La Statue de Jeanne D'Arc . watercolor 5x7 copyrighted 2009
Nita Leger Casey

Actually when I went to art school , many many years ago , that was my challenge for my acceptance , it was to depict the entrance of Jeanne d'Arc in Orleans . I remember to be a big task, we did not have all the resource we have now, but I made it , wish I still had this painting , but at the time it was kept for their archives . The old school was torn down and replaced with a beautiful new one and a wonderful museum , if you visit the city , it is well worth to see it.
http://www.coeur-de-france.com/orleans-beauxarts.html
Girl and soldier, saint and heretic, savior - since the time of her death, Jeanne has inspired thousands of historians, poets, and painters. Each of them tells a different story. Guided by what she thought were divine voices, Jeanne revived French fortunes in the Hundred Years' War. She played a major (and somewhat mysterious) role in rallying the flagging forces of Charles VII against the English occupier in 1429, leading her troops to breaking the siege of Orléans and having Charles VII officially crowned king in Reims the same year. She was later captured and sold to the English, who burned her at the stake for heresy and perjury in 1431, in Rouen France. Her death only made her more powerful.
This watercolor is a very reasonable price of $100.00 , email me if you are interested

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
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