Painted in the Adirondacks

Day at the Lake - August 20, 2010

Before the Storm - August 21, 2010

Day of the Storm - August 22, 2010

After the Storm - August 23, 2010

by Artist Rita Squier

Original Watercolor Paintings

Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches

ACEO - ATC

Spent another gorgeous long weekend in the Adirondack Mountains in Upstate New York. Boy did it rain on Sunday. A lake that is usually calm and peaceful through the night, sounded as though we were on the ocean complete with little white caps.

Inspired by the Adirondacks

Adirondack Summer - July 25, 2010

Susie Q - July 26, 2010

Lake Beauty - July 27, 2010

Wildflowers - July 28, 2010

Adirondack Stream - July 29, 2010

by Artist Rita Squier

Original Watercolor Paintings

Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches

ACEO - Art Cards

Inspired by my vacation time in the Adirondacks. Even on vacation, I continued my Painting A Day!

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Inspired by the Adirondacks

Adirondack Evergreens - July 9, 2010

by Artist Rita Squier

Original Watercolor Painting

Size: 2.50 x 3.5 inches

Spending a few lovely days in the Adirondacks to escape the heat and humidity was fun. No electricity, no hum of the air conditioner, no humidity. Crystal clear water at 74 degrees and nothing but gorgeous sunshine.

Made My Day

Lil Guide Tea Light Candle Holder makes the Etsy Front Page

What a fun surprise today! We received a convo from a friend DesignsbyShellie on Etsy who spotted our brand new tea light candle holders on the front page of Etsy. I noticed the convo 20-25 minutes after it had been sent and quickly went to Etsy's front page and it was still there! Thank you Shellie! And a big Thank You Etsy!

My husband and I have a second shop on Etsy, it is called SquierDesign.etsy.com. He thought it would be a great idea to separate our fine art from our vinyl graphics & design work. So we've been testing it out for a few months now. Michael is an industrial designer, who ended up designing and producing graphics for race cars. He loves coming up with design ideas for products. So hopefully, we will all see more of his ideas popping up in our Etsy shop.

We're still debating the one shop or two shops on Etsy idea.

Right now ... I'm happy one of his products made it to the front page of Etsy!

Summertime Inspiration

Forest Path

by Artist Rita Squier

Original Watercolor Painting

ACEO - Art Card

Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches

Once again we spend a great deal of time during the summer in the Adirondack Mountains in Upstate New York. Nature, visits to the lake, occasional hikes are a great source of inspiration when it comes to my paintings. Through my art I would love to share a bit of this tranquility with you.

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A Little Piece of a Larger Whole

Fog & Mist, Adirondacks

by Artist Rita Squier

Sometimes what catches your eye is the little details. This is a small section of a larger painting. A little piece of a larger whole. This is a small section of a larger painting which can be seen in an earlier post on my blog. The original watercolor is 11x15 inches.

It just reminds me of how the little things are just as important as the bigger things.

For the Love of the Adirondacks

Citrine Forest

by Artist Rita Squier

A beautiful watercolor landscape, inspired by the Adirondack Mountains and lakes in Upstate New York.

The size is 11x15", painted with artist quality watercolor paints on 300 lb. archival, acid free, watercolor paper.

This painting is available for sale.

Log Cabin in Watercolor

This is a painting which I painted from a black and white photograph of an old camp in the Adirondacks on a beautiful lake.  The photo was taken in the late 1940s, I painted the painting in late 2007.  Today, a new cabin stands in its place, sadly the old camp was struck by lightning in the early 1980s.  I was able to recreate the colors from details given to me by family members.  Today, this painting now hangs inside the new cabin.  This is a full sheet watercolor painting, 22x30".  

Creating a painting of bygone times, is a treasure that will bring back memories for some and will be cherished for years to come.  It is possible to create a beautiful and colorful painting from a black and white photo, it may be challenging but in the end, it is definitely worth it.