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Join Me at Popnotch Goods Have you heard of Art Prize ? It's a two-week-long citywide art competition in Grand Rapids, running from...

Earlier this spring I began offering glicèe prints in the shop. Some of these are paintings, some are charcoal drawings, and some are...

Well. It's been a little bit, hasn't it? Some really lovely and fun things have been happening behind the scenes over here, in and out of...

Recently I acquired an early SX-70 polaroid camera and had it refurbished at Retrospekt in Wisconsin (just across the lake from me)...

I'm so pleased to share that I have two photos in the juried Lost & Found photography show at Crooked Tree Art Center in Traverse City,...

It seems appropriate on #worldphotographyday to mention that my other love is photography. I prefer film, but catching the moments that...

"Where Sea Meets Sky" 16 x 20 inches Oil and cold wax on canvas This might be one of my favorite pieces ever. Not least because it goes...

Not quite finished, but enjoying the process of this one. I began this painting with a completely different intention of a neutral...

Reeds 36 x 36 inches Oil on canvas I adore how this painting turned out. The serenity it exudes, the way the small lines and colors evoke...

Recently I had the pleasure of being interviewed by @canvasrebel about my artistic beginnings, my process, and some other thoughts on how...

This piece came to me in a dream where I was surrounded by love that had no expectations. It was a shower of golden light that surrounded...

A couple small dune inspired pieces. The colors spoke to me, reminding me of my favorite spot in the Saugatuck Dunes, just a few miles...

After a break that was far too long, the shop will be reopening July 12!

"Sunset Over Lake Macatawa" finished shortly before Christmas and given as a gift. This was one of those paintings that I kept wanting to...

Recently I was contacted by Voyage Michigan, an online publication promoting creatives and small businesses in Michigan, to do an...

A bit from the colour course. It is oddly exciting when you match them.

...is not an exciting picture. But, it is exciting to me because it means I am embarking on a new territory in painting, one that has...

I was cleaning my studio yesterday and realized I have three in-progress paintings with the same color sky. Apparently I like that mix

I tend to not do alla prima (all in one go) paintings, since I usually prefer to layer and see how the colors come through. But this...