ABOUT THE ARTIST  

Douglas Orr Zeigler was born in Dixon, Illinois and attended The University of Chicago and The Art Institute of Chicago (BFA). He studied drawing, painting and design with several European emigre faculty who taught the traditional, rigorous disciplines of drawing, composition and color. In this environment, he developed an approach to an individual vision which is grounded in representation and nature, but also taps expressive, spontaneous impulses—and summons this to interpret his visual idea. 

The artist has continued study throughout his career with numerous teachers in both oil and watercolor, and has led life-drawing groups in the community.

Zeigler works outdoors, “plain-air”, as well as in his studio in Manakin Sabot, Virginia.