


Awards include 1st place awards for Plein Air 757, Williamsburg Plein Air and the Plein Air Mount Lebanon quick draw competitions, as well as a three time winner of the Historic Fort Monroe Plein Air Exhibition. There he realized his passion for capturing light and nature in his own personal way.ĭoug has been commissioned to paint both Harborfest and Neptune Festival posters for 2014.

His commitment to life drawing and painting led him outdoors to paint "en plein air". As an active member of the Norfolk Drawing Group, the painter strives for excellence in his figure drawings and paintings. Graduating with Honors and Magna Cum Laude from Virginia Commonwealth University, Doug's work has evolved from commercial to fine art. He works in oils creating plein air and studio paintings. Doug Clarke is an award winning Plein Air and Studio painter based out of Virginia Beach.
