tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25381330041650128162011-07-07T20:57:14.679-07:00Although I now live in Ohio, I grew up in Arizona. I draw on inspiration from life experiences in the desert southwest and its contrast in the lush waters and forests of the Midwest and Smoky Mountains. This is collection of my works including watercolor, mixed media and oils. I hope you enjoy my interpretations of the world around us.Connie Laynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684103937640669007noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538133004165012816.post-14929427501569843212007-06-06T14:08:00.000-07:002008-07-02T13:46:45.760-07:00<div align="left"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/RmcicKbnzNI/AAAAAAAAACo/AdozyL0fi18/s1600-h/more+pears.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073061372488043730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="225" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/RmcicKbnzNI/AAAAAAAAACo/AdozyL0fi18/s320/more+pears.jpg" width="305" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>12x16</strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>Transparent </strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>Watercolor</strong></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;">Pears are always a good subject, and I liked the back lighting on these.</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2538133004165012816-1492942750156984321?l=connielayne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Connie Laynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684103937640669007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538133004165012816.post-22661057144469426602007-06-06T14:05:00.000-07:002008-07-02T13:49:05.514-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/RmchvabnzMI/AAAAAAAAACg/GDqj7qIyETk/s1600-h/raku+vase.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073060603688897730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/RmchvabnzMI/AAAAAAAAACg/GDqj7qIyETk/s320/raku+vase.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>14x20</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;"><strong>Transparent Watercolor</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">I loved this still life that was arranged by my friend and teacher, Donna Noice.</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2538133004165012816-2266105714446942660?l=connielayne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Connie Laynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684103937640669007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538133004165012816.post-18205019480783822032007-06-06T14:02:00.000-07:002007-06-06T14:04:44.002-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/Rmcg_abnzLI/AAAAAAAAACY/VVcZQ7okRLM/s1600-h/Whaley%27s+barn.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073059779055176882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/Rmcg_abnzLI/AAAAAAAAACY/VVcZQ7okRLM/s320/Whaley%27s+barn.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong> <span style="font-family:verdana;">16x16</span></strong></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Transparent Watercolor</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">An old tractor and barn...just couldn't resist them!<br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2538133004165012816-1820501948078382203?l=connielayne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Connie Laynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684103937640669007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538133004165012816.post-39341874800649806782007-06-06T14:00:00.000-07:002007-06-06T14:02:15.307-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/RmcgeabnzKI/AAAAAAAAACQ/JizbHSgtDEU/s1600-h/Up+the+Greenbriar.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073059212119493794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/RmcgeabnzKI/AAAAAAAAACQ/JizbHSgtDEU/s320/Up+the+Greenbriar.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>14x20</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Transparent Watercolor</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Rocks, trees and water...favorite topics when painting in the Smokies.<br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2538133004165012816-3934187480064980678?l=connielayne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Connie Laynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684103937640669007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538133004165012816.post-56024301128768085972007-06-06T13:57:00.000-07:002007-06-06T14:17:31.286-07:00<div align="center"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/Rmcf8qbnzJI/AAAAAAAAACI/l759UGw32wg/s1600-h/rain+in+the+Greenbriar.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073058632298908818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/Rmcf8qbnzJI/AAAAAAAAACI/l759UGw32wg/s320/rain+in+the+Greenbriar.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>16x20</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Watercolor on Canvas</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">A rainy day in the Smoky Mountains helped develop this painting.<br /></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2538133004165012816-5602430112876808597?l=connielayne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Connie Laynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684103937640669007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538133004165012816.post-18206354516373625262007-06-06T13:52:00.000-07:002008-07-02T13:57:28.590-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/RmcfTabnzII/AAAAAAAAACA/9wQWl_h2Oxk/s1600-h/Red+tulips+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073057923629304962" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="264" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/RmcfTabnzII/AAAAAAAAACA/9wQWl_h2Oxk/s320/Red+tulips+2.jpg" width="299" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>16x22</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Transparent Watercolor</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Red is a great color!