Contemplating My Pillars for Living a Good Life
Note: The paintings pictured in this post are not the subject but are meant to enhance the subjects that are written about. I have gained...
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Connie Mae
Feb 27, 20234 min read
Tattered But Not Torn
Butterflies symbolize new beginnings and beauty from ashes for many people, and this butterfly signifies those things and more. I think...
Connie Mae
Jan 31, 20233 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20223 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20213 min read
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 27, 20213 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20214 min read
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, 20203 min read
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 9, 20207 min read
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...
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