After earning his Master of Fine Arts degree from Michigan State University in 1978, Doug left Michigan to pursue a career in fine art, spending most of his time in San Diego. In 1985 he discovered illustration and found that it was a better fit for a realist. He now specializes in food and nature illustrations that have a soft, realistic, somewhat old-fashioned quality to them. Doug has been a member of The Society of Illustrators San Diego since 1990, and was on its Board of Directors during 1992 and 93. In spring of 2001, Doug and his wife, Victoria, moved back to a home on Green Lake in northern Michigan. Some of his clients include: Alberto Culver Bath & Body Works Best Foods Candle Corp. of America Clairol Clorox Continental Mills Dial E & J Gallo Franklin Templeton Frito-Lay General Mills H.E.B. Grocery Co. Qualcomm Rodale Garden Publishing Shaklee Unilever Victoria's Secret Products that Doug has worked on include: Alberto VO5 - shampoos & conditioners Ambria - candles Andre - champagne Bath & Body Works - hair products Baked Ruffles - potato chips Clairol Natural Instincts - hair color Clorox - bleach Comstock/Wilderness - fruit fillings Cream - corn starch Crystal Geyser - waters Doritos Toppers - snacks FIRST for Women - magazine Hannah's Delights - specialty foods Houlahan's - restaurants Fantastic Foods - rice & beans Kauai Coffee - coffee Krusteaz - bread & bar mixes La Yogurt - yogurt Lever 2000 - soap Mahatma/Carolina - rice Nectar Valley - wines Organic Gardening - magazine Rold Gold - pretzels Ruffles - potato chips Shaklee - nutritional products St. Ives - lotion & hair products Suave Naturals - lotion & hair SunMade - muffin & cookie mix Tostitos - salsas Tree Ripe - juices Victoria's Secret - lotions Vital Path - herbal supplements