Snowstorm, Not Here

Snowflake 10 Pendant

by Rita Squier

I created this pendant from a print made from Snowflake 10 my original watercolor ACEO art card, a Scrabble tile, some resin & a bail. My pendants were so fun to make and people love them as soon as they see them. I sold 4 today on Etsy ... yay!

Okay ... the east coast got this HUGE major snowstorm ... we got very lucky. We didn't even see one flake of snow. No snow here in upstate NY and I believe they predicted we would get about 6-8 inches of snow. It would have been nice to receive a fresh covering of maybe 2 inches, but right now with all we need to get done, no snow is fine by me.

It's Snowing

Finally it Snows!

Today, we finally received our first snow of the season. I love the first day of snow. It's just so fresh and pretty. Cold and chilly, yes. Pretty much gray all day, but that's okay ... because it's snowing! It has been snowing all day. The perfect day to stay home and do indoor things. I even skipped house cleaning. Who could clean house when it's snowing? I also prefer not to venture out on the roads. Why do people in a snowy region always seem to forget how to drive on the first day of snow? Snow is slippery.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! I'm cozy and warm indoors.

Snowflakes Series

Snowflakes 1

by Artist Rita Squier

Original Watercolor Painting

ACEO - Art Card

Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches

I have finally completed adding my Snowflakes Series into my Etsy Shop. This was such a fun series to create. They would make a great little addition to add into a Christmas Card or any holiday card, what a treat it would be for your recipient to open your greeting card and find an added bonus of a little original piece of art which is actually a piece of a larger piece.

ACEO - Art Cards are little collectable works of art. A great way to purchase an affordable piece of fine art from an artist.

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Watercolor Barns of Upstate New York

This time of year the barns of Upstate New York sit nestled in the snow.  Driving around the back roads of my county, I took a photograph of this barn and turned it into a watercolor painting lesson for one of my classes.  I painted two similar versions of this painting and one now lives in Germany.

In Keeping with the Winter Weather

Winter's Day

by Rita Squier

In keeping with the winter weather, a little landscape painting of snow.  Perfect weather in the NorthEast US for snowbirds and those who enjoy a winter escape!

This darling little Winter's Day painting can be found in my Etsy Shop.  It is a 4x6" original watercolor painting on 300 lb. cold pressed watercolor paper.  It has a bright white mat and will fit a standard 5x7" frame.  Just a couple of weeks ago, this lovely little painting made it to the front page treasury of Etsy.com.

Snow Flowers, A Watercolor

Snow Flowers is a painting I painted in January 2002.  I was attending a Zoltan Szabo Watercolor Workshop.  I believe the assignment had to do with lost and found edges.  I worked from my own photograph of a pine tree branch covered in snow in my backyard.  I often have trouble naming some of my paintings.  When I handed in my homework assignment, Zoltan Szabo looked at it and said "This looks like Snow Flowers."  For me, that was the perfect name.  Snow Flowers was entered in several art shows, each time it won a ribbon.  First entry it won Honorable Mention, then a few First Place ribbons and also a Best in Show.  Now it hangs with pride in my dining room.