About Doug Herr, Landscapes in Oil, Mill Valley, California

Doug Herr is a resident of Mill Valley, California, and has been painting since childhood. Having grown up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, some of his early memories are of drawing trees and country scenes. He pursued art through his school years and was inspired by the painters of the Hudson River School. He received a BFA from Kent State University in Ohio in 1968 and moved to California shortly thereafter.

In the 1970's Doug produced a series of abstract paintings which reflected the mood of the era. Some of these works received awards in Sausalito and San Francisco Art Festivals, and were exhibited in galleries in New York and Chicago.

After working in the advertising business for many years, Doug left to pursue his painting full time. His current body of work, Mount Tam Suite, is a group of portraits of Marin County's Mt. Tamalpais and its environs.

"I have been fortunate to live in one of the most beautiful locations in the U.S.," said Doug. "In several decades I have seen the mountain in so many moods -- from the most subtle to the most sublime. With onsite drawing and using elements gathered through years of photography, many of my works are pictorially accurate. Others have been embellished by memory and imagination."

Doug's Mount Tam Suite may be viewed on his Gallery Page.

Contact Doug at (415) 381-5047 or email him.

	Doug Herr is a resident of Mill Valley, California, and has been painting since childhood. Having grown up in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, some of his early memories are of drawing trees and country scenes. He pursued art through his school years and was inspired by the painters of the Hudson River School. He received a BFA from Kent State University in Ohio in 1968 and moved to California shortly thereafter. In the 1970's Doug produced a series of abstract paintings which reflected the mood of the era. Some of these works received awards in Sausalito and San Francisco Art Festivals, and were exhibited in galleries in New York and Chicago. After working in the advertising business for many years, Doug left to pursue his painting full time. His current body of work, Mount Tam Suite, is a group of portraits of Marin County's Mt. Tamalpais and its environs. "I have been fortunate to live in one of the most beautiful locations in the U.S.," said Doug. "In several decades I have seen the mountain in so many moods -- from the most subtle to the most sublime. With onsite drawing and using elements gathered through years of photography, many of my works are pictorially accurate. Others have been embellished by memory and imagination." Doug's Mount Tam Suite may be viewed on his Gallery Page. Contact Doug at (415) 381-5047 or email him.
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