Artblog of Pennsylvania Artist Claire Beadon Carnell

Friday, June 24, 2011

FIELDS OF TRANQUILITY
Original Plein Air Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Fields of Tranquility'

Oil on Archival Panel

12 x 16

This is a painting I would call mostly plein air and part

'plein air-conditioned'. I went back to Gettysburg the other

day to paint again in the area around Plum Run and the Trostle

Farm and got much of this painting blocked in when some

not so 'tranquil' clouds started to move in. I decided to

pack up my gear while the weather was still friendly, and

headed home to my studio and finished the painting while

the visuals of the area were still very prominent in my
mind and the paint was still wet.

As with all areas of the Gettysburg Battlefield, the reality of

today is so dramatically different from those early

days in July 1863. It is such a peaceful, almost reverent

place now, and my hope is that this painting honors
those who perished here.

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Monday, June 20, 2011

RECEPTION GETTYSBURG FRINGE FESTIVAL
Plein Air Event
by Claire Beadon Carnell

RECEPTION - JUNE 19, 2011

Gettysburg Fringe Festival Plein Air Event

Yesterday we had the reception that concluded the

2011 Gettysburg Fringe Festival Plein Air Event. Paintings

that the artists had done over the past ten days were

displayed at the Historic Train Station in Gettysburg, PA.

It was a great time - and very nice to meet with the public (and not

be covered in sunscreen, bug spray and paint when we

met some of them out on the battlefield while we were painting!)
It was also a terrific time to get together with all of the

participating artists and talk about our adventures out in

the field.

Thanks to everyone who made all of this possible!

Some pictures...

Guests starting to arrive...

Some of the paintings

A (rather large) imperial moth that flew

into the pavillion of the train station to view the exhibit

My painting, 'Nestled' which SOLD!

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Friday, June 17, 2011

DAY EIGHT GETTYSBURG FRINGE FESTIVAL
Plein Air Event
Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

DAY EIGHT - JUNE 17, 2011

Gettysburg Fringe Festival Plein Air Event

When I left my house this morning, the sky was gloomy and there

was an occasional sprinkle on my windshield. I was

tempted to turn around and head back home, but knowing

this was my last day to paint in this plein air event I decided

to keep on heading toward Gettysburg. I am so glad I did -

as I got closer to the battlefield the skies cleared. I

drove around and found these white barns at the intersection

of the Wheatfield Road and Crawford Road, and within

sight of Little Round Top, Big Round Top and Devil's Den.

This has been so much fun! I am a bit sad that it is ending.

'White Barns on the Battlefield'

Oil 6 x 8

My gear and a view of the area I was painting. The wind

got a bit brisk several times, and I was hanging on to my

umbrella and brushes for dear life!

Linda working diligently on her painting of a view of

Little Round Top. Can't wait to see the finished piece!

My paintings, and the paintings of all of the other plein

air artists participating in this event will be on exhibit at the

Historic Train Station

Gettysburg, PA

1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M
Sunday, June 19th, 2011

This Saturday I will be participating in the

2011 Barnstormers Tour in Frederick, MD. Looks like

we're going to have some good weather to paint!

If you would like to see more of my work,

please visit my website or my blog. If you are

interested in purchasing any of my paintings you see

here on this blog, please contact me.

Claire Beadon Carnell

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Thursday, June 16, 2011

DAY SEVEN GETTYSBURG FRINGE FESTIVAL
Plein Air Event

Today I was sheduled to paint at the Eisenhower Farm, but

unfortunately I was not able to go there because of the rain.

Hopefully I will be able to get out to paint tomorrow.

My paintings, and the paintings of all of the other plein

air artists participating in this event will be on exhibit at the

Historic Train Station

Gettysburg, PA

1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M
Sunday, June 19th, 2011

This Saturday I will be participating in the

2011 Barnstormers Tour in Frederick, MD. Looks like

we're going to have some good weather to paint!

If you would like to see more of my work,

please visit my website or my blog. If you are

interested in purchasing any of my paintings you see

here on this blog, please contact me.

