Look anywhere in Wetumpka and there is Don Sawyer’s mark — the Hollywood Fish.
Almost always on a yellow background, the fish is wearing sunglasses and grinning to the world. Look close enough, and you’re likely to find a cross and a church in the painting. Those paintings will now stand as memories as Sawyer died Friday after a battle with cancer.
Cliff Williams / The Herald Wetumpka artist Don Sawyer’s work is on display in downtown Wetumpka as part of the Downtown Artists Show. Sawyer is responsible for organizing the Downtown Artists and the show on Company Street. He believes Wetumpka is on the verge of being big on the regional art scene.
Cliff Williams 334-740-1116
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