More Featured Artists

More Featured Artists
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Debra Reid Jenkins
Debra's work	Debra received her formal training at Kendall School of Design and Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Mi. Her painting also has been influenced by oriental art. Her figurative series of people on beaches are her response to the Japanese sumi (ink) brushwork. Her work is some of the most popular in our gallery.	In 1989 Debra was elected a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America. She also is a member of theSociety of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, the Knickerbockers Artists of New York and the American Portrait Society. You can purchase in the gallyer three of the many children's books she has illustrated.
Roger Timermanis
Roger's Work	Born in England, Roger's early training was at the North Oxfordshire Technical College and School of Art at Banbury. He completed his studies at the Kendall School of Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan	Roger is represented in many private and corporate collections in West Michigan. The city of Grand Rapids includes one of his works in its collection. He also has produced illustrations for Howard Miller, Hayworth, Meijer and Steelcase corporations.
Carl Forslund
Carl's Work	Carl is a graduate of the University of Michigan. He studied art and wood technology and spent many years in his family furniture business in Grand Rapids while continuing to paint. After retirement he discovered pastels and has been working in the medium ever since.	Carl is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America, and a member of the Pastel Society of the West Coast, the Degas Pastel Society and the Southeaster Pastel Society.
Judy Geerts
Judy's work	Judy's art studies were at Muskegon Comm. College, where she studied ceramics, design and drawing. She attended the Chicago School of Art Institute's summer program at Oxbow, and has been mentored by John Wrenn, a Wisconsin raku artist specializing in the copper matte process.	Judy has done workshops with Robert Piepenburg, James Lawton, David Stabley and Rebecca Harvey. She has been accepted in many juried art shows in Holland, Grand Rapids, Grand Haven, Lowell and Muskegon.
Elaine Dalcher
Elaine's work	Elaine received her Master's in Fine Arts degree in painting from Western Michigan University. Her B.A. is from Grand Valley State University. Her work is in exhibits throughout Michigan and in collections in Michigan, Connecticut and Switzerland.	Most of Elaine's oils are big, bright and bold. She uses broad lines, minimum detail and unusual colors for dramatic impact. She also does wonderful little gems that don't stay in the gallery long.
Jack R. Brouwer
Jack's Work	After a successful career in advertising, Jack retired to paint full time. His finely-honed technique with transparent watercolor brings vivid color, exacting detail and a sure sense of design and composition to his work.	Jack's national recognition includes being elected a signature member of the American Watercolor Society in New York, the National Watercolor Society in California and the Midwest Watercolor Society. His work was selected for the Art for the Parks Competition in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Carolyn Hudson
Carolyn's work	Carolyn is a native of Lancaster, PA. Her early artistic experience was with the rural landscapes of the Adirondack Region of upstate New York. She has a bachelor of arts from Waynesburg College. She has lived in Kalamazoo for the past 20 years and has developed a strong interest in the Michigan lakeshore, especially the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park.	Carolyn's medium of choice is the colored pencil. Once a child's toy, the colored pencil is gaining respect as an artistic tool. In Carolyn's talented hands, it can produce wonderful colors and fine detail.
Tom Kendall
Tom's work	Tom has a master's degree in ceramics from Illinois State University. He has been chair of the ceramics dept. and was director of the school at the Kalamazoo Institute of Arts from 1973-96. He has done workshops at Michigan State University, Eastern Illionois and Central Michigan Universities, Merrimac College, Valparaiso University and the Art Institute of Chicago.	Tom is a full-time studio potter in Plainwell and is well-known in the Kalamazoo area also as a teacher, and juror. His work is distinctive for its glistening colors and classic shapes. It may be seen at the Smithsonian Institution, and in the state collections of Michigan and Illinois, and the University of Illinois.
Jeff's Work	Jeff earned a BFA degree in painting and drawing at Kendall College of Art & Design in Grand Rapids.He has commissioned works at the Herman Miller Corporate Offices, the MTV Network Green Room, Mackinac Island Governor's Mansion and the Steelcase Corporation's New York Showroom.	Jeff says, "My love for color, interiors, shape and form has inspired my most recent group of paintings and drawings. My work has a certain close up and cropped look, bringing the viewer into a scene to recall a feeling or space the viewer may have experienced.