Molly
Makes
Art.
ABOUT MOLLY
(I grew out of the socks, just not the paintbrush.)
Me at age three in '94
Seattle, WA
Molly Tremblay here, and art is my "thing". Been doing it ever since I could pick up a pencil...I definitely think it's one of those things you're "born with" or at least born wanting to do more and more of. I was created to create with my hands! God made me with an irresistible attraction to detail and personality (in humans or non-living things).
My parents will tell you that when I was 3 years old, I watched tiny little ants on the sidewalk--inches away from my face. I don't stare at ants anymore (necessarily) but I have been told I get pretty close to the canvas!
I like pretty much "anything art". I've experimented with a lot of different mediums, and love trying anything new or out of the ordinary. I've always had a passion for classic realism and oil on canvas--but I've also ventured to paint on wine bottles and windows. Subject-wise I love anything intricate or expressive, but human faces have always been a favorite. People say faces are harder to draw than anything...but I love them because you know when you get the expression "just right".
Here's what I think...
You can pretty much compare any challenge in life to a painting--there's a process and a product. The process might be painful, could feel impossible, and will probably drive you almost-crazy before you finish it. But when you do, the finished product is always worth the work, and something to be proud of for the rest of its existence.
For me, I've figured out that "making progress" on a painting really comes down to the process of: Make a wrong mark, fix it, repeat.
A lot of people will stubbornly claim to be "terrible artists", but I think that's because even correctable mistakes scare people off. You have to be willing to start with something imperfect to end up with something really wonderful.
I also think the "skill" part of being an artist isn't always about the strokes you make, or even your eye, necessarily. I think a lot of it is simply having the patience to problem-solve. (And that's one of the reasons I love painting so much--everything is always fixable.)
With art of course, nothing is ever really "wrong", but I think you definitely know when something "feels right"...
And if it isn't right,
it just isn't finished yet.
