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Artist Statement:
Realistic food and botanical
illustration for packaging and
advertising with over 15 years
experience in the illustration
business. Some clients
include: St. Ive's, Bath &
Body Works, Suave, Dial,
Frito-Lay, Clairol, Krusteaz,
Ghirardelli, Shaklee and
Victoria's Secret among many
others....
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Douglas Schneider Biography:
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Age
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59
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
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| Education |
Masters of Fine Arts |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
tennis, music |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Watercolor
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Impressionism - (1865 - 1885)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Douglas Schneider was born and raised in Midland, Michigan. He enjoyed drawing as a child, but at age eleven he discovered music and started taking clarinet lessons. He concentrated on music instead of art and didn’t take art classes after elementary school.
He became quite proficient at playing the clarinet and was principle clarinetist in the Michigan All-State High School Band during the summer of ’66 as well as playing in the Michigan Youth Symphony. In fall of ’67 he attended Michigan State University as a music major, but eventually lost interest. He tried a beginning art class his sophomore year and found that it came natural to him, and he soon became an art major.
Doug transferred to Central Michigan University for his junior and senior years, and graduated with a BA in 1971.
After earning a Master of Fine Arts degree from Michigan State University in 1978, Doug left the cold weather of Michigan, and moved to Houston to pursue a career in fine art. While in Houston, he was represented by the prestigious Hooks-Epstein Galleries, had a one-person show at the University of Houston and was in numerous juried national and wide-regional shows.
In 1985 Doug discovered illustration and found that it was a better fit for a realistic artist. He went back to school at the Art Institute of Houston to learn basic principles of graphic art so he could better understand the industry he wanted to work in. He now specializes in painting realistic watercolor illustrations of food and nature for packaging and advertising.
In 1987 Doug moved to San Diego and has been a member of The Society of Illustrators San Diego since 1990. He was on its Board of Directors during 1992 and 93.
Doug has had a flourishing career for the last twenty years and is fortunate to have many happy, recurring clients. For five years he did more than 70 packaging illustrations for St. Ive's products and over 50 packaging illustrations for Suave Naturals and Seasonals products. Frito-Lay has used his illustrations on their packaging for Ruffle's Potato Chips, Rold Gold Pretzels, Tostitos Salsa, Grandma's Cookies, Chester’s Fries and Doritos Toppers. Additional clients include Alberto VO5, Ambria Candles, Bath & Body Works, Best Foods, Bolthouse Farms, Clairol, Clorox, Continental Mills, Crystal Geyser Waters, Dial, E & J Gallo, Ghirardelli, Good Seasonings, La Yogurt, Lever 2000 Soap, Mahatma/Carolina Rice, Marzetti, Shaklee, Smucker’s, Tree Top Juices, Victoria's Secret and Walmart.
In spring of 2001, he and his wife, Victoria, moved back to a home on Green Lake in northern Michigan, where they enjoy living in the beauty and peacefulness of nature.
To view more of Doug’s work visit: www.douglasschneider.com.
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