JACKSON — Getting the “big picture” has never been a problem for either art collector/Jackson Historical Society President Warren Schomaker or local landscape painter Erik Koeppel.
Over the past year, they have worked to ensure that a sizable piece of art will be celebrated for years to come by lovers of White Mountain School paintings and the ruggedly beautiful White Mountains landscape.
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