Molly Smith
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Japanese Anemone
Black Eyes
Day After Day •
Wandering •
Chocolate Vine
Roses on 12th
10th Street Park
11th and Charlotte
Hollyhocks Taos •
Hyde Park
Santa Fe River Bottom
Lori's Roses •
Andy's Poppies •
Apache Plume •
12th Street •
Haddis Way •
Harbor Island •
Lorraine Street •
Agua Fria Street •
Japanese Anemone, 2026
colored pencil on paper, 25.5 x 12.5 inches, 33.25 x 20 framed, $3000
Black Eyes, 2026
colored pencil on paper, 25 x 20 inches, 31.5 x 26.75 framed, $3750
Day After Day, 2025
colored pencil, 46 x 46 inches framed, sold
Wandering, 2024
colored pencil on paper, 25 x 40 inches, sold
Chocolate Vine, 2024
colored pencil on paper, 25 x 20 inches, 33.25 x 26.75 framed, $3800
Roses on 12th, 2024
colored pencil on paper, 26 x 20 inches, $3800
10th Street Park, 2024
colored pencil on paper, 26 x 40 inches, $4800
11th and Charlotte, 2024
colored pencil on paper, 25 x 20 inches, 33.25 x 26.75 framed, $3750
Hollyhocks Taos, 2024
colored pencil on paper, 25 x 13 inches, sold
Hyde Park, 2024
colored pencil, 16 x 16 inches, $2200
Santa Fe River Bottom, 2024
colored pencil, 20 x 20 inches, $3000
Lori's Roses, 2024
colored pencil, 28 x 45 inches, 34 x 51 framed, sold
Andy's Poppies, 2024
colored pencil, 36 x 36 inches, 41 x 41 framed, sold
Apache Plume, 2024
colored pencil, 25 x 20 inches, 33 x 27 framed, sold
12th Street, 2024
colored pencil, 20 x 20 inches, 28 x 26.5 framed, sold
Haddis Way, 2022
pencil on paper, 29 x 22 inches, sold
Harbor Island, 2021
pencil on paper, 24 x 18 inches, sold
Lorraine Street, 2023
pencil on paper, 28.5 x 46.5 inches, sold
Agua Fria Street, 2021
pencil on paper, 28 x 21 inches, sold
About the artist...
Watch Molly Smith's October 2024 Group Show: Floral Realism here.
View Molly's 2022 exhibit "Walking" here.
Molly Smith was born in Victoria, Texas, in 1952, and is a fourth-generation Texan. Her artistic sensibility was shaped by an early enduring connection to the natural world. Growing up in a small Texas town, she spend her childhood exploring the surrounding countryside, family farmland, friends' ranches, and the Texas coast. These formative experiences fostered a deep appreciation for nature that continues to inform her artistic practice.
Smith earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Denver and moved to Austin, Texas, in 1974. She began her professional career in art, graphic design, and interior design, exhibiting her work in exhibitions throughout Texas.
In 1979, Smith founded Paper Place, an Austin stationery store that she owned and operated for 38 years. Following her retirement in 2018, she returned to painting and drawing, renewing her commitment to artistic exploration and creative expression.
Rooted in a lifelong engagement with the Texas landscape, Smith’s artistic practice reflects a sustained interest in the forms, patterns, and visual complexity of the natural world.