Artists~Artisans~Wellness

Jason Reicherts has longed to create art for as long as he can remember and his passion has only grown stronger over time. From a young age, he was drawn to artistic endeavors, receiving an art set from an Aunt and Uncle that hinted at a future path. Jason gravitated toward rock & roll album cover art and skateboard art of the 80's and 90's and loved any art that was colorful or strange. After high school Jason took an art appreciation class in college and learned about all of the great artists, styles, genres and famous paintings throughout history. Fueled with inspiration and determination, Jason took 2 painting classes in college, acrylic and watercolor painting. There was no denying that Jason took to the watercolor paint with ease and confidence. This would be the medium he would try and perfect. Despite his limited experience, he was fascinated by the medium's capacity for creating layers and its unpredictable blending. He appreciated the immediacy and decisiveness required in watercolor painting, knowing that once the paint was on the paper, it was like a period at the end of a sentence. But, as life progressed, marriage and raising children took precedence, causing Jason to temporarily lose touch with his artistic pursuits.

Now, with a renewed sense of urgency and the time to dedicate to his craft, Jason is determined to release all of the ideas that have been swirling around in his head all these years. He has built a new studio at his home on Pickerel Lake in Scotts, MI called WaterWood Studio where Jason continues to draw and paint, but also works with wood. The wooden frames he makes for his original pieces are meant to accentuate the art, but not overshadow it. This originality and uniqueness to each piece is a testament to Jason's lifelong journey with art.

To see more of Jason's work and his creative process, visit his website at waterwoodstudioart.com 


Ryan Bain.  When I started making art, I was trying to express things I didn't have words for, mostly trauma seen and experienced during my time in the military.

This work is deep and personal, best suited for bronze as there is permanence and at the culmination of the creation, where so much thought, feeling and work; the vulnerable, the soft, the naïve and the brave entering the crucible, like going through hell and returning from the fiery pit as something strong and impermeable. My bronze work represents how life is.

My paintings are brightly colored, whimsical, and happy. My paintings represent what I want life to be.

As an activist I find it important to use my art to help people think more deeply about social issues through visual expression, rather than through words. I think people hear what they want to hear but the visuals provoke personal thoughts that aren't necessarily subject to suggestion and belong solely to the viewer.

Tim O'Brien. Born and raised in Kalamazoo, I relocated to Vicksburg in 1988. For 30 years, I worked as a metal fabricator and welder, traveling across the U.S. for my job. I retired in 2021 and began to focus extensively on watercolor and pen-and-ink drawings. As a self-taught artist who has been drawing since grade school, I started posting my artwork on social media a few years ago and discovered that people were interested in and wanted to buy my art.

Wild and the Crow 108 W Highway St  Vicksburg, MI 49097
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