©Paintings by Catherine Molland

All of my art originates from my love of wilderness areas where I feel a sense of peace, wholeness and oneness.  I create paintings of women in nature with magic, mystery and metaphor. My intention in my art is to share this feeling of connection to help heal the illusion of separation from nature in our modern times and to create beauty, peace and joy.  I feel that beauty is a primal force, an antidote for the angst of the world.

In my art, I combine several elements: classical  figures, contemporary  backgrounds and nature’s flora and fauna. I use oil painting for the figures and animals, birds, plants.  I experiment with mixed media for the backgrounds using acrylics, silk-screened Japanese papers and natural objects like dried corn silk, rocks, seeds, flowers.

The first series on this website is Earth Magic and a new series is being created now, Elemental Forces. Photos of newly completed paintings will be posted soon. Enjoy!