​The Happy Medium Books Cafe

Art Exhibition 
By Douglas Johnson, MD
Journeys in the Sky and on the Land
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"The Happy Medium" Art Exhibition

​Exhibitions Dates: Nov 18, 2024 - Feb 23, 2025. 
​at the
Happy Medium Books Cafe,
2724 Park St, Riverside. Jacksonville, Fl 32205
Mon - Sat 10am-6pm  *  Sun 10am-4pm
​Reception Details:  Dec 8th, 2-4 P.M. 
Come join local artist, veteran, pilot and doctor, Doug Johnson to see his amazing depictions of his travels in oil and watercolor!
​​For more information about this event and a list of other events please visit the Happy Medium Books and Cafe website. (Scroll down to see the online gallery)

"Journeys in the Sky and on the Land" by Douglas Johnson, MD

Born at the West Point Military Academy, Doug traveled the world as an “Air Force brat” during his youth and developed lifelong passions for nature, medicine, aviation, and art.
After receiving his B.S. from Virginia Tech and M.D. from the Medical College of Virginia, he studied Internal Medicine in San Antonio and Radiation Oncology at Stanford. As an active-duty and reserve U.S. Air Force Colonel, Doug served a 24-year military career as a cancer specialist, flight surgeon, nuclear safety consultant, and hospital administrator. In the civilian world, Dr. Johnson helped develop and lead a renowned cancer treatment program and highly-respected cancer research effort, publishing scores of articles in academic journals. 
In addition to his time in a military cockpit, Doug is a rated skydiver and commercial pilot with over 3000 hours of flight time in 70 aircraft types and has built his own award-winning aircraft.
As an oil and acrylic artist behind his easel for over 50 years, he has enjoyed recreating his thoughts and impressions of a 3-dimensional world onto a 2-dimensional canvas. Doug’s artwork tries to meld the beauty of nature with that created by the human hand, be it architecture or machinery. Over recent years, he has been recognized with numerous awards, and his work is represented in private collections in all corners of the USA as well as London and Paris.
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Creativity lies at the heart of what drives Dr. Johnson: “My world revolves around thinking in three or four dimensions, whether it involves creating complex treatments to target cancer, winging safely through the skies as a pilot, or to laying down feelings and memories on canvas.”
Since retiring from his medical practice in 2019, Doug and his wife Sue divide their time between their home and studio in Northeast Florida and his cockpit, winging their way around our beautiful country on the hunt for new adventures.​
This exhibit is finished but you can contact the gallery to see if items are still available.