Nita Léger Casey: clothes line

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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

Monday, February 27, 2012

Morning sunshine

Watercolor 6x6, (c) 2012 ,
Nita Leger Casey
What better way to dry your clothes on a beautiful morning, I am always on the lookout for clotheslines , I know they are taboo in fancy neighborhoods ,but in my travels I find them, this summer I was on Campobello Island in a Monday morning , just about every house had the clothes out, I kept stopping the car to click a quick photo. It saves energy and it smells so good ! they all have a different style also , this one was cris crossing the back yard , it is an art form! also it's a bit of nostalgia to see, it makes a nice decoration for a laundry room , email me if you are interested nlcasey@charter.net

Thursday, December 01, 2011

Washing day

Watercolor 6x8 copyrighted by
Nita Leger Casey

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Go green, hang clothes out! watercolor 6x8 copyrighted 2009
Nita Leger Casey

Think how good your clothes smell when they dry outside! we did not have dryers in France when I grew up , it was so natural to have your laundry out , I realize the convenience ,but a waste of energy for sure ! well in the country side here in New England , you can find some nice clothes lines , and I am one who sometimes takes pictures of them !
So to continue my winter series of old houses , here is one with a clothes line .
collectors , email me

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Maine's clothes dryer ,copyrighted by Nita Leger Casey
4x7 watercolor sold

I had a busy week end with art show preparations for the breakfast club , openings of the NH pastel show , and looks like this next week will be the same , hanging the show , and opening on Friday or what they call it in France a Vernisage , so here is a sketch of a possible painting in the future.

Friday, February 20, 2009

"La Boutique du Jour" copyrighted 2009 , Nita Leger Casey
Watercolor 6x8

Another week gone , honestly don't know where the time went! I just came back from an art opening in Jaffrey NH , a nice group of artists were there , some I have been friends with for over twenty years , it was a member's show in the upstairs gallery , I have a mini show downstairs . The town of Jaffrey is about forty five minutes from my house , in the foothills of the New Hampshire mountains .
This watercolor is from my last trip into Portsmouth , when you find an interesting subject like this , it's fun to find the right store front, this one was perfect with the display of the coat outside.
If you are interested in this painting ,email me nlcasey@charter.net.

Monday, January 12, 2009

Grandma's clothes line , copyrighted 2009
Watercolor 6x8

A wonderful sunny day in a winter day , good enough to dry clothes just like grandma used to do ,Clothes used to smell so good! now new neighborhoods don't even allow a clothes line , it's a shame , look at all the energy wasted , well! in Maine it is still a familiar scene, I just love to see it . Over the years I have taken lots of photos of different lines , some coordinate the colors , or their underwear .
If you are interested in this painting ,email me nlcasey@charter.net
I welcome house portraits commissions .

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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Nita Léger Casey