by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | Artists and Friends
I met Joe Murphy while he was doing masonry work on a friend’s building that stood on Louisville, Kentucky’s downtown Chestnut Street. As it turned out, Joe had worked for my uncle’s Brick Laying Company and had many stories about those...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | Artists and Friends
A noted watercolorist, Bill Walker owned a successful printing company. I greatly respected his work and enjoyed sharing show experiences with him. At one point in our careers, I had only to point a finger at him and we would both double up in laughter. ...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | Artists and Friends
The whirlwind I came to know as Trinette found me walking along the first-floor hallway. Without taking many breaths that I could notice, she gave me her life story complete with references and why she needed to start painting…NOW! The Seneca...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | Artists and Friends
I purchased the “Pink House” in 1987 from Mike and Rita Longaker. Located at 728 E. Chestnut Street, the house was a two-story brick building a short distance from the renovated shops of The Cloister where I was Executive Director of the non-profit...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | Artists and Friends
Through the years, an artist learns to barter for painting services. Repair for my Volkswagen Campmobile, dental work for my daughter, tuition for my children, and then there were two chicken dinners. Ann Wagner was a Black activist who had worked for...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | Artists and Friends
I was proud to think of Walt Harned as one of my “art brothers” during my outdoor exhibition years. Looking back, it seems like I have always known him. He was the kind of soul who blends with your life and whose laughter will not ever be far away from...
