Meet Costanza Knight……
The watermedia and mixed media paintings, drawings, and monotype prints of Costanza Knight, also known as Connie Knight, are contemporary expressions that explore and celebrate the human form and the landscape. Poetry and narratives are often her creative touchstone, but she also takes inspiration from the landscapes that she lives in and loves. Always captivating, her diversified interests are reflected in her varied styles.
A Floridian by birth, Costanza spent her summers in Saluda, North Carolina, where she took art classes from her father, also an artist. Having loved the terrain of NC, she is now a resident of Hendersonville and her studio is at 6 Whitehall Lane.
Knight has shown throughout the Southeast in group, juried and solo exhibitions and has won a number of awards for her work.
Her paintings are included in university and private collections throughout the U.S. Her work can be seen at The Art Mob Studios and Gallery in Hendersonville, NC, at the Purple Onion in Saluda, NC, and at Mystic Osprey Fine Art Gallery in Beaufort, SC.
“What my clients say about my work….”
'They Flew in a Flock'
"In my heart not only is this watercolor just plain beautiful. We have all experienced freedom, rising up and flying free. We long to experience that again only to find much to our continual surprise - so well expressed in this piece - that we are bound in our protoplasmic state. I finally understand that it's only through the knowledge of who I am that I fly with continual freedom unhinged by the human condition. This is an awesome piece that continually inspires me. Thank you Costanza Knight. I am proud to have you in my collection.
Your fan,
Gail Edwards"
‘Cirque No. 3’ and ‘Flying Again’
“Your circus paintings are loved by anyone that comes to my office. You must come by and see them!”
"Your wonderful art has become a permanent fixture in African American Studies."
-Director of African American Studies Dept. at Virginia Commonwealth Universit
“Ondulation No. 2. 8, and 10"
"We just love Costanza's Paintings in our living room next to our baby grand piano."
'She Rose as Free as a
Bird'
“It has been a long time since a piece has spoken to me like she did. I wake up to her every morning”
“Guardian of the Mountains”
“Guardian of the Mountains” is now part of our kitchen where we spend lots of time. GIves me Joy!!!”
‘Aerial No. 3’
Aerial No. 3 found a nice home in sunny Florida in a friend’s jewelry studio
‘Square Dance and Fiddlers’ from the Aaron Copland
“Appalachian Spring Suite” Series
Video - Constanza Knight in her studio
‘Making Butterflies'
“We both love the painting. It looks terrific in my sewing room. It makes me happy . All the colors and music. ”
“This painting means so much to me. When I look at it I think of beauty, joy, and transcendence. “
“They Flew Away to Free-dom”
“I have been looking for a long time for a piece of art for this corner to go with my African artifacts. When I saw this painting, I knew I had found the piece that was meant to be there. The painting and the story are so moving.”
Daylight Coursings is the most recent addition to our family art on display in our home. My husband Alex selected this vibrant piece from Connie Knights’ collection of talented works. It is prominently hung in his home office and evokes feelings of Nature’s rhythm and splendor through the colors and undulating lines on display. As the scene moves the eye back and forth among the hues of blues and greens the captivating little red sphere won’t let go of its hold on you.
Patt Soto