Mike J Kizman

Mike J. Kizman was born in and lived all of his life in Northwest Indiana. He has been married for over 30 years and has one daughter away at college. Mike has always been the creative type, being the author of many unpublished short stories and poetry. He is also a visual artist who creates mainly landscapes using acrylic paint on canvas or colored pencils. His work in that medium can be found at Simply99 Creations on Facebook and Instagram.

When Mike isn’t creating, he can often be found walking his terrier mix dog, Kardashian, which he adopted from a shelter when the dog was seven years old. He volunteers working many different children’s programs and is an award-winning Girl Scouts leader who led his daughter to earning the prestigious Girl Scouts Gold Award.