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Painting and free creativity was the foundation at Storm Ritter Studio . St orm led painting workshops for the community and local children at the store and at Greenwich Village Alliance street fairs events. With large canvases and mannequins to paint, the booths provided guests the opportunity to collaborate and create with the artist. She would also set up photo booth stations with painted signs and props to keep the energy exciting. This was the start of her involvement of working with kids in painting, followed by volunteer work with the Girls Scouts of Greater New York from 2020 onward. Painting At Storm Ritter Studio Outdoor Painting Events at Astor Place

When the artist opened Storm Ritter Studio in 2015, she just turned 23 years old. An incredible amount of hard work and collaborative efforts contributed to the success of the retail store with Storm pioneering the mom-and-pop business creativity. The space transformed consistently and inventory moved quickly; every month the display floor and upstairs studio evolved. View the archive content from 2017-18 of the store footage, press, and interviews. Inside Storm Ritter Studio , 2017 Outside the brick-and-mortar, 2017 Press, Interviews & Shop Tours at Storm Ritter Studio From 2015-2018, video interviews were shot at Storm Ritter Studio . With the bountiful events and display transformations at the studio it was extremely important to keep up with the archive. These video archives are timestamps of her journey as a business owner and artist. View al press, here .

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Storm's body of work includes various repeating motifs, and The Flower People are a favorite of many of her collectors. Thematically known as Frolicking Foliage , this playful spin on The Cool People bring joy and nature to fine art and in murals. The Cool Flower People have turned into a elemental focus in her 2024 collection, showcasing them on merchandise and incorporating them into new fine art paintings.

May 2024, her client provided a vintage Coach leather backpack to refurbish and paint. Originally the bag had heavy signs of wear and multiple dark stains. The purse was stripped, cleaned, and re-painted in full before the added artwork. Featuring The Flower People , the double-sided piece is intended to showcase the client and her two sisters. Warm beige and tan were used to re-color the bag in it's entirety with a focus on fresh green and gold accents. Inside the straps reads "A Kind Soul" and "A Cool Soul" in metallic gold. Signed on the back and finished with final aging touches of, implementing dry brush painting with browns and earth tones to add a polished yet vintage quality element. Commissioned custom painted garments are a popular service at the studio. If you are interested in providing your own piece to be refurbished and painted, please submit an inquiry in the Commission Form .

Early 2014, I discovered a truly unique soul, Frank Andrews. Perhaps one of the best influences of my lifetime, he became not only a teacher but a tethered friend. We had a serendipitous strange meeting, but that is both of our styles (much like many of his friends I imagine.) I came across his name in a book and dropped him a line, not for a reading, but to ask him why I felt the way I felt. I left him the most wacky voicemail. Truly I just knew I needed to meet him. Oddly enough, he invited me over to his otherworldly house on Mulberry Street for tea. It wasn't filled with stereotypical occult objects, but memories, both physical and spiritual. His home is wildly in tune with something else that felt familiar. Since then, Frank Andrews has been a dear friend and astounding teacher. Perhaps it was my gypsy blood, but I believe he found me strange. And one thing about Frank is he loves all things strange. As Frank says, "Pretending to be a normal person day after day is exhausting." During my last years at NYU, I would visit Frank for a class weekly to learn the art of the tarot, palmistry, and just about life in general –– all purely out of friendship. I have been an artist for as long as I can remember, and Frank truly provided the knowledge to guide me in my work. Frank gifted me a plethora of antique books as I built my own sketchbook of archival information from 2014-17. As I learned, I wrote, painted, and opened my first business, Storm Ritter Studio . And no matter what, I continued visits with Frank, even just for tea and story time. Essentially, these hours became an other-worldly experience that taught me to be the person I am today. Frank is the man. If we go out to grab food around Little Italy, he's a local celebrity. He's simply a person with a innately rare aura that lights up a room. ESOTERIC SKETCHBOOK 2014-19 The Cool People truly came alive when I met him; subconsciously, I believe he kicked down a door in my mind. He allowed me to see the universe again with opened eyes. As I taught myself an ambidextrous style of painting, The Cool People were birthed in 2014, and little did I know would become the pillars of my artistic world. View content from my early years while learning tarot with Frank Andrews. As of 2021, my solo shows and Storm Ritter Galleries showcased my evolved surrealist work, but without this foundation, would not be what they are today. Frank has been a supporter of my work, attending my shows. As artists we are often asked who are our influences. Mine, Frank Andrews. Funny thing is, he never taught me about art, just about people. With my eccentric vibe, we were bound to cross paths, and I always give credit where it's due with Frank. ARCHIVE CONTENT

The angular shape adds such character. Hand painted with durable leather paint in black and gold. Signed in gold inside handles.

Reminiscent of vintage traveling circus posters, this piece is an immersion into a underwater opera, filled with ethereal dance and earthly elements. This tapestry showcase will be featured in the solo show, "Cirque of The Cool People" opening September 29th in Meatpacking, NYC at 807 Washington Street. The gallery event will run until October 20th. The Neptunian Opera 8'8" x 5'4" House paint, acrylic, leather paint, oil on loose canvas drop cloth Sewn seams Hangs on 10 ft metal pole with awnings (Included, not shown) August 2022 One of two tapestry paintings for the upcoming solo show in Meatpacking, NYC titled "Cirque of The Cool People."

A ceremonial jubilee, with reference to the ancient Roman pagan holiday, Saturnalia. The wild festival honored the agricultural god, Saturn, and celebrated during the 17th-25th of December. A la Christmas in July, this is " Saturnalia in July ."

From July 2021 to July 2022, Storm joined other downtown artists in live painting with Soho Art Walk . Each artist was assigned a storefront to paint in front of in a high foot traffic area for luxury shopping. The event gave the artist an opportunity to meet new clients and connect with the aligned businesses. Storm set up a small area with a previously started painting and worked on details throughout the day while selling small prints nearby. "Untitled" July 21, 2022 on Greene Street, NYC "City of Transcendence" October 2021 on Greene Street "Aquarius Moon" July 21st, 2021 on Spring Street, NYC

The surrealist skull is an interpretation of the tarot card, Death, XIII. As I continue to grow thee 2022 canvas collection, I am also making sure I am creating pieces for my tarot card deck. There are 78 cards to complete, and I am chipping away towards the final production. Extremely happy with the result on this piece, and prints are available online.

Learn about the inspiration for the fine art featuring, "The Cool Cat."

This piece is directly inspired by music, specifically the song, Moonshadow by Cat Stevens. Listening to the song over and over, this piece beautifully came to fruition. "Yes, I'm being followed by a moonshadow Moonshadow, moonshadow Leaping and hopping on a moonshadow Moonshadow, moonshadow"

Morning Reading, Crest of Chiromancy, & Goddess Glory: the trio collection of palmistry, tarot, and empowerment from this past week or so. Morning Reading was created directly after a self-reading. The layout was an unique on that day that I wanted to remember in the future. With such a spiritual week behind me, these pieces are an excellent archive to immortalize those mental moments. "Morning Reading" "Crest of Chiromancy" "Goddess Glory"