Spring is here !

Spring is here !
mini pastel 3x5
©2017
Couple days ago , I just looked out of my window and Spring had arrived! here in New England it's a bit slower then the rest of the country, I was exited to see some pretty flowers just pupping out everywhere, so i just wanted  to capture it, as we know it is short lived .I  didn't have a lot time so decided on a mini , they are always good for beginner collectors . This little one is available .
Just email me nlcasey@charter.net      

Garden gate

Watercolor 5x7 ©
Nita Leger Casey
Today Tim and I took a drive to the coast ,Portsmouth NH area about an hour from here ,it's a nice Sunday afternoon drive just to get out of the house, after having coffee in town , we drove along the coast with all the beautiful homes all closed up for winter . A few gears ago I had painted one of the house with the garden gate closed and remember that I would love to find a home for this one, email me nlcasey@charter.net
$100. matted and free shipping .      

Victorian house by the sea

6x8 watercolor (C)2012

Nita Leger Casey

This is New England and it is beginning to look like Christmas! In Maine I hear they have lots of snow, we got some couple days ago but melted today, but I am sure it will soon looks like this watercolor, what I like about New England the sun will shine after a nice storm and this is what I had captured in this painting, it happens to be in Kittery, Maine
email me if you are interested in this one nlcasey@charter.net 

Winter Sun

 

"Winter Sun on the old Victorian "

Watercolor 16x20 framed

(C) 2012

Nita Leger Casey

A week has passed since my show has been on display at the LDG loading dock gallery.Lowell MA.This particular painting was used for the front of my card, I think I did mentioned we had a nice reception, the next day was open studio, then the election and now another storm has hit the North East so the week went like a flash! I must say I didn't get to paint this week.I decided to post some of the painting that are in the show, the gallery is open from Wednesday to Sunday 11AM to 4:30 , if you are in the area stop by, the show will be on until the 25 th. email me nlcasey@charter.net.for more info.

Trick or treat!

Watercolor 8x8

(c) 2012

Nita Leger Casey  Sold

Just wondering if the children of the East coast will be able to go trick or treat this year again, last year we had a snow storm ,this year Sandy has arrived with a fury of destruction. So far we still have power just a lot  of wind and rain for us but we are way in land ,I feel bad for all the coastal people .This is supposed to last a few days,I hope by Friday it will be OK for the opening of my show at the Loading Dock gallery, it is called "Lowell through my eyes " If you are interested in this painting ,contact me for the details  nlcasey@charter.net

The pink house

Watercolor 5x7  copyrighted 2011
Nita Leger Casey
Just a view into my world ! I love old houses as you must see in my work if you have been following me for awhile they are my favorite subject, they have character I cannot described,  I see one a mile away I will stop my car in a dime just to take this special photo, I feel sorry for the person behind me, they honk the horn give me the finger and so on, but I don't care I want to capture the moment, I should have a sign, I brake for old houses! this one is in Lowell the series I am working on now.

Halloween House in New England

Watercolor 8x8 Copyrighted 2011

Nita Leger Casey

Last week I was driving through the town of Hudson, NH and was stopped at a red light when this house really caught my eye it just looked like Halloween season or maybe haunted, I loved the strong light on it, I know the tree is in the middle but I think it added to the look of spooky ,anyway I just had  seconds to snap a photo  before the light turned green . I painted this at my studio today after having a nice lunch with my artists friends in the third floor.
Yesterday I had a terrible day after getting bit by a tiny deer tick again it was hooked on me for at least 18 hours , after many calls to doctor, nurses etc... I received a doses of antibiotics,I already have Lyme in my system from another bite a few years ago ,they are now very bad ,my neighbors got bit twice last week .
This painting is for sale ,email me if you are interested nlcasey@charter.net 

The Pink Victorian House

6x6 oil on Copper (c) 2011

Nita Leger Casey
On my travel ,I always look for unusual homes, this one was one of them, it was on our drive to Lubec on route 1 , when all my friends said , did you see that purple house ? for some reason I had missed it, but I didn't on the way home , it made me stop right on my tracks . I took a few photos, So this is what I painted today , I think an artist must lives in this one .

this painting is for sale email me nlcasey@charter.net

A Lowell Gem
watercolor 5x7 (C) 2011
Nita Leger Casey

When I go to my studio ,I always drive by a lot of old houses in Lowell I always say to myself one day I will make a series with them, this might be the start .
Had a nice morning visiting with my friends from the Breakfast club , we now meet at Barnes and Noble and not missing Borders at all .We have an ongoing show at the Chelmsford Library right now , if you are in the area stop by ,it is on until the 30 th .
email me if you are interested in this watercolor .nlcasey@charter.net

Victorian house in Jaffrey
Watercolor 6x8 copyrighted 2010
Nita Leger Casey

I have not posted for a few days due to the open studios and doing some other related Christmas projects , I have a few scene on my mind but are on the back burner,I hope I don't loose my excitement ! At least we are doing OK with the weather ,I feel sorry for everyone living in the Midwest, I know it will come soon also .
So for today it is a winter scene done last year , a nice little watercolor looking for a home , email me nlcasey@charter.net $ 99.00 matted and free shipping .

