Sunset after the rain storm

watercolor 6x12
©2014 Nita Leger Casey
I was away for a few days at our pond and painted this after a rain storm, I have painted this scene so many times and it's always different, when you look at a shy and water the possibilities are endless!
 We had a nice few  days there also did some sketch booking that was a lot of fun.
The next couple weeks will be busy for me, my daughter and family are coming up from South Carolina ,I have not seen them for a year so i am not sure when i will get to paint. this painting is available, email me nlcasey@charter.net

The Highland falls

Miniature series

copyrighted 2013  sold

Nita Leger Casey

I was looking  at old photos and found this one of the falls in Maine, I took this photo longtime ago when the kids used to go there to swim also like to scare me in the process of their disappearing act under the falls, the tricks that you kids do to make their mother scream in panic!

I am in the process of painting a series of minis for a client so this was the first one for this batch !

  

Winter marsh

6x8 pastel 

copyrighted 2013

Nita Leger Casey

Boy is it cold outside! woke up to only a few degrees this morning ,went to 18 during the day and back down again tonight.
This is a scene I captured in town from my car and painted it in the comfort of my warm studio. Two years ago I had experienced painting Plein air in the White Mountains of New Hampshire at 14 below, so I know how it feel to be out in that kind of weather, I am glad I did it two years in a row,it was a challenge, but my arthritis couldn't take it anymore.
In this scene I liked the warm colors of the weeds and still the cool colors of the snow and icy waters.
this painting is available email me, nlcasey@charter.net $100.00 as is now ,when I frame it it will be $175.00

Pond reflections
oil 5x7 on board (c) 2011
Nita Leger Casey

Playing with colors today and I was not sure what I was going to get as a finish painting . It's a look I have seen at our pond many times , I could paint the pond hundred different times ,because it never looks the same ,I am dying to go to the cabin ,but they still have snow on the ground in Northern Maine
Finely a nice day today ,buds are on the trees finely and the first jonquils are out .
Wishing everyone a nice Easter week end !
this painting is available email me for details .

"Pond view " 6x6 oil on board ,copyrighted 2010
Nita Leger Casey

I went Kayaking last week end with my friends, the water was like a mirror ,the colors where very Spring like ,I just wanted to remember this scene that was so serene , I did not have a camera, always afraid I will dump it in the water . This afternoon feeling guilty of not posting I just painted the scene like a watercolor with oils with very few details the way I would use my watercolors .
hope someone will like it , email me nlcasey@charter.net

"Reflection"

6x6 oil on canvas

copyrighted 2008

The last two days, I have been involve in openings of two different shows , lots of nice art and lots of food ! it is also nice to see old friends , and discuss our next work of art or the next strategy on marketing . Between commissions and socializing , not much time is left, and the days are getting so short , winter has arrived in New England .
This painting is simple , just a relaxing scene , it can be framed or put on a small easel, would make a great present. email me if you are interested
nlcasey@charter.net

Cliffs at Quoddy State park, Maine,copyrighted 2006
The hot and humid weather is here today, it is so oppressive, it robed me of all energy today.
so here is a framed painting from my gallery.
5x5 oil on canvas with a brown wood frame, email me if interested.
nlcasey@charter.net

The brook, copyrighted2008

Another painting of my week up in Maine, my friends and I went in a kayak ride on this small brook , lots of fun!
getting ready for an opening of a gallery show in Hollis ,NH. Eight artist showing their best!
5x5 oil on board , email me if interested nlcasey@charter.net

Morning at the pond,copyrighted 2008

This painting will tell you where I am for a few days of relaxations! I am having some phone line problem, due to some lightning , so I am not able to upload very often .
this is a 5x5 oil on board .

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

A friend at the lake, copyrighted 2008

Back from a few days in Maine, did not have much time to paint except for this little guy,

I used to give classes every day in my studio and every year my students used to enter the Duck stamp contest , every States has one , it was a lot of fun for them , they became very competitive , many of my students used to get top prizes for this , The awards was given at the State House in Boston , a real honor! this duck really reminded me of the many years we did this .

3x5 watercolor , email me if interested nlcasey@charter.net

Summer evening in Maine I don't know how I managed to paint all day today , it was a sad day here ,my cat molly who was 19 years old decided to take matters into her own hands so to speak , she was in kidney failure and I had made the decision to put her down today, well during the night she got out of a window and this morning she was no where to be found , I took breaks looking for her , I know that is what she wanted to end it natural in her own way , she was a smart and wonderful cat and we will certainly miss her terribly .She used to be a great model to paint .
This painting was fun to do ,because it had a bit of abstract quality an a bit different for me.
Oil 5x7 email me nlcasey@charter.net

Morning in Quoddy
Trying to get ready for a few outdoor shows coming up , next week it will be the Portland ,Maine sidewalk show. Saturday the 25th if you are in the area stop by my{ booth G-12}
This is a pastel painted on location with the fog coming in

5x8 pastel on paper

Lubec store front

The week is going great , the weather has been beautiful, very warm for this part of Maine.
I am in a old building mode of seeing future paintings ,so many have gone by , since I have been coming for 15 years . Many houses I have painted and are now gone by storms, fires or just demolished.I love the history of this old fishing village , and love to talk to the old timers to hear their views and remembrance of the old time.
this is 9x12 oil on canvas paper, I am away from my Email , if interested , please allow 12 more days to get in touch with me.

Demo painting
This was a demonstration painting done for an Art organization , only had one hour to do it so it is very loose but to the point , many small cottages like this on the coast of Maine .
watercolor 18x22

Wild roses by the Seashore Beautiful day, I was at the gallery for a few hours and worked on this pastel of a photo I took last summer in Maine when the tide was in .I think the contest has started in Daily Painters to paint 2000 paintings this month, this will be #1 for me , but it is actually #200 since November .
6x9 pastel email me if interested nlcasey@charter.net
This painting is now 100% framed in conservation ,going to an exhibit.

My Irish boy!

I was listening to the Boston Marathon while painting this morning , our friends made it and did well.

My good Irish boy was by my side, we didn't walk this morning because of the rain . I picked this photo to work from, this was last summer, he was worried about me while I was in my kayak, keeping an eye on me . If anyone has a Wheaten terrier, will know how they are!

He is a great model.

This is a 6x6 oil painting on canvas $100.00 email me nlcasey@charter.net

Sunset in Maine, ACEO

Spring is really trying to show , I am eager to go and clean the yard , we still have a little snow here and there , i just hope by next week I will be able to go out and plein air painting. My show will be up at the Gallery in Portsmouth ,i will try to go in the area to paint.

Another ACEO , for the ones who does not know what it is , they are{ Art Card Editions Originals} a miniature painting for collectors of ACEO. 2,5 x 3,5

Sunset in Maine

Another month has gone, why does it go faster when you get older? Well, I did squeeze a small painting between dog walk , dog bath, paper work, cooking and cleaning.

When I want to escape, I paint Maine, and this is one of of many sunset we wait to see in the evening when I am there with all my Art friends.

Oil on canvas 6x6 Buy now $100.00

Email nlcasey@charter.net