Here's an interesting article from Art Calendar magazine, February 2001 issue. SOG artist Joy Thomas lives in the Paducah area. However, I don't know specifically about portraiture in that area. I know that Joy flys throughout the U. S.
Small Town, Big on Art
Paducah, KY and Its Artist Relocation Program
by Stacy Smith Rogers
Halfway between St. Louis and Nashville lies a city in Kentucky named Paducah. Though it is slow in pace, it is fast-becoming a community known for its arts. Through the visionary efforts of several individuals, an artist relocation program was born in 2000 and its birth has showered the city with prospective participants from around the country.
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