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Wednesday, June 15, 2011

DAY SIX GETTYSBURG FRINGE FESTIVAL
Plein Air Event
Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

DAY SIX - JUNE 15, 2011

Gettysburg Fringe Festival Plein Air Event

Today I painted at Plum Run, which runs right through the

center of the Gettysburg Battlefield. This tiny stream, also

known as 'Bloody Run', once ran red with the blood of

Union and Confederate soldiers. The mountain in the background

is Big Round Top, and Little Round Top (not seen here)

is directly to the left.

It was another beautiful day to paint, and we had lots of

passersby - all either walking, running, bicycling, riding horseback

and even a group riding segweys. Here's my painting from today:

Peaceful Day at Plum Run

Oil 6 x 12

As we were walking around trying to settle on where we would

paint, we came across this great vista. I was really attracted to the

diagonals of the rolling fields, that great old oak tree, and the

wildflowers in the foreground - quite a different place

from what it was those three days in July almost 150 years ago.

Linda Young and I had quite an enjoyable day painting

side by side - it is always so much fun to see the different

interpretations when artists paint the same subject!

That's my gear behind Linda's.

These paintings, and the paintings of all of the other plein

air artists participating in this event will be on exhibit at the

Historic Train Station

Gettysburg, PA

1:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M
Sunday, June 19th, 2011

If you would like to see more of my work,

please visit my website or my blog. If you are

interested in purchasing any of my paintings you see

here on this blog, please contact me.

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Tuesday, June 14, 2011

DAY FIVE GETTYSBURG FRINGE FESTIVAL
Plein Air Event
Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

DAY FIVE - JUNE 14, 2011

Gettysburg Fringe Festival Plein Air Event

Another day of gorgeous weather to paint on the Gettysburg

Battlefield. Most of us chose to paint at the famous

'Devil's Den', an area of massive rocks that was the sight

of intense fighting and loss during the battle. I was walking

around looking at the different configurations of rock - there are

so many possiblities there for interesting paintings. Then I

turned around, and with my back to the Devil's Den I saw

this valley of stone and flowers and lush late

Spring greens. Here's my painting from today:

The Rocks Remember

Oil 10 x 8

I only had a minute when I got home to photograph this, so I

apologize for the glare. I may take a look at this tomorrow

and clean up some edges and add some brighter brights,

but overall I was very happy with today's work..

While I was painting this, Amy Lindenberger

came over to me and asked if I knew what I was painting. I

thought, well of course - this is a really nice area of rock, delicate

Queen Anne's lace, honeysuckle and a great variety of greens.

Then she proceeded to tell me that the area I chose for my

painting is called the Slaughter Pen, in reference to the great

number of Confederate soldiers killed there. The rocks that are

in place today are almost exactly as they were during those

three days of fighting in 1863. The memories they must hold...

Paul Gallo painting the view out to the left of Devil's Den

Sue Gray and Amy Lindenberger

Linda Young taking a picture...of me taking a picture...of her!

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Monday, June 13, 2011

DAY FOUR GETTYSBURG FRINGE FESTIVAL
Plein Air Event
Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

DAY FOUR - JUNE 13, 2011

Gettysburg Fringe Festival Plein Air Event

Today I had planned to paint at the Peach Orchard. On

my way I passed a field that overlooks the back side

of the Slyder Farm and since it looked so gorgeous bathed

in the morning light, I decided to stop right there. This is a

field on the Gettysburg Battlefield that I have painted before

(my painting "Hallowed Fields"), and have plans to paint again.

The whole battlefield is a very sacred place, but this location

is one that draws me every time for its solemn beauty. It is difficult

to reconcile the horrible loss of life that took place here with

the peaceful scenery that exists today.

I was alone (except for a few tourists), and the morning was

one of such clear, cool light - let's just say that I was in my

space of complete happiness...

'Witnesses'

Oil 12 x 16

I started and finished this painting entirely in the field today.

I will put it aside for few days and look at it with fresh eyes to

see if anything needs to be tweaked, but for now I am really

happy with the day's work. The little buildings in the background

are the house and barn of the Slyder Farm.

