Texas News A conversation with Kermit Oliver: Retired postal worker, family man, and world-class artist KWBU | By Texas Standard Published December 7, 2021 at 1:04 PM CST Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 8:59 Patricia Lim / KUT Leda with Bella Donna, 1977 by American painter Kermit Oliver The Texas painter has never sought the spotlight, but he spoke with Texas Standard during a career retrospective exhibit in Waco.