Tattered But Not Torn
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(2)Butterflies symbolize new beginnings and beauty from ashes for many people, and this butterfly signifies those things and more. I think...
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Connie Mae
- Jan 31
- 3 min
A Light Shines Through
Here we are in the midst of a cold, snowy spell which is an appropriate time for writing about this painting called Glistening in Grey....
Connie Mae
- Dec 20, 2022
- 3 min
Wishing you Christmas Joy
The holiday season carries all kinds of emotions for many of us. As children, it was mostly excitement about gifts and being with...
Connie Mae
- Dec 1, 2022
- 3 min
Footprints in the Snow
I wanted to post a wintery painting on my social media today since it's now December and when deciding which one, I realized it needed to...
Connie Mae
- May 27, 2022
- 3 min
Hope of Spring
I've been meaning to write a post this spring and so much has been going on that I haven't been able to get myself to sit down and write...
Connie Mae
- Apr 2, 2022
- 3 min
Springtime Sentiments
Happy April! Spring is a good time for a fresh start as something in our spirits seems to awaken along with the whole earth reawakening....
Connie Mae
- Jan 17, 2022
- 3 min
Inspiration for the New Year
Looking over a precipice, especially at sunset (or sunrise if we're an early riser), elicits a grand sensation of awe. Awe for the view,...
Connie Mae
- Oct 22, 2021
- 4 min
Fall Inspiration
There is a story with every one of my paintings which is a lot of the joy for me in working on them. I'm transported back to a place that...
Connie Mae
- Sep 14, 2021
- 2 min
September Morning Back Home
"...I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house. So I have spent almost all the daylight...
Connie Mae
- Aug 30, 2021
- 3 min
Serenity
I'm getting the post about the August image for my calendar written just in time before I need to write September's! I find it slightly...
Connie Mae
- Aug 28, 2021
- 3 min
Summer Respite
Summertime. I have loved it since I was a child experiencing freedom from the drudgeries of the classroom! Today, the freedom isn't quite...
Connie Mae
- Jul 3, 2021
- 3 min
You Make Me Brave
Remember when you were a kid and jumping from rock to rock in a stream took all of your courage? I have to admit, that it still takes...
Connie Mae
- May 25, 2021
- 4 min
Time Enough
Perch of Gold, oil on board, 5" x 5" Here it is, almost the end of the month and I have yet to write about the art I had chosen for the...
Connie Mae
- Apr 1, 2021
- 5 min
Don't Quit
Story of this little painting, Spring Afternoon in the Catskills Have you ever wanted to do something really bad and then, when you...
Connie Mae
- Mar 5, 2021
- 4 min
Dream of a Place to Paint
It was a dream come true for me to be on the estate of one of my all-time favorite artists, to tour his mansion, and to paint right on...
Connie Mae
- Feb 3, 2021
- 4 min
Celebrating Flowers in Winter
This month, in the dead of winter, we cheer each other up by giving flowers, candy, and sweet words. So, I used my new floral painting as...
Connie Mae
- Jan 2, 2021
- 4 min
Time to Take a Breath
Why do we so love to sit and watch a sunset? What is it about the pinks and oranges sinking into a blue ocean that especially inspire us...
Connie Mae
- Jan 29, 2020
- 3 min
Learning to Appreciate Winter
I used to really hate winter. I hated being cold, I hated the lack of freedom I felt from having to be bundled up, I missed being...
Connie Mae
- Jan 10, 2020
- 7 min
A Sweet Good-Bye... with a Story Behind It
I said good-bye to a dear friend this morning…. That was how I felt as my painting drove away to its new home. Each painting becomes a...
Connie Mae
- Mar 11, 2019
- 2 min
Railtown Reflection ~ the story behind the painting
I joined my new husband in Summersville, West Virginia in early February of 2012. Ray had been in Nicholas County for a year as a VISTA...
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