Gerry K. Furgason has been painting landscape art for as long as she can remember. Her work captures the essence of contemporary forest and woodland scenery in the American landscape. Although Gerry has depicted American landscapes and art in multiple media over the years, she specializes in oil painting. She refers to her work as ‘Portraits of Places’.
Born in Kentucky, Gerry K. Furgason received art training at the University of Louisville. After residing in Texas and North Carolina for a number of years, she returned to her hometown of Louisville in 1971. Since that time, she has worked in independent study, devoting much time to painting, teaching and exhibiting both in the area and out of state.
Gerry looks back on meeting thousands of visitors while participating in many past art shows including exhibiting for thirty-eight years in the juried, prestigious Louisville St. James Court Art Show.
As an oil painting instructor, Gerry has opened the door for countless individuals to enter a realm where art colored their world. While never touching their paintings, she pointed the way to solving their problems both on a canvas and in their daily lives. She was rewarded in knowing that so many individuals who had never picked up a pencil to sketch were encouraged to now follow her footsteps along creative paths to new horizons.
Throughout her art career, Gerry has won numerous awards and prizes in various art shows and competitions. She has also executed commissioned works both for individual collectors and institutions both in sculpture designs and oil-painted canvases.
Gloria, In Excelsis and Deo, are Gerry’s miniature sculpture Christmas Renaissance Angels while her whimsical Guardian Angels are in charge of everything from tennis courts to kitchen and library areas. The ‘Bluegrass Valley Elves’ carry Inspiration Seeds to the homes of their owners and her ‘Olde Towne Village’ celebrates the facades of homes in the Louisville area.
Landscapes by the artist deal with the beauty of remote areas seldom appreciated by those who have not ventured into the woods or wilderness. Her works are held in the public and private collections of owners throughout the United States and abroad.
Words to live by and phrases to remember are placed on reproductions of the artist’s paintings to create SOUTHERN DRAWLS .that offer a sometimes humorous or sometimes serious addition to home or office décor.
Gerry has been active in organizations devoted to the advancement of the visual arts. As assistant superintendent in the Kentucky State Fair Fine Arts And Crafts Department and Executive Director of The Falls City Community Art Gallery, she had the opportunity of gaining an expanded knowledge of the art world. Through meeting and assisting artists of varied interests, she earned the titles, of Little Miss Sunshine and Mother Theresa of The Art World.
Gerry’s art energies have not been limited to easel and brush. Her weekly column, ‘Painting The Scene’ was carried in a Louisville newspaper for thirteen years. The column highlighted events of interest to artists and craftsmen with special emphasis placed on art exhibitions and competitions.
It is hoped that the works of Gerry K. Furgason will be enjoyed by all who view them and that the pleasure derived in so doing will again return during quiet moments of reverie.
Her works may be viewed to be hung on walls or used in homes and offices. They can be found on the following sites:
fineartamerica/Gerry Furgason
Redbubble/Gerrykart.com