Artblog of Pennsylvania Artist Claire Beadon Carnell

Sunday, January 13, 2013

CHERRIES AND DEPRESSION GLASS
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Twelve

'Cherries and Depression Glass'
Leslie Saeta's Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Twelve
Oil on Panel
6 x 6

Currently for sale at

Brath and Hughes Fine Arts Gallery, L.L.C.

My obsession with dishes continues...and I thought this

green Depression Glass compote would make

a wonderful vessel for the red cherries. This was so

much fun to paint, but once again very difficult to

photograph - think my using Liquin is also adding a shine

that is adding to the problem. It's always a learning process...

All of my paintings for this Challenge will be done in a 6 x 6 format,
and my main goal while painting from life
is to LOOSEN UP and USE MORE PAINT...
something which will only benefit my work.

If you would like to join this Challenge, or just follow the
work of the participating artists, just visit her blog:

Slices of Life by Leslie Saeta

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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Saturday, January 12, 2013

RICE BOWL AND SPOON 2
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Eleven

'Rice Bowl and Spoon 2'
Leslie Saeta's Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Eleven
Oil on Panel
6 x 6
100.00/Free Shipping

I am loving this challenge except for some frustration
in attempting to photograph the wet paintings because of
the glare I am getting. I did another version of this
painting because I wanted to see what it would
look like with the bowl being larger, I find that there
are things I like about both of them, so I am very
glad I painted both. Here is a picture of them
side by side. Which one do you like best?

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Friday, January 11, 2013

LEANING TO THE LEFT
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Ten

'Leaning to the Left'
Leslie Saeta's Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Ten
Oil on Panel
6 x 6
100.00/Free Shipping

This pear was sitting in the studio ( it is artificial

but looks so real) and I loved the way the light was

illuminating it. It was pear-fect for the challenge!

All of my paintings for this Challenge will be done in a 6 x 6 format,
and my main goal while painting from life
is to LOOSEN UP and USE MORE PAINT...
something which will only benefit my work.

If you would like to join this Challenge, or just follow the
work of the participating artists, just visit her blog:

Slices of Life by Leslie Saeta

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, January 10, 2013

RICE BOWL AND SPOON
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Nine

'Rice Bowl and Spoon'
Leslie Saeta's Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Nine
Oil on Panel
6 x 6
100.00/Free Shipping

Another treasure from the china closet, and a box
my son-in-law made when he was in high school
helped to get this newest challenge painting going.
Normally, I would paint to a certain point, and then I would
let it dry so I could glaze. Since I am doing these one day
at a time, the real challenge was to create the same
effects while working wet on wet.

What an incredible learning experience!

All of my paintings for this Challenge will be done in a 6 x 6 format,
and my main goal while painting from life
is to LOOSEN UP and USE MORE PAINT...
something which will only benefit my work.

If you would like to join this Challenge, or just follow the
work of the participating artists, just visit her blog:

Slices of Life by Leslie Saeta

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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Wednesday, January 9, 2013

RED, WHITE AND BLUE
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Eight

'Red, White and Blue'
Leslie Saeta's Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Eight
Oil on Panel
6 x 6
100.00/Free Shipping

I inherited the dish collecting gene from my mother

and my grandmother, and I have a particular

fondness for blue and white pieces. This is a

very small pitcher that I picked up a couple of years

ago...my excuse being that I wanted to paint it!

All of my paintings for this Challenge will be done in a 6 x 6 format,
and my main goal while painting from life
is to LOOSEN UP and USE MORE PAINT...
something which will only benefit my work.

If you would like to join this Challenge, or just follow the
work of the participating artists, just visit her blog:

Slices of Life by Leslie Saeta

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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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

STACKED
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Seven

'Stacked'
Leslie Saeta's Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Seven
Oil on Panel
6 x 6
100.00/Free Shipping

When I first approached painting these metal measuring
cups, I wasn't sure where to begin. Then I noticed the wonderful
abstract shapes, and the painting began to 'paint' itself!
Don't you love it when that happens?

One of the great benefits of doing this challenge is
getting to meet new artists. I absolutely love the work of
fellow Pennsylvania artist Susan Williamson.

All of my paintings for this Challenge will be done in a 6 x 6 format,
and my main goal while painting from life
is to LOOSEN UP and USE MORE PAINT...
something which will only benefit my work.

If you would like to join this Challenge, or just follow the
work of the participating artists, just visit her blog:

Slices of Life by Leslie Saeta

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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Monday, January 7, 2013

A PENNY SAVED
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Six

'A Penny Saved'
Leslie Saeta's Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Six
Oil on Panel
6 x 6
100.00/Free Shipping

This old piggy bank used to belong to my Grandfather,
and I always loved it. It's missing the little stopper
on the belly that used to hold the money in...I
can only imagine how many pennies this
little ceramic piggy bank has saved over the years!

All of my paintings for this Challenge will be done in a 6 x 6 format,
and my main goal while painting from life
is to LOOSEN UP and USE MORE PAINT...
something which will only benefit my work.

If you would like to join this Challenge, or just follow the
work of the participating artists, just visit her blog:

Slices of Life by Leslie Saeta

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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Sunday, January 6, 2013

KING OF THE MOUNTAIN
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Five

'King of the Mountain'
Leslie Saeta's Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Five
Oil on Panel
6 x 6
100.00/Free Shipping

When my grandkids were here on New Year's Day, they
got into the toy stash I keep for them and started
playing with the Megabloks. It always seems as
though there's an immediate competition to see who
can build the tallest tower. Because I am painting from
life, and also trying to paint things I have
never painted before, I thought these would be perfect.

All of my paintings for this Challenge will be done in a 6 x 6 format,
and my main goal while painting from life
is to LOOSEN UP and USE MORE PAINT...
something which will only benefit my work.

If you would like to join this Challenge, or just follow the
work of the participating artists, just visit her blog:

Slices of Life by Leslie Saeta

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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Saturday, January 5, 2013

CREAM
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Four

'Cream'
Leslie Saeta's Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Four
Oil on Panel
6 x 6
100.00/Free Shipping

I learned a couple of things from this fourth
painting of the challenge. First of all, I love this
little half-pint milk/cream jug and will be painting it
again, and again, and most likely at least one
more time in this challenge. The second thing is to
never decide to change the color of your background
when you are painting a transparent object...

All of my paintings for this Challenge will be done in a 6 x 6 format,
and my main goal while painting from life
is to LOOSEN UP and USE MORE PAINT...
something which will only benefit my work.

If you would like to join this Challenge, or just follow the
work of the participating artists, just visit her blog:

Slices of Life by Leslie Saeta

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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