Untitled
- oil on canvas
- 23 x 35 in
- Connie Madsen
In Connie Madsen's oil painting, a young woman in a vintage dress sits on a simple wooden fence in a garden. A pair of geese forages in the flower beds in front of her, while behind her, a field of yellow flowers is in full bloom. The young woman's white dress mirrors the geese's white feathers, and their paired presence seems to imply a missing otherÑthe other half of her pair. She seems to be waiting, her gaze focused in the distance, both wistful and expectant while the sun rises in the sky and warms everything in the early summer day.
Connie Madsen was born and raised in Bountiful, Utah, where she met her husband. She took a painting class from the University of Utah and really loved it. But the marriage and six children came along, "and painting was the least thing on my mind," Madsen says. The family moved to Coalville, and about ten years later almost by accident she took a painting class with Carol France. "A friend invited me to watch her paint at Carol France's little studio for oil painters," Madsen says. "Carol must have thought I was there to paint because she handed me a canvas and taught me everything I know." Madsen has been painting ever since. She enjoys painting just about anything, and has won multiple awards in art shows throughout the years, her favorites being Copper Plate and People's Choice awards from the Summit County Fair. She shares her talent with others by teaching painting classes to youth.
- Created: 1993
- Current Location: Summit County Administration Building - 60 N Main St Coalville, UT 84017 (google map)
- Collections: Historical Society Traveling Art Collection