Craig was born in Gadsden Alabama, and was taught by his father at an early age to draw and paint. As a young man, Craig learned a deep appreciation for the outdoors, old farms, and barnacle laden harbors, with their history, told by the well– worn scars, and patina earned by years of hard work and time. His father taught him to use his talents to record these memories with paint and canvas. Craig began painting professionally in 1984 while also maintaining his professional career. He began his full time professional art business in 2005. Craig travels, extensively, participating in plein air competitions, paint outs, painting excursions across the United States and abroad. Along with teaching a local mentoring program in his hometown of Gulf Shores, Alabama, Craig also travels around the south, teaching plein air and studio workshops.