</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2538133004165012816-1820635451637362526?l=connielayne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Connie Laynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684103937640669007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538133004165012816.post-16385898037267715642007-06-06T13:48:00.000-07:002008-07-02T13:58:49.342-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/RmcdqqbnzGI/AAAAAAAAABw/hT1G2WxQLpQ/s1600-h/Think+Pink.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073056124038007906" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="178" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/RmcdqqbnzGI/AAAAAAAAABw/hT1G2WxQLpQ/s320/Think+Pink.jpg" width="296" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>12x18 </strong></span><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Transparent Watercolor</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">I like the splashy element of this painting. It really says "Watercolor".</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2538133004165012816-1638589803726771564?l=connielayne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Connie Laynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684103937640669007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538133004165012816.post-61122161389316176202007-06-06T13:39:00.000-07:002008-07-02T14:01:20.827-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/RmcboKbnzFI/AAAAAAAAABo/W3dEp4c5juw/s1600-h/I+remember+Grandma.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073053882065079378" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 296px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 179px" height="181" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/RmcboKbnzFI/AAAAAAAAABo/W3dEp4c5juw/s320/I+remember+Grandma.jpg" width="305" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>26x20</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Transparent Watercolor</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">My Grandmother always had peonies. She gave me bushes about 20 years ago that we took with us when we moved recently. They bloomed again this spring.<br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2538133004165012816-6112216138931617620?l=connielayne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Connie Laynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684103937640669007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538133004165012816.post-56463711352375527272007-06-06T13:21:00.000-07:002008-07-02T14:00:27.872-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/RmcXR6bnzCI/AAAAAAAAABQ/-gDiQyRaf7c/s1600-h/daisies+on+board.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073049101766478882" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" height="218" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/RmcXR6bnzCI/AAAAAAAAABQ/-gDiQyRaf7c/s320/daisies+on+board.jpg" width="307" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;">8x10 </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;">Watercolor</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">I enjoy the complexity of florals. This is a watercolor painted on a coated board.</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2538133004165012816-5646371135237552727?l=connielayne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Connie Laynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684103937640669007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538133004165012816.post-19372838871961963492007-06-06T13:00:00.000-07:002007-06-06T13:32:21.908-07:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/RmcZLKbnzEI/AAAAAAAAABg/AYcet2ZjTiI/s1600-h/urban.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073051184825617474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/RmcZLKbnzEI/AAAAAAAAABg/AYcet2ZjTiI/s320/urban.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>14x20</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Mixed Media</strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">I enjoyed the complexity of the pattern in this piece. It reminded me of a city map.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2538133004165012816-1937283887196196349?l=connielayne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Connie Laynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684103937640669007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538133004165012816.post-58502590478236605132007-06-06T12:38:00.000-07:002007-06-06T13:34:12.880-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/RmcNv6bny8I/AAAAAAAAAAc/GYxsB_Zs6oQ/s1600-h/Canyon+Echoes.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073038622046276546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/RmcNv6bny8I/AAAAAAAAAAc/GYxsB_Zs6oQ/s320/Canyon+Echoes.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/RmcNfKbny7I/AAAAAAAAAAU/hKtROv8DXBY/s1600-h/Canyon+Echoes.jpg"></a><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;">28x20</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;">Mixed Media</span></strong></div><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span></strong><br /><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">I recalled Indian ruins in Arizona when I painted this.</p></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2538133004165012816-5850259047823660513?l=connielayne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Connie Laynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684103937640669007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2538133004165012816.post-69406292295987866492007-06-06T12:30:00.000-07:002007-06-06T13:34:35.028-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/RmcMhabny6I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Hwm3RZO-ca8/s1600-h/sedona+storm.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073037273426545570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dk2CyzGvA2A/RmcMhabny6I/AAAAAAAAAAM/Hwm3RZO-ca8/s320/sedona+storm.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;">26x20</span></strong></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong>Mixed Media</strong></span></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></strong></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">This abstract was inspired by my memories of Arizona.</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2538133004165012816-6940629229598786649?l=connielayne.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Connie Laynehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684103937640669007noreply@blogger.com0