A Place for Art

Doug's artwork has evolved over time from layers and layers of paint applied with syringe, to his current works using various mixed media along with acrylic paint to build his sculptural paintings.

In December's show, Doug is using his artwork to find balance in this current world of struggle and lack of political and social discourse.  His artwork reflects the beauty of our world with its richness of color, shape and texture, as well as the darkness of war and man's inhumanity as depicted in his hauntingly beautiful Battle of Passchendaele paintings.

To help him deal with today's global struggles he finds something beautiful to balance him as seen in his paintings of nature and the physical environment.  His WWI paintings are allegories for our current difficult sociopolitical climate, for the dark days to come.

If we can learn from history, the world wars have a lot to teach us. WW1 is the story of what happened when unfettered nationalism ruled the day. Most of these paintings take their inspiration from the battle of Passchendaele, the third attack by the British in the Ypres sector during the First World War.