My Set-Up and the limited palette I was working with.

This is a portion of one of the two permanent placards that

are located at the site.

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Sunday, June 12, 2011

WATCHFUL
Original Plein Air Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Watchful'

Oil 9 x 12

I painted this plein air painting in support of the CALC and PASA

fundraiser that was held last night at the Dickinson College

Farm. I had been out earlier in the week to start my

painting, and then last night went to the farm early to finish

it for the event. Much to my surprise, the red wagon that

the sheep congregated around to get some shade was

gone (it was being used to transport guests around the farm - just

like an old fashioned hay ride)! The sheep and their lambs

are really beautiful...I have so many photographs, and will

probably go out there to get some more!

My congratulations to everyone at CALC and Dickinson

College Farm for making it such a wonderful event,

for an incredible cause!!!

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DAY THREE GETTYSBURG FRINGE FESTIVAL
Plein Air Event
Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

UPDATE - COMPLETED PAINTING

'Beech Springs Farm Garden'

Oil 9 x 12

I completed this last night, and think I got the colors

pretty close to what I experienced on site. Sure hope to

go back there again - it is a plein air painter's dream.

DAY THREE - JUNE 12, 2011

Gettysburg Fringe Festival Plein Air Event

We met today at Beech Springs Farm to paint in the gardens

while the Gettysburg Festival was holding its Farm to Table

culinary event. The guests were up in the barn eating, and we

were so thankful that one of them came down to let us know

that the National Weather Service had issued a severe

thunderstorm warning (accompanied with strong wind and hail)

for the area where we were painting. Thank you to that

very kind and thoughtful gentleman - we were able to pull

our gear beneath the overhang of the barn and ride out the storm.

We only got thunder, rain and a little wind - no hail, thank goodness!

Raining in the garden...

Amy and Linda taking shelter while we wait out the storm.

My painting, in progress. Going to grab some supper, then

hope to work on this while all the images of that beautiful garden

are still in my head!

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please visit my website or my blog. If you are

interested in purchasing any of my paintings you see

here on this blog, please contact me.

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Saturday, June 11, 2011

DAY TWO GETTYSBURG FRINGE FESTIVAL
Plein Air Event
Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

DAY TWO - JUNE 11, 2011

Gettysburg Fringe Festival Plein Air Event

I have been so excited about painting on location at

the Bushman Farm. It's one of my favorite farms on the

Gettysburg Battlefield, and we were actually able to drive

right down onto the property to paint. So do I paint the

farmhouse? No...when I saw the hazy blues and greens

and golds of the view behind the house, I knew where

my easel was going to be set up. This view actually

shows the Slyder Farm barn and some outbuildings -

another farm I have really wanted to paint.

Here is my painting in progress, and was painted while standing

in front and to the left of the Bushman farmhouse

(and under a nice big, shady tree).

Once again, the hot sun and haze in the morning hours created some

beautiful colors in the sky and fields. I also liked the way the

rail fence leads the eye right into the painting.

Mary Beth Brath with her painting of newly planted

trees on the Bushman Farm. Hope you can see the beautiful,

fresh colors in this one!

Sue Gray and Craig Lorden (Dianne Lorden's husband)

Dianne Lorden

Paul Gallo painting up by the road looking down onto the

Bushman Farm.

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please visit my website or my blog. If you are

interested in purchasing any of my paintings you see

here on this blog, please contact me.

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Friday, June 10, 2011

DAY ONE GETTYSBURG FRINGE FESTIVAL
Plein Air Event
Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

DAY ONE - JUNE 10, 2011

Gettysburg Fringe Festival Plein Air Event

The painting begins! Today was the first day of

the Gettysburg Fringe Festival 10 day Plein Air Event.

We all met on the campus of the Lutheran Seminary in

Gettysburg to get our agenda for the week, and then to

pick a spot to paint. I originally had planned to go over

and paint General Lee's Headquarters, but the sun and

heat were fierce, and the Seminary had some lovely

vistas, with some equally lovely big shade trees to paint beneath.

