GuoYue Dou is a Canadian artist currently residing in Toronto. He was born in 1960, Tianjin, China. Graduating from Tianjin Academy of Arts and Design, he worked as a graphic designer and interior designer before moving to Canada where he now specializes in fine arts and portraiture. GuoYue Dou is a full time artist, and devotes most of his time on creating inspiring artwork. He paints a variety of subjects; landscape, still life, and figurative art. He paints in a realistic style, capturing the atmosphere’s detail and beauty. Throughout the past, GuoYue Dou has attended many art shows, such as Art Expo in Toronto, Art in the Part in Windsor, Bon Echo Art Exhibition and Sale in Bon Echo, The Canadian Portrait: Today and Tomorrow of the Portrait Society of Canada, and was a finalist in the International Portrait Competition 2008 hosted by the Portrait Society of Canada.