Rue Saint Catherine , Orleans , watercolor 5x7 copyrighted 2009
Nita Leger Casey

This is town where I grew up , in the center of France .
Orléans, the largest town in the middle Loire valley after Tours, chief town of the département of Loiret and the see of a bishop, with a university founded in 1309, lies in a fertile plain at the most northerly point in the course of the Loire. Its name is inseparably bound up with

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that of Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orléans. Orléans is a lively trading town (agricultural products and industry) and a good base for excursions to the Châteaux in the Loire.
During the Hundred Years' War, in 1428-1429, it was the last French stronghold, then under siege by the English, but was relieved on May 8, 1429 by a French army led by Joan of Arc. This marked a turning point in French fortunes. A festival in her memory is held annually on May 7 and 8.
The town was badly damaged during the Wars of Religion and during the Second World War, but has since been rebuilt.

I just started this series and now I am going away for the week end visiting my son and his family , hope i keep my mood to paint more French scenes ,might a few different scenes in between . email me if you are interested

Chambon-la-Foret ,copyrighted 2009 , Nita Leger Casey
Watercolor 6x8 sold

When I got up this morning to go walking it was -4 degree , a bit cold and decided to called it off and go later when the sun was up, but the temperature stay cold all day ,now they are talking more snow for Wednesday , in days like this , I have a hard time believing about global warming ! anyway I stayed in and painted this French scene , thinking about being there , this is from a small town where my nephew and family live , a very quaint village.

Champs de coquelicot, copyrighted Nita Leger Casey
Oil on canvas 11x14
Fields of wild flowers like this one with poppies is very familiar in France , the farmers don't really like them ,they are weeds for them in there hay fields but the artists do , many artist have painted fields of poppies , this was a field down the road from my mother's house a few years back . When I was young I would picked them to bring them home to my mother ,but as soon as you do ,they start wilting.
Email me if you are interested in this painting .nlcasey@charter.net

Chateau du Moulin , copyrighted 2009
Watercolor 6x8 sold

Another castle, this Medieval one is in the Sologne region where my family come from, it's a private castle , open to the public at times , this is the entrance from the moat, the main part has a lot of towers , beautiful architecture and beautiful grounds .
Check my French painting series in watercolor , become a collector of an original watercolor,
Email me nlcasey@charter.net