An Art Journey: Molasses Junction

Friday, September 16, 2022

Molasses Junction

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m an avid birder. I love crossing the river into rural St. Johns County to look for birds. It’s mostly rural farmland but also lots of great places to look for birds. As I go I always pass this little store at the intersection of a couple roads, with this dilapidated feed store in the back. It seems so “old Florida”. Even the name of Molasses Junction gives that feel. The main building may be fun to paint one day, but this time I just wanted the back building. Another 8x10 with my Mungyos and Senneliers.

1 comment:

Unknown said...: Love your artwork.
You are missed at LCF~!; 12:23 PM

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: Name:Debbie Cusick; Location:NE Florida, United States

Debbie has loved nature and drawing since early childhood, and spent a lot of time drawing and coloring - mostly animals, and visiting art museums, encouraged by an artistic and nature-loving mother. At age 11 she won an art scholarship of a year’s free lessons at the Montclair Art Museum.

But Debbie veered away from art in her teen years. Her interests lay in more classical drawing, and more representational interpretations, all of which were totally out of vogue, and totally untaught, in those teen years. In her 20s she turned to quilting, and spent many years making quilts, primarily her own original designs.

But she still missed drawing, painting, and the fine arts, and in 2005 began to pursue this passion again. She discovered pastels and finally found an art medium she could love.

From 2005-2011 she continued to take lessons with Master Pastelists – first Alex Piccarillo at the Montclair Art Museum (Life drawing, figurative art) and later with Christina Debarry (still lifes and landscapes) at her home studio. Debbie owes a huge debt of gratitude to both Alex and Christina, to their fine teaching skills and warm personalities.

Debbie is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of New Jersey, and served as their 2^nd Vice President and Exhibitions Chair. In 2011 Debbie moved to northeast Florida where she just completed a 2-year term as President of the Art Guild of Orange Park, is a member of the First Coast Plein Air Painters, and also currently serves as the Webmaster of the First Coast Pastel Society , as well as a board member of the St. Johns Audubon chapter.

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