Red New England barn

6x8 watercolor (c) 2012

Nita Leger Casey

I have a feeling snow is coming soon, just got word it is snowing in Maine, so I felt like posting a painting that needs a home for the holidays, maybe this barn reminds you of a farm that has memories to you, or you just love red barns as I do.
I am now getting ready for two week ends of open studios, Saturday and Sunday, the building is just bursting with beautiful work, fine art and crafts  gifts of all kinds medium and style.
Come over and visit if you are in the area ,it is an a wonderful experience to see all the artists at work and it is made in America! Support your local Artists.
email me if you are interested    .nlcasey@charter.net

40 minutes demo at the Manchester Art Association ,

Tonight I was the guest Speaker /demonstrator at MAS in Bedford NH,
This was my second demo in two weeks for local groups , a great audience and wonderful artists , before I started the demo they had about a dozen paintings and photographs that received recognition for themselves , all were great !
This painting was done while talking about blogging at the same time I was trying to make a winter scene at of a summer photo I had taken myself , so it still needs a little touch here and there , someone said it would make a nice Christmas card ,I think so too .
I imagine New England will soon look like this ,I think it is snowing up North , and much of the rest of the Country .

Work in progress!
watercolor 12x16, copyrighted 2010
Nita Leger Casey

Went to the studio to work on this commission , I have painted this scene in Pastel before but someone wanted a watercolor , I am not totally finish with it , should finish it tomorrow , also must do some framing ,so much to do and so little time before the Holiday open house arrive .
Very tired tonight so this is a short post ! until tomorrow my friends !

The Maryland red barn

5x7 watercolor copyrighted2010

Nita Leger Casey

Visiting the grand children in Maryland for the week end , Halloween is a big celebrations down here ,they just had a parade in Hagerstown that lasted three hours ,our grandson was in the parade with his Scout troupe ,they worked on the float all day and looked very nice !

This afternoon I took a ride to the beautiful Maryland farm country, a routine I do every time i come here , painted this small watercolor from my car ,I have painted this scene in winter before ,just a different style barn from New England.

I also joined my friend Renee Lammers on a challenge to paint everyday in the next 30 days,

no problem for me !

"Colonial red "
miniature 2,5x3,5 ACEO copyrighted 2010 sold
Nita Leger Casey

Can't you tell I love red ? it has to be my favorite colors , on my clothes my interiors my paintings , my car, of course that just got me a speeding ticket last fall , I think cops love to stop red cars .
Well we had another very hot day today , actually went to Boston but was too hot to paint there , I stayed in the air conditioned building and sketched some people reading the newspaper , a good exercise to do ounce in a while , I have a small book with me at all times when I am waiting for someone .Tomorrow we are going back to the Hollis common to paint , early before it gets too hot, I think this weather is going to break by Saturday with some rain, we hope all the lawns are brown .
Sunday the big trip to Maine about height hours of driving to my favorite painting spot.
aceo always available comes in a card with a certificate.

"Hollis barn " (c)2010 miniature oil on canvas board ,
Nita Leger Casey

A beautiful winter sunny day today, started my day with the usual walk at 6AM, still very dark at that hour , but my daughter -in-law gave me one of those lights you put on your head , they are great! especially now that we have ice on the sidewalk , it melts during the day and freeze at night, Clancy is pretty good he knows not to pull at that time .
Now as for today , if I was a male artist I would of gone painting out in the snow all day , but as the women I have to clean, do laundry,walk the dog shop for food cook ,post office run etc... and then I squeeze a painting, well today I was a bit mad about that, just not fair! At least on my way to the store I took a picture of this barn in the next town , of course over the years I have taken dozens of photos of that same barn ,but it always look different . In 10 days i will be at snow camp for three days and will be painting with no interruption .
As previous this a miniature that come well presented .email me if you are interested. nlcasey@charter.net

Pepperell red barn , watercolor 6x8 copyrighted 2009
Nita Leger Casey

Pepperell has lots of barn, and some are just beautiful , this one I have painted more than ounce at different times of the year , I must say I love a red barn !
If you are a collector of barn , here is your chance ! Email me if you are interested

"Pepperell barn"
6x8 Watercolor copyrighted 2009

After painting a few old beauties of the area , I figured I should not forget the beautiful farms we have here also, this one is also just down the street from me .
The cold is persistent and will be worst tomorrow , so I will stay in a warm house tomorrow and paint some more .
If you always loved an old barn ,or collect them , email me nlcasey@charter.net all my paintings look for a nice home ,all original work is an investment! $100.00 plus shipping

New England barn,copyrighted 2008 sold
New England has beautiful barns ,and this one is one of them located near a coastal town in Maine ,I am always drawn to these old beauties, they have so much history.
This is another oil miniature 2,5x3,5

Jake and his barn, copyrighted 2007
The busy schedule of the holidays has started, and somehow not ready yet! I have one more show this week end Saturday and Sunday at Gallery one in Nashua, if you are in the area stop by, many artists will be there , paintings, jewelery , pottery etc...
here is an oil of Jake , the barn in the background is where he sleeps, and in view of my studio.
8x8 oil on canvas, email me nlcasey@charter.net

Red Barn sketch

We are home after being gone for 6 days, I am ready to continue working on some projects I had put aside before this short trip, of course I now have more material and ideas to work from.

Also my show is coming up in about 10 days. Oh boy, I better get to work!

Here is another trip sketch #4 Watercolor 8x10 .