Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Maine sky ,Pastel
I will be away from my studio for a few days , and blogging from another State , probably just doing sketches for my next batches of paintings. email me if you are interested on any of the sky paintings I have done this past week. nlcasey@charter.net
4x5 pastel , all designs are copyrighted , please do not copy .

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

At dusk by the stream


all designs are copyrighted,Please do not copy
Oil painting 5x7 ,if interested email me nlcasey@charter.net

Monday, April 28, 2008

Full Moon over the bay Sold
The rain much needed came today, the flowers need it , but it sure made a dreary day , a great day to paint after my morning cleaning . Clancy was asleep all day a bit depressed after Bosley left yesterday , that is my son's dog , I was watching him all week, they had played so much during the week both young and full of energy ,of course they are like kids ,you have to watch them every minute , one time Bosley got a hold of a yellow tube of oil paint ,he had it all over his face and paws ,that was a job cleaning him !
oil 5x7 . it is so beautiful when the moon is over the water.
all paintings are copyrighted ,please do not copy email nlcasey@charter.net

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Red sky at night ?
Red sky at night , sailor's delight, red sky morning sailor's takes warning , I think that is how the saying goes, being French I tend to mess up these little saying with my own versions, my kids often make fun of what I come up with!
Oh well, I do pretty good for someone who came to this country not speaking a word of English , it didn't take me long to learn , and surely never expected to have things written in my own language like they do today.
I am having fun painting these colorful skies , I hope you enjoy them , don't be afraid to buy one , they do need a home! email me if you are interested . nlcasey@charter.net
5x5 oil , all my designs are copyrighted , please do not copy.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Tide Mill in the evening
Spring is here, all the trees are in blossoms ,it just happened over night with the heat we had this week , we certainly deserve it after this horrible winter. I am still on my sunset / sunrise series
it's amazing to see all the different sky's I have captures with my camera , it has to be the must beautiful part of the day , it's like God takes a paint brush and show us how to paint!
oil 5x7 email me if interested , nlcasey@charter.net
all my paintings are copyrighted and may not be copied.

Friday, April 25, 2008

Morning light on the hill
This is scene I see every morning while at the farm in Maine , where my friends and I go painting every year for two weeks , I can't wait to go there and really paint plein air with no obligations at the house, right now my yard and garden is taking a lot of my time , I love doing it for the results I will get later , but it is a lot of work.
well enjoy my daily painting , buy it if you will ! my series of sunrise and sunset are little gems , perfect for a new collector , they are $100.00 each email me nlcasey@charter.net

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Summer evening in Maine I don't know how I managed to paint all day today , it was a sad day here ,my cat molly who was 19 years old decided to take matters into her own hands so to speak , she was in kidney failure and I had made the decision to put her down today, well during the night she got out of a window and this morning she was no where to be found , I took breaks looking for her , I know that is what she wanted to end it natural in her own way , she was a smart and wonderful cat and we will certainly miss her terribly .She used to be a great model to paint .
This painting was fun to do ,because it had a bit of abstract quality an a bit different for me.
Oil 5x7 email me nlcasey@charter.net

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Sunrise over HHI #2
Very hot today , all the trees bloom over night, amazing how few days of sun can change things .
right now I am still enjoying the beautiful Sky's that I have wanted to do for a longtime.
this one is in South Carolina about a month ago.
5x7 oil email me nlcasey@charter.net

the chickens

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Maine sky 2
A sky can be the most beautiful abstract painting we get from God almost every morning and every night , you never see the same design twice ,the colors can be so beautiful and so unreal you wonder how it happens , I am fascinated with them at times , when I am painting at the farm in the summers in Maine with all my friends we go totally crazy taking pictures of the most beautiful sky over the hills of the farm or over the bay.
I am longing for my summer trips to Maine .
all paintings are copyrighted , please do not copy

Monday, April 21, 2008

Maine sky over the Western mountains

Today I was thinking about our place in Maine , and wanted to be there , but we are waiting for the snow to be all gone maybe another few weeks . We usually go there by this time but we had an unusual winter this year. so I decided to take out some of my photos of this beautiful Maine sky and painted this 5x7 oil , I am also baby sitting my son's dog a Burmese mountain dog , him and Clancy played all day today right by my easel , a bit distracting , but I managed to pull it off

email me if interested nlcasey@charter.net

Grandma's quilt I love to paint quilts , with all the details and colors , over the years I have painted many quilts who have been greeting cards , and many of you probably have purchased them .
here I am selling one of my treasure original. email me if you are interested,
nlcasey@charter.net 10x10 mated

Sunday, April 20, 2008

Fresh poires du jour


Would make an excellent present for a Mom.
6x6 oil on canvas , email nlcasey@charter.net

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Art show display for a fund raiser to benefit UNICEF

And guess what ? nobody came , all of us artists spent 10 hours on a Saturday to welcome the
nice people of Westborough and surroundings for a worldly cause , It seems the people were too busy for such event , what a shame ! The organisers were wonderful and really worked hard on this project.
The life of an Artist can be very disappointing at times , you work so hard for so little and many disappointments that have gone on for centuries . But one thing we are strong and try to never let get us down and keep on painting ! Of all my years doing shows , I must say this was a first of this kind . Oh well you win some you loose some! better next time.

No post today .

