Artblog of Pennsylvania Artist Claire Beadon Carnell

Friday, November 20, 2015

'Witness'
An Original ACEO Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Witness'
Oil on Gessoed 300 lb D'Arches WC Paper
3.5 x 2.5

I don't usually paint such tiny paintings, but I

have to admit that it was especially fun to create

this little piece. What I really liked was that even at

this size, I still could see the brushstrokes in the paint!

This painting is available at the
The Drawing Room Gallery, LLC
333 Baltimore Street, Gettysburg, PA

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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

'Fall Farm Lane'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Fall Farm Lane'
Oil on Linen Panel
6 x 12

We have had one of the most beautiful Fall seasons

this year. The color has been gorgeous, and the leaves have

seemed to hold on a little longer than usual. All of this was

the inspiration for this new little painting.

This painting will be available at the Carlisle Arts Learning Center

in Carlisle, PA.

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Friday, October 23, 2015

'The Guardian'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'The Guardian'
Oil on Raymar Linen Panel
8 x 6

Violeta Vogt's handsome kitty 'Chester' peeking

from the slightly open door...I wonder who he is

looking for?

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Friday, October 2, 2015

'Christmas Eve on the Codori Farm'
Gettysburg, PA
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Christmas Eve on the Codori Farm'
Gettysburg, PA
Oil on Archival canvas Panel
6 x 8

One of my favorite farms on the Gettysburg Battlefield,

the Codori farm is nestled in a blanket of moonlit snow,

waiting patiently for Christmas Day.

Note Cards (Christmas Cards) are available!

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Thank you!

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

'Gossip Girls'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Gossip Girls'
Oil on Archival Linen Panel
6 x 12

I love the sunny faces of sunflowers, and because

they are almost always grown in patches it seems as though

they have their own little community...one where everyone

knows everyone else...and everyone also knows everyone

else's business!

This painting was done with a limited palette of
Prussian Blue, Alizarin Crimson, Cadmium Lemon
Yellow and White. I also used an underpainting mixture
of Ultramarine Blue to block in the dark abstract shapes,
and I really like how bits of it peek through.

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Sunday, August 23, 2015

'Southern Sunflowers'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Southern Sunflowers'
Oil on Archival Linen Panel
12 x 16

Last Summer, my husband and I took the Auto Train down

to Florida to attend a wedding, and then drove back so

that we could stop and visit family and explore some of the Southern

states on our way home.
We were driving through Georgia when I spotted an old
barn and fields of sunflowers, and knew it would be so much
fun to paint - and it was - wish you could see the texture of the paint!

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Thursday, August 13, 2015

'Weeping Willow'
(Children's Lake, Boiling Springs, PA)
An Original Plein Air Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Weeping Willow'

Children's Lake, Boiling Springs, PA

Plein Air

Oil on Archival Linen Panel

10 x 8

I grabbed my pochade box to get ready to go

painting this morning, and remembered that I had never

removed this plein air painting I had done last week at

Children's Lake in Boiling Springs. That day at the lake was a perfect

Summer's day, with ducks and their babies, geese and swans

out on the lake...but this beautiful old willow is what caught my eye.

Imagine how many children this old tree has seen feeding the

ducks over the years!

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Thursday, July 30, 2015

'Through the Trees'
Rockville Bridge, Harrisburg, PA
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Through the Trees'
Rockville Bridge Harrisburg, PA
© Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil on Gessoed Archival Hardboard Panel
9 x 12

I absolutely love painting along water, and especially
the Susquehanna River here in Pennsylvania. When I am
there I often take lots of photos as reference for future work.
This is one that I have been wanting to paint for over three years...
and is of a glimpse of my favorite Rockville Bridge
through the foliage of trees and wild plants.

I apologize for the glare - it is just off my easel.

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Saturday, July 25, 2015

'Across the River'
View of the Harrisburg, PA Skyline
from West Fairview
An Original Plein Air Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Across the River'
Harrisburg, PA skyline from West Fairview
© Claire Beadon Carnell
Plein Air
Oil on Canvas Panel
6 x 8

Painting along the Susquehanna River in West Fairview, PA

on a beautiful, and very hot July morning... I loved the way

the humidity softened edges and colors, especially on the

capitol building.

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Wednesday, July 15, 2015

'Deep in the Heart of Texas'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Deep in the Heart of Texas'
© Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil on Archival Linen Panel
18 x 24

When it comes to flowers, without a doubt the blue

ones are my favorite. In my garden here in Pennsylvania

I treasure my false indigo, russian sage, and Virginia bluebells.

My nephew took some photographs of the wonderful

bluebonnets in the Hill Country of Texas,

and I am so grateful that he allowed me to use some of

them as reference material to paint these hills of blue.

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Saturday, July 11, 2015

'The Green Boat'
Chappaquiddick, Martha's Vineyard, MA
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'The Green Boat'
Chappaquiddick, Martha's Vineyard, MA
© Claire Beadon Carnell

Day Twenty Three
Oil on Panel
8 x 6
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This is my twenty third entry for Leslie Saeta's 'Thirty Paintings in

toward the infamous bridge (called Kennedy's car wash

by the natives), I saw this wonderful green boat in

a marshy area - and it was screaming 'Paint Me!'

