Sun Down on Gilman Pond

Pastel 16x20  by Nita Leger Casey
©2017 
My summer painting has been accepted at the 2017 Juried Members Exhibition, at The Whistler Museum of Art in Lowell Massachusetts.
The Whistler Museum is one of the oldest in the Country  .Whistler house Museum of Art
It's always an honor to be part of this prestigious Museum .
The painting is for sale at the show .

Early Sunrise at the pond

Early sunrise at the pond
pastel.11x14 ©2017
Nita Leger Casey 
When I am at my pond in Maine with one eye waking up this is what I see like at 5AM. and that is when I get the camera to capture this beautiful sunrise ,they only last a few minutes .So if you sleep in you sure miss a lot of beauty in this world .
This painting is available , email me if you are interested.nlcasey@charter.net

The pond ,oil on copper

The Pond, 6x6  oil on copper
©2017 Nita Leger Casey
Painting done on copper a while back ,it was put away and forgotten,I just came across of a few of my copper paintings, sometimes you put things in a safe place and totally forget about them. available email me if you are interested nlcasey@charter.net 

Sunset at pond

Sunset at the pond
pastel 3x5 ©2017
Nita Leger Casey
 Just another small one done last week on location at the pond ,those small studies sometimes become larger ones. This scene is also different every night depends where the sun will makes it's last appearance on the trees .These small paintings make a great start for a new collector. email me if you are interested nlcasey@charter.net
$75.00     

Sunset in July!

 Sunset in July
4x5 pastel ©2017
Nita Leger Casey
Maine,The way life should be!
And this is where I have been for the last two weeks, enjoying a beautiful sunset at night , such a beauty ! I have been low key and relaxing by the pond!
this is a small pastel and available ,email me if you are interested , great to add to any collection.  nlcasey@charter.net  

Sunset on Gilman Pond

Original oil on paper
5x7 ©2017
Nita Leger Casey
This is the fourth one of the oils on paper  I painted last summer, they actually all have a deckle edges, this scene is from my pond in Maine, but it could be from many ponds or lakes in New England with a mountain view. These small paintings are great for the new collector who want to start slow, and keep adding small pieces of original art ,   It is available $100.00 email me nlcasey@charter.net 

At the end of the pond

Oil on paper
©2016 Nita Leger Casey
I didn't post all last Summer because taking care of my Tim was number one! but I did paint some and painted  a series of oils on paper specially made for oil paint, actually liked it very much, I probably should take my oils out soon and do some more, maybe when the weather gets a little better as we are still in a Winter mode here in New England  this painting is available if you are interested 5x7 with a deckle edge, email me if you are interested .
nlcasey@charter.net   $100.00   

Sunrise #2

Watercolor 6x6 ©2015
Nita Leger Casey
This was a quick watercolor done the same morning as the previous two , when the sky changes, you must be fast! different papers will also gives you different affects, fun but tricky to control at times.
 email me if you are interested , nlcasey@charter.net .

Sunrise #one

5x8 watercolor ©2015
Nita Leger Casey
Another Sunrise painted on location as it was happening ,it was still dark when I was doing it ,good thing I knew where my colors are on my palette,it goes so fast ! great time to be loose with your watercolors.  I am busy getting ready for our  Artoberfest ,http://westernavenuestudios.com/artoberfest it should be fun if you live in the area .
 I have been sketching a sketch a day , a nice challenge for my friends and I here is one from yesterday,the house across the street . email me if interested nlcasey@charter.net

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 

Sunset after the rain storm

watercolor 6x12
©2014 Nita Leger Casey
I was away for a few days at our pond and painted this after a rain storm, I have painted this scene so many times and it's always different, when you look at a shy and water the possibilities are endless!
 We had a nice few  days there also did some sketch booking that was a lot of fun.
The next couple weeks will be busy for me, my daughter and family are coming up from South Carolina ,I have not seen them for a year so i am not sure when i will get to paint. this painting is available, email me nlcasey@charter.net

