"I am a landscape artist, painting and living in Montana, "Big Sky Country", which serves as my source of inspiration daily. The vast blue skies coupled with a diverse landscape of prairies, mountains, hills, rimrocks, rivers, creeks and lakes provide an awe inspiring vista in any direction."
Connie was raised in a farming family in NW North Dakota, but has lived in Montana for the last 40 years. She attended both NDSU (North Dakota State University), Fargo, ND and EMC (Eastern Montana College - now Montana State University Billings), Billings, MT, graduating with a B.A. in Fine Art (extended major) with an emphasis in both drawing and sculpture. While still a student, she taught drawing at EMC and continues to teach in workshop settings. Connie has continued her own artistic education by attending workshops with Sheila Rieman, Loren Entz, Ned Mueller, Carolyn Anderson, and Aaron Schuerr. She continues to challenge and improve her work in the studio and plein air.
Her work has found homes in private collections across the United States, as well as corporate offices, banks, and the Department of the Interior. She is an Associate Member of the Oil Painters of America, where she was recently awarded the Benevolent Artist Award by the Crooked Tree Gallery as part of the OPA Salon Show 2018. Connie has been published in in North Light publications "Strokes of Genius 2: The Best of Drawing Light and Shadow" , and has won numerous awards. Her work is represented by several galleries around Montana.
Her work has found homes in private collections across the United States, as well as corporate offices, banks, and the Department of the Interior. She is an Associate Member of the Oil Painters of America, where she was recently awarded the Benevolent Artist Award by the Crooked Tree Gallery as part of the OPA Salon Show 2018. Connie has been published in in North Light publications "Strokes of Genius 2: The Best of Drawing Light and Shadow" , and has won numerous awards. Her work is represented by several galleries around Montana.
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