The heat this strange summer has reminded me of my days in North Carolina where the best thing about summer was the fireflies. I’m still working on the art, but in truth, things have slowed down a little. Happily, the weather has also cooled a little, too, the last couple of days. The good news is that I have a new show coming up in … Continue reading To the Best of My Lights
Some Other Timecopyright, 2021 Molly Larson Cook30″ x 24″Acrylic paint, latex/acrylic paint and ink on gallery-wrapped canvasAvailable “Manet did not do the expected. He was a pioneer. He followed his individual whim. Told the public what he wanted it to know, not the time-worn things the public already knew and thought it wanted to hear again. The public was very much offended.” — Robert Henri, … Continue reading Beauty, Balance and Order in the Age of Instagram
Sunny Side of the Street ©2021, Molly Larson Cook30 x 24, acrylic$800 Charlie Parker: “They teach you there’s a boundary line to music. But, man, there’s no boundary line to art.” I write this with snow falling just outside my window. It’s a lovely sight – peaceful and clean and quiet. But it’s chilly. There’s no sunshine today and perhaps not tomorrow. Still, a snow day … Continue reading No Boundary Line to Art
“Cool Blues” ©2020, Molly Larson Cook 36″ x 24″ Acrylic on canvas Where does it come from – the art impulse? Out of all the things we can do, what is it makes us pick up a crayon or a pencil, a paintbrush, pen or stick of charcoal to record one thing or another that we see or imagine? I don’t have the answer. … Continue reading The Creative Spirit – Everybody Can Play
Mr. P.C. from the Colors of Jazz Collection” © 2020, Molly Larson Cook 36 x 24, Acrylic on Canvas In any of the creative arts, revision is the name of the game. Nobody gets it perfect the first time. It’s always instructive for new writers to look at manuscripts left by well-known authors, manuscripts with scrawled new words or lines, other lines scratched … Continue reading Choosing – and Choosing Differently Tomorrow
“Mercy, Mercy, Mercy” from the Colors of Jazz collection © 2020, Molly Larson Cook Acrylic, 24″ x 30″ Knowing who you are and where you belong in the art world can be a bit dicey. With social media, big auctions, “everybody’s a critic,” and the rest of the 21st century hoo hah, it’s even dicier than before. This is especially true since there are … Continue reading Take Me To A Place I Haven’t Been
24″ x 30″ acrylic © 2018, Molly Larson Cook “A Felicidade” “In order to be open to creativity, one must have the capacity for constructive use of solitude. One must overcome the fear of being alone.” ~ Rollo May I’ve begun work on a new collection of jazz paintings, putting my solitude to constructive use as Dr. May suggested. I’ve long been open to creativity, … Continue reading Creativity, Solitude and Happiness
Art and Tulips 