The human landscape in paint
The human landscape in paint
Portraiture and abstraction evoking mood, memory, and myth.
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Early mornings in my studio, before the day truly begins. I throw a jumper over my nightdress, slip my feet into soft socks, go downstairs and make coffee. Without so much as a glance back upstairs towards my warm bed, I open the back doors, walk a few steps to my studio and breathe in the smell of oil paints and turps. There is no better olfactory pleasure, in my mind, than that of early morning fresh air, coffee and a painter’s studio.
The work is done in sets of three. Three 20cm canvas boards line up on my old trestle table. Overalls and gloves on, I start mixing the colours. Then, often with the soothing sounds of BBC Radio 3 gently swooping through my sleepy thoughts, I start to paint instinctively, with a carefully chosen palette, whatever wants to emerge.
The results have given me a new found peaceful joy. Time alone, with my thoughts unfolding, regrouping and sorting as I apply paint, time taken for myself and my work before anything or anyone else can get to it, these are precious hours.
The result: small, instinctive canvases, ideas for larger works, and worlds within themselves. Follow my instagram @paintandhaven so as not to miss the regular drops of new paintings. First come, first served. Entry level pricing, collectable, original works from my imagination to yours.
March 2026 - No.3 in Blue
20cm x 20cm, Oil on Board
Many Actors Make Art (MAMA)
Brixton, London, 2025
For three vibrant summer evenings, actors who are also visual artists take over the galleried basement of The Department Store in Brixton, London, showcasing ceramics, sculpture, painting, printmaking, and more, all in support of the Theatre Artists Fund. Between July 2020 and March 2022, the fund realised emergency funds for theatre freelancers across the UK in need of critical financial aid, due to the devastating impact of COVID-19 on the theatre sector.
2025 was Molly’s first year participating in the show with a selection of work which included her new collection Waiting for Odysseus - six paintings exploring the quiet strength of Penelope, through the themes of memory, myth and human endurance.
Introducing : The Monochrome Portraits
Available for commission, 2025
Molly is delighted to have launched a new portrait style to her portfolio of portraits for commission: a series of monochrome works in a distinctive size and style. Painted in subtle gradations of light and shadow, these portraits distil the essence of the sitter with striking simplicity and immediacy. Contemporary yet timeless, they offer a refined alternative to her larger oil commissions while carrying the same depth of character and presence.
Hamish Mackie, Sculptor, on Molly’s portraits of his daughters.
Portraiture, at its finest, transcends likeness. It becomes a vessel for memory, for the essence of a fleeting moment, for the quiet presence of a life unfolding. To be entrusted with capturing a family’s story across generations is among the most meaningful honours of an artist’s practice. The choice of British sculptor Hamish Mackie, himself a master of form and vitality, to ask Molly to paint his daughters speaks to the depth, resonance, and enduring quality of her work.
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