Featuring: Placitas Artist, Connie Falk Fine Art, Plein Air and Studio Work

A Long Climb

Connie Falk Fine Art
Plein Air and Studio Work
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Artist Statement: ​"I paint mainly in oils, primarily landscapes, but I also enjoy non-representational work. My love of quilts shows up in my geometric painting series, which I drafted using a quilt design software. My goal is always to paint honestly, and to channel the joy I feel while painting. I want my paintings to sing to me, which is when I know that I like them enough to have them seen publically."

La Luz 2

Chalk Dust Trail 3

The highlight of my week is always Tuesday morning, when I meet members of the plein air group, PALs (Plein Air Landscapers) to paint together. It is a joyful experience to get out and paint with good friends, catch up on each other’s lives, marvel at the beauty around us, and share our artistic interpretations. I’ve been a member of PALs since 2018, and I feel very comfortable trying many different approaches to painting in plein air, using different substrates, application techniques and tools. But the challenge every week remains daunting, to capture the effects of light on the landscape and represent the variety of colors that are expressed by the vegetation, topography, and season.
I feel very fortunate to live in a beautiful place, have the luxury to spend my time making art, and have good friends with whom to share this journey. The peace and satisfaction of artistic expression is truly a blessing.

San Isidro Loop Trail

Road to Abiuqui

​Connie also enjoys studio painting and has produced many paintings of the views along the hiking trails near her home at the base of the Sandias. Connie’s work has been featured in many juried shows and in 2022 she won the Wilson Hurley Enchantment Award at the Masterworks of New Mexico Show. In early 2024, 18 of Connie's paintings were rented by the movie "Miss You, Love You" starring Allison Janney, that was shot in Placitas, NM. Connie's paintings were used to represent the work of the deceased spouse, who was a painter living in Placitas, of the character played by Janney.

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