Artblog of Pennsylvania Artist Claire Beadon Carnell

Friday, February 21, 2014

'Buzzing Along'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Buzzing Along'

Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

40 x 30

With all this Winter weather we have been having
lately, it is nice to turn to thoughts of Spring and Summer.
I grow bee balm in my flower gardens to bring the
bees in...look very closely and you might see a few!

This painting is currently on exhibit in the
Carlisle Arts Learning Center
Annual Members Show

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.

Claire Beadon Carnell

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Sunday, February 16, 2014

SOLD
'Walking through the Lavender'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Walking through the Lavender'

Oil on linen panel

12 x 12
SOLD

I grow patches of lavender in my garden because
of the color and the incredible scent. It's
impossible to walk by the plants without
dragging your hands along the blossoms
so that the beautiful scent is let loose.
(My granddaughter Stephanie Grace posed
for this painting - thank you Stevie!)

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Sunday, February 2, 2014

'Song of Spring'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Song of Spring'

Oil on linen panel

14 x 11

This painting is came about from my longing

for Spring this year, and also a love for these

white and coral 'Salome' daffodils that I

grow in my front flower bed. When I first planted

the bulbs for these, I could not wait until they

bloomed...and was so disappointed when they

did because they had a yellow center instead

of the beautiful coral color. My disappointment

turned to happiness after a few days when I

saw that yellow center start to turn. The

garden is always such a magical place!

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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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Thursday, January 30, 2014

What's On My Easel Today...
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

Detail from 'Buzzing Along'

Claire Beadon Carnell

Oil on canvas

40 x 30

This is a detail of a much larger painting that I
am doing for the Carlisle Arts Learning Center
Annual Member's Show, which will open on
February 21, 2014. You will have to come to the
gallery to see the whole painting!

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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Friday, January 17, 2014

SOLD
France Series
'Spring in Giverny'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Spring in Giverny'
(Monet's Gardens)

Oil on linen panel

12 x 9

Last year my daughter and I took one

of the items off of our bucket lists by making

a much-dreamed of trip to France. We spent

most of our time in Paris, but also travelled

up through northern France visiting Giverny,

Rouen, Vernon, Les Andelys and Normandy.

This little landscape is from the gardens

of Claude Monet's home. The Spring flowers

were brilliant in color, and this woman with her

red coat fit right in.

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Sunday, January 12, 2014

'Rose Farm Summer'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Rose Farm Summer'

Oil on linen panel

8 x 10

This little painting started it's life en plein air,

but I wound up finally finishing it in the studio.

The Rose Farm is located on the Gettysburg

National Park, and I have always admired

its unusual turquoise shutters. Several years ago,

those shutters were painted an ugly dark

green, but the following year they were back

to the original color. I was extremely happy!

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Friday, January 3, 2014

'Starry Pears'
Post Impressionism
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Three

'Starry Pears'
Post Impressionism
Leslie Saeta's Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Three
Oil on Canvas Panel
8 x 8

Hmmm...the question here was how was I going

to fit my pear theme into one of my favorite

Post Impressionist paintings...then I noticed that

the bushes in the foreground of Vincent Van Gogh's

'The Starry Night' could become pear-like

without too much difficulty.

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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'Suspended'
Minimalist
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Two

'Suspended'
Minimalist
Leslie Saeta's Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Two
Oil on Canvas Panel
8 x 8

WOW. I thought this would be soooo easy to to,
but it was NOT. I wanted to get a very crisp line
at the top of the horizontal band, but that's
all but impossible using canvas! Even smoothing out
the surface paint to create a sense of calm was
a challenge. Hmmm...definitely some learning
going on here, and an appreciation for
this style of painting!

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.

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Thursday, January 2, 2014

'Peace Pear'
Cubist
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day One

'Peace Pear'
Cubism
Leslie Saeta's Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day One
Oil on Canvas Panel
8 x 8

I am a little late with this first painting, but until
tonight I was not quite sure what direction I was going
to take. I know I wanted to use larger brushes...but
then I came up with the idea to take a pear (or pears) and
using them as the subject for my thirty paintings,
I would paint each one of the paintings in a different styles.
I think this is going to be fun!

This first painting is based upon the cubist style. One of
my favorite cubist artists is Piet Mondrian, so this is loosely
based upon his style. I did some research, and learned
that Mondrian did not just do the very straight and perfect
geometric paintings I was used to.

In fact, I found a new favorite
'The Grey Tree'.

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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