Douglas Wittnebel

Doug Wittnebel is an architect, a painter, a writer and illustrator based in California. He combines a unique viewpoint, a knowledge of cool aesthetics, a sense of humor, an undying interest in visual phenomena, a deep sense of history, combined with multiple layers of very sound practical experiences as a free hand drawer and designer.

He specializes in editorial and travel drawing advertising, and is open to illustration assignments, in-house work, visual development, storyboarding, visual note taking, architectural sketches and more. As a practicing architect working for firms in Asia, Doug was able to experience spaces and places in Thailand, Burma, Malaysia, China, India and Japan, and capture those scenes in numerous sketchbooks and digital tablets.

Doug is also known as “the Designer that can’t stop Drawing”. He employs drawing as the basis for so many creative acts. Doug is also known for teaching young students about the magic of immediate sketching and live drawing.

From the eyes and mind of an artist and an architect, these are my current musings about the art of painting:

I have two main loves in the creative arena. One is the design of spaces and landscapes in the field of Architecture. The other is ...