by Gerry Furgason | Aug 22, 2023 | Artists and Friends
An art group in Brandenburg, Kentucky area sponsored an Arts and Crafts Show the summer after the April 3, 1974 Tornado struck that location. D. J. was one of the teenagers who served as a volunteer to aid the victims whose lives were in need of helping hands. ...
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...
