About Mollie
Mollie…
is a self-taught, visual artist based in Mississippi. She focuses mainly on abstracts, though she also enjoys sketching and painting flowers and figures. Many of her paintings are complex, involving multiple layers on the canvas; others are more minimal and seek to express balance through strokes and lines. Viewing harmony and balance as paramount, she often creates shapes over shapes until a composition feels right. Sometimes, however, the most minimal expression feels appropriate on its own.
Inspiration
Mollie is inspired by music, often listening to music while painting and often moved by the poetry, sound, and feeling of a lyric. Her paintings can feel like visual representations of certain lyrics, and she seeks to capture and remember the weight of that lyric on the canvas.
“Many of my paintings are hard won, the result of twists and turns and layers in an attempt to get it right. I am exhausted, but happy when I finish those,” Mollie says. “Others are such a surprise, and what the painting is supposed to be makes itself known with minimal effort. I love it when that happens because I feel like more of a spectator than anything else.”
While there can be deep meaning to her paintings, Mollie also enjoys creating paintings of simple strokes that evoke balance. “I don’t really know how to explain it,” she notes, “except to say that sometimes the brush seems to move on its own, and I often step back and realize it’s complete--beautiful and balanced-- and needs nothing more.
I am inspired by Parision interiors and feel my works live perfectly in settings like those — a blend of antique and modern, soft curved lines of antique furniture or molding juxtaposed with contemporary strokes of bold art. There is a beautiful balance that happens, and the result is a collected feel of refinement.”
Testimonials from clients
“Mollie has a lovely and inspiring sense of design, color, texture, proportion and creativity!” Cherri B., Jackson, MS
“I love the Mollie piece I bought! The work is beautiful, and it works perfectly with other art I have.” Michelle H, Nashville, TN
When she’s not painting…
you can find Mollie listening to music, gardening, walking the dogs, learning French, or dreaming of travel. She is driven by her faith, witty conversation, discovering new experiences, and learning someone’s story.
