Archive for November, 2009

Discovery Painting at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital

In November of 2009, my painting entitled, Discovery, joined the public collection at the Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital. I requested that my painting would be displayed in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU ) because all three of our sons spent their first days in intensive care nurseries.
After 17 difficult days in the cardiac […]

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Partnering with Russian Ministries

Pamela is currently painting a series of Russian orphan children, entitled Children of the Russian Arctic. Some of these children have lost both parents. However, many of these children carry the label—“social orphans"—because of their parent’s alcohol abuse or other serious circumstance.
Russian Ministries has invited Pamela to partner with them to help send […]

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Me? A Fire Breathing Dragon?

My tongue lit a forest fire. When I opened my mouth, fire and smoke spewed out like a fire breathing dragon. One of my friends began discussing her most embarrassing moments. And without thinking, I joined in.
But my comments brought the conversation to a new low as I mentioned a scandalous […]

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A Glimpse of Heaven

At 18, I spent the summer in the Kentucky backwoods also known as the hollers. Bare-footed children with dirty faces, tattered clothing, and stringy hair ran through the woods. As part of a team of college students, foreigners to these parts, I enjoyed teaching them simple Bible stories.
Each morning, the rickety bus struggled to ascend […]

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Holiday Open House and Prize Give-Away Drawing

Enjoy a festive evening at the beautiful Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, meet watercolor artist, Pamela Alderman, and see her art exhibition at the David DeJonge Gallery and Studio on Saturday, December 5, 2009 from 3-7 pm.
David DeJonge Gallery and Studio
187 Monroe Avenue NW, Suite 250 • […]

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