Welcome
A Brief Look At The Past
Architectural design, illustration and tile install design are discussed and examples are shown.
© R. Doane Hoag 2026 Please respect my copyright
This Design section covers some of
the different areas of design I have
been involved with other the many
years.
Architecture
.
Delineation
.
Tile Designs
Doanedesign
Welcome
A Brief Look At The Past
Architectural design, illustration and tile install design are discussed and examples are shown.
© R. Doane Hoag 2026 Please respect my copyright
This Design section
covers some of the
different areas of
design I have been
involved with other
the many years.
Architecture
.
Delineation
.
Tile Designs
Doanedesign
© R. Doane Hoag 2026 Please respect my copyright
Architecture
.
Delineation
.
Tile Designs
DoaneDesign
About Doane
A Brief History
R. Doane Hoag is founder and principal of Doane Design, a Monterey Bay area tile and stone installation design consulting firm and Architectural presentation. With over forty years experience as an independent home builder, designer, and architectural illustrator, Doane is now retired, but was able to provide homeowners, architects and tile contractors alike with fresh and highly innovative solutions for their kitchen, bathroom and other home area tile and stone design challenges or illustration and rendering requirements.The Past
Doane's commercial art work was focused on retail tile and stone design projects for local Monterey area homeowners, designers, architects, contractors, and tile suppliers. This work provided Doane with a unique opportunity to most effectively combine his earlier years of architectural design and graphics fine arts work in one highly focused and creative tile and design practice. Doane and his wife, Sahara, reside in Carmel California with their two dogs, "the kettle kids"The Present
Doane is now concentrating on his fine arts creations. This includes new paintings done outside, "en plein aire" working in this beautiful coastal area that has inspired him so much over the years. Over the last several years he has been creating miniature dioramas, new drawings, and other media he is experimenting with. Take a look at his fine arts website for more information and examples.
© R. Doane Hoag 2026 Please respect my copyright
Architecture
.
Delineation
.
Tile Designs
DoaneDesign
About Doane
A Brief History
R. Doane Hoag is founder and
principal of Doane Design. With
over forty years experience as an
independent home builder,
designer, and architectural
illustrator, Doane is now retired.
The Past
Doane's commercial art work was focused on
residential design, remodelling and spec building
along with architectural illustration and custom tile
installation designs and drawings. Doane and his
wife, Sahara, reside in Carmel California with their
two dogs, "The Kettle Kids"
The Present
Doane is now concentrating on his fine arts creations.
This includes new paintings done outside, "en plein
aire" working in this beautiful coastal area that has
inspired him so much over the years. Over the last
several years he has been creating miniature
dioramas, new drawings, and other media he is
experimenting with.
Take a look at his fine arts website for more
information and examples.
Tile Installation Design
Freehand Drawn Installation Designs
Doane Design provided tile and stone design services for residential and commercial building owners, as well as architects, designers, building suppliers and contractors for the local area for the last 25 years. His experience in both home design and the fine arts supported the delivery of fresh and innovative tile and stone project solutions that were custom designed to the aesthetic as well as functional and budgetary needs of the his residential and commercial clients. In college he was taught the techniques of architectural perspective using the very tedious and slow hand drawn layout and drawing methods before the computer CAD systems made them obsolete. After graduating he took this skill with him to work as an associate with three others at a top illustration company in Los Angeles where he further honed his skills. When he finally ended up in Carmel in 2000 his drawing skills had developed to the point where he could freehand draw perspective views like the one on the right with no computer or drafting equipment help. He worked most of this time at Carmel Stone Imports near the Barnyard, being one of the original members who started with the company and was their manager and designer of their advertisements. brochures and tile installations.
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Architecture
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Delineation
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Tile Designs
DoaneDesign
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Tile Installation Design
Freehand Drawn Installation Designs
In college Doane was taught the techniques of
architectural perspective using the very tedious
and slow hand drawn
layout and drawing
methods before the
computer CAD systems
made them obsolete.
After graduating he took
this skill with him to
work as an associate
with three others at a
top illustration company
in Los Angeles where he
further honed his skills.
When he finally ended up in Carmel in 2000 his
drawing skills had developed to the point where
he could freehand draw perspective views like
the one on above. He worked most of this time at
Carmel Stone Imports and was their manager
and designer of their advertisements. brochures
and tile installations.
© R. Doane Hoag 2026 Please respect my copyright
Architecture
.
Delineation
.
