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an acrylic painting of a squirrel eating a nut, with a body made of ghostly plants
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Spectral Fronds and Flowers Comprise Elegant Animals in Molly Devlin’s Paintings

With bodies composed of ghostly ferns, flowers, and fungi, Molly Devlin’s fantastical and ethereal acrylic portraits invite us into a dreamy woodland realm. Her works tap into the beauty and resilience of living creatures, from a white bear cloaked in translucent butterflies to a diminutive mouse composed of different lifecycle phases of a dandelion. Part fauna and part flora, each elegant animal is a reminder of nature’s interconnectedness.

Devlin is currently working toward a solo exhibition opening in early August at Corey Helford Gallery in Los Angeles. She’s also finishing up a mural in collaboration with S.V. Williams along the American River in Sacramento. See more on Instagram.

an acrylic painting of a small mouse on a dandelion leaf, with its head and body composed of the dandelion's flower in both yellow and seed form
an acrylic painting of a white bear with a body composed of ghostly butterflies
an acrylic painting of a bison's head composed of ghostly, pink flora
an acrylic painting of a parakeet, with feathers the resemble ghostly ferns and leaves
an acrylic painting of a horse in a circular, ornate frame, with a body and mane composed of ghostly ferns and leaves
an acrylic painting of a swan with a body composed of green leaves
an acrylic painting of a glowing quail perched on a branch

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