Doug Erion, artist represented by Gallery East of Loveland, Colorado

Doug Erion began painting with friend and fellow painter Charles Cross in 1988. His paintings first appeared in exhibits in 1994 and since then have appeared nationally in juried exhibitions for the National Arts for the Parks, Oil Painters of America, and the NCAA National Juried Exhibition. Regionally, his paintings have been exhibited in the Colorado Governor's Art Show, The Colorado Open Biennial, Oil Painters of America Regional, and at many small group shows including the acclaimed On the Trail of Lewis & Clark held at the Merril-Johnson Gallery in Denver.

Doug Erion
Self Portrait

     In addition to his own painting, Doug teaches painting and drawing at the Loveland Academy of Fine Art, holds weekly drawing sessions, serves on the Loveland Visual Arts Commission and writes limited circulation articles on art for his friends and collectors. He is currently writing a book for outdoor painters and acting as co-curator for a painting exhibition of Colorado landscape painting to be held at the Loveland Museum. He is represented by Gallery East in Loveland and by the Merrill-Johnson Gallery in Denver. He maintains a web site at http://www.dougerion.com.

     Doug lives in Loveland with his wife Lynne and their family.