About Connie Tom

 “Painting.... It’s like ‘Fire in the bones!’” says artist Connie Tom. The desire to express the unsurmountable majesty, power and beauty of the Creator in His Creation is the strength of the passion that drives Connie Tom to paint the landscapes she paints today.

Having done many indepth studies of the original and revered Hudson River School master artists and their philosophies, she now incorporates the techniques she learned into her present day subject matter. As with them, so with her...light, color mood and atmosphere are of major importance in her work, Connie is fast becoming known for her luministic landscapes. She capitalizes on sunrises and sunsets. Autumn with all its joyful, warm and luscious colors is her favourite season to paint. Her faith plays a big part in her life and in her art.

Her work has been in the Limited Edition Art Shopper’s Guide of Southwest Art Magazine. She has taught many national seminars and authored four painting instruction books. She has painted in oils for over 20 years and has exhibited in such prestigious shows as The Western and Wildlife Art Collector’s Exhibit. She is a member of the Oil Painters of America and the NOAPS (National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society). She is currently represented by the Fredericksburg Art Gallery in Fredericksburg, Texas. Her paintings are in many private and corporate collections, both nationally and internationally. You can see more of her art at www.connietom.com.

When Connie was still a child, her father sometimes had to take jobs away from home to support his wife and children. Being one of five siblings, her sister and she being the two eldest took on extra responsibilities of the home. Her sister took more of inside the home duties, while Connie took more of the outside chores. It was during this time outside, Connie learned to appreciate the blessings of our great wonderful outdoors and such simple pleasures as the sweet smell of fresh country air, the sunrise, the morning fog, the sunsets, the clouds and all the atmospheric conditions of the sky that she paints today. So painting to her is a way to bring the out-of-doors inside the home.

Her goals and desires are to always improve and perfect the talents and gifts she has been given. To create a legacy of beautiful paintings that will not only be uplifting to the viewers, but will bring a message to the spirit... beyond just the subject matter, and bring honor to God by fulfilling the destiny He has created for her.

Please visit her at her blog at: http://ConnieTom.blogspot.com