FLURRIES ON THE RIDGE Plein Air Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell 100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge 'Inspirations from a Back Yard'66/100

'Flurries on the Ridge'
Oil  6 x 8
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Day 66

What a surprise to wake up one morning to the sight of
snow flurries coming in over the mountain ridge. The
flurries provided the perfect atmosphere for painting
this weathered old pine tree, which looked as if had already
withstood many a storm.






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Sold THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING Plein Air Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell 100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge 'Inspirations from a Back Yard'65/100

'The Day After Thanksgiving'
Oil  9 x 12
65/100

Day 65

Thanksgiving day was pretty cold, raw, and rainy here
in Pennsylvania (a perfect day to stay in, eat yummy food
and nap!)  The day after, the wind kicked up and blew the
clouds away, leaving behind a pale light that bathed the
woods.

I have been refining my palette to get cleaner, fresher
color, and working to push the feeling of light in my work.
I was happy with what happened with this little
plein air.  What do you think?

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Happy Thanksgiving to all of my favorite turkeys!

I am thankful for each and every one of you :)

BARE TREE IN THE GARDEN Plein Air by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Bare Tree in the Garden'
Plein Air
Oil on linen    12 x 9

This week the Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters
had the wonderful opportunity of painting in the gardens
of the Pennsylvania Governor's residence.  The buildings
within the compound are beautiful, but my eye was drawn
to this scene of a bare tree standing starkly against a
backdrop of colorful fall foliage.

Although the day was raw and  cold, we were warmly
greeted by Tammy and other staff at the residence,
and were even invited to come inside to warm up with
some hot tea and freshly baked cookies.  Now that's
what I call some plein air roughin' it  :)

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SWEET YELLOW PEPPERS by Claire Beadon Carnell 100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge 'Inspirations from a Back Yard'64/100

'Sweet Yellow Peppers'
Oil  5 x 7
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Day 64

Thanks to my friends Carolyn and Fred Baldwin,
these sweet yellow peppers that they gave to me
have made it onto canvas.  This was one of those
paintings that pretty much painted itself - I started it
and suddenly realized I was putting on the final
highlights!  I love when that happens...when I start to
paint and the rest of the world disappears.

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HANGING ON Plein Air by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Hanging On'
Oil on Linen
9 x 12

Last week our plein air group, the Susquehanna Valley
Plein Air Painters, painted at the juncture where the
Letort Creek flows into the Conodoguinet.  We had
the most beautiful warm weather for the middle of
November, and many different vistas of this area
to paint. 

I was really drawn to this curve where the Letort
flowed into the Conodoguinet, especially because
of the rock structures, weathered trees,
and the yellow foliage.

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AUTUMN LEAVES by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Autumn Leaves'
Oil   12 x 9

This is the first painting I have completed from
the road that leads to our little cabin in the woods.
The leaves have been particularly spectacular this
year, and I wanted to capture at least one of my
favorite spots.

As I have been painting, a favorite oldie from Nat
King Cole started playing...so this has been entitled
'Autumn Leaves' in tribute to his lovely song.

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