November 3, 2013
"Local artists brought an eclectic mix of old and new, plain and fancy, simple, exquisite to the Biggs Museum of American Art galleries Saturday for the museum’s Delaware By Hand Holiday Market." Rosemary participated in this Holiday Market and was included in the article and video taken at the event. Click here for the entire article and to view the video.

by Andre Lamar, MilfordBeacon.com, August 29, 2013
Article about "No Comfort Zone" - An exhibit that arose from an experience Rosemary and 4 other artists shared during an intensive summer painting workshop by Marcia Reed, owner of Milford’s newest downtown art gallery, Gallery 37.

Reed says her teachings from No Comfort Zone has helped her students to enhance their skills, especially Connelly.

"I think she's becoming more expressionistic and, [as a result], is putting real gut feelings in her work," Reed said. "Now her work to me is more visually exciting because she has more of her own personality in it."

Read more: http://www.milfordbeacon.com/article/20130829/NEWS/130829722#ixzz2e0H7Jq7I

by Bryan Shupe, MilfordLive.com, September 3, 2013
Article about "No Comfort Zone" - An exhibit that arose from an experience Rosemary and 4 other artists shared during an intensive summer painting workshop by Marcia Reed, owner of Milford’s newest downtown art gallery, Gallery 37.

"Artist Rosemary Connelly felt that the workshop taught by Reed helped her to experience other aspects of her artistic creativity that she usually would
not have focused on. Comfortably creating her artwork in ink pen and watercolors for years, Rosemary stepped outside her comfort zone paining with a
brush and acrylics." Click here for the story.

by townsquaredelaware.com, September 4, 2013
Online article about the Music School of Delaware in MIlford and how people are carving out time to follow their passions, dreams or even something they wanted to try. Rosemary was intereviewed because she had started taking voice lessons - always having wished her singing voice was better! Click here for the link.

"Rosemary Connelly, a Milford-based artist with a studio across the street from The Music  School, started taking lessons 'just for fun'. "I'm a newbie to the schoo," she emphatically shares. "I began voice lessons just for the fun of it. I always wanted to be a better singer, and I'm starting to see that it's possible."

August 10, 2012
Rosemary was featured on "First Experience" a WHYY TV program. Produced by Brian Drouin

Watch First for Friday, August 10, 2012 on PBS. See more from First.

Lead in to the story (last on the program): Artist Rosemary Connelly loves to paint, but her passion is watercolor journaling. This week's First Experience visits the Mispillion Art League in Milford where Rosemary is teaching some aspiring artists this hobby.  She hopes they continue to make their own memories for years to come.

January 2012
Featured, with my husband Bob Connelly, in Dover Post, Milford Beacon, DE State News & Examiner.com regarding our Joint Exhibit at the Dover Art League and focusing on our life and art, watercolor journaling and workshops

appeared in Sunday Life section of the Sunday News Journal, November 27, 2011, written by Gary Soulsman

This article discussed our life and experiences in Italy, our downtown studio, Rosemary's watercolor journals and workshops and Bob's photography. It was punctuated with favorable quotes from students who had taken my workshops.

Appeared in KJZZ, NPR Phoenix's member magazine "Wavelength" Winter 2009
How two fifty-somethings sold the home, put their things in storage and went to live in Italy. Story about Bob and I and our travels in Italy with our photographs and watercolors.

Featured on WHYY's Delaware Tonight Arts & Culture Segment, "Travel Art", Fall 2007
TV News spot featured our experiences in Italy after returning to the states, focused on our life, experiences and art.

Abbott's Grill serves up big art Source: milfordbeacon.com Local photographer Bob Connelly is coordinating a photography exhibit at Abbott's Grill that will run through Wednesday, July 9. Connelly took time out to tell The Beacon about the difference between snapshots and artwork as well as why a restaurant sometimes makes a good gallery.



March 1, 2014

Wednesday, March 5, 2014

My painting "Daffodils in ink and watercolor" was featured in an article about the Arts in Milford.

by Lani Ghering, November 2014
A group of  Travel Writers visited Southern Delaware, making Milford one of their destinations. They wrote this article about several galleries/art studios/arts and entertainment venues and included Live Cheap and Make Art Studios on their tour. "...These two are really livin' the dream! So much so that you have to schedule an appointment to check out the current display in their studio. I will say that you will not be disappointed in you do so."

We were interviewed for an article in the Coast Press about works of ours that were part of an exhibition at the Milton Arts Guild, Milton DE.The painting to the right of Ron Lighthouse is Rosemary's painting of the Woodland Ferry.

The article in the Dover Post/Milford Beacon features our move to our new location, our grand opening and upcoming exhibitions and sales.

11/12/2014 by Chelsea Scott

We were interviewed by Chelsea Scott about our work and our new studio/gallery/shop location

April 27, 2015 
Out of 54 works of art submitted for consideration to hang in Delaware Senator Thomas Carper, Rosemary's painting "Lewes Harbour Marina" was one of 12 selected. 

May 16, 2015
During the month of June Rosemary is teaching a series watercolor journaling workshops at Lavender Fields in Milton, Delaware