Former Guardsman Dougie Adams was injured in an IED incident on the 21st of June 2012 on his third tour of Afghanistan and suffered the emotional trauma also of his best friend being killed in and IED attack. Dougie was diagnosed with PTSD and discharged from the Army in 2014  and has come to painting for pleasure and effective therapy. He loves dogs and paints powerful and witty portraits but is happiest when he is outside in the wide open landscape, where he feels at peace with his paints and his easel.