Happy Thanksgiving !

Local farm in Pepperell
pastel 6x8 ©2013
Nita Leger Casey

I want to wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving and hope you have a great day with your family and friends !
 Our weather in Massachusetts was rain all day ,but I know many of you probably got some real bad one from what I see on TV .
 My knee is doing better everyday and I really have taken it easy , I though I would paint more , but therapy and all little chores have taken my time. I am thankful for a wonderful daughter-in-law who is going to cook  the big diner tomorrow .   Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Get well bouquet

Watercolor 5x7 ©2013
Nita Leger Casey
 This was a get well bouquet from a friend ,it was so beautiful I had to paint it ,this was my first watercolor since the surgery, I feel great, able to walk on my own and tomorrow the 21 staples are coming out, I should be on the mind by next open Studio. I still have a lot pf PT to do but everyday gets better!

John Singer Sargent Challenge

Watercolor 16x20
©2013 Nita Leger Casey
Hi everyone , I am back!
The surgery went very well, three night at the Hospital , yes with pain but I survived ! I am home recuperating  with the support of my family and wonderful neighbors who bring food take the dog for a walk and more, I am lucky to have so many nice friends .Visiting physical therapists who are putting me through boot camp, yes that knee has to bent more and more.... anyway I am doing fine, first day at the regular computer .
Before the surgery my art friend and I had decided to do a challenge in the watercolor style of John Singer Sargent , his show is now at the Boston Museum of fine arts, so here is my version I painted before the surgery, I took a photo of a Fountain in Savannah few years ago and painted it in a loose style . it was fun , hope to be back in a regular schedule of painting soon.
So enjoy my challenge !

I am so cool!

 Rooster  6x8 Watercolor  ©2013

Nita Leger Casey

Yes , Mr Cool was walking at a  local farm where my friend and I bough  some pumpkins a few days ago, he was walking around like he owns the place ,sure made me miss my own chickens ,but then again I would have a hard time  taking care of them at this point,   I am  going on Monday for the knee replacement ,a bit anxious !  

 I am framing him with a black and gold frame and white mat ,he his going to be on display for open studios this Saturday , he is available  email me if you are interested  nlcasey@charter.net

Orleans #3

Orleans #3

Watercolor  6x8

©2013 Nita Leger Casey

 

Just another view of my home town, with a little drama  of light, I had fun and a  little bit of a challenge to achieve the look I wanted . I was pleased at the end !
One more week before I get my new knee, I think I am ready , I have too many thing to do just sitting around .
I will be at open Studio this Saturday.
 if these watercolors are of interest please email me for the price  nlcasey@charter.net
reminder all my work is copyrighted.

A rainy day in Orleans #2

Watercolor 6x8 sold
© 2013 ,Nita Leger Casey
This one also from my last trip to France, I had met a friend at that corner restaurant  for coffee.
This past week I really was tempted to paint the fall here in New England, it has been so beautiful but I  knew I wanted to paint this one first and I forced myself to focus , a hard thing to do for me!  Having a lot on my mine with my knee replacement surgery ,but all appointments are falling into place and now looking forward this new knee .
any questions ? nlcasey@charter.net

A rainy day in Orleans!

watercolor 5x7

©2013

Nita Leger Casey

This morning I decided to paint what I wanted to do since I went to my home town in February and just never got around to do it, what happen you go somewhere and you want to paint them as soon as you get home ,but them another small trip or a change of seasons and you are painting something else, it comes down that you need to focus, that is one of the hardest thing to do for me , just focus!Since i am not able to do much until I get my new knee ,I will try to focus on small paintings I  have been wanting to do!
This is place du Martroi in Orleans ,France 
email nlcasey@charter.net

The fields of Gilman road

5x7 pastel,©2013

Nita Leger Casey

New England is at it's best right now! everywhere you look you see these beautiful colors ,it is truly an amazing show of natural beauty.
I have been out  of commission with a bad knee ,so this week end we stayed close to home, normally we are at our pond, I was lucky to see it two weeks ago ,this is the road going out to the main road ,i just love the long shadows.
Well it looks like i am getting a new knee , a bit scared of the process , many of my friends had it done and happy with it so I am going to look to the positive and forget the horror stories!  so the next few weeks I probably will be posting some works that need a home . email me nlcasey@charter.net
$99.00 mated   

Winter's Inn in Kingfield

5x7 watercolor
©by Nita Leger Casey
You may have stayed in the lovely Inn in one of the cutest village in Maine .At the time of year it sure a beautiful place to visit,I would love to find a home for this paintings , Email me nlcasey@charter.net

Evening shadows

Large pastel 19x25  ©2013

Nita Leger Casey

I have just finished this one, still on my easel!  not sure if I will have time to frame it before the open studios this week end, I captured this scene on our way to our favorite restaurant couple weeks ago, the shadows made me totally turned the car around to this field ,these moments of the perfect light only last minutes .At the same time I  was working on the door project at Wester Avenue, it looks great , a few minor details to finish. The week will be very busy for me party on Friday night, opening of our  show at the Loading dock gallery Saturday night,and two days of open studios with lots of visitors!  

