A self-taught painter who idea to incorporate a children’s jacks theme into his art work had been percolating for 30 years was chosen as the winner of the 2015 MI Great Artist online competition. Clawson artist Kenneth Hershenson, 62, smiled broadly as he was presented with a check for $1,500 by Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson during a reception Tuesday evening at Park West Gallery in Southfield. Hershenson’s winning entry was a series of acrylic on canvas paintings of children’s … [Read more...]