200 awards of excellence in various shows, five gold medals and four silver medals.  In 1996, a painting of his was chosen for the Communication Arts annual cover.  Craig participates in the national Arts for the Parks competition and has been selected in the top 100 exhibitors each year.  In 1997 his painting “Dining Alone” won the Grand Teton Natural History Association Award and toured the United States for a year.  

Craig Nelson exhibits work in fine art galleries throughout the United States, including California; Santa Fe, New Mexico and Charleston, South Carolina.  Craig has completed commissions for clients in Germany, Italy, Holland, Canada, Japan, Taiwan and Austria, and remains dedicated to a prolific practice at home.
    
Given that Craig Nelson’s career began in Los Angeles,  the likes of Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Disney and others have commissioned him to create countless movie posters, including “Garbage Pail Kids”, “Slap Shot”, “Dirty Harry”, “John Wayne and the Cowboys”, “Homeward Bound”, “Alive” and “Moscow on the Hudson”, just to name a few.  

Working also with publishers, Craig has created several book covers, including “Evergreen”, “Eden Burning”, and the Nancy Drew series.  The most prestigious works are the Broadway production posters for Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers”, and “ Proposal”, the originals of which remain in Neil Simon’s personal collection.

Album covers for Capitol Records, Sony and MGM are also among Craig’s accomplishments for artists including Natalie Cole, Neil Diamond, Rick Nelson, Sammy Davis Jr., Loretta Lynn, and Motorhead



Permanent collections include:

The US Air Force
Toyota Corporation
Walt Disney Studios
Sony Music
University of California Los Angeles
University of California San Francisco
Neil Simon
James Garner
Warner Brothers Inc,
Columbia Pictures


Craig has been teaching drawing and painting at a college level for over 40 years.  Since 1990, Craig has been sharing his expertise with the students of the Academy of Art University in San Francisco as the Executive Director of the School of Fine Art, Undergraduate and Graduate schools.  

In addition to teaching, Craig is a member of Oil Painters of America, American Society of Portrait Artists and a signature member of the California Art Club.  Craig’s book entitled “Sixty Minutes to Better Painting” published by North Light available through amazon.com.  His second book, “The Drawing Bible” is now on book shelves throughout the country.


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  • Artists
    • Craig Nelson Paintings
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      • Leo E. Osborne Wood Burl Sculpture
      • Leo E. Osborne Acrylusion on Gold Leaf Paintings
      • Leo E. Osborne Limited Edition Bronze
    • Claire McArdle Figurative Sculpture
    • Jennifer Spencer Paintings
    • Langford Barksdale Abstracts
    • David Imlay Paintings
    • Bernie Weston Paintings
    • Joan Dumouchel Paintings
    • Anna Nelson Paintings
    • Ana Carolina Pesce Imlay Mixed Media
    • Michael Cone Photographs
    • Danae Bennett Miller Sculpture
    • Mitch S. Billis Bronzes
    • Steve Reinmuth Sculpture
    • James Rivington Pyne Sculpture
    • Jeff Sugarman Contemporary Ceramics
    • Custom Jewelry Designs by Glade Sarbach Davis
    • Nancy Linkin
    • Sidney Soriano
    • Salatino-Gandolfo Art Glass
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