Oil Painting Demonstrated by Carl Von Fischer

Carl Von Fischer, of Mount Vernon, will demonstrate his oil painting techniques from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea.

Von Fischer attended the Central Art Academy, studying commercial art, and graduated with top honors. He then worked for advertising agencies in Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Denver, and Greenville, S.C., before moving out west to Missoula, MT. where in the open spaces of the west, he began to teach himself to paint. In 2003, Von Fischer moved to Kentucky to be near his son and grandchildren and he now is painting full-time.