Columbia — A blank sheet of paper waits for Jerry Thompson’s wet paintbrush in a neatly organized studio built above his garage. In two hours, the white paper transforms into a watercolor painting of a foggy pasture scene infused with light and and color.
Retired architect is painter at heart
Jerry Thompson spends most of his days painting with watercolors or teaching other people how to draw or sketch.
Friday, March 21, 2008 | 12:00 p.m. CDT;
updated 4:07 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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