This is my long time friend and illustrator of SEEING Christms Joel-Schoon Tanis. He is a husband, father, and an artist who likes to express his love for God and God's creation in his work. He approaches art with the eyes of a child--full of color, expression and whimsy. He's created art all over the United States and in farther away places like Kenya, Zambia, and Europe. He's also painted murals and other paintings in Behtlehem...as in O Little Town of! He lives in Holland, Michigan, with his wife, Kathy and daughters Harper and Beatrix. You can see more of Joel's work on his website HERE or follow him on his Instagram account at