"Les volets bleu"
original watercolor 6x8 , copyrighted 2010
Nita Leger Casey

The sun was shinning so bright on of my front garden , I couldn't pass the opportunity to paint this scene ,of my beautiful parlor window, I feel so lucky to live in a old house in New England ! the Spring only last a couple weeks ,so they was no time to waist , with the lilacs in the background the fragrance is unbelievable.
Yesterday's Newburry street sold to a collector in Alabama , always happy to know my paintings finds a good home ! Like i said ," collecting originals is a good thing!"
so collectors, email me nlcasey@charter.net.

"Shadows across the driveway" watercolor 22x28copyrighted by
Nita Leger Casey

These scenes seems early for this year season as we are still having wonderful weather , this large painting was done in a previous year , but I always liked how the long shadows were across the driveway ,this was my intent to capture at the time , it's a large painting and remember had fun doing it , sure wish I could find a home for it , this house could be anywhere in New England .
email me if you are interested , just remember it is a larger painting !

Victorian house in Jaffrey NH , watercolors , copyrighted 2009 by
Nita Leger Casey

Another beautiful day here , it's almost too good to be true in November to have this type of weather, I am sure before long the scene around here will be like my paintings .
Clancy and I took two long walks today! if he had his way he would be walking all day a wheaten terrier with full of energy , right now he is curled up at my feet , he is my shadow most of the time .
all my paintings are looking for a home , so please Email me . perfect present for someone .

House by the sea , copyrighted by Nita Leger Casey
Watercolor , 20x26 , $450.00

If you love your house and would like a great keepsake , have me paint a house portrait of it , a wonderful way to keep memories passed on to the next generation .
email me for more details
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www.gingerbreadartgallery.com and blog
Studio , Pepperell, Massachusetts

"The parlor window"
11x14 pastel ,copyrighted
Nita Leger Casey

I have a hard time passing these old Parlor windows , they seem to have so much history , my house has one and I love it , sometimes I have to watch where I am driving ,because I will stop in a flash just to catch a window ,thinking it will make a nice painting, this was one of them !
This painting might bring memories of a grandma's house where they was a window just like this one . email me if you are interested .

Spring Wash , copyrighted Nita Leger Casey
Large watercolor 15x21

Spring is here , I think! I know in other parts of the country it's been nice for awhile , but here in Massachusetts we must wait a bit longer . This scene of fresh laundry on a porch made me put the brakes on my car to take a photo and later do a watercolor of it , most places you don't see this scene , but in Maine it is an everyday thing , and who does not like the smell of fresh laundry ? email me if you are interested nlcasey@charter.net

"This old house in Pepperell "
Watercolor 6x8 , copyrighted 2009

This is what a cold winter day looks like in Massachusetts ,This old house is down the street from me , I think I look at it every time I go by, it actually looks nice in the summer also ,it has an old fashion red roof ,but right now it's covered with snow . In this quint town where I live , we have lots of houses like this one , it's probably circa 1885 , it's amazing how they still stand with grace and look beautiful, some more than others , some need a face lift, and some you wonder about if the walls could talk! that is the beauty of New England .
When I first came to this country my biggest shock was the houses were made out of wood , coming from France where everything is made with stone or bricks , little did I know ,how beautiful they were . Email me if you are interested nlcasey@charter.net
I always accept commissions , just ask!

Grandma's clothes line , copyrighted 2009
Watercolor 6x8

A wonderful sunny day in a winter day , good enough to dry clothes just like grandma used to do ,Clothes used to smell so good! now new neighborhoods don't even allow a clothes line , it's a shame , look at all the energy wasted , well! in Maine it is still a familiar scene, I just love to see it . Over the years I have taken lots of photos of different lines , some coordinate the colors , or their underwear .
If you are interested in this painting ,email me nlcasey@charter.net
I welcome house portraits commissions .

Victorian in winter, copyrighted 2009
5x7 watercolor

We woke up to about 8 inches of snow , fresh snow always looks very beautiful , until you have to go and shovel !
Couple days ago , I was in Jaffrey and spotted this lovely Victorian house , I knew right then, I wanted to paint this old beauty ,so I did just that this afternoon , somehow these old houses have a way of getting my attention .
email me if you are interested nlcasey@charter.net
commissions always welcome !

The decorated Porch, copyrighted 2007

Christmas is just around the corner, everybody is decorating their house ,it is a pretty time of the year ,I love all the houses at night with the candles in the windows, i want to do the house across the street, but too tired tonight, maybe tomorrow. this one was fun to do also.

This is a watercolor 8x10 mated to a 11x14 $ 100.00 email me if interested, this design is original and copyrighted . nlcasey@charter.net

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