Nita Léger Casey

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

The Blue cottage on Hills Beach,Maine

The Blue Cottage on Hills Beach . ©2017
Nita Leger Casey
Watercolor 16x20
After spending a few days in this beautiful little community called Hills Beach,in Bidderford,Maine. I feel in love with a few cottages, as you know my favorite subject to paint, I am always looking at architecture no matter where I go!
email me if you are interested ,nlcasey@charter.net

Sunday, June 18, 2017

Sketch book painting at Bidderford Pool.Maine

Bidderford Pool
watercolor
,©2017
Another small sketch from my Maine trip to the coast ! It was a perfect day to sit in the park by the small harbor and paint Plein Air! It is very relaxing , four of us painted there and all came with a different scene. #loveMaine #thewaylifeshouldbe #NitaLegerCasey

Saturday, June 17, 2017

Watercolor sketching in Hills Beach Maine

Watercolor sketching
in Hills beach ,Maine
©2017
Yes I did go to the Maine coast for a few days with my artist friends, I had a great time and did a lot of sketching in my book, some I would like to paint them again in a larger format, more to come....

Monday, June 12, 2017

Sketch of a cottage by the sea.

From my sketchbook! ©2017
I was away this past week working on a project in Maine, I stopped by the beach on my way home and sketched this little cottage by the sea in Hills Beach in Bidderford. Really love that area and planing to go back during the week and do more painting ,so this is a preview !

Thursday, June 01, 2017

St James ,West Groton ,MA

Original watercolor
St James
6x8 ©2017
Nita Leger Casey
An old stone Church in a small village in New England ! from what I hear was build by Irish emigrants, I have grown to love this little church part of my parish . Our priest was being transferred and I wanted to give him a print of it at his going away dinner last month. The original is available email me if you are interested . nlcasey@charter.net

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

East Point Sanctuary, Biddeford Pool,Maine

Biddeford Pool, Maine
watercolor 6x8
by Nita Leger Casey
©2017
I have been away in Maine, took a break from painting and worked on some other craft like Quilting !
But on my way back I stopped to visit my children on the coast, I took a nice walk in this sanctuary with my daughter in law , just love the rocky coast of Maine.
This painting is available email me,
nlcasey@charter.net

Monday, May 15, 2017

Fire Weeds and cottage

Original pastel, 11x14
©2017 Nita Leger Casey
Thinking about Maine right now, the place I love to paint ! looking through some past work, I Always loved this cottage that I painted one summer in the small village of Cutler , I still have it and wish it would find a home. So many cottages on the coast of Maine, some are loved and some are not, but I always find the beauty on all of them .
email me if you are interested
nlcasey@charter.net

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Wash day

Pastel 8x10
©2011 Nita Leger Casey
Mother's day in a couple days! This painting always reminded me of the old days when all the moms use to hang all the laundry out , it would come back in the house smelling so nice and fresh! I still hang on a nice day, I painted this a few years back while I was painting with some friends and one artist did her laundry ,I went out there with my easel in the yard to capture this scene. This painting is available. It would make a great decor for a Laundry room.
Email me if you are interested nlcasey@charter.net

Tuesday, May 09, 2017

Hills Beach

Hills Beach ,Maine sold
11x14 pastel ©2017 Nita Leger Casey
This was a commission painting for someone who loves their path to their beach !
This was captured the day I went there, but this scene changes daily, different sky, different colors of the grass and how wild the ocean can get. A beautiful place!
If you are interested to have your own beach done, let me know!
email me nlcasey@charter.net

Thursday, May 04, 2017

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

Sunday, April 30, 2017

Flowers for Mom

Watercolor 11x14
©2017
Mother's day is coming, sometimes Mom's like to receive a bouquet that last for that special occasion a nice watercolor would do the trick!
$150.00 mated
email me nlcasey@charter.net

Monday, April 24, 2017

Marguerite

Marguerite
Watercolor 6x8
©2017
I started my day with good intentions of cleaning my studio, and came to a pencil sketch of this cow that I had started over a year ago, well! the cleaning stopped and I quickly started to paint, last week I received a new set of watercolors from Russia ,called White Nights , perfect time to try! one of my friend said I should call her Marguerite, popular name in France for a cow!
this watercolor is available,
email me nlcasey@charter.net

