New England farm in Winter

pastel 11x14

copyrighted by

 Nita Leger Casey

This is a farm in our town of Pepperell, I just love this farm in winter,I think it is the red barn,i am re posting it for people who have missed it and it needs a home. I am also working on a larger version of my Winter golf course painting and getting ready for open studio this week end at Western Avenue,
so if you are in the area stop by the  Mill is expanding so a bit of construction will be apparent so excuse some of the mess, but please do come by studio 407 a .
if you are interested in this farm email me nlcasey@charter.net  
$200.00  pastels have to be framed with a glass   

Quoddy walk in the park

Watercolor 4x7 (c)2011

Nita Leger Casey

We had a great time painting in the park this morning the weather was just perfect!if you ever travel to this part of Maine, Quoddy state park is a must see, visit the lighthouse and of course the wonderful walking trails .

This painting is for sale
just email me for details

"Quilts for Sale " miniature oil on board 2,5x3,5 matted and framed in a 5x7, copyrighted
Nita Leger Casey,
I painted this after being in a Art and antique show , a great way to do people watching when you sit there all day , I always wanted to do a series of these typical scenes of should I buy this or not ? yesterday I reminded myself that I should continue to think about this. In a beautiful sunny day today this was my chores, put all the racks, tent ,tables, paintings away.
this small painting is framed and very reasonable at $100.00 , email me if you are interested .

Hydrangea's on quilt,copyrighted 2009, Nita Leger Casey

5x5 watercolor

Decided to do another quilt painting, not sure if I like it yet ?I think the flowers are too close to the quilt colors,the quilt is an antique I bought in South Carolina a few years back, the flowers are from my garden, the wicker chair I just bought for $ 5.00 at a garage sale. It takes a lot of prop to do a still life ,I am always looking for things .I probably will paint this quilt again with different flowers.

Flowers and lace , copyrighted 2008, Nita Leger Casey
watercolor 6x8

Designing greeting cards is also something I do , this was a original watercolor that was submitted last year to the company I free lance with , but not chosen , I work from life and set up these still life arrangements when flowers are in bloom .
I can wait for the spring flowers to come , today I did a bit of racking to clean my flower garden and I could see some picking out .
email me if you are interested nlcasey@charter.net

Going Green,copyrighted 2008

Going Green is in!
Here is my abstract watercolor of happy happenings with the colors.
Tired after a big yard clean up , the weeds were all over my gardens ,the grass was way above normal with all the rain we had here , of course nothing like Florida ,I feel sorry for them , it's very hard to clean water damage.
3x5 watercolor

At water's edge , copyrighted 2008 Going back to Maine for a few days , when the summer comes, I will back and fourth between two of my favorites States , painting all the beautiful New England scenes .

Pastel, 5x7 , email me if you are interested . nlcasey@charter.net

Red sky at night ?
Red sky at night , sailor's delight, red sky morning sailor's takes warning , I think that is how the saying goes, being French I tend to mess up these little saying with my own versions, my kids often make fun of what I come up with!
Oh well, I do pretty good for someone who came to this country not speaking a word of English , it didn't take me long to learn , and surely never expected to have things written in my own language like they do today.
I am having fun painting these colorful skies , I hope you enjoy them , don't be afraid to buy one , they do need a home! email me if you are interested . nlcasey@charter.net
5x5 oil , all my designs are copyrighted , please do not copy.

Grandma's quilt I love to paint quilts , with all the details and colors , over the years I have painted many quilts who have been greeting cards , and many of you probably have purchased them .
here I am selling one of my treasure original. email me if you are interested,
nlcasey@charter.net 10x10 mated

Hilton Head sand dunes #2


Painted more sand dunes , fun to do ! this was between cleaning my yard , we are late in this part of the country ,our snow just melted two weeks ago , but it is amazing how the grass is starting to turn green , my chickens are happy out and about in the yard , George the rooster is bit more protective so I have to watch him and make sure I have a stick in my hand.
oil on sanded paper 4x5 , email me if interested nlcasey@charter.net

