Montmartre
Watercolor 6x8 copyrighted 2010
Nita Leger Casey

A little bit of France today! , a sad day I had to cancel our December trip with Tim just had pneumonia , needs to rest and this winter trip would of been too much, I was looking forward to see my family and spend a few days in Paris , but life happen sometimes you have to change plans , good thing I took the insurance .
this painting is available , a perfect gift to someone who is going to Paris .
email me nlcasey@charter.net $ 100.00 mated , free shipping in US, what a deal!

Montmartre ,Paris , watercolor 5x7 copyrighted 2009
Nita Leger Casey

Le Quartier de Montmartre , a very popular area in Paris where all the artists have their kiosk.
Montmartre is a hill which is 130 meters high, giving its name to the surrounding district, in the north of Paris in the 18th arrondissement, a part of the Right Bank. Montmartre is primarily known for the white-domed Basilica of the Sacré Cœur on its summit and as a nightclub district.
It has been some years since I have been there ,I think it was when we took my future daughter in law at the time , we wanted to show her the city , coming from a small town in Maryland she was impress ! This scene is from one of my photos I took there . I always work with my own reference, I insist that I must have experience the area that I will paint later, I also never use someone else photo, unless it's a specific commission a collector wants .
email me if you are interested . Watercolors look very nice matted with a simple frame .

Quartier Latin , watercolor 5x7 ,copyrighted 2009
Nita Leger Casey

My favorite place to stay while in Paris,and like I said in the previous post ,this was the time of year I use to go to France. this is why i am painting France right now
The fabled Latin Quarter. This neighborhood takes its name from the Sorbonne, where Latin was the common tongue for all students during the Middle Ages. The neighborhood has the feel of a small village and students mix freely with professionals in its winding streets. The rue Mouffetard is a primary artery where shops, international restaurants and student bars and cafés are found.
email me if you are interested this is an original watercolor , the scene is from our last trip and hotel room in Paris .

"La boulangerie de Paris " Sold
watercolor 5x7 copyrighted 2009

Part of the day today was going trough all old magazines, papers , articles you save and forget why? a huge trash bag of it , part of my New Year resolution! I will do that all week and hopefully I will fill better and really start some new work that I will get exited about, that's the plan!
Tomorrow we are posting our self portrait , I have worked on that yesterday , portraits are not my thing , i did two of them ,one looks more like me then the other so we will see what I get for reaction . I should really do more ,but I would rather paint a house .
If you visited Paris ,you have seen many boulangeries like this one , I wonder if someone will recognized this one ? email me if you are interested nlcasey@charter.net

Hotel Parc Saint- Severin

Our last night in Paris was at this quint Hotel in the "Quartier Latin" A place I try to visit every year, close to a lot of fun things to do and see , perfect area for an Artist to stay!
This is just a sketch of the " Chambre 11" watercolor, 8x10
These sketches will hopefully become better paintings , so keep watching! and buy original art .