I am glad that I finally did...

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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

'Texas Blues'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Texas Blues'
© Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil on Archival Linen Panel
9 x 12

I painted this in thanks to my nephew who

graciously allowed me to use his 'Hill Country' photos

as a source of reference for some paintings

of bluebonnets I am working on. It was so much fun

to paint this old live oak - it had so much character!

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Monday, July 6, 2015

'Interlude'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Interlude'
© Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil on Archival Linen Panel
12 x 16

After having a particularly harsh winter, I was really

looking forward to the warmer, sun-filled days

of summer here in the Susquehanna Valley.

However, we have had far more days of rain

than sun, so this particular interlude of

blue skies was especially treasured!

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Monday, June 1, 2015

'Rural Delivery'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Rural Delivery'
© Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil on Archival Canvas Panel
20 x 16

I love where we live. It's only hours away from the

big cities like NYC, Baltimore and DC - and the art museums

and big city life. However, I have always been a country

girl at heart, and love that I can find beautiful farms, fields,

cows and chickens only a few hundred feet from my house.

This road leads to Gettysburg in Adams County, and is one

of two paintings I submitted that will be exhibited at the

Adams County Barn Art Show & Sale from June 10 - June 14.

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Friday, May 8, 2015

'Bluebells In Spring'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Bluebells In Spring'
© Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil on Archival Linen Panel
9 x 12

My husband and I were on our way to visit some good
friends when I asked him to take a different path so we
could find a place that one of my students had recommended
as a potential painting spot. We never found that
place, but we did find this gorgeous patch of bluebells
growing along the bank of the creek. You never know what
you will find when you go the 'wrong' way!

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Thursday, May 7, 2015

'Deep in the Woods'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Deep in the Woods'
© Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil on Archival Linen Panel
9 x 12

.
Last Fall I wandered around the Gettysburg Battlefield

(Gettysburg National Military Park) and took some

photos while I enjoyed the beautiful day and the gorgeous

colors. Hardly anyone else was there, and the whole

place had such a sense of peace.

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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

'African Violets'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'African Violets'
© Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil on Archival Linen Panel
8 x 8

.
A good friend and I went on our annual 'Flower Day' trip to get

flowers and veggies for the garden last week, and I

found these beautiful African Violets. I knew the moment

I saw them that I was going to paint them - but

didn't think it would happen so soon. That's what happens

when creativity calls!!!

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Saturday, April 4, 2015

'Turning Point '
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Turning Point'
© Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil on canvas
6 x 8

You never know what you will find if you

just wait patiently...these young re-enactors appeared

out of nowhere and walked right past me

as I was driving through the Gettysburg battlefield

one day. I actually took the reference photo by

aiming my camera at their reflection in my

rear view mirror!

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Thursday, April 2, 2015

'Autumn on the Henry Spangler Farm'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Autumn on the Henry Spangler Farm'
Oil on gessoed hardboard
6 x 12

Last Fall, after I got off work at the gallery
(shameless plug - The Drawing Room Gallery, LLC) - I
drove around the Gettysburg National Military Park and
took pictures of some of my favorite places in all
of their Autumn glory. Here is a painting
I just finished of one of those places...

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Monday, February 23, 2015

SOLD
'Misty Morning Train'
Rockville Bridge, Susquehanna River
Harrisburg, PA
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Misty Morning Train'
Rockville Bridge on the Susquehanna River
Harrisburg, PA
Oil on Linen Panel
12 x 16

I set out one morning to get some photographs of
a few of my favorite bridges across the
Susquehanna River. I loved the softness that the
morning mist created, and was so fortunate that
a train crossed over the Rockville Bridge while I was there!

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Saturday, February 21, 2015

'Summer Flowers'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Summer Flowers'
© Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil on Linen Panel
12 x 9

.The past two weeks of this Winter we have been having

single digit temperatures and windchills in the negative

numbers. My mind has turned to thoughts of the garden,

and the beautiful colors of summer flowers, and so

it is only natural that my paintbrush has followed...

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Sunday, January 25, 2015

Day 24 and Day 25
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge

'Sunlit Path'
Chappaquiddick, Martha's Vineyard, MA
Day Twenty Four
Oil on Panel
8 x 6
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'Coastal Inlet'
Chappaquiddick, Martha's Vineyard, MA

Day Twenty Five
Oil on Panel
6 x 8

125.00 plus PA Sales Tax/Free Shipping

Here are my entries for Days 24 and 25, for Leslie Saeta's
'Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge 2015'. For this challenge,
I have decided to do thirty small studies from my trip last September

to Martha's Vineyard. My hope is that some of these studies
will be worked into larger paintings.

It's been an interesting day to try and paint. I sat down,

finished up my first painting ('Sunlit Path'), and then

started 'Coastal Inlet'. I had only painted for an hour or

so when there was a loud bang outside...and unfortunately

I know what that means - we have lived on this corner

for 25 years, and have experienced quite a few accidents - most

of which involve someone hitting our stone wall.

