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Connie C. Towns is a self-published artist whose style of watercolor painting has evolved into what has been described as soft, light-infused and therapeutic. Her work has been juried into numerous exhibitions across the country and are in private collections across the U.S. and abroad. The artist currently travels and exhibits at art fairs and festivals in California. Biography: I grew up in a small town in North Carolina, one of a family of ten. My father and one of my brothers dabbled in art but I was the one who embraced it. I think mostly because it was my way of not getting lost in a family of ten children. I was an introverted child who was very influenced by things and people who surrounded me. I remember going out in the woods for hours and drawing. I had a sense of awe about the most mundane things. I was an art lover all through grammar school and received only A’s in art classes. I had to leave high school when I was fifteen years old to help out with family finances. I worked full time during the day as a factory laborer and went to night school to receive my high school diploma. I continued to draw and paint at that time and even started a side business at the factory. My fellow workers would give photographs of their family members and I would sketch them in pencil and charcoal. I would then frame it nicely and sell it for forty dollars each. I soon became known as the resident artist at the factory. Later I graduated with honors from my high school night class. With the money I saved from my portrait business, I was able to go to Chowan College in North Carolina where I majored in art. I received classical training in the studio arts at Chowan. Classes in drawing and painting helped me to sharpen my skills, It was at college that I truly learned how to observe my subject matter, Also, it was at this time that I learned to draw every day no matter what. I continued my studies at Evangel College in Springfield, Missouri. Upon graduation I headed for California with two friends, very little money, no place to live, no job and only a couple of leads. But I knew that being in California would open up a whole new world for me. I settled into a comfortable job and lifestyle and I didn’t paint as much as I used to. Soon I realized that something was missing so I began to paint more. It was at that time that I became fascinated with watercolor. I joined art associations. I constantly read books on watercolor technique and studied the old masters. After many years of struggling to find an approach to my art that speaks to me, I have come into my own style. I am always reminding myself that being an artist is not about reaching a destination but enjoying an ever-evolving journey. It’s about staying open to new ideas and experiences and never feeling as if you have “arrived.”It’s about ALWAYS being a student. SELECTED EXHIBITIONS: 2008 Towns Burr Gallery,Burbank,Ca. Solo Artist 2007 Rancho Mirage Art Affaire, Rancho Mirage,Ca., 1st Place 2007 Redlands Art in the Park,Redlands,Ca.,Featured Artist 2006 Sierra Madre Arts Festival, Sierra Madre, Ca. Juried 2006 Circle of Art,Anza Borrego,Ca 2006 Village Venture, Claremont, Ca. 2006 Conejo Valley Museum Artwalk,Thousand Oaks,Ca.. 2005 Art-A-Fair,Laguna Beach,Ca./Associate Member 2005 Redlands Art in the Park,Redlands,Ca. 2004 Mountainside Gallery,Monrovia,Ca. Group Exhibition 2003 Wisteria Festival,Sierra Madre,Ca. 2002 San Clemente Art Fair,San Clemente,Ca. 2002 Decor Expo,Atlanta,Georgia 2001 CAA National Open Exhibition, Allendale,N.J. Juried by editor of American Artist Magazine Stephen Doherty 2001 Monrovia Arts Festival, Monrovia,Ca. BIBILOGRAPHY: Artwork can be
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