Sunrise on Gilman pond

Watercolor 5x7
©2015
I just came back from a wonderful week in Maine ,continued to do my 30 day sketching challenge ,and also painted a few pond view at different times of the day , here is one about 5:30 in the morning I went outside with my pad and palette ,still dark but managed to catch this beautiful Sunrise. if you are interested  email me nlcasey@charter.net 

Humming bird flowers

Pastel,9x12
(C) 2013
Nita Leger Casey
I love this time of year at the pond where these beautiful bright red flowers grow at the edge of the pond , the Humming birds loved them! it's actually really called, Cardinal flowers,I imagine for it's bright red color ! Wild flowers are amazing ,so much beauty.
After a week at the pond and doing a lot of cleaning around the cabin I did take a break to paint the scene .The pastels stay in the back of my car so it's easy to take a quick break and paint something, that is our view that we have loved for over 30 years , I have painted this view so may times ,it always looks different. going home tomorrow I must get back to my studio at least for a few days, the Summer is so short , I am trying to enjoy every minute of it!
If you see any paintings in my blog that you are interested, please Email me nlcasey@charter.net    

Evening fog on the pond

watercolor 5x7 copyrighted 2030

Nita Leger Casey

As I was walking Clancy this evening ,after a day of rain, huge downpours ,sun and rainbows ended the day with a nice fog over the pond ,I tried to catch what I saw. A wet on wet affect is always tricky to do, the photo of the painting is not the best it looks a lot better ,but I am remote and away from my scanner. email me if interested nlcasey@charter.net

Brick house by the pond

Watercolor 9x12

matted and framed (C) 2012

Nita Leger Casey         sold

This is a painting I painted last year while visiting Maryland and took my grandson along to explore the area, it was right on the Mason Dixie line, really interesting area, beautiful farms all so clean and well kept.I really would love to find a home for this painting! $175.00 all framed with a nice dark wood frame .
email me if you are interested nlcasey@charter.net

Morning on the pond

Watercolor.9x6 (c) 2012
Nita Leger Casey
  I painted this a morning in Maine while everyone was still sleeping ,the sun was coming up the fog was lifting ,it was so peaceful ! I had to work fast,  the scene was changing minute by minute ,no time to think too much and no time for mistake, I was pleased by the outcome !
this painting is available email me nlcasey@charter.net

Busy Beaver #3 Acrylic version

Acrylic 6x6 . Nita Leger Casey (c) 2012 

A different version as I promised , I was going to use oil ,but I just bought some new acrylics I wanted to try, I also wanted to use a limited palette of two colors only, I had done this challenge before and really liked the colors you get by doing this, the two colors are yellow ochre and burnt sienna and black and white , this limited palette really fits the season , as I drive around right now the landscape is really in these colors . I also changed the the format to a  square painting.and kept the work very loose and impressionistic.

email me nlcasey@charter.net if you have any questions , this painting is for sale .

Busy beaver # 2 pastel version

6x8 pastel  copyrighted 2012
Nita Leger Casey
Decided to paint the same scene in a different medium to give you an idea any scene can be done with a different choice of paint ,some colors are just stronger and vibrant, also have to be framed differently .
 If I have time tomorrow or the day after I might do an oil also . The reason I say time tomorrow I have to take my husband to have surgery on his toe, he has diabetes this dreaded disease ! he was fitted for some special shoes and it was not done right, now he has to have surgery, he couldn't feel that the shoe was too small ,I wish they would find a cure for diabetes ,it is an awful disease to have .email me if you have any questions .nlcasey@charter.net

Somewhere on the Mason and Dixon line

7x10 watercolor ,copyrighted 2011
Nita Leger Casey
Monday while in Maryland I took a drive with my grandson  to take some photos , we were right on the Mason and Dixon line so at times we where in PA ,and sometimes in Maryland , we took lots of photos , we came upon this scene that was so picturesque with all the geese in the small pond , I knew I would paint it , and that is what I did today at my studio after being away for a week it was nice to be there again , this Saturday we are open so if you are in the area ,come by!
email me nlcasey@charter.net,  if you are interested in this watercolor . my work is very affordable .

Big sky #3

Watercolor 5x10 (c) 2011

Nita Leger Casey
I could paint this scene over and over and it would never be the same ,this day I was loving the big clouds over the mountain ,I have captured so many different lights and moods over that pond, such of a peaceful place to be !I feel blessed to have my little very modest cabin looking at this view.

This painting is available ,just email me nlcasey@charter.net

"Pond view " 6x6 oil on board ,copyrighted 2010
Nita Leger Casey

I went Kayaking last week end with my friends, the water was like a mirror ,the colors where very Spring like ,I just wanted to remember this scene that was so serene , I did not have a camera, always afraid I will dump it in the water . This afternoon feeling guilty of not posting I just painted the scene like a watercolor with oils with very few details the way I would use my watercolors .
hope someone will like it , email me nlcasey@charter.net

At the edge of the pond in fall,copyrighted 2008 We are back home after a nice five days in Maine where the colors where just the most beautiful, I just love New England in the fall!
I managed to paint plein air paintings everyday and it felt so nice to be outside .I also worked on some larger work , will show later.
pastel 5x7 email nlcasey@charter.net

Loon nesting,copyrighted2008
All good things comes to an end , going home tomorrow after a wonderful week at the pond, today my friend and I in our kayaks went to check on the loon nest to see if the baby was born , we have been waiting and counting the days , we have a set of loons on the pond that is well protected by all of us here, we worry about them like our kids . The scene fresh on my mind was painted as soon as i got back .
6x6 oil on board,email me if interested nlcasey@charter.net

Rock children at the pond,copyrighted 2008

Well,don't expect serious work from me this week as I am playing by the pond with rocks as you see! over the years I have picked rocks around the property and made sculptures all over ,they look like little people,when my friends come by they add to the collection .
The weather finely broke , the humidity is finely over!
If you are interested in my sculptures please Email me,nlcasey@charter.net
oil painting 5x5 on board

Loon at the pond

Yesterday, I talked about a loon that comes by and visits ,here it is in a foggy early morning before i went on my kayak for a ride, I took my sketch book along with me to take notes of some scenes along the shore, one thing I have not figured out is to keep the kayak still while sketching. going back home tomorrow after a very nice week end.
this is a small ACEO in acrylic , sold

The Pond ,sold
I will be relaxing at the pond in the next few days, the summer is ending , I just want to go in my kayak and enjoy the wildlife on the pond!
I might blog ,I might not , we will see!
This is a miniature pastel 3x5 on board .framed with a silver/gold frame $100.00
email me if you are interested, nlcasey@charter.net

One of many ponds in Maine

Late posting after cooking all day for the family picnic, this is one of my favorite place to be in a hot summer day. All my work is original and copyrighted
Pastel on board 3x5 $100.00 email if interested, nlcasey@charter.net

Sketch from the pond

It was late and was thinking of our contest so I quickly went out and sketch this view from our pond. being busy with family this was a challenge for time.
watercolor sketch 8x10.