ZIPPO MAGIC by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Zippo Magic'
Oil  6 x 6

This is my entry for Carol Marine's Daily Paintworks
challenge this week.  The photograph was submitted by
Michael Naples, and participants were only allowed to use
a palette consisting of ultramarine blue, burnt sienna and white.
You would think that using such a limited palette might make this
challenge more difficult, but in fact it was easier to focus on
value shifts without the distraction of a lot of color, and quite
interesting to see the variety of color that could actually be
created from these three colors.
Have to say, I am LOVING these challenges! 

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

Member:

Oil Painters of America

Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

THREE GRAPES - 10 MINUTE CHALLENGE by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Three Grapes'

Oil  6 x 6

This is my entry into Carol Marine's Daily Paintworks

Ten Minute Challenge.  The object was to take a canvas,

divide it into squares and then take a simple subject matter

and do a different ten minute study of the subject in each

square.  I chose to use a very limited palette, and didn't

 have my timer in view, because I didn't want

 my focus to be on the time itself.  Have to admit that I was so
involved with painting the grapes that I jumped each
time the timer buzzed...  It's a great challenge!!!

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

Member of:

Oil Painters of America

Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters