Early in 2014 Simonson finally decided where he would settle next. He moved to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico at the end of October, and quickly found a small apartment and set up a temporary painting studio in his bedroom. It was cramped but he loved living in a new place and immersing himself in a new culture.<\/p>\r\n
Then about 6 months after his arrival, he made a wonderful discovery: a place called ArtVallarta \u00a0 ArtVallarta, says Simonson, is like a Puerto Vallarta version of Lincoln\u2019s Parrish Studios. It\u2019s a community of artists and art lovers, with studios for painting, pottery, creative cooking, and classes of all kinds. When he met the owner and director, Nathalie Herling, the two hit it off immediately. Simonson refers to Nathalie as \u201cThe Patron Saint of Puerto Vallarta Artists.\u201d<\/p>\r\n
Simonson has become an ArtVallarta Artist-in-Residence and paints there daily. He\u2019s begun teaching a painting class one day a week.<\/p>\r\n
After 35 years of painting professionally, Simonson is operating at the peak of his powers\u2014so far. The latest work coming out of his ArtVallarta studio is clear evidence that he\u2019s still growing, still exploring, and still producing powerful, and powerfully beautiful, art.<\/p>","link":"https:\/\/artvallarta.com\/es\/product-category\/gallery-art\/contributing-artists-es\/douglas-simonson-es\/","name":"Douglas Simonson","slug":"douglas-simonson-es","taxonomy":"product_cat","parent":929,"meta":[],"menu_order":235,"yoast_head":"\n