Doug Foltz

Homer's Truth, 2022

Oil on Canvas

40 x 40 inches

Courtesy of the artist

www.DougFoltz.com, @dougfoltz

I find great peace and power in nature and great energy in curiosity and discovery of any kind, exploring new places - finding something new about the world and the relationship you share with it. Painting has long been a way for me to indulge that exploration. I am fascinated with water and light and believe that composition is king. I see graphic form in almost everything and try to open new views of both the expanse and the detail of the coastal landscape. I think of my work as "interpretive", easily departing to explore more abstract character... but usually returning to a representative home, less about the way a place looks, than the way it makes me feel. Born and raised on the water. Bachelors of Environmental Design and Bachelors of Architecture - Auburn University. Just over forty years in creative and management roles as architect, graphic designer, painter, photographer, branding and visual communication consultant. I've been painting and drawing since childhood and am fortunate to have work hanging in private and corporate collections from Seattle to the Bahamas and northern Europe. I've participated in solo and group shows across the eastern US and had work published regularly in American Art Collector, Costal Living, Southern Accents, Decor and Traditional Home magazines, and The Best of American Oil Artists. I served on the Hambidge Board of Directors for many years and I work hard to nurture the creative spirit in everything around me. I currently work from studios in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida - where I live happily with my wife Alecia and Airedale Stella - and in regular sessions on the southeast Georgia and Central Maine coasts.