Tile Designs
DoaneDesign
CLICK for Tile Gallery
© R. Doane Hoag 2026 Please respect my copyright
Tile Install
Gallery
Random Sampling
Architecture
.
Delineation
.
Tile Designs
DoaneDesign
This is a small sampling of some of the designs done for custom customer tile installations done over
the years. There are several hundred. On the upper left is one of the advertisements done for Carmel
Stone Imports in Carmel. These hand drawn illustrations not only helped the customers visualize the
final results, but were also invaluable to the tile installer so that he would know what the design
objective was and for him to order the often times custom made artisan tiles that needed quite a bit
of lead time if not in stock.
Click on a thumbnail for a larger view
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Tile Install Gallery
Architecture
.
Delineation
.
Tile Designs
DoaneDesign
This is a small sampling of some of the designs done
for custom customer tile installations done over the
years. There are several hundred. On the upper left is
one of the advertisements done for Carmel Stone
Imports in Carmel. These hand drawn illustrations not
only helped the customers visualize the final results,
but were also invaluable to the tile installer so that he
would know what the design objective was and for
him to order the often times custom made artisan
tiles that needed quite a bit of lead time if not in
stock.
Click on a thumbnail for a larger view
© R. Doane Hoag 2026 Please respect my copyright
Architecture
.
Delineation
.
Tile Designs
DoaneDesign
In college I was taught the techniques of architectural perspective using the very tedious and
slow hand drawn layout and drawing methods before the computer CAD systems made them
obsolete. After graduating I worked as an associate with three others at a top illustration
company in Los Ang Angeles creating “delineations,” architectural renderings. They were laid
out using a complicated mathematical geometric system on long tables using guide sticks and
drafting tools. Then these layouts were traced over using ink pens, the buildings drawn in and
“entourage” added consisting of people, cars, landscape elements, etc. After that the drawing
was taken to a printer where it was printed on a mylar sheet, then back to us where we back
painted it using acrylic paints and finally, it was mounted on a back board and framed for the
client. Most of this work was commercial buildings for larger development architects and
ocassionally residential buildings for architects. buildings.
This is a small sampling of some of these.
Delineations
Click thumbnail to enlarge
© R. Doane Hoag 2026 Please respect my copyright
Architecture
.
Delineation
.
Tile Designs
DoaneDesign
In college I was taught the
techniques of architectural
perspective using the very
tedious and slow hand drawn
layout and drawing methods
before the computer CAD
systems made them obsolete.
After graduating I worked as an associate with three
others at a top illustration company in Los Angeles.
Desired views were laid out using a complicated
mathematical geometric system on long tables using
guide sticks and drafting tools. Then these layouts
were traced over using ink pens, the buildings drawn in
and “entourage” added consisting of people, cars,
landscape elements, etc. After that the drawing was
taken to a printer where it was printed on a Mylar
sheet, then we back painted it and finally, it was
framed for the client. Most of this work was commercial
buildings for larger development architects and
occasionally residential buildings for architects.
This is a small sampling of some of these.
Delinetions
Click thumbnail to enlarge
Architectural Design
Speculative Building & Remodelling
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Architecture
.
Delineation
.
Tile Designs
DoaneDesign
Speculative residential building projects in Texas and numerous custom
remodelling projects in California, Oregon, and Texas were preceded by
architectural design training at California State University, Northridge, and
Santa Monica City College, California. An associate with an Architectural
design/graphics firm in Los Angeles honed his skills with perspective
renderings and presentation techniques. Later employment with Xerox
Corporation Data Services provided Doane additional skills in computer
graphics and AutoCAD design methods. Working for many years at Carmel
Stone Imports in Carmel, and independently, refined his interior design
abilities.
Some of the design projects completed over the years.
Click on a thumbnail for larger image & text information
Architectural Design
Speculative Building &
Remodelling
© R. Doane Hoag 2026 Please respect my copyright
Architecture
.
Delineation
.
Tile Designs
DoaneDesign
Speculative residential building
projects in Texas and numerous
custom remodelling projects in
California, Oregon, and Texas
were preceded by architectural
design training at California
State University, Northridge, and Santa Monica City
College, California. An associate with an Architectural
design/graphics firm in Los Angeles honed his skills
with perspective renderings and presentation
techniques. Later employment with Xerox Corporation
Data Services provided Doane additional skills in
computer graphics and AutoCAD design methods.
Working for many years at Carmel Stone Imports in
Carmel, and independently, refined his interior design
abilities.
Some of the design projects completed over the years.
Click on a thumbnail for larger image & text information
