"Behind the Brush: Realist Painter David Lenz Finds a Rural Wonderland in Sauk County" by Gayle Worland, Wisconsin State Journal"

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"I know as a writer how valuable a tool is the wastebasket. Perhaps God throws away many experiments before He finds the right expression. Perhaps we are the discards — or we could be the part He keeps…"

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