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Sunrise over Hilton Head I am getting ready for a show on Saturday in Westborough, MA to benefit UNICEF. Being the first one of the year ,I have a lot to do figuring what to bring ,get all the racks out of the garage and boxes of paintings I have not seen for awhile ,because of all this , all I have time is to paint a miniature .
This scene was where I took the pictures of all the birds in HHI a beautiful sunrise.
miniature oil 2,5x3,5 email me if interested. nlcasey@charter.net

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

HHI, birds of the island


I went from one art meeting to an other today , started with the breakfast club meeting, new artists came to join the group always nice to add people , and tonight I went to one of my friend 's demonstration 60 miles away in Exeter NH, it was a pastel night and she did a great job , Go Julie! just got back at 10 pm .
my #2 bird egret.
Oil miniature email me if interested nlcasey@charter.net

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Hilton Head island White Egret

What a beautiful sunny day today, still cold in the mornings when I walk with Clancy . Today I went to our local high school NMHS, my young neighbor and two classmate had a class project on world studies , so I went to talk about how it was growing up in France , it brought back a lot of memories living there and going to Art school .This after noon I was a bit press for time so I only painted a miniature of the birds from my last trip to HHI , I would like to do more in a larger format.
miniature oil on Wallis paper , email if interested nlcasey@charter.net

Monday, April 14, 2008

Hilton Head sand dunes #2


Painted more sand dunes , fun to do ! this was between cleaning my yard , we are late in this part of the country ,our snow just melted two weeks ago , but it is amazing how the grass is starting to turn green , my chickens are happy out and about in the yard , George the rooster is bit more protective so I have to watch him and make sure I have a stick in my hand.
oil on sanded paper 4x5 , email me if interested nlcasey@charter.net

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Hilton head Island sand dunes
I have been busy these last few days painting walls to finalized my kitchen project ,I am living the trim work for my husband , he is more patient than me not going off the line , I think I am painting on canvas and go all over the place .I did have time to do a daily and relax while doing it ,
of a place I was at few weeks ago on Hilton head Island. I took so many photos to work from ,but it is hard to keep up with all the scenes I want to do ,I do want to do the birds there , hope to do a few this week.
Oil on panel 5x7 , email me if interested nlcasey@charter.net

Friday, April 11, 2008

Watercolor Gerbera daisy

OK, here is my watercolor version of this flower , I was doing this between many chores today , like framing ,and other things, I am getting ready for a show next week. A Massachusetts Artist's Charity Art Show to benefit U.S Fund for UNICEF in Westorough, MA April 19th . If you are in the area , please stop by.
Watercolor 5x7 email me if interested nlcasey@charter.net

Thursday, April 10, 2008

Gerbera daisy I went food shopping yesterday when they were taking out these flowers ,at that minute I was thinking a great subject for my daily painting ,you always have to think of your next one when you are a daily painter, I wanted to also do a watercolor of it so maybe tomorrow.
Oil 5x7 on board nlcasey@charter.net

Wednesday, April 09, 2008

A French village in the Spring, copyrighted 2008
This is part of my French series , this village was about 50 km from were I grew up , I have very nice memories of it , because part of my summers were spend there.
If you have a location or a house you would like to remember with fond memories , I do take commissions , just email me nlcasey@charter.net
Watercolor 11x14 this one is sold

Monday, April 07, 2008

Lilacs and strawberries

Spring is on my mind again , but I just came back from walking the dogs and it's freezing , I did do some yard work today and I do have crocus and daffodils picking out .
watercolor on board 9x9 email me nlcasey@charter.net
All paintings are copyrighted, please do not copy.

Saturday, April 05, 2008

Thinking of Mother's day ? Mother's day is right around the corner , this lovely painting would make an excellent gift, this was painted on location where I paint every summer in Maine , you can see the bay in the background.
pastel , on special la Carte paper 10x10 mated with a 3 inches white mat and a silver/golf frame
The total is a 16x16 framed pastel painting . $275.00 a bargain at this price.
email me nlcasey@charter.net

Friday, April 04, 2008

My friend Max Sold Today it was a real dog day! raining and nasty as a matter of fact , Clancy and Max were curled in their bed all day , Max is my friend's dog I watch him when she is on a trip. All I did most of the day was work on taxes ,that time a year!
5x5 oil on paper email if interested nlcasey@charter.net

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Le Jardinier de Villefranche, French series

What a busy day today , went to artists Breakfast Cub , today we decided to meet at a Friends house where we all painted together , it was too windy for Plein air , we all worked on different projects, I did my daily there of a scene in France where my mother used to live . French people love to garden, the first sign of Spring they are busy planting .
Tonight I was a guest speaker for The Biship Guertin High School National Art Honor Society , in Nashua NH ,It was an honor for me to be part of this ceremony.
and to see these young artists who will face the art world !
5x5 watercolor, email me if interested nlcasey@charter.net

Tuesday, April 01, 2008

La Cathedral d'Orleans , French series
The pressure was on today, I received so many compliments for the one I posted yesterday , and hope I would do this one as good, I used to walk this street to go to Art school , it was behind the Cathedral ," L'Ecole des Beaux Arts " I do have some some great memories of this street, at the end of it, we had a huge art supply store , still there after 40 plus years ,sometimes my boy friend , now husband use to meet me at the first corner by the flag , of course my parents did not know that, I would of been in trouble!
5x7 watercolor email me if interested nlcasey@charter.net
all my paintings are copyrighted , please do not reproduce.