Grandpa’s Old Motor

  When I was seven years old, my grandfather Jay DeYoung passed away, and left my dad a 1979 Johnson 15hp outboard motor. We lived on a small bayou, and I grew up with the tiller of that motor in my hand just about everyday that there wasn’t ice on the water. When I left […]

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Guitar Painting Night

We have a great friend Shelly who is a local musician that we go to see play every chance we get.  She thought it would be a blast to come over for painting night and paint one of her old guitars. Derek came up with the idea to paint a local bar’s cowgirl neon sign […]

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We can now frame your giclee prints for you!

Make it easy and convenient for yourself and get your giclee print framed right after it is finished. We work with a great local framer who will matte, frame and ship your piece to you or a loved one so you don’t even have to hassle with it. Choose from 5 different high quality frames […]

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Fresh off the Easel “Abstract Brookie Flank”

16″x36″ oil on board Inspiration for this painting: Several years back I spent a couple days on the Ausable River near Grayling, MI. The second afternoon, my friend Chad Brown pointed out a sneaky little slot by an undercut bank. I floated my size 16 adams along the bank, over the deepest part of the hole, […]

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