Boston Back Bay Beauty

Boston Back Bay Beauty , ©2018 Nita Leger Casey
 Original watercolor

This painting has been accepted at the Whistler Museum of Art in Lowell Massachusetts for the Winter show .It is an Honor to be included in this show!
It has been awhile since I have blogged , with all the social media it get a little bit overwhelming, I am on Facebook and Instagram and somehow the blog has taken a back seat . I will try to check in ounce in awhile ! It is for sale but will be only available after the show .
email me if you are interested .
nlcasey@charter.net    

Denise's bed

 Denise's bed,©2018Nita Leger Casey
Watercolor
 While at the Inn at our February Art retreat, Denise and I rented this beautiful room with twin bed and this is when I decided to do a bed series, I painted this one there, just a small one 4x5 .  I have many other beds to do, but also have to paint a few commissions in between, so it is taking me a little longer then I though. So stay tunes!   

Room at the Inn

Watercolor,6x8.©2018
Paula's room
Nita Leger Casey
In February ,my friends and I went to the Sunset Hill Inn for a mini painting retreat, and I decided to paint our rooms and beds, kind of a fun project ! and the beds had to be messed up, to be more interesting.  So here is one ,this room is very pretty and also has a fireplace. 
email me if you are interested,
nlcasey@charter.net

York Village,Maine

York Village
Watercolor, 6x8 ©2018
Nita Leger Casey
I love doing street scenes, this one had been on my mind for a longtime, I always drive around and try to find streets scenes that give you that sense of local New England feeling and this one is a typical scene along the coast of Maine.
 It is for sale, email me if you are interested. nlcasey@charter.net  

The blue Lobster boat

The Blue lobster boat Sold
©2018 Nita Leger Casey
6x8 watercolor
Finely home from my travels and need to post again! I sometimes post on Facebook and then in Instagram but it is not the same as a blog .
  I went to France to visit my family after loosing my sister before my husband, and my brother  six months after I lost Tim.This trip was way over due, mostly visiting all my relatives, lots of nice dinners and memories.
Then I made a quick trip to Maryland to visit my son and his family
So now I need to get serious and get back to my routine of painting daily!
and also thinking Summer fun at the ocean like this nice Lobster boat I passed this summer while in my son's boat on the Saco River in Maine .
email me if you are interested ? nlcasey@charter.net
 

View of Cannon mountain,NH

Cannon and Mt Lafayette mountain ,NH
Fog over the mountain 
Watercolor ©2018 Nita Leger Casey
I have just spend three magnificent days up in these mountains doing plein air painting with wonderful friends, our third mini retreat .
Staying at the  beautiful Sunset Hill at Sugar Hill. 
The weather was great just enough snow to make this place magical. I mostly painted in watercolor , the previous years I had painted this scene in oil and pastel.
this painting is 11x14  and it is available .
 email me if you are interested  nlcasey@charter.net   

Sketch of Nubble rocks, Maine

Nubble rocks ,©2018
Nita Leger Casey
Sketch on the day I went and sketched the Lighthouse, it was a beautiful day with some nice breaking waves, and the best way to capture this was a quick sketch of a combination of watercolor and  gouache . In my sketchbook !   

Nubble Lighthouse

In my sketchbook  ©2018
Nita Leger Casey
I am fortunate to live in a beautiful area of New England, an hour and half drive North East  and I am at the beach in Maine, an hour drive North ,I am in Beautiful mountains of New Hampshire . So when a nice sunny day is coming before a storm, I like to get in a car for a drive and call it Winter therapy.
Right now, I am enjoying just sketching in my new sketch book , using gouache and ink.
I have painted this light house many times and never get tired of it .

let the Sunshine in !

Let the Sunshine in
5x7 watercolor ©2018
Nita Leger Casey

Wish I could of let the sunshine in today, it was a dreary rainy and icing all day, and not able to go outside, even my poor dog had a hard time walking on this ice.
So I was better off painting something that made me dream of a sunny day .
 Interiors are always a challenge trying to keep it simple, to make the light most important .
email me if you are interested in this one.
nlcasey@charter.net 

Cardinal on a snowy day!

Cardinal on a snowy day!©2018 sold
Acrylic on board  6x6
 Today was a snowy day in New England, it actually was a  beautiful peaceful day to stay home and paint, this was part of a challenge of paint something out of your window, well when it snows I have tons of birds at my feeder. This Cardinal comes to the feeder everyday so does his wife !
this one is available , email me if you are interested
nlcasey@charter.net

The Luncheonette.Lowell,MA

The Luncheonette   Sold
watercolor © 2018
Nita Leger Casey
My studio is located in a town with lots of history, and this painting of the Luncheonette has plenty, sad to say the owner has got old and the place is closed. I took a photo of it last year. of course added some life to it by adding people, I love to paint these little Street scenes, I did many in the passed ,some still need a home .  This scene is in Lowell Massachusetts .
email me if you are interested .
nlcasey@charter.net

Going for a walk

Going for a walk  Sold
5x7 watercolor ©2018
Nita Leger Casey
A watercolor sketch of one of my favorite town of Portsmouth  , this is a street in the Strawberry Banke area , it is so new England ,took the photo last year on one of my Sunday drive, when people come out of their house and take a walk, so refreshing !
this one is available ,email me  nlcasey@charter.net

Bluebird

Bluebird  Sold
Acrylic and ink
6x6.©2018
I have been fascinated these last few weeks with all the birds who come and visit my feeders daily, and the ones who only come just ounce and awhile like the bluebirds, mostly in the winter. I had captured this one on my deck on a pot of mixed greens and berries. I have taken beautiful photos of so many of them, it was actually funny this morning I must had 15 doves looking at the kitchen window, like saying the feeder is empty! a squirrel comes earlier and does a job on the food!
this one is available , email me : nlcasey@charter.net        

Snowed in!

Snowed in!©2018

I would say half the country has been snowed in this past week , well that was me at my son's house last week. I made sure I brought my sketchbook with me,  while we got about 15 inches, I was comfortable doing was I do best, a pen in my hand and a sketchbook!
Just added a little color with the American flag !
please check all my available work on my blog or daily painters! many need a home.
email me:  nlcasey@charter.net 

Dunstable farm

Dunstable farm ©2018
#2 sketch
I was on my way back from the studio a couple days ago  and this very familiar farm I see daily said, please sketch me today! I love when my sketches are from that moment when it hits me like i have to do this now, so I did! a sketch is really a simple drawing and not trying to do every details, it can be a challenge for me as I love details .  Adding the white gouache gives you that cold feeling of the moment .
These sketches are in my book , but if you look at this blog, I have plenty paintings who need a home, so feel free to email me if you see some  you like .
nlcasey@charter.net

First sketch of the year !

From my window
©2018 Nita Leger Casey
First I would like to wish all my followers a Happy New year! I think I have been blogging for 11 years now, how is that possible? where did the time go!
This past year has been a tough one for me after loosing my husband. I didn't get to blog that much, so many things I had to attend too.  I couldn't of made it without my wonderful family and my very supportive wonderful artists  friends.
Well we started this year with this very cold weather, and still going with a storm at our doorsteps . I wanted to challenge myself  with a new start with just sketching this month ,so here is the first one done from my window, enjoy!
more to come...