Doug La Rue grew up in Dallas, Texas and being the offspring of an engineer and an artist he quickly found a passion for a mixture of art and technology. La Rue interned with 3 professional photographers before graduating from High School and won every art and photo contest he entered during this time including the Thomas Jefferson Scholarship and was inducted into the National Quill and Scroll Honor Society for Journalism.
In college, La Rue worked as a photojournalist and provided work for United Press International and Associated Press and even made the Dean's List while completing a degree in Environmental Design from Texas A&M University in the fall of 1987. His art made its way into numerous gallery spaces and showcases including honors and awards for photography ans illustration.
He moved to Austin and spent the next seven years producing books for various publishers like Holt Rinehart Winston and Steck-Vaughn. La Rue also designed several children’s book characters and books for L.B.Co. Publishing, including Charge, The Littlest Aggie and Esprit & Claire, The Spirit and Vision of Notre Dame. LaRue also produced web sites for LBCo including The Littlest Longhorn - The Saga of Bevo.
In 1994 La Rue worked with Ken Roberson, Executive Producer of the motion pictures “Rigged” and “Yellowhair and the Fortress of Gold.” LaRue color corrected Rigged at PhotoKem in Burbank, California during its conversion to D1 from 35mm. La Rue was also on the Board of Directors for The Artist' Coalition of Austin and was active in their group shows. La Rue placed seond in "Range of Motion" a competition which turned into a 2 month gallery show in the Texas State Capitol Building.
In 1994 La Rue founded Glaze Studio, a creative visual media production company. The company’s first contract was with the Texas Department of Transportation producing a statewide identity campaign for motorcycle safety in Texas. The project included logos, illustrations, poster art, billboards, bumper stickers, decals and television commercials starring Jimmie Vaughan with a pair of magic sunglasses and about 50 incredible motorcycles.
For the past 12 years La Rue has owned and operated Glaze Studio and produced a number of exciting media projects including Motion Pictures, Magazines, Documentary Films, Identity Campaigns, Web Sites, Live Concerts and more.