Jackie Molsick
As early as I can remember, I have had an appreciation of, and attraction to, all things dealing with the visual arts. Perhaps this stems from growing up at the knee of an artistic mother, or a distant ancestor of my father’s who painted frescoes in the cathedrals of Belgium. After exploring many different mediums over the years, I have come to concentrate my efforts on transparent watercolor. My style is loose and somewhat impressionistic, and my subject matter of choice can range from Florida vernacular architecture to flowers, seascapes or animals. My work is always a study in the contrast of values and hues of the color wheel.
My professional career began with a degree in Advertising and Marketing from the University of Florida, and from there, I spent the next 23 years in the Advertising Agency and Public Relations business. I also hold a Certificate in Surface Design from the Fiber Arts Institute in Palm Harbor, Florida and have studied painting with many current day masters, including Mel Stabin, Janet Rogers, Pat Weaver and Fred Graff.
I currently work full-time as a professional watercolor and watermedia collage artist. Art has always been a part of my life, and I was fortunate enough to have an artistic mother who nurtured my development. My early professional career as a creative director/owner of an advertising agency fueled my desire to return to art full-time. In 2002, that dream became reality. Since then, I have studied with many nationally-known instructors, and am privileged now to pass that knowledge on to my own students, through the Mount Dora Center for the Arts, and the Leesburg Arts Center. I was a founding member of Artisans on fifth, Mount Dora’s very successful artists’ cooperative gallery, and enjoy the synergy of a cooperative working studio space within the Baker Street Artists’ Studios, also in Mount Dora.
My mantra is “Art Can Change the World.” I believe that creating art can raise self-esteem, inspire creativity in other areas of our lives, heal wounds, overcome obstacles and give us the hope of a better future. I feel it is our job as artists to share those gifts that we have been blessed with, so that we can inspire change in others. For that reason, I am a frequent art contributor to local charitable fundraisers, and am working to establish a free weekly art/mentoring program for under-privileged children in my community.
My professional career began with a degree in Advertising and Marketing from the University of Florida, and from there, I spent the next 23 years in the Advertising Agency and Public Relations business. I also hold a Certificate in Surface Design from the Fiber Arts Institute in Palm Harbor, Florida and have studied painting with many current day masters, including Mel Stabin, Janet Rogers, Pat Weaver and Fred Graff.
I currently work full-time as a professional watercolor and watermedia collage artist. Art has always been a part of my life, and I was fortunate enough to have an artistic mother who nurtured my development. My early professional career as a creative director/owner of an advertising agency fueled my desire to return to art full-time. In 2002, that dream became reality. Since then, I have studied with many nationally-known instructors, and am privileged now to pass that knowledge on to my own students, through the Mount Dora Center for the Arts, and the Leesburg Arts Center. I was a founding member of Artisans on fifth, Mount Dora’s very successful artists’ cooperative gallery, and enjoy the synergy of a cooperative working studio space within the Baker Street Artists’ Studios, also in Mount Dora.
My mantra is “Art Can Change the World.” I believe that creating art can raise self-esteem, inspire creativity in other areas of our lives, heal wounds, overcome obstacles and give us the hope of a better future. I feel it is our job as artists to share those gifts that we have been blessed with, so that we can inspire change in others. For that reason, I am a frequent art contributor to local charitable fundraisers, and am working to establish a free weekly art/mentoring program for under-privileged children in my community.
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Degrees
- University of Florida, B.S. in Advertising with Minors: Marketing/Spanish, 1979
- Manatee Community College, Magna Cum Laude, 1976
- Other: Fiber Arts Institute, Certificate of Proficiency, 1992
Preferred Media: Transparent Watercolor
Styles: Impressionistic realism in Figures and Portraits, Landscapes and Seascapes, Flora and Fauna, and Plein Aire; mixed media painted paper collage with watercolors and fluid acrylics
Study: 1985 – 1995 with Lois Rector, Director of Fiber Arts Institute; 2002- 2006 with Cassandra Crocker, PWS; 2007 to present, with Mel Stabin, AWS; Janet Rogers, FWS/AWS; Fred Graff, AWS and NWS; Pat Weaver, FWS, and many others. Workshop studies in Peru, Mexico, France, Belgium, Pennsylvania and Maine.
Awards and Other Honors:
- Mount Dora Arts Festival Poster Artist, 2014
- Howey in the Hills Holiday Festival Poster Artist, 2011
- Central Florida Watercolor Society, Merit Award, Member’s Show, 2012
- Central Florida Watercolor Society, Holiday Show, 3rd Place, 2012
- Mount Dora Paint-Out, 2nd Place, 2011
- North Hills Art Center, 2 Honorable Mentions, 2004 & 2005
- Four ADDY Awards, including a Best of Show, 1980 – 1986
Solo and Spotlight Shows :
- Deltona Arts Center, 2013
- Framemaker’s Gallery, 2011, “Watercolor & Whimsy” (with Florence Deeley)
- Artisans on fifth Gallery, Featured Artist of the Month, April, 2011
- Mount Dora Center for the Arts Gallery, Featured Plein Aire Artist (one of three featured artists)
Other Juried Exhibitions :
- Florida Watercolor Society, Annual Members’ Show, 2011 & 2013; Online Show, 2012 & 2013
- Avalon Gallery, Orlando, Central Florida Watercolor Society, 2010 & 2012
- Maitland Art Center, Central Florida Watercolor Society, 2011
- Tavares City Hall Gallery, “Wild Art by Wild Artists,” 2012
- Terrace Gallery, Orlando City Hall, Central Florida Watercolor Society, 2013
- Mount Dora Center for the Arts Gallery, Great Plein Air Paint-out Exhibit, 2013 & 2012; Bra-Vo 2012 & 2013
- Debary Center for the Arts, National League of American Pen Women, 2012
- Peabody Auditorium Gallery, National League of American Pen Women, 2011
- Off-the-Beaten Path Gallery Tour, 2011 - 2013
- North Hills Art Center, Pittsburgh, PA, Various Shows 2003 - 2006
- Florida State Capitol Gallery and Terrace Gallery, Orlando City Hall, ‘Destination Florida,” Painted Silk Banner Exhibit, 1990
Other Affiliations:
- Artisans on fifth, Founding Member and Board Member, 2009-2012
- Florida Watercolor Society, Member; chaired Publicity for 2012 Members’ Show Central Florida Watercolor Society, Member; former Board Member and Publicity Chair, 2009 – 2012
- Howey Garden & Civic Club, Past President, 2011–2013; current Membership Co-chair
- Leesburg Art League and Eustis Art League, Member, 2011 to Present
- National League of American Pen Women, Orlando chapter, Member
- FloorMasters, Wildwood, Florida, Co-owner & Marketing Director