The fields of Gilman road

5x7 pastel,©2013

Nita Leger Casey

New England is at it's best right now! everywhere you look you see these beautiful colors ,it is truly an amazing show of natural beauty.
I have been out  of commission with a bad knee ,so this week end we stayed close to home, normally we are at our pond, I was lucky to see it two weeks ago ,this is the road going out to the main road ,i just love the long shadows.
Well it looks like i am getting a new knee , a bit scared of the process , many of my friends had it done and happy with it so I am going to look to the positive and forget the horror stories!  so the next few weeks I probably will be posting some works that need a home . email me nlcasey@charter.net
$99.00 mated   

September morning on the pond

8x10 pastel,(c)2012

Nita Leger Casey

I got up this morning,walked to the edge of the pond,and quikly got my small box of pastels, I just wanted to catch that crisp September morning,the water was still the reflections in the pond was perfect, just a touch of gold in the foliage,with these cold nights by next week this scene will look like  quilt of colors, I could paint this scene daily and it will look different every day!
So this pastel was done by 9A M, best time to paint plein air.
email me if you are interested in this painting or something nlcasey@charter.net

High water

oil on paper canvas 6x8,copyrighted by
Nita Leger Casey
The loading dock gallery  at WAS in Lowell is just about decorated ,I was amazed how beautiful it was looking, so many wonderful people were working at it today , so much beautiful art !
This week I am clearing a few oldies but goodies , this one has a peaceful mood  with earth tone colors  $50.00  an original for this price is a bargain! email me nlcasey@charter.net

The view #3

oil on copper 6x6 (c)2011

Nita Leger Casey

Arrived in time to paint the view , I have been wanting to paint on copper , I did a bunch of them earlier in the year and do like this style , and again another experiment on different surface.

"Lupines at the pond"
Nita Leger Casey
Pastel, 8x10
copyrighted 2011

Hello to everyone who have followed me for many years , I took a break from my daily paintings because I had my French relatives visiting for over a month and became a tour guide along with running a Bed and breakfast , it was wonderful having them here and we had a wonderful time, never laugh so much in my life when we would reminisce of our childhood ,very good memories it was . We manage to do a bit of travel in beautiful New England . I knew I could not keep up with my art full time and all the other happenings, I did manage to take them along to a painting week end retreat in Maine and to a few art meetings.
Next week I will be heading back to my yearly painting retreat in Lubec , so looking forward to emerge myself in what I love the most ,Painting !
here is a pastel I squeezed in while at our cabin in Maine .
$100.00 email me if your interested nlcasey@charter.net

"High water at the pond "
Oil on canvas paper 8x10 copyrighted
Nita Leger Casey

The house is getting back more or less to normal , the kids and grand kids went back home to Maryland , they are home safe ! Tim is feeling better , some of the Christmas decorations are put away , my gallery is still in a bit of a mess , this week will be the week to clean and get organized and back to painting .
This is another painting from my collection , a scene from our pond when it is high water in the late winter early spring . the painting is for sale $100.00 matted ready to frame email me if you are interested nlcasey@charter.net

Gilman stream , (c)2009 miniature Nita Leger Casey

Just had a little time this afternoon while everyone was watching a movie ,I escaped to my studio to paint this little one ,this is a scene from the stream that leaves our pond in Maine, the back mountain is of the Sugarloaf USA range . I really want to start painting larger but I must wait for the new year . Miniatures are affordable for a beginning collector, email me if you are interested .

Fall reflections, pastel 0n paper ,copyrighted 2009

Back at my favorite place for a few days, the colors are formidable ! what can I say, New England is beautiful. Tomorrow I will visit my friends at the Sugarloaf art show , the show is there for two days , a must see if you are in the area, Sugarloaf USA that is . Email me if you want this scene .

" Maine pond" pastel 6x9 copyrighted 2009, Nita Leger Casey

Spending a few days at the cabin while the colors of fall are so beautiful , here is a view from our front deck, I think fall has come early this year at least a week , I love painting this season ,the most beautiful one in New England ,I painted two today one in oil and this pastel , I still think pastels are perfect for these colors , pastel is a medium that stays so fresh and bright, the drown back with them they have to be framed under glass, the positive is they are permanent .if you are interested in this painting Email me