A proud farmer!

6x8 watercolor
©2013 Nita Leger Casey
This is an older watercolor that I would love to find a home for, it's a beautiful farm in Maryland ,I love the way they keep their farms so beautiful and clean, and this farmer was proud to be an American  I also love the color red  for a barn .Sometimes a farm reminds us of our grandparents or where you  spent a lot of fun times as a kid ,it would make a nice present !
 this is a Sale   $75.00  mated  + $5.00 shipping .
Email me nlcasey@charter.net

door mural in progress

Door mural at Western Avenue Studios in Lowell MA

Just wanted to post this to show you that I  am painting , I am working on a door at our mill and it does take time, it will look like a store front when finish, trying to represent some of the artists in the mill so a little bit of everything!  hopefully it will be done by open studios  the first week end of October.

Seen better days, in Maine

6x8 watercolor

Watercolor © 2013  sold

Nita Leger Casey

Just came back from Maine, after a nice week there, you can tell  it's the end of the summer and fall is right around the corner a few picking colors here and there , we took a ride across our pond to find a friend who had moved when I came up on this old corner store  who had seen better days ! over the years I have seen this country store with different owners, a little sad when no one can seem to be  able to make a living there. Maine as a lot of these small places sometimes so far remote from populated area and yet needed by many! I decided to paint the poor thing in a watercolor ,maybe someone will recognize it. email if you are interested nlcasey@charter.net

Cutler, Maine

The Fishing shacks .

©2013

Nita Leger Casey

     A watercolor, I would love to find a home for, it was done on location few summers back I always love that special place to paint ,I know many tourist visit this special village on the coast of Maine .If you want to collect art and memories here is one for you! email me for details nlcasey@charter.net
$75.00  plus shipping

Original Miniature , Mink Island

Colored pencil 

6x3 ©2013

Nita Leger Casey

At the present I am working on some large paintings for a show in my own studio , sort of a whole new collection of work for all the big open studios and Holidays coming up, yes the summer is just about done!  so for now I am going to post some miniatures I have done this summer while at my retreat in the Lubec area.
When these small  gems one are framed they do look good in a grouping and are all original. so start collecting!  email me for more details , nlcasey@charter.net
  

Sunset commission

A triptych in acrylic

3 18x24 

copyrighted 2013

Nita Leger Casey  sold

This was a commission done from a client 's photograph, I truly enjoyed the process because it was the most beautiful scene to paint in a triptych style .

Rooster with a good attitude !

Pastel 9x12

© Nita Leger Casey sold

I named him a rooster with a good attitude! because he is one of the few I know who is very nice , I can walk in front of him and not worry about my leg being attack , he is my neighbor's rooster and he comes and visit often. Today I was sitting on my deck cleaning my pastel box when I decided to paint him,  I have painted him before in a smaller format .
I really need to get back in my routine of daily painting , but I have enjoyed the summer doing other things, Life is too short not to enjoy this beautiful month of August.
nlcasey@charter.net

Big bundle of love

pastel 19x24

©2013 Nita Leger Casey

After working on a commission all week at my studio that I cannot post yet because it is a surprise for someone who might see my blog. I was so dying to do this dog portrait, it had been on my list for awhile, this bundle who is 150 pounds is my grand dog Bradley, a Bernese mountain dog . I want to use him as an example for possible commission in the future, and before open studio in the fall. 

The wedding flowers

Watercolor 11x14
©2013 Nita Leger Casey  sold
My husband and I just attended a beautiful wedding ,my best friend's daughter just got married at this very nice resort in Massachusetts , the scene was spectacular!  the table where decorated with these beautiful arrangements, at the end of the reception the person  at each table who had the closest birthday got to take it home, I was the one ! This morning I made my priority to capture part of it on paper before they dyed , I choose watercolor to do it in a very loose style .The bride will get it when she returns from her honeymoon!

Humming bird flowers

Pastel,9x12
(C) 2013
Nita Leger Casey
I love this time of year at the pond where these beautiful bright red flowers grow at the edge of the pond , the Humming birds loved them! it's actually really called, Cardinal flowers,I imagine for it's bright red color ! Wild flowers are amazing ,so much beauty.
After a week at the pond and doing a lot of cleaning around the cabin I did take a break to paint the scene .The pastels stay in the back of my car so it's easy to take a quick break and paint something, that is our view that we have loved for over 30 years , I have painted this view so may times ,it always looks different. going home tomorrow I must get back to my studio at least for a few days, the Summer is so short , I am trying to enjoy every minute of it!
If you see any paintings in my blog that you are interested, please Email me nlcasey@charter.net