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Philip Craig

Philip Craig was born in Ottawa in 1951. Encouraged by his parents to pursue art from an early age, he attended specialized art programs in Ottawa eventually graduating from Sheridan College of Art and Design in 1971. The next decade was spent living and working in Newfoundland where his isolation from the art world allowed him to focus on traditional subject matter – landscape, portrait and still life paintings. By 1986, the act of painting became so compelling that Philip returned to his home base in Ottawa with his young family determined to paint full time. The continual search for new subject matter and the wish to develop his technical abilities pushed Craig first to visit England, then France, Italy, Morocco and India – all travels that not only enriched his palette but also gave him a deeper appreciation of light. In the last few years, Craig has travelled within Canada and this has led to a strong desire to imprint his vision on his own country. Philip has an extraordinary ability to connect with the viewer as he paints ordinary people engaged in ordinary activities – waiters at work, a moment by a canoe in the woods, reading a map in a café, the viewer wants to be there. If there is only a landscape or an interior, the viewer anticipates what is going to happen. This element of connection, accompanied by the beauty of colour, light and richly expressive brushwork creates a desire to live with his paintings. Philip Craig's paintings are collected in Canada, the US, England and around the World.

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  • Artist Origin

    Canadian

  • Artist Type

    Established living contemporary

  • Born

    1951

Available Artwork

  • Philip Craig

  • Interior Dining Room

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 30 x 24 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $6500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Sunset Otter Lake

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 30 x 24 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $6500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Sketch 12

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 10 x 12 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $3000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Sketch 11

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 10 x 8 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $2000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Various Sketches

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 8 x 10 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $2000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Sketch 2

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 10 x 12 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $3000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Sketch 9

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 8 x 10 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $2000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Cloudscape 3

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 20 x 20 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $5500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Cloudscape 2

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 20 x 20 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $5500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Cloudscape 1

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 20 x 20 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $5500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Flamingos in Moonlight

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 48 x 60 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $16500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Rock Group in Red

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 40 x 48 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $12500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Adam and Eve

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 60 x 30 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $14500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • The Koi Pond

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 30 x 36 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $9500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Still Life with Tulips

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 24 x 30 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $6500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Floral Still Life

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 30 x 36 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $9500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Interior Lakehouse

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 30 x 36 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $9500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • White Still Life

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 30 x 36 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $9500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Dining Room Drummond

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 30 x 36 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $9500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Still Life with Yellow Jug

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 36 x 40 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $11500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • The River

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 36 x 60 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $14500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Sailor's Delight

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 48 x 60 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $16500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Fuchsia Sunset

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 24 x 30 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $6500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Sunset Otter Lake

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 20 x 36 in
  • 2023
  • CAD $6500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Crillon Le Brave

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 40 x 48 in
  • CAD $12500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Bow Lake (Study)

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 10 x 16 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $3200.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Trail to Lake McArthur

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 24 x 30 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $6500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Purple Majesty, Lake O’ Hara

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 36 x 40 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $11500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Lake Lefroy

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 48 x 60 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $16500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Moraine Lake

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 36 x 40 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $11500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Sargent’s Point, Lake O’Hara

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 40 x 48 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $12500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Mount Ringrose at Lake Lefroy

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 48 x 60 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $16500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Lake Louise

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 30 x 60 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $14500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Foothills, Late Afternoon

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 36 x 60 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $14500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Flood of Yellow, Lake O’Hara

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 40 x 48 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $12500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Evening Light, Lake O’Hara (Study)

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 10 x 12 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $3000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Evening Light, Lake O’Hara

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 36 x 40 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $11500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Lake McArthur and Mount Biddle (Study)

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 10 x 12 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $3000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Lake McArthur and Mount Biddle

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 30 x 36 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $9500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Devil's Cove

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 36 x 40 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $11500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Blue Boats

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 30 x 40 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $11500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • View from O'Dea's Warf

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 48 x 60 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $16500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Three Red Stores

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 30 x 48 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $12500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Study Morning Dory

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 10 x 12 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $3000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Waiters

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 48 x 60 in
  • CAD $16500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Leaning Pines

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 48 x 60 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $16500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Around the Bend

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 40 x 48 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $12500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Lake House Sitting Room

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 40 x 48 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $12500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Island Point

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 30 x 36 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $9500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Tapestry Shoreline

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 36 x 60 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $14500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Snake Island

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 16 x 20 in
  • 2022
  • CAD $5000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Still life with Dog sculpture

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 36 x 50 in
  • 2009
  • CAD $12500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Garden at Trinity Bay Nfld

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 48 x 60 in
  • CAD $16500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Geraniums

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 8 x 10 in
  • 2021
  • CAD $2000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Bougainvillea

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 10 x 12 in
  • 2021
  • CAD $3000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Study Outport

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 8 x 10 in
  • 2021
  • CAD $2000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Bell Island Winter

