Is it better to use a medium to “water” down the colours so that they remain colourfast? I love the colours you;ve created. Super isnrping. Came across your stuff looking or ideas on what to do with coffee grounds (saw your video on that❤. I did wonder if it makes a big difference to use or not use the sand with the coffee. Does it make that much of a difference in texture. - I know, I know. … just experiment - bit I have a lot of coffee grounds that I was thinking of integrating into my art making … ) Looking forward to watching your other videos and learning and getting inspired. I love the abstracts and colour palettes you’ve created and that I’ve seen so far.

love the 2nd piece

Wow I’m so happy for finding you on the tubes. Those earth pigments are stunning. I must say I don’t get jealous but only with the art stores and the ranges you have in the states, Canada and Europe in comparison to Australia 🇦🇺. Last time I was in Canada I brought an extra suitcase just for art supplies lol. Molly you are so inspiring and thank you for sharing your struggles and overcoming them with motherhood and creating. I’m not a Mother but I have chronic health issues and am so scared to post. Earthy greens are so yummy

Thank you so much for this vid. I paint on loose canvas so much better than my actual pieces. Lol. Love your work and all the best for Bub number two.

Really interesting art work, textures and gradations of tonalities. 🙏

Thank you for this. I just stumbled across this on my feed and am very glad to have found it. Will try putting it to use today as I mess about in my "art studio". Congratulations on the upcoming birth; your belly is a beautiful addition to the video.

Thank you so much for all the helpful information! So generous of you to share. Wishing you the best with your new addition ❤!

just discovered your channel. your earthy abstract paintings are beautifully textured and evocative. (i'll go watch the other videos in your series now). good luck with your newest family member!!

Timing perfection. I am in the process of turning my art space back into one vs a catch all room. Dusting it all off and this will help with getting going. 💕

Thanks for sharing your series. Happy to have found you. May you and your expanding family be healthy and happy!

Great information Molly Thank you, And wishing you all the best with your new baby. ❤

This has been so helpful, Molly. I know you’re going to have your hands full for a while but I really do hope to see you upload more content whenever things calm down for you. I’ve been so inspired by your work and advice. Congratulations, and enjoy your new baby boy!

Oh! Congratulations Molly! Very exciting news, indeed.

Thank you for these 6 videos and that everything goes well with the arrival of the second baby :))

Just saw nick at the grocery store. He is amazing!!

thx! so fun!

thx!

So helpful! You are very generous to share this information! Thank you so much. I just subscribed! Best of luck!

Hi! You did an IG video sprinkling limestone on a wood canvas and some water and paint color. Is that essentially what you did here? Except with a container versus on the canvas itself? I tried it and it was so dry and not wet enough. I let it dry. I’m going back to add another layer. But I felt like I did something wrong. Thank you!!

תודה רבה - על השיתוף!

Nice. 😊 Looking forward to trying these techniques.

Hi Molly, thank you so much for the inspiration! I'm a ceramic artist exploring wild clay. I want to make a painting with wild clay but have no experience in painting. Would you recommend canvas (treated or not?) or wooden panel? Should I mix clay/earth with Liquitex Matte Medium or something else? Thank you so much 🙏

Thank you for sharing your techniques.

Thanks for sharing your process. Those coffee filters look huge compared to the ones I use at home. Are they for the large urn type coffee pots?

I’m a newby to the world of acrylics (former watercolorist) so I’ve been listening to you and other artists. Someone mentioned using air paint spray (some sort) of thinner medium instead of water to prevent acrylics from flaking. I don’t know how to judge that advice, and thinking it may be too toxic for me. The advice wasn’t to use a sprayer but in brush, pour applications. Anyway happy creating!

Demo starts at 6:06 minutes

This was so helpful. I always have an expectation and I think it holds me back. I think this will be freeing & spark more creativity. 😊

Thanks for this video, very cool

Thank you so much for sharing your process with us!! So helpful and fun to learn ❤

I think I can learn how to free myself up watching your process. Thanks Molly.

Thank you Molly… I could watch you work for hours. Is the white powder you used Limestone powder? Hope you are well 🫶

Wow Molly! You’re from Lancaster Pa.? I went to school there. Have you ever heard of Academy of the Assumption (also known as Assumption)?

I am very excited to have found you Molly. I am really looking forward in watching and learning from you.Much love and peace from London UK 🇬🇧 ❤

This is nuts - I love it! Your experimental approach is so adventurous with instant coffee and whatever. I'm a figurative artist, working in oil, where that approach would be disastrous, but I'm looking forward to seeing where things go😃💕

Can’t really consider these archival paintings. Really nice textures tho.

You could always use round canvas. ❤️

Love having found you. Your art resonates with me and I so appreciate you sharing your techniques. Thanks!

Mortar and pestle. I learned to make paint with natural pigments by first grinding the pigments in a very fine powder with mortar and pestle before diluting them. But, only if you do not want those surprise grains, which I love. They do add interest and an organic feel to the finished pieces.

I have been inspired for years by glazed pottery, river rocks, semi-precious stones like turquoise or Peruvian Opals, and most of all rain-soaked tree limbs covered with lichens. Your demonstrations have given me some exciting ideas. Thanks so much for sharing your techniques. (Oh, and talk all you want to, and ignore the critics. I’ve found your explanations to be thorough and helpful).

Dollar Tree sells the canvas boards and I’m sure it’s cheaper than Michaels. 😊. What a great way to recycle coffee grounds and the filters!

I did just stumble across your page. Lucky me! I enjoy watching your organic process. Thank you for sharing. FYI I like hearing you talk.

I am *stoked* about finding your channel. This is just what I need.

Very instructional - thanks for sharing these unique techniques!

I love to use bright happy colors BUT I LOVE the colors you mixed. I see that they make me happy also!

Interesting. I love the aged look of the filters. Thanks for sharing! do you have a video showing what you do on top of these layers? Are you collaging? Painting?

So glad I clicked on your video. I workmin a coffeeshop. I can't wait to try the coffee filters

Super helpful! I have some pigments I purchased to make watercolors but now I’ve shifted towards acrylics and wasn’t sure what I could do with these pigments, this is so simple with the Matt medium and I love the simplicity of adding water to dissolve the pigments. I was definitely overthinking it! Always enjoy peaking into the way different artists work, so thank you for this series. I’ve been playing with the premade colors I have and making different combinations to see what I like working with, just the variety I am able to accomplish. Congratulations on your new addition!!! Very exciting and overwhelming trying to find that balance-more so when working for yourself I imagine! I’d love to see how you take all these elements and incorporate them into a painting! Appreciate your time and effort, truly looking forward to the rest of this series! 👏

Credit card works great for smoothing.

You talk too much, I wanted to watch you paint not listen to you talk

Hi Molly and thank you for sharing this technique. My coffee machine doesn't use the coffee filter paper, where can I get those paper filters?