Artist Doug Strickland Events

Doug was one of several artists participating in Duke Raleigh Hospital's "Mosaic" Exhibit, which depicts the theme of "diversity".

Doug is shown with his entry, "Edna and Sammy". The show will run through March 15, 2010.

Doug was one of three artists invited to paint at the first annual Winterfest on Dec. 4, 2009 on Raleigh's Fayetteville Street by the Downtown Raleigh Alliance.

Doug's painting depicts the outdoor ice skating rink on the plaza that had its grand opening that night. The painting is now the property of Downtown Raleigh Alliance. Other artists participating in the event were Dan Nelson and Eric McRay. Thanks to Craig Luster of Luster Studios for this photo.

Two of Doug's paintings, "Toy Crossroads" and "Rested", were part of the Junior League of Raleigh's "Someplace Like Home" fundraiser show at The Raleigh Convention Center, Oct 21-25, 2009. "Rested" won third place in the juried show.

Doug's painting "Red Cows on Grapevine Road" won "Best in Show" at the 2009 NC State Fair.

On Sunday, October 19, Doug participated in a silent auction in support of the Mountain to Sea Trail at the new equestrian center being constructed at the Portofino development on Hwy. 42 near Clayton, NC. Congressman Bob Etheridge attended and spoke at the event.

On Saturday, October 17, Doug displayed some of his artwork as part of the "Art Ala Cart Historic Home Tour" in Clayton, NC at the home of Lee and Ruth Silberman. It was sponsored by Clayton Visual Arts.

One of the tour participants takes a look at Doug's display on the Silbermans' porch.

9/30/2009 - Doug paints a one hour still life demonstration as guest of a painting class at Johnston Community College.

Doug won an "Award of Merit" at the 2009 Clayton Art Faire on Sept. 3, 2009, for his painting "Red Cows on Grapevine Road".

This painting and other winners will be on display at the Clayton Center in Clayton, NC throughout the month of September.

Local art adorns new hospital

BY SARAH NAGEM - Staff Writer

The artwork that hangs on the walls of the hospital here has special meaning. Instead of buying and framing random prints, hospital leaders decided to hire local artists to decorate Johnston Medical Center-Clayton, which will open this fall. Johnston County has plenty of local artistic talent, said Suzette Rodriguez, a spokeswoman for Johnston Health. "We wanted to promote it," she said. The hospital bought 43 pieces of art that are displayed throughout the new hospital. Hospital officials wanted art that created a sense of tranquility, Rodriguez said. Scenes of nature adorn the walls. One of the biggest pieces, "Afternoon Rain" by Walter Day of Archer Lodge, hangs in a main waiting area of the hospital.

Doug Strickland has seven paintings in the new building. A retired social worker in Johnston County, Strickland lives in the Meadow community. One of Strickland's largest paintings in the hospital is of an old car. Another is of an old country store near Clayton. He gets his inspiration from Johnston County scenes. Strickland said he was pleased that Johnston Health wanted to use the works of local artists. "It helps to provide more of a local flavor to people who go into the hospital," he said.

Janie Prete of Clayton has five paintings in the building. Prete said her painting called "Journey of the Vast," which shows a bird, symbolizes Johnston County taking flight. "It's such a fast-growing area, people are coming in," Prete said. "Things are changing, hopefully for the best."

About a dozen artists have works in the new hospital. A photography project shows the letters of "Johnston Health" using regular items in the hospital. And some employees created two Jackson Pollock-style paintings by writing "JMC" over and over with paint. "This project is all about Johnston County, and that's just one more piece of it," Rodriguez said.

Doug won two awards at the conclusion of the Midtown Plein Air Painting Competition sponsored by North Hills Shopping Center in Raleigh on August 9, 2009.

He won "Best Plein Air Representation" for this painting of Jolly Jewelers, which was completed in July:

He won "Best Quick Painting for the painting on the left, which was done on site between 10 am and 1 pm on Sunday, Aug. 9th:

The image on the right is actually a 'practice painting' completed in 3 hours in preparation for the final quick painting event. There are similarities to the winning entry, but the cars in the foreground and other details are different. The practice painting is available for sale.

Doug's 2-hour plein air painting of American Discount Building Suppies, still on his French easel, completed June 25, 2009.

On Saturday, June 13th, Doug painted during the Benson Saturday Stroll - "Splash into Summer" Event on Main Street in Benson, NC.
Photos courtesy of Daniel Marcus, Omniimpact.com

During the month of June, 2009, Doug had two paintings, "Blue Ford", and "Rested", on exhibit in the Exchange Gallery at Visual Art Exchange in Raleigh.

Doug's painting, "Buick Eight" was accepted into the Raleigh Fine Arts Society exhibit of North Carolina art. It was prominently displayed just to the left of the escalator in the lobby of Meymandi Hall at the Progress Energy Center during the month of April, 2009.

Doug Strickland stands by his painting 'Clayton Main Street' on display at the Capital Bank office in Clayton, NC

New branch office showcases local artwork representing area's roots

Raleigh, N.C.—Dec. 9, 2008- Continuing the tradition of featuring local artwork in branches, paintings from three local artists are on permanent display at the new Capital Bank branch in Clayton at 12701 U.S. Highway 70 West. Participating artists are Doug Strickland, Steven Gibson and Nicole White Kennedy. "The paintings portray local landmarks and represent the spirit and people that highlight the town's personality," said B. Grant Yarber, president and CEO of Capital Bank. "We are proud to join the Clayton community and look forward to contributing more to this thriving area."A member of the Visual Art Exchange in Raleigh, Strickland has received multiple accolades for his work including the Award of Merit at the 2008 Clayton Art Faire. His work on display at Capital Bank includes "Clayton Main Street" and "T.R. Lee Service Station, Clayton," both of which are oil on canvas. Since retiring in 2003, he has devoted more time to his craft of painting and drawing after a career in social work. . .

Three of my portrait paintings were on exhibit along with other members of the Sertoma portrait painters group through Nov. 23rd, 2008. The reception for the exhibit was at 2pm on Sunday, Oct. 26th.

Two of my paintings were entered into the Art and Photography competition at the 2008 NC State Fair. Both of the paintings won awards.

Doug won a Commissioners Purchase Award (above) and First Place in Professional Painting (below) for his two entries in the NC State Fair. Both pieces were on display through the end of the Fair on Oct. 26, and sold during the Fair.
photo by Dan Lee

Photo courtesy of Dan Laffey, Raleigh, NC

9/20/2008: Painting at the recent Sparkcon Street Painting Festival sponsored by the Visual Art Exchange on Moore Square in Raleigh, NC

9/4/2008: Winners from the 10th annual Art Faire Artists Competition are (from left) David McGehee; Mayor Jody McLeod, who presented the awards; Doug Strickland, Laura Padilla, Janie Prete, and Larry Strevig, chair, Clayton Visual Arts, sponsor of the event. Not shown are Susan Soper and Michael Hall. The exhibit was at The Clayton Center through Sept. 30, 2008.