Doug was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan. He lived and worked in Mexico in the 70’s and Spain in the 80’s where, for 12 years, he worked and exhibited in numerous galleries such as The Galeria La Cortina in Barcelona and The Galeria lnternacional in lbiza among others.

He has spent the last 20 years focusing on oil pastels and print-making in limited and numbered editions. He and his wife, Debra, now reside in Oakland, California.