Landscape. Water. Grass. Shorelines. Abstraction.

Connie Cronenwett Nature is Connie's subject. Capturing the endless, ever-changing array of Michigan's environment, her work ranges from the detailed, intimate close-up characteristic of inland ecology, to the open, expansive, atmosphere of the Great Lakes' shorelines.

Landscape in Michigan is experienced as a journey that begins with intense closeness generated by rich textures and diverse colors of trees and grasses. Moving from fields and woodlands to inland lakes and then outward to the vastness of the Great Lakes, intense intimacy gives way to an expanding spaciousness. Sky, water, light on water, reflection, and atmosphere─distinctive elements of the interplay between lake and sky─ become subject matter.

Shorelines. Lake Michigan, Lake Superior, the Huron River, and shorelines encountered while traveling, are rich sources of imagery. The Grass Series, featuring multilayered strokes and textures, was inspired by amazing grass patterns created by a severe storm along the Nova Scotia coastline. The series went on to incorporate grass imagery from Michigan's fields, streams, and beaches.

Abstract work, particularly in the Poured Acrylic Series, draws heavily on the more dramatic facets of nature: Galaxies, volcanic activity, an approaching storm.

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