{"id":1000938,"date":"2026-06-02T17:43:27","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1000938\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T17:43:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T17:43:27","slug":"spectral-fronds-and-flowers-comprise-elegant-animals-in-molly-devlins-paintings-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1000938\/","title":{"rendered":"Spectral Fronds and Flowers Comprise Elegant Animals in Molly Devlin&#8217;s Paintings \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/devlin-7.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"an acrylic painting of a squirrel eating a nut, with a body made of ghostly plants\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\"  \/>All images courtesy of the artist, shared with permission<\/p>\n<p>June 2, 2026<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-nature\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/nature\/\" rel=\"tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nature<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F06%2Fmolly-devlin-animals-nature-acrylic-paintings%2F&amp;title=Spectral%20Fronds%20and%20Flowers%20Comprise%20Elegant%20Animals%20in%20Molly%20Devlin%27s%20Paintings\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tShare<br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; \" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#cdf2beb8afa7a8aeb9f09ebda8aeb9bfaca1e8fffd8bbfa2a3a9bee8fffdaca3a9e8fffd8ba1a2baa8bfbee8fffd8ea2a0bdbfa4bea8e8fffd88a1a8aaaca3b9e8fffd8ca3a4a0aca1bee8fffda4a3e8fffd80a2a1a1b4e8fffd89a8bba1a4a3e8fffabee8fffd9daca4a3b9a4a3aabeebaca0bdf6afa2a9b4f09ebda8aeb9bfaca1e8fffd8bbfa2a3a9bee8fffdaca3a9e8fffd8ba1a2baa8bfbee8fffd8ea2a0bdbfa4bea8e8fffd88a1a8aaaca3b9e8fffd8ca3a4a0aca1bee8fffda4a3e8fffd80a2a1a1b4e8fffd89a8bba1a4a3e8fffabee8fffd9daca4a3b9a4a3aabee8fffde888ffe8f5fde8f4f9e8fffda5b9b9bdbee8fe8ce8ff8be8ff8bbababae3b9a5a4bea4beaea2a1a2bebeaca1e3aea2a0e8ff8bfffdfffbe8ff8bfdfbe8ff8ba0a2a1a1b4e0a9a8bba1a4a3e0aca3a4a0aca1bee0a3acb9b8bfa8e0acaebfb4a1a4aee0bdaca4a3b9a4a3aabee8ff8b\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tEmail<br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bookmark<\/p>\n<p>With bodies composed of ghostly ferns, flowers, and fungi, <a href=\"https:\/\/mollydevlinart.bigcartel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Molly Devlin<\/a>\u2019s fantastical and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/molly-devlin\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ethereal acrylic portraits<\/a> 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\u2019s interconnectedness.<\/p>\n<p>Devlin is currently working toward a solo exhibition opening in early August at <a href=\"https:\/\/coreyhelfordgallery.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Corey Helford Gallery<\/a> in Los Angeles. She\u2019s also finishing up a mural in collaboration with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/svwilliamsart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">S.V. Williams<\/a> along the American River in Sacramento. See more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/devlinmolly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/devlin-3.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474624\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1399\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/devlin-3.jpeg\" alt=\"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\" class=\"wp-image-474627\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/devlin-1.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474624\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1599\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/devlin-1.jpeg\" alt=\"an acrylic painting of a white bear with a body composed of ghostly butterflies\" class=\"wp-image-474625\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/devlin-2.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474624\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/devlin-2.jpeg\" alt=\"an acrylic painting of a bison's head composed of ghostly, pink flora\" class=\"wp-image-474626\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/devlin-6.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474624\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/devlin-6.jpeg\" alt=\"an acrylic painting of a parakeet, with feathers the resemble ghostly ferns and leaves\" class=\"wp-image-474630\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/devlin-5.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474624\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/devlin-5.jpeg\" alt=\"an acrylic painting of a horse in a circular, ornate frame, with a body and mane composed of ghostly ferns and leaves\" class=\"wp-image-474629\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/devlin-8.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-474624\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2595\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/devlin-8.jpeg\" alt=\"an acrylic painting of a swan with a body composed of green leaves\" class=\"wp-image-474632\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/devlin-4.jpeg\" 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