Nita Léger Casey: sketching

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Friday, February 09, 2018

Nubble Lighthouse

In my sketchbook ©2018
Nita Leger Casey
I am fortunate to live in a beautiful area of New England, an hour and half drive North East and I am at the beach in Maine, an hour drive North ,I am in Beautiful mountains of New Hampshire . So when a nice sunny day is coming before a storm, I like to get in a car for a drive and call it Winter therapy.
Right now, I am enjoying just sketching in my new sketch book , using gouache and ink.
I have painted this light house many times and never get tired of it .

Saturday, June 17, 2017

Watercolor sketching in Hills Beach Maine

Watercolor sketching
in Hills beach ,Maine
©2017
Yes I did go to the Maine coast for a few days with my artist friends, I had a great time and did a lot of sketching in my book, some I would like to paint them again in a larger format, more to come....

Monday, June 12, 2017

Sketch of a cottage by the sea.

From my sketchbook! ©2017
I was away this past week working on a project in Maine, I stopped by the beach on my way home and sketched this little cottage by the sea in Hills Beach in Bidderford. Really love that area and planing to go back during the week and do more painting ,so this is a preview !

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Apple picking!

pen &ink Nita Leger Casey
©2015
This deer has been coming to my apple tree these last few weeks, not alone usually 4 of them ,but this one was watching me and kind of cute with an apple in his mouth.This year the apples have been plentiful. Coming to an end of my 30 days sketching challenge ,it has been fun!
if you are interested in this sketch email me nlcasey@charter.net

Sunday, September 06, 2015

Sketch challenge for the next 30 days

Pen and Ink sketches , a challenge for the next 30 days with my Art friends, sketching can be very rewarding and relaxing, the challenge is fairly easy for me , I sketch all the time ever since I was a small girl,it got me in trouble a few times when I would sketch on very important papers at my father's desk.
So to all my art friends ,keep on sketching!

Monday, October 20, 2014

Summer of sketchbooking

Sketching by the pond with friends! actually had them doing it as well for the first time.will

I have not posted for awhile, I sort of took a break from daily posting, but never stopped doing painting and sketching where ever I went, back in fourth to Maine and a trip to Kentucky in August . I love sketching and just wanted of share a few of my summer sketches and when I was not doing that I was painting larger pastels of barns . Will try to get back in the routine with my new work!

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

Buy Art Online

Handy Hints to Successful Art Buying Online

You can make your online art purchasing experiences a lot of fun, and stress-free, if you just take a few moments to follow some tried-and-tested advice.
These hints will give you the very best chance of finding quality works of art, and receiving the art in perfect condition.

1) If you see a piece of art you like on a favorite artist's Blog, don't be afraid to request a couple more photos of the work. Most artists will happily oblige. You might like to see close-up detail of some section... or perhaps an image to confirm the coloring is consistent.

2) Look for the artist's email address. Apart from a direct email contact, artists often post contact phone numbers. They do this for a reason. They would like you to phone them. So do it! If you'll feel better talking to a 'real person' make the call. But I would always recommend making direct email contact with the artist.It's helpful to have a line of communication from the point when you make your purchase, to the point when the work is dispatched to you. Most artists also would like the opportunity to follow up and ensure the work has arrived safely. Don't simply place your order and make your payment. Take the opportunity to communicate with the artist. It will make the whole process run more smoothly.

3) Consider purchasing more than one piece of art at a time.If you fall in love with the work of a particular artist, consider purchasing a piece and leaving it with the artist. Then, when you see another work by the same artist you wish to purchase, ask for both pieces to be sent together. This will reduce freight costs considerably. Most artists will be happy to hold a paid artwork in storage, especially if they realize it's because you wish to purchase a second piece.

4) Email the artist and ask them if they have any artworks not yet posted on their blog.Some artists don't have the time to post every piece on their blog. Or some pieces are displayed, and then taken down after a time. It doesn't hurt to ask the artist to email images of any works they have in their 'stock room'.... and it can be a way to discover secret treasures.

Nita Léger Casey