Douglas Black
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I paint in oils, have since I was twelve, nearly fifty years ago. My output has ebbed and flowed over the decades, as have my interests changed to and from landscapes and abstractions, portraiture and flowers. Animals have grabbed my attention since the beginning of the pandemic, birds in particular, because their beauty in both color and shape exist in innocence; they know not how lovely they are.
Douglas Black (1961 – ), painter, born in Glasgow, this artist spent most of his early life in Detroit where his formal education was in architecture. He studied watercolor rendering technique under acclaimed artist Roy Strickfaden, and oils and gauche under the modernist Harold Linton.
Currently living in Chicago, Douglas has a neo-classical style of oil on canvas, as well as pen and ink illustrations for historical fiction author Duke Pierce Reade.
His signature is simply Douglas along with the hyphenated two digit year of production. Douglas’s paintings are valued in the hundreds to low-thousands and are held in several private collections.
Shows have included community art fairs, gallery inclusions, and special events hosted in mansions and medieval styled halls.
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Biography
I paint in oils, have since I was twelve, nearly fifty years ago. My output has ebbed and flowed over the decades, as have my interests changed to and from landscapes and abstractions, portraiture and flowers. Animals have grabbed my attention since the beginning of the pandemic, birds in particular, because their beauty in both color and shape exist in innocence; they know not how lovely they are.
Douglas Black (1961 – ), painter, born in Glasgow, this artist spent most of his early life in Detroit where his formal education was in architecture. He studied watercolor rendering technique under acclaimed artist Roy Strickfaden, and oils and gauche under the modernist Harold Linton.
Currently living in Chicago, Douglas has a neo-classical style of oil on canvas, as well as pen and ink illustrations for historical fiction author Duke Pierce Reade.
His signature is simply Douglas along with the hyphenated two digit year of production. Douglas’s paintings are valued in the hundreds to low-thousands and are held in several private collections.
Shows have included community art fairs, gallery inclusions, and special events hosted in mansions and medieval styled halls.
- Nationality: UNITED STATES
- Date of birth : 1961
- Artistic domains:
- Groups: Contemporary American Artists
Influences
Education
1979 - 1984
School of Architecture, LTU
Southfield,
Michigan,
United States
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Achievements
Collective Expositions
2023
Homage, 311 Gallery
Raleigh,
NC,
United States
2023
Small Works, Chicago Fine Art Salon
Chicago,
IL,
United States
2023
Wings And Water Exhibition, River Art Center
Prairie du Sac,
WI,
United States
2020
Chicago-Lights Holiday Gala Art Show And Charity Auction
Chicago,
IL,
United States
2019
Chicago-Lights Holiday Gala Art Show And Charity Auction
Chicago,
IL,
United States
2018
Citylights Holiday Gala Art Show
Chicago,
IL,
United States
2010
Owosso Spring Artwalk
Owosso,
MI,
United States
2003
Shiawassee Arts Center Juried Holiday Show
Owosso,
MI,
United States
1990
Lac Juried Spring Botanical Exhibition
Lansing,
MI,
United States
1987
Plymouth Juried Art Fair
Plymouth,
MI,
United States
Publications & Press
2013
Structure, Sport, Sidestreets; A Trilogy Of Vision And View, Photography By Douglas Black
Chicago,
IL,
United States
2016
Five Years In Chicago, From Dark Water Studio (Publisher) 500 Photos By Douglas Black
Chicago,
IL,
United States
2017
The Red And The Gold, Part One, From Dark Water Studio (Publisher) Chicago. Illustrations
Chicago,
IL,
United States
2020
The Red And The Gold, Part Two, From Dark Water Studio (Publisher) Chicago. Illustrations
Chicago,
IL,
United States
2022
The Red And The Gold, Part Three, From Dark Water Studio (Publisher) Chicago. Illustrations
Chicago,
IL,
United States
2022
Anticat; Defy Category Zine, Issue 1, Jumpers Closet Pts 1, 2. Illustrations
Chicago,
IL,
United States
2023
Anticat; Defy Category Zine, Issue 2, Jumpers Closet Pt 3. Illustrations
Chicago,
IL,
United States
2023
Anticat; Defy Category Zine, Issue 3, Jumpers Closet Pts 4, 5. Illustrations
Chicago,
IL,
United States
2024
Tides Of Time, Book Cover Art, From Dark Water Studio (Publisher)
Chicago,
IL,
United States
Solo Expositions
2023
Pop-Up Gallery, Hyde Park Farmers Market
Chicago,
IL,
United States
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