Painter
Member of Flag since
2022
Doug’s Artist Statement:
| Born in upstate New York, as a child I traveled the world as a military brat, living in all four corners of the United States as well as in Europe. During those adventuresome times (11 schools over 12 grade-school years) I developed passions for people, medicine, aviation, and art. My “artwork” began as pencil drawings of aircraft and spacecraft at my desk during elementary school (much to my math and English instructors’ chagrin). In college, I painted landscapes from memories of my youth to relax between studies and exams. During my ensuing medical and military career, I painted to commemorate the places I lived and traveled, as time permitted.
Upon retiring from a long and successful career as a physician, US Air Force officer, pilot, and cancer researcher in 2014, I was finally able to pursue making art as the next full-time chapter of my life. Oils and acrylics are my media of choice, and for the last 50 years I have enjoyed painting both in the studio and in plein air. My heroes are the Impressionists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Although largely self-taught, I have more recently studied under Paul Ladnier, George Van Hook, Ken DeWaard, and Bill Farnsworth. I’m honored to have received numerous awards in regional art shows and have had my images published in several nationally-distributed publications (see CV). My work is now represented in private collections throughout the United States, from Nevada to Florida and from Texas to New York. Having moved away from my early years of tight photo-realism, I now rather try to capture the mood, action, or history of a subject. Depicting the interaction of humanity’s creations (via architecture or machine) alongside nature’s beauty is especially compelling: hence my frequent pairing of aircraft with skies, boats on waterways, and buildings wrapped by trees and vegetation. When not in the field painting, my wife and I split our time between our studios near the Atlantic Ocean in northeastern Florida and mountains of northeastern Georgia. |
Exhibitions:
10-11/2022: Plein air painting trip to paint numerous cities
in Spain over 2 weeks
8-9/2022: “Our Florida” Art Show, Jacksonville Public Library, Jacksonville, FL
8/2022: “Fall for Art” Pines and Palms Exhibition, Thomasville, GA
6-9/2022: “Jacksonville Past & Present” Fine Art Show, Jacksonville, FL
6/2022: “Honors Show” at St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, FL
5/2022: “6th Annual Plein Air Paint out hosted by St. Augustine Art Association, St. Augustine, FL
5-6/2022: “The way I see it” show at The Art Center, Jacksonville, FL
5/2022: “Here and now” show at St. Augustine Art Association,
St. Augustine, FL
5/2022: Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Show
4-6/2022: Clay County Courthouse Plein Air Show, Green Cove Springs, FL
4/2022: “Spring members show” at St. Augustine Art Association,
St. Augustine, FL
4/2022: Riverside Avondale Preservation District Art House Show, Jacksonville, FL
3-4/2022: “A touch of Spring” show at The Art Center, Jacksonville, FL
3/2022: Featured artist and speaker at “The Sky’s the Limit” show at
Mossman Hall in Melrose, FL
2/2022: Jacksonville Coalition for the Visual Arts show at
Jacksonville Beach Library, FL
1-4/2022: Artwork selected for display at the Jacksonville
Chamber of Commerce (4 pieces)
1-4/2022: Solo show and featured artist at Christ Episcopal Church Gallery in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (32 pieces on display)
1-2/2022: “In Flight” show at The Art Center, Jacksonville, FL
1-2/2022: “Let me take you there, through Plein Air” show at the Turner Center for the Performing Arts, Valdosta, GA
Awards:
10/2022 Finalist in Art Show International Gallery Portrait Competition 2022 for “Lost in thought”
9/2022 HM in the 4th Figurative International Juried Art Competition 2022 for “Proudly Recovering”
6/2022 3rd place in Jacksonville 200 Bicentennial Art Exhibition
for “Welcome Home”
5/2022 2nd place at STAAA
for “Raising the sail” in Here & There show
3/2022 3rd place at FCPAP Melrose Hall “The Sky’s the limit” show
for “Secluded Estate”
2/2022: 3rd place at JCVA Beaches show
for “Strolling volcano beach”
12/2021: FAV15% selection (jury’s favorite 15% of the entries)
for “Preparing for dawn patrol” in BoldBrush Painting online competition
10/2021: 2nd place at TACC for “Fall in the mountains” at Autumn Leaves show
10/2021: 4th place at STAAA Fall 2021 Members Show
for “Conquering Covid-19…”
9/2021: Honorable Mention at Sky Catchers show sponsored by FemArt, Inc. for “David vs. Goliath—the rematch.”
7/2021: Judges Choice at JAG “A Few Quiet Moments” show
for “Listening for Spirits.”
9/2021: Paintings featured in Flying Physicians Bulletin (Vol. 28, Issue 2)
6/2021: 2nd place STAAA/JAG La Primavera show “For the forgotten.”
5/2021: 1st place STAAA Plein Air popup show for “Inn on Charlotte.”
4/2021: 4th place at St. Augustine Art Association (STAAA)
Spring Members Show for “Preparing for Dawn Patrol.”
3/2021: 1st place in juried Magic Moments show at the Art Center Cooperative (TACC) in Jacksonville, FL, for piece entitled “Matera Sunrise.”
5/2020: Honorable Mention at CCPVB Spring Exhibition
for body of work including “Bamboo Walk”, “Coming out of our shell”,
“Survived the mission”, “Dawn patrol”.
4/2020: Paintings featured in Flying Physicians Bulleting (Vol. 27, Issue 1)
3/2020: 1st place in JAG Fresh Paint show at Reddi-Arts
for “Quiet Castaways marsh.”
1/2020: 2nd place in juried JAG show at Berdy Dental Group
for “Dawn Recovery.”
11/2019: 1st place in juried JCVA show held at Cultural Center of
Ponte Vedra Beach (CCPVB) for “Welcome Home.”
4/2019: 3rd place in juried Jacksonville Coalition for the Visual Arts (JCVA) show for “Model A in the Shade.”
11/2018: Fan Favorite at the Gallery in Reddi-Arts, Jacksonville, FL, Jacksonville Artists Guild (JAG) “The Men of JAG” show for “Equipoise.”
11/2018: Artwork selected for publication in “Medical Literary Messenger”
from Virginia Commonwealth University: “Rete 3” Series, and “Trigeminal
Neuralgia” Series
9/2018: Fan Favorite “Blooms” at Cummer Museum/Berdy Dental show
from JAG
7/2004: Subject of cover story for “North Florida Doctor” magazine
entitled “With Flying Colors”
Education:
Undergraduate: Virginia Polytechnic Institute
B.S. (Biology) 1976
Medical School: Medical College of Virginia MD 1979
Internship: Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center (Internal Medicine) 1980
Residency: Stanford University Medical Center
(Radiation Oncology) 1983
Military Postgraduate: Air Command & Staff College,
Air War College 1990’s
Art Self-education: Books, video workshops, drawing/sketching/painting 1972-current
Formal Art Education: Tutelage under Paul Ladnier 2018-current
Workshops: George Van Hook, Ken DeWaard,
and Bill Farnsworth 2018-2020
Representing Galleries:
Lake Burton Gallery, Clayton, GA; Main Street Gallery, Clayton, GA
Relevant Current Memberships:
Jacksonville Artist Guild
First Coast Plein Air Painters
Cultural Center of Ponte Vedra
Jacksonville Coalition for Visual Arts
St. Augustine Art Association
North Georgia Arts Association
Pines & Palms Art Association
Jacksonville Artists and Writers (JAWS)
Oil Painters of America (OPA)