by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | LOUISVILLE
On a trip to mail packages, I passed by Camp Taylor Ball Park on Poplar Level Road near the Watterson Expressway exit. It is still the scene of teams and spectators just as it was when my Uncle George coached young ballplayers during their summer league schedule....
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | PAINTING YEARS
After Show Visitors walk away from the line of arts and craft booths along a city street, the flurry of activity that then transpires is calculated and precise when vehicles pull up to the curb and exhibitors begin packing up for the journey home to...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | PAINTING YEARS
Highway 42 leads out of Louisville, Kentucky towards Prospect, Kentucky. The drive is scenic and an energizing way to start a day. I enjoyed each morning ride taking D.J. to work at the Judd Stables and hauling my easels and paint to the winding road on...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | TEACHING PAINTING CLASSES
Before a session with s new oil painting student begins, I explain that each should select a subject, that when finished as a painting, would be nice to hang on a wall at home or in an office. I met Anna Marie at a Senior Citizen Center. Her choice...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | TEACHING PAINTING CLASSES
While pinochle players sat around their card tables at Senior House on Thursday mornings, oil painters were hard at work at easels in a private room. I was a new art teacher at Senior House and was told works would be displayed at an annual art show held...