Each quarter Ottawa County Parks will host the work of artists from the Lakeshore Visual Arts Collective that feature nature/parks. Their work will be available for purchase from the Nature Center with a portion of the proceeds supporting our Parks. Learn more about the artists featured in October, November, and December of this year (2019) below. Be sure to plan a visit to check out this work, and more, in person.
Paulette Carr
Paintings are done for the love of nature and parks by Paulette Carr in an impressionistic painting style.
Guardians of the Nest
Janice Winiarski
Born and raised in the heart of Lansing, I attended the Lansing Public Schools, where I took several art classes. In July of 2000, my husband gave me a set of oil paints for my birthday, which prompted me to resume experimentation with pushing paint around on canvas to see what would emerge. In the ensuing years, I have added ink on scratchboard, and acrylics to the mix. I moved to Ottawa County in 2013, and have been able to participate in several art groups. Among these are Ottawa Shores Plein Air and Lakeshore Visual Arts Collective, both of which I am currently an active member. Since becoming a Christian in 1971, I have come to recognize that God is the Ultimate Artist. I enjoy trying to capture a bit of His beautiful creations, and hope to bring the viewer some peaceful moments of reflection.
Guardians of the Nest, Windmill Island Wetlands
Acrylic on canvas board
8 x 16 (framed 10 x 18)
$50
Columbine Spring
Joy Hulst
Born and raised in Ottawa County, Michigan, I have spent my life exploring our state and painting its beauty.
Columbine Spring
Acrylic
11″ x 14″
$125
In The Ravines
Gene Braaksma
Local landscape and wildlife photographer who roams the beaches and woodlands of Ottawa County to capture the beauty of the county that surrounds us.
In The Ravines
Photography
20″ x 30″
95.00
Linda Foley
Linda Foley built musical instruments with her partner Curt Sanders for 40 years. After retiring she turned to watercolors to express her love of Michigan landscapes. She is a member of the Gallery Uptown in Grand Haven and the Nuveen center in Whitehall