Local Business Owner and Artist Opens Gallery in North Beach
On February 25, 2017 the OC Contemporary Gallery opened in San Clemente. Situated in a unique and charming setting in North Beach, the gallery features a wide variety of contemporary art and photography. The gallery was opened by long-time San Clemente resident, business owner, and artist, Brian McCracken.
McCracken has been creating all his life. An incessant doodler growing up, he started drawing landscapes on family vacations, which led to experimentation with pastel, crayon, colored pencils and paint pens, among other materials. Around 2013, he decided to dive into oil on canvas almost exclusively…
