ENCHANTMENT I

Geometric Shapes in Earth Tones

Rob Douglas (1960-present) endeavors to move the viewer into another reality beyond the non-representational world of abstract painting. He brings together oils and acrylics, combining the two to heighten the luminosity of his paintings. Beginning with acrylics diluted down to a wash, and with marble dust added, he develops the backgrounds and base layers. The marble dust creates a chalky, gritty tooth and texture which produces the perfect surface for the delicate charcoal markings and shapes that he introduces to those layers. Inks and pigments are used to generate many of the larger forms and indistinct shapes. Then, more applications of diluted washes are employed to obscure these forms. As he randomly sands away portions of these areas a sense of age and weathering is conveyed. Layers of acrylic and/or oil glazes come into play next, to create the color fields. Finally, all the pieces are finished with a linseed oil varnish for the depth it imparts, as well as the durability it provides.

Collections include SPX Global Headquarters, Ritz-Carlton Hotels,

 Nieman Marcus, Mandarin Oriental Hotels, Park Hyatt Hotels, Denver Investment Association, Chevy Chase Bank, Great West Life Assurance Co., Arthur Anderson & Co., William M. Mercer Group, Darby & Darby, Millenium Bostonian Hotel, Council on Foreign Relations, National Academy of Science, and the Washington Embassy of Kuwait.