Molly Lipsher

Originally from Connecticut and Manhattan, Molly now lives in Southern California and passionately paints the western landscape in pastel.

“Objects have a “voice”; a dynamic way of being. Everything, at some level, interacts with its environment. When I stop to observe, objects and places are animate, energetic, and changeable. They loom, gesture, beckon and seduce.

My creative process involves focusing on a location and the objects within it, often removing myself from that which is visually familiar. I spend months on the road, with pastels and camping equipment. You might find me in Anza Borrego, New Mexico, or the Sierra.

I am attracted to contrasts and assertive shapes. I observe the local atmosphere, the particular way a place and its objects are expressed. They may be dark, dazzling, morbid or comical. Whatever it is, I channel the message in my painting, quickly composing a gestural drawing, often using the broad side of the pastel sticks, in a physical, almost calisthenic application that is intuitive rather than intellectual. I’ll refine the drawing into a more developed painting, on location or in my studio, supplemented with photographic references. I always hope to maintain that initial loose gestural feeling in the finished pieces.”

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