Biography

     Connie majored in art and science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and graduated from the University of Kentucky with a Bachelors Degree of Health Science.  After moving to Colorado, the art instruction that influenced her most was from Doug Dawson and Quang Ho at the Art Students League of Denver.

     Connie is an Signature Member of the Pastel Society of America.  She was awarded Best of Show at Boettcher Concert Hall and also won the Bronze Medal at the International Association of Pastel Societies 1998 Museum Show.  She is published by Northlight Books in the Best of Portrait Painting.  Connie is collected by the Butler Institute of Art.

Recent Awards

2008 Mile High Plein Air Show - 3rd place and purchase award

2006 Pastel Journal's top 100

2006 Pastel Society of America - Joseph V. Giffani award and purchase award