Our wall was safe, but both vehicles had passengers that were

taken to the hospital by ambulance. I would much rather have

our wall injured than the people in their cars.

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Saturday, January 24, 2015

'The Green Boat'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
Day Twenty Three

'The Green Boat'
Chappaquiddick, Martha's Vineyard, MA

Day Twenty Three
Oil on Panel
8 x 6
125.00 plus PA Sales Tax/Free Shipping

This is my twenty third entry for Leslie Saeta's 'Thirty Paintings in

toward the infamous bridge (called Kennedy's car wash

by the natives), I saw this wonderful green boat in

a marshy area - and it was screaming 'Paint Me!'

I am glad that I finally did...

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, January 23, 2015

'Sea Breezes II'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
Day Twenty Two

'Sea Breezes II'
Chappaquiddick, Martha's Vineyard, MA

Day Twenty Two
Oil on Panel
6 x 8
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This is my twenty two entry for Leslie Saeta's 'Thirty Paintings in

Thirty Days Challenge 2015'. For this challenge, I have
decided to do thirty small studies from my trip last September
to Martha's Vineyard. My hope is that some of these studies
will be worked into larger paintings.

This is another view of the marshy coastline of Chappaquiddick,
and I was able to get some great photo reference shots
of the area when we took a jeep excursion to (and from) the lighthouse
on Cape Poge. I loved the way the foliage was changing color
because of the Fall weather...one of my favorite places.

This was a perfect painting to work on as we get ready to be
hit by another snow storm!

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Thursday, January 22, 2015

'Cloud Bank'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
Day Twenty One

'Cloud Bank'
Chappaquiddick, Martha's Vineyard, MA

Day Twenty One
Oil on Panel
6 x 8
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This is my twenty first entry for Leslie Saeta's 'Thirty Paintings in

was amazed at the beautiful weather we had - and

the phenomenal skies as well. It was a week

made for plein air painting, that's for sure!

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Wednesday, January 21, 2015

'Flowers at Edgartown'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
Day Twenty

'Flowers at Edgartown'
Martha's Vineyard, MA

Day Twenty
Oil on Panel
6 x 8
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This is my twentieth entry for Leslie Saeta's 'Thirty Paintings in

Thirty Days Challenge 2015'. For this challenge, I have
decided to do thirty small studies from my trip last September
to Martha's Vineyard. My hope is that some of these studies
will be worked into larger paintings.

When I think of the town of Edgartown on Martha's Vineyard,
I think of the flowers that brightened yards, parks
and many window boxes. It is such a charming town,
and the beautiful flowers made it even more so!

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Monday, January 19, 2015

'Dinghy'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
Day Nineteen

'Dinghy'
Martha's Vineyard, MA

Day Nineteen
Oil on Panel
6 x 8
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This is my nineteenth entry for Leslie Saeta's 'Thirty Paintings in

resting along the shoreline on the rocks, with the

bits of blue balancing all of the other earthy colors.

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Sunday, January 18, 2015

'Edgartown Light'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
Day Eighteen

'Edgartown Light'
Martha's Vineyard, MA

Day Eighteen
Oil on Panel
6 x 8
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This is my eighteenth entry for Leslie Saeta's 'Thirty Paintings in

Thirty Days Challenge 2015'. For this challenge, I have
decided to do thirty small studies from my trip last September
to Martha's Vineyard. My hope is that some of these studies
will be worked into larger paintings.

This is the lighthouse at Edgartown, that I got
a chance to study and photograph while we
were across the water waiting for the ferry that
took us from Chappaquiddick back to the island. Those
two boats were front and center, and looked like they
were put there purposely to guard the lighthouse!

Slices of Life by Leslie Saeta

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Saturday, January 17, 2015

'Gullfriends'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
Day Seventeen

'Gullfriends'
Martha's Vineyard, MA

Day Seventeen
Oil on Panel
8 x 6
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This is my seventeenth entry for Leslie Saeta's 'Thirty Paintings in

definitely seemed as though they were the best

of girlfriends. There was a lot of friendly chatter going on

between them, as if they had not seen each other in

a while and they were catching up.

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Friday, January 16, 2015

'Chappaquiddick Cabanas'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
30 Paintings in 30 Days Challenge
Day Sixteen

'Chappaquiddick Cabanas'
Martha's Vineyard, MA

Day Sixteen
Oil on Panel
8 x 6
125.00 plus PA Sales Tax/Free Shipping

This is my sixteenth entry for Leslie Saeta's 'Thirty Paintings in

Thirty Days Challenge 2015'. For this challenge, I have
decided to do thirty small studies from my trip last September
to Martha's Vineyard. My hope is that some of these studies
will be worked into larger paintings.

These cabanas along the beach at Chappaquiddick reminded
me of little circus tents with their brightly striped and
pointed roofs. How could you look at these
and not get a smile on your face?

Slices of Life by Leslie Saeta

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