Molly Collins

Molly Collins was born to her passion for animals and painting. growing up in Torrance, California. She felt drawn to the outdoors, open fields, marshes, hills, beaches and mountains which were all in vicinity to her. It was natural to pick up a pencil and draw the subject she loved and longed for animals and nature.

Her passion to paint and study wildlife evolved into a working as a Naturalist teaching, and painting wildlife and educational murals.

Molly paints primarily with acrylic, and oil. Her work depicts a variety of wildlife and landscapes painted in there own realistic style. She is well known for painting educational and historical murals. She has done work for Nature centers, discovery centers such as George F Canyon, Madonna Marsh, including work for the International LA Zoo.

Molly Collins believes she is living her childhood dream, living in the San Bernardino Mountains with her family. It's through God's creation
that artistically and spiritually inspires her creativity and longing to paint.
"It is paradise here, and I feel so close to God and all his creation." She is
a very spiritual individual who believes her inspiration comes from God through his creation. This peace and serenity can be seen through her paintings and murals.

One of the few, if not only multimedia mural painted and sculpted in Southern California is , "The Tribute to the Extinct California Grizzly" Designed and painted by Molly and sculptures carved out of wood by Conrad Sandoval, can be viewed locally in the San Bernardino Mts. . This almost 1,000 square foot educational mural can be viewed in Crestline in the front of Goodwin's market. Other public viewed murals painted by Molly can be found on found in In Blue Jay, tje "Protector"on the wall of Lake Arrowhead and security and in the city of Big Bear and Big Bear Lake. Her paintings can also be viewed in Lake Arrowhead Village at Mountain Arts Network Art gallery.

To obtain reference for her work, she has traveled to
Europe, throughout United States and has visited many State and National Parks, which has helped make her
observations of nature more fulfilling. Molly enjoys painting outdoors and can often be found on a mountain trail or sitting along side one of the mountain Lakes , plein air painting in the presence of God's creation,hoping to view a bald eagle, a coyote, a deer, or any of the wildlife present to inspire