Mt.Lafayette NH

Mt. Lafayette , pastel © 2020 Nita Leger Casey
I could paint this mountain everyday of the week and it would look different, as the atmosphere is ever changing. When we arrived on February 25 , the excitement of seen that mountain and our friend Dave Drinon already at his easel, made me take mine as soon as I could and quickly take my pastels out, and just do it . The sun has gone out a bit!  In the next few days,we had  every kind of weather possible and off course snow, but it is our goal to paint in snow and call it snow camp. I don't know how many time I have painted that tree, but it always looks different as well. This is a little late to reminiscing about snow camp, but Covid 19 has thrown a bit of unusual in all our lives. And good times of memories are a good thing !
 painting available : email me for details 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!   

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   

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

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...  

Nostalgia at the beach

Nostalgia at the beach , Sold
Commission watercolor 20x28
©2017
The reason I have not posted for a couple weeks, because I was working on this commission and others. The client picked it up today and was very happy, what a relieve!
 This scene is from a very popular beach in New England .
      

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

Evening sky

Evening sky 
pastel 6x6
 Nita Leger Casey©2017
Summer just about over and trying to get some painting done from all the beautiful evening sky I see most night ,the days are getting shorter !
This painting is available , email me for details.
nlcasey@charter.net

Quill Hill ,Maine

Quill Hill,Maine
acrylic on paper ,5x7
©2017 Nita Leger Casey
My Summer has been busy with family and a little painting done, but touring the beautiful State of Maine. Quill Hill is a beautiful place outside Rangeley  in the Western Mountains where you are able to drive to the top and see miles and miles away with all the different ranges of mountains of the area , it is worth the trip! this scene was coming down the hill with wild flowers everywhere .
This painting is available comes with a matt
email me at:   nitalegercasey@gmail.com

The King of the farm!

 King of the farm
pastel 6x8 ,©2017
Nita Leger Casey
I always love to paint  a chicken ounce in awhile , something about roosters ,I guess being French they are part of our National emblems. Having raised a few also, I  know them well!
email me if you are interested in this one.
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