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

First sign of Spring

pastel 9x12
© 2017 Nita Leger Casey
The magical time of Spring when all the dormant wild flowers show their little faces in the woods. How beautiful is that ? This painting was done at a friend 's house last year . It is available matted ready to be shipped for someone. Email me nlcasey@charter.net
$100.00

Monday, April 17, 2017

Prat Falls

Pastel 8x10
Prat falls,©2017
Nita Leger Casey
It was such a beautiful today in Massachusetts after a long winter, it was also Patriots day and Marathon day in Boston. But my friends and I headed to the woods to do some Plein air painting ,this little spot couple towns over was the perfect spot for it with the sound of the water rushing through was totally relaxing for a few hours. this is available , email me if you are interested .
nlcasey@charter.net

Saturday, April 15, 2017

Maine Lighhouse

Pemaquid
Miniature 4x5
pastel ©2016
This small painting has been one of my favorite, because I captured the atmospheric feeling that I wanted in a 4x5. I have been there so many times when the sunset is going down and it is just beautiful!
Happy Easter everyone!
this mini is available ,email me :
nlcasey@charter.net

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Nice Sunset!

Pastel 5x7
©2017
Who does not like a Sunset? most night we have a beautiful ones, I sometimes want to have my paper ready so i can capture the best of it ,but it goes so fast! but I did this small one .
that is why I love pastels for that reason ,
email me nlcasey@charter.net
this one is $100.00 free shipping

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Ice out #2

Ice out #2 sold
Pastel 6x8 ©2017
Nita Leger Casey
Decided to do another scene of my Sunday drive, the ice going out is always nice with these strong colors and perfect for a pastel, I did it early this morning before I get carried away with the endless list of chores I have to do. It was a beautiful day today, like 85 degrees, last week we had a foot of snow.
this painting is available ,email me nlcasey@charter.net

Monday, April 10, 2017

Ice out

Pastel " Ice out "
6x8 ©2017
Nita Leger Casey
Keeping the tradition of a Sunday drive just my dog and I and thinking about my Tim. Living in New England , I never run out of ideas of where to go on a Sunday, we have beautiful landscapes all around us, the ice is going out on all the ponds ,so that was our destination for the day ! this painting is available.
email me : nlcasey@charter.net

Saturday, April 08, 2017

A Low country fixeruper

Watercolor 5x7
©2017 Nita Leger Casey
Cottages comes in all shapes, some nicer then other, but I always see the beauty of a structure and think of the lives who have lived there. Sometimes I go back to that same place and it is gone ,they have replaced it with big house,and feel sad ! This scene of a cottage and Spanish Moss was in a small town called Bluffton SC, I couldn't find that little cottage again !
it is available $100.00 matted and shipped ,email me: nlcasey@charter.net

Thursday, April 06, 2017

Summer cottage

pastel 6x8
Summer Cottage ©2017
Nita Leger Casey
Raining most of the day made me paint something to be happy, like thinking of a cottage in Maine that I painted before in a watercolor, but decided to do a pastel this time. It was just enough time to be in my studio and then have lunch with a few friends, made the day go fast!
this painting is available ,if you are interested ,
email me nlcasey@charter.net
$100.00

Artist statement

Artist statement

I am an Artist who has painted most of my life and enjoy every minute of it. My journey in the art world continually evolves keeping up with the time, I paint in many different medium and love them all. My collection of work is primarily in oils and I use watercolors for commissions, illustrations, and pastels for my own pleasure. My love for architecture shows in my work and many have compared my style with Edward Hopper. I feel honored to be compared with such wonderful artist. I paint daily in the studio and plein air when weather permits. I try to paint from life as much as possible. Last year I gave up teaching art after thirty years of private classes and, now enjoy my former student’s accomplishment in the arts. Many collectors around the world own my work and hope many more will in the future.

The best is yet to come – enjoy my journey!

Nita Leger Casey

www.gingerbreadartgallery.com

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