(July 7, 2016) Watercolorist Judith Cullen will be the featured artist at Random Juxtaposition in Berlin during the town’s monthly art stroll Friday.
Cullen grew up in Selbyville and spent her summers in nearby Fenwick Island and Ocean City, working at places such as Harrison Hall’s dining room and the Sandpiper Restaurant.
A graduate of the University of Delaware, she spent her career working in the Indian River school district.
After retiring, she started to focus on her longtime passion of painting and stumbled across an advertisement for art classes that were being offered at Random Juxtaposition at its previous location in Ocean Pines. There, she struck up a friendship with owner/curator Kate Cashman.
“After studying with her for close to 10 years, I can say that not only is Kate a gifted artist, but a wonderful teacher as well,” Cullen said. “She is very encouraging for the beginning artist and challenges seasoned artists to step beyond their comfort zones.”
Cullen said most of the work she will display on Friday is watercolor.
“I love the luminosity of that medium and have been painting exclusively in watercolor for the past three years,” she said. “My subjects range from old local crumbling buildings that will soon be just a memory, to happier scenes of beaches, lighthouses and yards full of hydrangeas.
“It is my hope that viewers of my watercolor paintings would take away a feeling of the sheer joy of the vibrant colors in our local surroundings,” she added.
Cullen also has work on display at Gallery 107 in Seaford, Delaware, and at the Eyeful Hummingbird gallery in Mardela. She can be reached at jlcullen14@gmail.com.
Random Juxtaposition is located on 9928 Old Ocean City Boulevard, Unit 9, in the Union Station plaza in Berlin.
Berlin’s 2nd Friday festivities will feature more than a dozen art displays in shops throughout the downtown area, along with sales and specials in area restaurants from 5-8 p.m.
Cullen grew up in Selbyville and spent her summers in nearby Fenwick Island and Ocean City, working at places such as Harrison Hall’s dining room and the Sandpiper Restaurant.
A graduate of the University of Delaware, she spent her career working in the Indian River school district.
After retiring, she started to focus on her longtime passion of painting and stumbled across an advertisement for art classes that were being offered at Random Juxtaposition at its previous location in Ocean Pines. There, she struck up a friendship with owner/curator Kate Cashman.
“After studying with her for close to 10 years, I can say that not only is Kate a gifted artist, but a wonderful teacher as well,” Cullen said. “She is very encouraging for the beginning artist and challenges seasoned artists to step beyond their comfort zones.”
Cullen said most of the work she will display on Friday is watercolor.
“I love the luminosity of that medium and have been painting exclusively in watercolor for the past three years,” she said. “My subjects range from old local crumbling buildings that will soon be just a memory, to happier scenes of beaches, lighthouses and yards full of hydrangeas.
“It is my hope that viewers of my watercolor paintings would take away a feeling of the sheer joy of the vibrant colors in our local surroundings,” she added.
Cullen also has work on display at Gallery 107 in Seaford, Delaware, and at the Eyeful Hummingbird gallery in Mardela. She can be reached at jlcullen14@gmail.com.
Random Juxtaposition is located on 9928 Old Ocean City Boulevard, Unit 9, in the Union Station plaza in Berlin.
Berlin’s 2nd Friday festivities will feature more than a dozen art displays in shops throughout the downtown area, along with sales and specials in area restaurants from 5-8 p.m.