Major Articles:

• Watercolor – October 2004 - “Inspired by Dutch and Flemish Still Lifes” by Stephen Doherty
 
• Artist’s magazine –March 2005 - “A New Way of Seeing”
 
• Watercolor Magic (now Watercolor Artist) - April 2006 – “Stunning Realism – The Architecture of Detail"
 
• Artist’s magazine – November 2006 – “Projecting and Art”
 
• American Artist – Oct/Nov 2005 – "Painting in the Digital Age”
  
 
• American Artist’s Drawing magazine – Summer 2005 – “Dreams of Construction”
 
• Watercolor Artist – August 2009 – "Inside the Artists' Studio"

inPrint Archive:

• January / February 2011Issue: Delta Magazine - Real Life Reflections -“Not every painter can see things uniquely, but it is imperative that a painter see things differently and with a certain degree of clarity that the average eye might not see.."
• November 2010 Article: Southwest Art Magazine, "Catching the Light" - "..McCracken’s long career in architecture and marketing gave him much more than a chance to experience original art around the world. It honed his already detail-oriented mind, trained him in drafting and photography, and was responsible for taking him to a place where he met the perfect watercolor instructor."
 
• Splash 10 - Details- Edited by Rachel Wolf, Published by North Light Books - View Book on Amazon
• International Artist - Oct / Nov 2008 - Click Here to View (PDF)
• THE CREATIVE LIFE, Up Close with Local People in the Arts - Laurin was featured in the Fort Worth Star Telegram on May 11, 2008. Click here to view the story.
• Watercolor Magic - Dec 2007 - "Striking Silver "(PDF)
• A Celebration of Light: Painting the Textures of Light in Watercolor, by Jane Freeman - Available on Amazon- Published by North Light Books, 2007
 
• Artist's Magazine - Nov 2006 - "Projecting and Art" (PDF)
• BuyOutsideTheBox.com - May 2006 -"Borrowing" in Art
• Star Telegram Article - April 2006 - Engineering firm hires chief with an unusual title (PDF)
• Watercolor Magic (now Watercolor Artist - April 2006 - Click here to view the publication (PDF)
• Splash 9 - 144 page book with 140 illustrations - Features 7 paintings by Laurin - Click here for details
 
• International Artist - Oct / Nov 2005 - Click here to view the publication (PDF)
• American Artist - October / November 2005 - Click here to view the publication (PDF)
• Commercial Appeal - Sept 22, 2005 - Click here to view the publication
• Meridian Museum of Art - Meridian, MS – September 10, 2005 - Click here to read about the show!
• American Artist Drawing Magazine - Summer 2005 - "Dreams of Construction", p. 102 - Click here to view the publication (1MB PDF)
• Watercolor Magic - August 2005 - 2005 WaterMedia Showcase, P. 41
• Artist's Magazine - March 2005 - Click here to view the publication (PDF)
• International Artist Magazine - February/March 2005
• The Commercial Appeal - April 2005 - McCracken watercolors at Durden
• 100 Ways to Paint Still Life and Florals, Volume 2 - International Artist Publishing Inc, 2005
• International Artist Magazine - February/March 2005 | "The Burning Question - How did you paint that?" , p. 139
 
• The Commercial Appeal - "McCracken's vision of still life is a-changing" - October 8, 2004
• Watercolor – October 2004 - “Inspired by Dutch and Flemish Still Lifes” by Stephen Doherty
  International Artist Magazine, October/November 2004 - Master Painters of the World, US Showcase, pp. 32-33
• 100 Ways to Paint Still Life & Florals – International Artist Publishing Inc., 2004
  100 Ways to Paint Favorite Things – International Artist Publishing Inc., 2004
 

Awards Archive:

• Watercolor Society of Alabama - 2007 OnLine Exhibition - Laurin's Reflections in Silver was awarded top honors
 
•  Old Forge Hardware Award
  - 2005 Adirondack National Exhibition of American Watercolor 
 
•  Daler-Rowney USA Award and Degas Pastel Society Award
  - Louisiana Watercolor Society 35th International Exhibition 
 
•  Da Vinci Paint Co., Inc and St. Cuthbert Mill Award
  - 28th Annual Juried Show, Aqueous 2005 of the Kentucky Watercolor Society 
 
• Board of Directors' Award
  - 28th International Exhibition Watercolor Art Society - Houston 2005
 
• Award of Merit
  - 28th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Southern Watercolor Society
 
• Totally Transparent Watercolor Award "Best of Show"
  - 29th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Tennessee Watercolor Society
 
• Golden Brush Award
  - 27th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Southern Watercolor Society
 
• Patrons of the Arts Awards
  - 55th Annual Exhibition of the Texas Watercolor Society
 
• Connoisseur Brush Award
  - 36th National Exhibition of the California Watercolor Society
 
• George Sponable Memorial Award
  - Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolor
 
• Daler-Rowney USA Award
  - Pittsburgh Watercolor Society Aqueous 2003
 
• Delores Rogers Memorial/ Rosemarie Cardoso Award
  - Philadelphia Water Color Society 103rd Anniversary International Exhibition of Works on Paper