Hilton head Island sand dunes
I have been busy these last few days painting walls to finalized my kitchen project ,I am living the trim work for my husband , he is more patient than me not going off the line , I think I am painting on canvas and go all over the place .I did have time to do a daily and relax while doing it ,
of a place I was at few weeks ago on Hilton head Island. I took so many photos to work from ,but it is hard to keep up with all the scenes I want to do ,I do want to do the birds there , hope to do a few this week.
Oil on panel 5x7 , email me if interested nlcasey@charter.net

Watercolor Gerbera daisy

OK, here is my watercolor version of this flower , I was doing this between many chores today , like framing ,and other things, I am getting ready for a show next week. A Massachusetts Artist's Charity Art Show to benefit U.S Fund for UNICEF in Westorough, MA April 19th . If you are in the area , please stop by.

Watercolor 5x7 email me if interested nlcasey@charter.net

Gerbera daisy I went food shopping yesterday when they were taking out these flowers ,at that minute I was thinking a great subject for my daily painting ,you always have to think of your next one when you are a daily painter, I wanted to also do a watercolor of it so maybe tomorrow.
Oil 5x7 on board nlcasey@charter.net

Lilacs and strawberries

Spring is on my mind again , but I just came back from walking the dogs and it's freezing , I did do some yard work today and I do have crocus and daffodils picking out .
watercolor on board 9x9 email me nlcasey@charter.net
All paintings are copyrighted, please do not copy.

Thinking of Mother's day ? Mother's day is right around the corner , this lovely painting would make an excellent gift, this was painted on location where I paint every summer in Maine , you can see the bay in the background.
pastel , on special la Carte paper 10x10 mated with a 3 inches white mat and a silver/golf frame
The total is a 16x16 framed pastel painting . $275.00 a bargain at this price.
email me nlcasey@charter.net

My friend Max Sold Today it was a real dog day! raining and nasty as a matter of fact , Clancy and Max were curled in their bed all day , Max is my friend's dog I watch him when she is on a trip. All I did most of the day was work on taxes ,that time a year!

5x5 oil on paper email if interested nlcasey@charter.net

Le Jardinier de Villefranche, French series

What a busy day today , went to artists Breakfast Cub , today we decided to meet at a Friends house where we all painted together , it was too windy for Plein air , we all worked on different projects, I did my daily there of a scene in France where my mother used to live . French people love to garden, the first sign of Spring they are busy planting .
Tonight I was a guest speaker for The Biship Guertin High School National Art Honor Society , in Nashua NH ,It was an honor for me to be part of this ceremony.
and to see these young artists who will face the art world !
5x5 watercolor, email me if interested nlcasey@charter.net

La Cathedral d'Orleans , French series
The pressure was on today, I received so many compliments for the one I posted yesterday , and hope I would do this one as good, I used to walk this street to go to Art school , it was behind the Cathedral ," L'Ecole des Beaux Arts " I do have some some great memories of this street, at the end of it, we had a huge art supply store , still there after 40 plus years ,sometimes my boy friend , now husband use to meet me at the first corner by the flag , of course my parents did not know that, I would of been in trouble!
5x7 watercolor email me if interested nlcasey@charter.net
all my paintings are copyrighted , please do not reproduce.

Secret cottage #3
You can tell, I want to be back in Maine to paint , so this afternoon I imagined I was back at the secret cottage that my friend and I go painting at . I have sketched and painted this little cottage so many different ways and never get tired of it , it is such a peaceful place to be, but you guest it I am keeping it a secret , it's way way up in Maine , that all!

this is a small 4x4 oil on stretched canvas , email me nlcasey@charter.net for details

Nice kitty #400 post
This is my 400th post since starting this blog.
I have not talked about my kitchen , but we are finely near the end of this project and it looks great , I have waited so long for this , my house is circa 1885 and my old kitchen was probably circa 1950, so believe me I really needed one, being an Artist I always had it decorated nice , most people loved it the way it was except me , because nothing worked anymore. This week I will also have a nice new floor , i really can't wait now . All this has taking a toll on my painting , and all the framing I have to do before all the shows starts. but one thing at a time !
this is my grand cat in Hilton Head ,he is such a good cat !
I take commissions on any good cat photos , email me nlcasey@charter.net
oil on stretched canvas 5x5. sold