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 8 x 10 in
  • 2021
  • CAD $2000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Trinity Winter View

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 36 x 60 in
  • 2021
  • CAD $14500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Stages, Notre Dame Bay

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 20 x 24 in
  • 2021
  • CAD $5500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • St. John’s River, New Brunswick

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 24 x 48 in
  • 2021
  • CAD $12500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Muskoka Sketch 2

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 9 x 16 in
  • 2021
  • CAD $3000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Muskoka Sketch 1

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 9 x 16 in
  • 2021
  • CAD $3000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • White Living Room

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 11 x 14 in
  • 2021
  • CAD $3000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Saskatchewan Grain Elevator

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 48 x 60 in
  • 2021
  • CAD $16500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Grey County, Ontario

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 40 x 48 in
  • 2021
  • CAD $12500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Banff, Alberta

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 40 x 48 in
  • 2021
  • CAD $12500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Farm with Tall Poplars

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 16 x 20 in
  • 2020
  • CAD $5000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Sundown Provence

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 24 x 30 in
  • 2020
  • CAD $6500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Near Lake O'Hara

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 8 x 10 in
  • 2019
  • CAD $2000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Lake McArthur

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 8 x 10 in
  • 2019
  • CAD $2000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Bow Valley

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 8 x 10 in
  • 2019
  • CAD $2000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Philip Craig Sketches

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 8 x 10 in
  • CAD $2000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • The Lighthouse

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 20 x 24 in
  • 2019
  • CAD $5500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Blue Sky and Pines

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 48 x 60 in
  • 2019
  • CAD $16500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Rocky Shore, Lake Rosseau

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 36 x 40 in
  • 2019
  • CAD $11500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Sketch Blue Shore

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 10 x 20 in
  • 2020
  • CAD $4000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Rosseau Spring

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 10 x 20 in
  • 2020
  • CAD $4000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Rosseau Passage

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 36 x 40 in
  • 2019
  • CAD $11500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Mountain Larch

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 48 x 60 in
  • 2019
  • CAD $16500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Lake O'Hara

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 30 x 60 in
  • 2019
  • CAD $14500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Foothills Ranch

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 84 x 84 in
  • 2019
  • CAD $30000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Autumn Island

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 48 x 84 in
  • 2018
  • CAD $24000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Lake O'Hara

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 48 x 84 in
  • 2018
  • CAD $24000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • McArthur Lake - Near Lake O'Hara

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 48 x 60 in
  • 2017
  • CAD $16500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Yoho Park 2

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 8 x 10 in
  • 2017
  • CAD $2000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Lake Cove

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 8 x 10 in
  • 2017
  • CAD $2000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Raven

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 30 x 36 in
  • 2017
  • CAD $9500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Red Desk

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 24 x 30 in
  • 2017
  • CAD $6500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Arts and Crafts

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 36 x 36 in
  • 2017
  • CAD $11000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Saskatchewan Grain Elevators

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 8 x 10 in
  • 2016
  • CAD $2000.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Mountain Falls Study

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 12 x 16 in
  • 2012
  • CAD $3500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Big Larch - Study

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 12 x 14 in
  • 2012
  • CAD $3200.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Cloud Mountains And Cattle

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 20 x 24 in
  • 2012
  • CAD $5500.00
  • Philip Craig

  • Toronto Street

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 40 x 48 in
  • 2007
  • CAD $12500.00

Exceptional Sales

  • Philip Craig

  • Georgian Bay Fall

  • Oil on Canvas
  • 48 x 72 in
  • 2013
  • Sold

Exhibitions

Here and There, This and That: New Pictures from the Perth Studio by Philip Craig

June 23 - July 7, Toronto

Here and There, This and That: New Pictures from the Perth Studio by Philip Craig

June 23 - July 7, Toronto

Now and Then: Painters in the Canadian Rockies

June 2 - September 1, Calgary

Now and Then: Painters in the Canadian Rockies

June 2 - September 1, Calgary

Canadian Made | Contemporary Group Exhibition

May 26 - June 2, Toronto

Canadian Made | Contemporary Group Exhibition

May 26 - June 2, Toronto

Winter Contemporary Group Exhibition

January 20 - January 27, Toronto

Winter Contemporary Group Exhibition

January 20 - January 27, Toronto

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Media

Philip Craig | Florals and France

Philip Craig | Paintings of Italy

Philip Craig's Studio Tour

Philip Craig "New paintings: Trinity, Port Rexton and Bonavista"

Philip Craig: Morning Dory

Philip Craig | Lake O'Hara

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Contact

Toronto

416 964 9050

16 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 2E2
Tuesday to Saturday from 10am - 5pm, or by appointment

Winnipeg

204 791 2239

306 St. Mary's Road, Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2H 1J8
Open by appointment only until further notice

Calgary

403 209 8542

314 12 Ave S.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2R 0H2
Tuesday to Saturday from 10am - 5:30pm, or by appointment