The Low Sky Photograph

Born in Monterey, California, Molly McCall was raised along the rugged California coastline and lush bucolic landscape of the Monterey Peninsula. Surrounded by infamous photographers, writers, filmmakers, and painters, their work provided an indelible appreciation and awareness for nature and inspired her to pursue a creative career in art and design. Molly’s earliest influence in art-making came from her great-grandfather, an illustrator for the New York Times, and grandfather, a professional watercolorist in Southern California. She started painting and photography at an early age, and later attended Laguna Beach School of Art to study both mediums. With a family background in clothing, Molly began her creative career designing textiles and garments with her own label, which were featured in more than 100 specialty boutiques across the US, including Henri Bendel in New York, Fred Segal in Los Angeles, and more than 50 Nordstrom locations, where she was presented with Nordstrom’s Most Favored Designer Award in California. After nearly two decades in the clothing industry, Molly returned to painting and darkroom photography. Molly’s current photographic work explores themes of memory, a sense of place, and the natural world, using both painting and photography. She started exhibiting her unique silver gelatin images painted with oil in 2016 and has received notable recognition with numerous awards for her creativity with the photographic medium. Her rich use of color and texture blurs the lines between photography and painting while honoring her long career with materials, textiles, and design. Often working on a large scale, her use of form and color imbues her work with a physical and environmental presence.