ABOUT DOUG BLOODWORTH

A combination of pop art, photography and textural paint strokes, Doug Bloodworth’s work was born from boyhood inspirations and has grown into the refined craft of photorealism. In 1974, Doug earned a degree in Commercial Arts and went on during the early stages of his career to work in several genres of the art world. From painting caricatures to billboards, Doug’s pursuits steered him towards the mastery of fine art techniques and a working mentorship with Marv Gunderson, the exclusive artist for the Marlboro brand. Painting iconic works on billboards all over the country was a highlight early on in his career and he still draws from the inspiration and lessons learned during the tour.

Doug’s pursuits steered him towards the mastery of fine art techniques and a working mentorship with Marv Gunderson, the exclusive artist for the Marlboro brand. Painting iconic works on billboards across the country was an early career highlight… and he stills draws inspiration from his major boards in airports, stadiums and event venues in the United States.

The influence of paper printed comics from eras past is still tangible in Bloodworth’s photorealism. Combined with decades of artistic technique and the personal connection offered by his custom works, Doug’s collectability has jettisoned… his works are collected by Lil Wayne… baseball great Roger Clemens… Saudi princes… and he exhibits all over the country and across the globe. Bloodworth is truly one of the greatest photorealists of our generation, and is recognized in the international art community as one of the premiere photorealist painters of our time.

Bloodworth’s work is world-renowned and he is known for his iconic images of Monopoly, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Spiderman/Oreos, Batman Peanut/Butter and Cheetos/Hulk. His work has captured both collectors and the art world alike; his work sits in the Collections of Lil Wayne, the Saudi Royal Family, and he truly is riding a wave of recognition he could never have imagined in his early career as one of the country’s leading billboard artists and illustrators. Doug Bloodworth enjoys evoking the viewer’s nostalgic feelings of one’s childhood, be that in comic books, games we played, or our comfort foods. Doug has since been commissioned to paint two 30’ x 200’ murals at Tampa’s Tropicana Field, a project which took six months to complete and inspired him to focus solely on painting fine art pieces.

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