Artist Statement

I like to work with watercolors because I like the transparency of the light. I paint things or scenes that I enjoy looking at which is why I called one of my solo shows "Visual Pleasure: Scenes of the Burin Peninsula". I like my work to have a sense of being alive, and also to offer a sense of peace and tranquility. A friend once told me that when she looked at my paintings, they reached out to her and said "Stop, look, rest, relax from whatever is bothering you.... just see." I am not good at writing artists' statements because, for me, my work is my statement.

Biography

Connie Burnett was born in Kemptville, Yarmouth Co, NS. She has BA and BEd Degrees from Acadia University, where she took several Art Classes from Prof. Ian James. Connie's work has been shown in juried shows in NS, NL, and PQ. It has been selected for special mention or awards by jurors such as Alex Colville and Mary West Pratt. Her most valuable award was for a watercolor "Pastoral Scene, Tide's Point. She received a one thousand dollar reward and her painting was shown in "For Love of the Land", a juried millennium show which toured Canada.