The Five Graces: Weimaraner DOG WATERCOLOR PAINTING MJ ZORAD

Conni Tögel

Global nomad and award-winning artist Conni Tögel was born in Winfield, Illinois, on July 24, 1965 as a daughter of German immigrants. In 1993, she graduated from the Kolping College of Design & Multimedia Communications in Stuttgart, Germany. Currently Conni and her family reside near Lake Hartwell in Upstate South Carolina. Conni’s journeys throughout Europe shaped her perception of the world and of what art could or should be. Whether it was sitting under a tree in the Provence, painting an old rusted jalopy, or sipping cappuccino on the Piazza San Marco in Venice with her sketchbook in her lap – capturing emotions, colors, and light became her obsession in her art. Check out Conni's website for her world collected artwork of fairies, wizards, sheep and landscape paintings.

Mary Jo Zorad

I paint what I love, and I hope to evoke an emotional response with my artwork, to touch others who also understand the closeness, warmth and comfort of family and the animals whom they consider members of their family. Color, composition, form and light are the tools I play with to present the familiar subjects of horses, animals and humans in my paintings, bringing life into the surroundings of the viewer, so that the work is not only my personal expression but also an extension of the viewer's and animals personality.