Atlanta, Georgia, usually does not provide a white Christmas.

  In 1970, there was a trace of snow, but the last measurable

snowfall on Christmas Day was in 1882.  That changed in 2010.

  We awoke to gray skies which were coating the ground

with heavy wet snowflakes.  Although beautiful, for us

it was a little treacherous, as we were going to one of

our daughters' homes for the holiday.

  We cautiously made the trip and had a great time watching our

grandchildren play in the snow that began to accumulate.

  As we left that evening, we took several photos of the

nearby farmlands, which became the basis for this painting.

Forsyth County Christmas is a watercolor, painted on

14" x 11" 300# cold press paper.  The original is

part of a private collection and not for sale.