Here is my painting, which was painted while standing

right next to the Chapel, and looking toward the town

of Gettysburg.

'Nestled'

(View from the Lutheran Seminary toward town)

Oil 9 x 12

The hot sun and haze in the morning hours created some

beautiful colors in the sky and buildings. I loved the way

the buildings were sitting in a veritable nest of trees.

My set-up for the day - see the nice shade I had

found to paint under?

Mary Beth Brath, who was painting directly behind me.

Some of the other artists painting today - all of whom found

a nice spot of shade to set up and work.

If you would like to see more of my work,

please visit my website or my blog. If you are

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here on this blog, please contact me.

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Thursday, June 9, 2011

HAY BALES III AND IV
Original Oil Paintings
by Claire Beadon Carnell

Hay Bales III

Oil 5 x 7

Hay Bales IV

Oil 5 x 7

This week was the last session of classes for the Spring

session, and I held a special mini-workshop with my

students demonstrating painting with a very limited

palette. The only colors used for these paintings were

Cad Yellow Lemon, Cad Red Light, Cad Red Deep, French

Ultramarine Blue and White. I also supplied each student with

the same photograph of hay bales in a field that I had taken

last year. No two paintings were alike - not even the four

thirty-minute demo paintings I did for each class,
and a lot was learned about mixing colors in the process.

Here are two of the demo paintings I did - which one do you prefer?

I know which one is my favorite.

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please visit my website or my blog. If you are

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here on this blog, please contact me.

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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

APPLE REFLECTIONS I
Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

Apple Reflections I

Oil 8 x 10

This is the other painting I did from a photo that was
presented on the Studio Atelier Online Blog Challenge.
I purposefully altered the

'temperatures' of both paintings so that one would have
a slightly cooler feel to it, and the other would be warmer.
It was a lot of fun to paint, and of course if you saw
the earlier posts of my pear series (all of which are SOLD - yeah!),
you know how much I like my leaves...

If you are interested in seeing this painting in person,

it is currently available at Gallerie 13, in Mechanicsburg PA.

If you would like to see more of my work,

please visit my website or my blog. If you are

interested in purchasing any of my paintings you see

here on this blog, please contact me.

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Monday, June 6, 2011

APPLE REFLECTIONS II
Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

Apple Reflections II

Oil 10 x 8

I really wanted to paint these apples when they were presented

as a challenge on the Studio Atelier Online Blog Challenge, but

wound up painting them after the challenge had closed. This

is actually a crop from the original photograph which included

another set of apples. I liked breaking up the groups and painting

them as individual paintings. I'll be posting the other painting

tomorrow.

If you are interested in seeing this painting in person,
it is currently available at Gallerie 13, in Mechanicsburg PA.

If you would like to see more of my work,

please visit my website or my blog. If you are

interested in purchasing any of my paintings you see

here on this blog, please contact me.

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Friday, June 3, 2011

SECRET GARDEN
Camp Hill Plein Air Event
Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Secret Garden'
Oil 8 x 6

Day One - Camp Hill Plein Air Event

We had such a gorgeous day for the beginning of the
Plein Air Camp Hill Competition and Arts Festival .
I found this little garden on the corner of Willow
and 24th Street in Camp Hill. Lots of people stopped to
chat, and some even came back again to see the
progression of my painting. A neighbor of the former owner
of the house also stopped to visit. She was going
to head home and give the lady a call because she knew
how pleased she would be to know that someone was
painting a picture of her garden!

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here on this blog, please contact me.

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Thursday, June 2, 2011

DANCE OF THE DOGWOODS
Original Plein Air
Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Dance of the Dogwood'
Oil 12 x 9

Several weeks ago, members from the Susquehanna Valley
Plein Air Painters met on the beautiful grounds of Allenberry to
paint. The day was sunny and the dogwoods were blooming.
As I was walking around trying to decide what to paint, I found this
dogwood with the twisted 'dancer legs' trunk, and then
noticed how the reflected color of the petals was creating a pink
glow under the curved porch's roof.

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interested in purchasing any of my paintings you see

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