An Art Journey: Last Hurrah

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Last Hurrah

It's my last hurrah for figure studies that is, I hope. Last night was the last class for my "Expressionism" class -which was half still lifes and half figure studies. This last night we had another figure - but I was trying for a bit of an abstract feel to it rather than representational. That makes the figures a bit more of interest to me.

So now I'm moving on, doing more still lifes I hope, and maybe even more landscapes when I grow up. I see my dear teacher Alex Piccirillo is teaching his evening class again this summer, and I love Alex, but just can't take another figure study class, at least not right now. I'll stay with my classes with Christina Debarry, and give figures a rest, a *long* rest I hope! But this is the last one from last night.

2 comments:

Rambling Woods said...: I wish I could do this Deb...; 8:33 PM
Jerez Sherry said...: Debbie, you have done a fine job of .."all these" works of art! Congrats!
I love them all, especially the apples on the porch railing.. Reminds me of something in my past I think..; 9:14 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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