{Giveaway is Closed}
Can I just say how much I admire artists. Those who can pick up a paint brush, touch it to paper or canvas, and come up with a beautiful flourish of pretty strokes!  I do not have that ability and when I see someone who has a talent for painting, I really admire that.
Connie Snipes, from Charlotte, NC, has been painting a long time. In fact, in my emails with her, I found out she used to teach at the Walker School here in Marietta and is now retired. I went to the Walker School way back when it was Sprayberry High School, so it is indeed a small, small world.
Connie paints every day, painting plein air (meaning outside) or in her studio using photographs. She majored in art and studied at The Art Student’s League in NYC, Rhode Island School of Design in Rome, courses at different universities during the summer, and numerous workshops since she has been retired.
Connie has a pretty blog showcasing her paintings at Connie Snipes. You can see all her lovely smaller sized paintings, of places she has been and paintings that bring back those memories. From the coast, to the mountains and country, there is a little something for everyone in Connie’s paintings.
She also has her paintings in an online gallery, Daily Paintworks, and you can see more of Connie’s work. I adore original artwork and own a few pieces myself that I’ve been fortunate to find or have given to me. Those are pieces that I will never get rid of. It doesn’t matter if they came from an estate sale, yardsale or thriftstore, I will treasure those originals.
So, original artwork is not just for the wealthy. You can afford these originals!
Connie is offering up to one of my readers ONE of her original oil paintings and the winner can choose from one of these 3. They are all around 8 x 11 in size.Â
The Garden Shed
Wing Haven Garden
Noda Garden Shed, Charlotte
Connie let me choose a painting for hosting the giveway and here’s the one I got and it is so pretty. I can’t wait to find the right frame for it.
Twisted Tree Garden Tour, New Orleans.
I love it!
To win one of Connie’s 3 paintings above, click over to Connie Snipes and tell me your favorite painting that she has listed on her site.
Do you love original artwork?
I think you will see that Connie’s work is affordable and definitely beautiful!
Leave a comment and I’ll choose a random winner in a few days.
The Garden Shed, for sure. Beautiful.
Wow.. just beautiful work she does!! I really liked the bougainvillea one..
Beautiful work!
The Garden Shed speaks to me. 🙂
Love Landscape Abstaction and Yellow House, Blue Trim. Of the 3 in the giveaway I would choose Noda Garden Shed if I was the lucky winner. All of her paintings are beautiful!
I love all of her paintings, but my favorite is definitely The Garden Shed. I’m getting ready to redo my workroom in reds, blues and yellows and that would be perfect. Thanks for the giveaway and for introducing us to this fabulous painter.
I would love to win The Garden Shed. Thank you 🙂
I would select “The Garden Shed” since I love garden sheds and my husband recently completed our own potting shed. thanks for the chance to win.
Love “The Garden Shed”! It has the perfect colors for my en suite. Thanks for introducing her work to me!
The Garden Shed. Love the pretty aqua and the red roof! She has some gorgeous stuff.
It’s a toss up for me between Beautiful Afternoon Weather and Pond At Squirrel Park. It’s all lovely!
I really like her work. And I really like the Garden Shed. Thank you
Her work is lovely! I noticed one that reminds me of my grandfather’s property. It is called Fallen Tree, Reedy Park, NC. She does a great job painting the water, I think.
Mary
I like the Garden Shed painting.
I like the Garden Shed painting.
I so agree with you! I wish I could paint or draw. She is incredibly talented I would love to own the noda garden shed. Thanks again, Beth N.
I do love her work. My fave is TheGarden Shed.
They are all beautiful, but the Garden Shed is my fave.
I like the garden shed….I looked at her webpage and I still like that one the best! I have a perfect spot for it near my desk, too!
I love original art work. Lately I have been finding interesting paintings that people leave on the street!
I love all three paintings but maybe the Garden Shed is my favorite.