“I see myself not only as an artist, but also a preservationist, and I love traveling the back roads of America.  When I discover suitable subject matter of old stores, restaurants, mills or milling companies or anything else that catches my eye out on the highways, I photograph it from many angles.  Then I take the photos back to my studio, picking and choosing elements until I arrive at a composition I’m happy with.  Then I draw the image on my paper, and begin building up layers of watercolor until the painting is finished. I hope to capture these wonderful places before they vanish from the landscape, and to reveal their beauty and importance to viewers of my work. The images are not idealized. If the building is in bad shape, but still retaining some dignity, that's how I paint it. I've also started pulling items from our antique collection and have started painting still lifes of all the cool objects my wife and I have picked up through the years."

Tony Craig studied art at Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC and the California Institute of the Arts.  He has worked as an artist in the animation industry for 34 years on shows ranging from “Tiny Toon Adventures” and “Animaniacs” at Warner Brothers, to serving as executive producer/director on “The Lion King’s Timon and Pumbaa”, “101 Dalmatians” (TV series), “Mickey MouseWorks”, “House of Mouse”, “Lilo and Stitch” (TV series), two video sequels to “Lilo and Stitch”, and “Mickey Mouse Clubhouse”, before moving home to NC and devoting more time to his own artwork. 

I still freelances on many current animation projects, and have now come almost full circle, having supervised storyboards on the new reboot of “Animaniacs” for Steven Spielberg and Warner Brothers.Along the way, I worked with such greats as Chuck Jones, Gene Kelly, Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, and Roy E. Disney.

My work is in many corporate collections and the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum's permanent collection.

My art business has been designated as a "Trusted Art Seller" with The Art Storefronts Organization, which means you can shop with confidence, and know that I stand behind the quality and value of my products.