Molly Goatwax

My most recent painting

Not entirely pleased with this, I got tired of noodling around, so it's been put aside for now.

In which Molly tries something new

This is my latest challenging project. Painting white spots on dark red wool felt has taken so many coats of gesso and this evening, white acrylic paint. But still, a suggestion of pink persists. Good thing I started the beret well in advance. It's for my Halloween costume. Can you guess what I'm going to be?

Today's news report

"Today is more than about rededicating this Billie Holiday statue, it's really is about rededicating a community, rededicating a community that we all love and that we all treasure and that we all see a brighter future in," Pinkett said. This from a city council man. Still no artist attribution.

Jim

This is the painting I sent to our news station.

On Activism

I have been thinking and wondering about activism and what it takes, besides attend rallies and protests, to bring awareness and change? In this week's news there has been coverage about the rededication ceremony for our Billie Holiday monument's 30th anniversary of installation. Curiously, there was no mention of the artist who sculpted it. My friend, mentor and colleague James Earl Ried sued the city for not installing the pedestal he designed for it. He took another intellectual property case all the way to the Supreme Court and won! My hero! So I thought What Would an Activist do? Well, I sent the news station this story along with a portrait of Jim that I recently completed;