After graduating from the Philadelphia College of Art (now University of the
Arts) Connie Devendorf worked as a textile designer in New
York City. In 1992, she started her own faux finishing business, Expert Faux
Finish, specializing in murals that involve nature, fanciful landscapes for
children’s rooms, and sophisticated floral motifs. She is a graduate
of the botanical illustration certificate program at the Morton Arboretum,
Lisle, Il., and a past president of the arboretum’s Nature Artists’ Guild.
She also teaches art classes at the arboretum and is passionate about conveying
the detail in nature that people often miss.
