About Erin Reinholtz
“I believe we all have a purpose, a story-in-progress, and a place in this world together. Time is our most precious resource, and is best spent when we are intentional with it. I share my work with hope that it helps others feel deeper peace, joy, motivation, and gratitude.”
-Erin Reinholtz
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Erin Reinholtz is a fine art painter who uses dancing brushwork and color to explore the passing of time, sunlight, and the everyday beauty of nature.
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She loved drawing from early on and studied pastels, oil paints, charcoal, and photography as a child. Erin graduated college with a BFA in Studio Art and a minor in Psychology from Northern Illinois University, going on to complete a Master's in Counseling Art Therapy from Adler University in Chicago.
Erin worked with youth in a therapeutic day school before taking a position with the State of California Department of Mental Health, where she used the creative process to provide therapy for adults in a maximum-security forensic psychiatric facility.
After moving to Michigan with her husband in 2011, Erin opened a portrait photography studio in their home, where she worked part-time for nine years, while raising four children. As she began painting more and more, the studio was eventually taken over by her paintings. Erin now paints full-time in and around a navy blue barn in the Grand Rapids area, adjacent to the home she and her family share with their zoo of pets.
When not painting, she can be found exploring the outdoors by foot, kayak, or bike, cozied up with a book, working on a puzzle, playing Nintendo with her family, or simply soaking up the view from her front porch. She loves bad jokes, good adventures, and deep conversations and tries to live each day with gratitude.