Jane T Connolly

Jane T. Connolly has been interested in the fine arts since she was a child when her favorite possession was a box of watercolors. As an adult, she worked for companies in New York City and Washington, DC, and for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on movie productions that were filmed on locations in England, Ireland, Spain, and Italy.

Jane rediscovered her love for watercolors after settling in D.C. and took it up seriously, studying at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, Virginia. In her home studio, she creates beautifully executed and detailed paintings.

When she read her brother Dan Terrell’s draft of his children’s story The Little German Gnome Jane was inspired to create illustrations for the book so that readers might see what a gnome family and their neighbors look like. The two teamed up again on The Green Witch, a second book in the series. Dan was unable to write the third story he intended due to declining health. Luckily, he told his sister and illustrator, Jane, about his ideas for Mitzy and Blitzy. Jane wrote Dan's story as a tribute to him. She hopes she has done him proud.