Originally Doug trained at the Royal College of Art, London graduating with an MA. He then studied Architecture at the Architectural Association, graduating in 1974, formed his own design practice and spent the next 25 years designing on a wide variety of projects, ranging from film sets to a private 28-suite yacht. Doug also carried out numerous architectural and artwork commissions in USA, Tajikistan, Saudi Arabia, Greece, Russia, Cuba, India and England.

During the past five years he has been retracing the journeys of three 18th and 19th century travelling artists who recorded the three great world faiths - Islam, Buddhism and Orthodox Christianity. This has involved sketching and painting Islamic mosques and monuments  in north Africa and India, Buddhist Dzongs in Bhutan and the Christian orthodox monasteries of Mount Athos and Meteora in Greece.

Exhibitions During the past 20 years: He has had numerous one man exhibition and major commissions including various portfolio collections.

• 1995 Identification Artwork. Enamel Panels. Bank, Underground Station London. Client: London Underground

• 1997 Platform Artworks. Whitechapel Underground Station, London. Client: London Underground

• 1999 Dubai Portfolio. Client: Lotus Computers

• 2000 The Palaces of Rajahstan. Client: Indian Heritage

• 2001 Commenced the Mount Athos collection for a private client

• 2003 12 lithographs of the monastery of Saint Catherine Sinai, Egypt.
  Client: The St Catherine's Foundation

• 2004 Assam portfolio illustrating a boat journey on the mighty Brahmaputra river from Guwahati to Sibsagar. Client: Assam Bengal Navigation Company

• 2004 - 2007 Embarked on the Bhutan collection to illustrate the 20 Buddhist monasteries and Dzongs of the Kingdom of Bhutan. Land of the Thunder Dragon in association with the Tarayama Foundation Bhutan.