Kansas City weekend. 5/16/09
Sunday, May 17th, 2009Met with retired, Hallmark-designer-friends, Jim Crosby, also retired pres., Sandy Inc., and Harv Garriety, retired Hallmark designer, photographer, creative director, you name it. Talked about Hallmark, K.C. Royals, architecture, music and new painter’s in town. (Along w/Don Vernon, these guys rate ”high-up” on everyone’s ”art director’s all-star-team.” )
Speaking of new KC Artists: All of us, including Tom Watkins, retired Joplin banker, visited Jon Fowler’s new studio, suite 533, in the old Livestock Bank building next to the “Golden Ox.” In addition to Jon’s paintings, which are superb, Jon’s studio also features works by family members, Jon and Judy Fowler, (dad & mom). Jon Fowler Sr., outstanding sculptor, and old friend, taught at Missouri Southern University, and Judy, wife, mother,artist, teacher, does everything well, especially big, beautiful figures in charcoal, teaches at Missouri State.
Lunch at Grinder’s, another KC highlight, to be described later…hopefully, w/pics, included Crosby, Garriety, Bray and Watkins. Banker Watkins, also Joplin art collector, told stories about 70’s, banking trips to KC, Stockyard Bank.
Tags: Crosby and Garriety, Hallmark friends, Jon Fowler's studio, KC Tour, Watkins/Bray
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