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MY LIFE AS A CARTOON:
Represented by:
HOWARD/MANDVILLE GALLERY - Seattle (Kirkland), WA
CHRISTOPHER MORGAN GALLERIES - Palm Desert, CA.
WILDE MEYER GALLERY - Scottsdale, AZ.
RAFTER'S GALLERY above the Rockin' V Cafe - Kanab, UT (closed from late Dec to March)
KAMRUZ GALLERY - Telluride, CO.
2010 - Happy New Year!
--------I'm Still Paintin' !!!
Jan - One door closes (Naked Horse Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ after 25 yrs in business. I'll miss you guys.)
- - - - Another door opens. I'm now being represented in Scottsdale at Wilde Meyer Gallery on Marshall Way.
Feb - Nominated for the Viola Award 2010 Flagstaff, AZ.
- - - - (recipients for award announced
@ the event - Thursday, March 4, 2010, 5-9pm)
Mar - Trying out a new gallery in Telluride, CO. called Kamruz.
May 8 - Howard/Mandville Anniversary Show - Kirkland, WA.
June 5 - Mountain Sports "Downtown Dog Show"Flagstaff, AZ 10 - 2 downtown.
June 27 - Second Chance Center - Pets In The Pines
July 1 - Townsend - Coast to Coast. Discovery Galleries in Bethesda, MD represents.
" Her courageous colors and bold brush strokes mix with lovable subjects to create infinitely memorable pieces of fine art."
Bryce Prophetor, Flagstaff Live
"......Townsend is able to create subjects that appear to pop from the canvas... She continues to stake
a place for herself as a professional oil painter with collectors throughout the US." Mountain Living Magazine
(And as of 2009, collectors in Australia, Canada, Japan, Russia, Sweden, Holland,............)
"Amazingly entertaining oil portraits of man & woman's best friend: the dog.
And sometimes: the cat. And sometimes that other best friend: the old truck.
Combine 'em all and you'll see why her work is so loved.
Who doesn't want a dog that can drive a truck?
Townsend's sense of humor and her love for the animals clearly
reveals itself on each gallery-wrapped original. Of course Townsend lives
in constant fear that she will be run over by Toonces, the cat that could drive a car."
Victor Cooper - Rafters Gallery, UT
"Now, given that Connie's work is a true fine art painting expect it to be an investment. But I can
tell you from experience, the feeling you will get when seeing your own dog in one of Connie's paintings
is unlike any other I have ever had. I was honestly moved to tears." Cowbelly Pet Photography, Jamie Pflughoeft, Seattle,WA
read more on her cowbellyblog - click
"Dogs, cats, trucks and Flagstaff may be said by most, I would like to comment from a profesional
point of view. Watching Connie develop her style, palette and brushwork over time she has excelled
with her talent. She will always be a Flagstaff treasure." S J Shaffer - Shaffer The Gallery, Sedona
" I am glad that that there are people like you and the pictures you paint, otherwise this world will be unbearable."
Maria Balicka
"I lust for Townsend's big ass trucks." - Mike Frick - Flag Live Arts & Entertainment Weekly
"We bought two paintings from Connie...her style is fresh and bold. We also like the local flavor
and historical feel to her work." Jim Babbitt
"Her paintings have a quirky humor that reflects how a lot of us dog owners see our dogs ....
Connie is able to capture that essential whimsey. I own four." Winnie Ennenga
“Connie is a really gifted painter,” says Chris Morgan of Christopher Morgan Galleries in California.
“The paintings are not just funny or charming. If you took away the expressive animals and removed the old cars
and trucks, you would be left with nothing but a gorgeous landscape.”
"Her attention to detail is definitely overshadowed by the boldness of her brush." Dr Lew Deitch, Artbook of the New West
I often resort to using myself as model.
