‘It’s just time’: She’s closing shop but Empie’s legacy lives on | Local News Stories
Ann Groves and her husband keep Hal Empy Studios open. PHOTO JAMIE VERWYS/EA Courier Ann Groves has always been the daughter of an artist. Her father, legendary painter and cartoonist Hal Empy, was born in Safford and ran a drug store in Duncan for over 50 years. He passed away in 2002. Empy’s paintings, cartoons, […]
