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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Claire Beadon Carnell

Member of:

Oil Painters of America

Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters