Name: Molly Beasley
Year: Senior
Greek Affiliation: Phi Mu/Panhellenic Council
Major: Communications and Business
HC: How did you get involved in water color painting?
Molly: I taught myself! I’ve always loved the Lilly Pulitzer prints and wanted to give it a try. I’ve had a lot of support from my friends and family to keep going, and they’ll give me some small projects to work on from what they think of!
HC: How long have you been painting?
Molly: I’ve been painting watercolors since last summer.
HC: What inspires you the most?
Molly: Lilly Pulitzer prints and calligraphy, mostly! Also, my friend Ashlee who always tells me how talented I am to try new things!
HC: How did you come up with the sorority house water color idea? Is it the subject you paint the most?
Molly: For the sorority houses, I thought I’d try out a few new things using watercolor, and I’ve always thought about how much these houses mean to us and gave it a try. I definitely paint sorority houses the most, one night I got 32 orders from Zeta Tau Alphas!
HC: What is your favorite part about water color painting?
Molly: It can be so therapeutic. And, I like seeing how much better I can get at them. It’s always me pushing myself to make it look better, or more detailed.
HC: Where did you learn about calligraphy? Is it a difficult skill to learn?
Molly: I taught myself handlettering/calligraphy this past summer. My boyfriend gave me a calligraphy pen and it started from there! Every night I would write about five sentences in a new font until I could finally pick it up myself. Now I get requests to write cards, letters, signs, and more.
HC: Do you sell your pieces?
Molly: Initially, I did them for free. I would love just giving them away. But, when more and more people wanted some, I started running out of supplies and had to charge. I only did $5 because I know college students can be struggling financially.
HC: Which of your past pieces are you the most proud of? Why?
Molly: One of my sorority sisters had recently moved from her family home and she wanted to get a watercolor picture of it to remember it by! It meant something so sentimental to her that it made me feel important just to paint it for her. Also, any sorority members who reach out to me other than my own affiliation who want one; it really shows how close Panhellenic can be.
HC: What are your plans for your calligraphy and water colors?
Molly: For now, just keep on finishing up these orders! I’ve also got side works like doing wedding programs, snapchat filters in the calligraphy font, and doing social media posts with them all so it’s growing pretty rapidly! I’ve also been asked to make a website or Etsy page, so I’m doing that as well. We’ll see where it grows!
If you are interested in her paintings feel free to contact her at beasleym13@gmail.com!