SOLD THE DANCE An Original Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'The Dance'
© Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil
10 x 8

This painting is of the woods up by our cabin.

The leaves were spectacular last fall,

and I loved the way the light was dancing

across the brilliantly colored leaves. 

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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

SPRING BLOSSOMS An Original Plein Air Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Spring Blossoms'
© Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil
8 x 10

On the first morning of painting in the Camp Hill
Plein Air Event, several artists gathered in the
beautiful yard of Cecelia Lyden's neighbor.  The
azaleas and dogwoods were in their glory, along with
many other flowers.  It was also very nice to finish
up around noon so we could go back to Cecelia's
for a delightful lunch in her gorgeous home
(Thank you, Cecelia!)

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

UNDER THE ROSE ARBOR An Original Plein Air Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Under the Rose Arbor'
© Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil
8 x 10

I found this beautiful Rose Arbor on

St. John's Alley in Camp Hill while painting

in the Camp Hill Plein Air Event.  Everything about

the scene appealed to me except one 

thing - there were no blooms, only rosebuds.

I really wanted to add the roses, and was so

glad when the owner came out to see what

I was painting and I was able to ask her

what color the roses were when they were 

in flower!  That's one of the advantages

of being an artist, you can paint in the roses

even before they have bloomed.

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

SOLD LEREW ROAD SPRINGHOUSE An Original Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Lerew Road Springhouse'
© Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil
6 x 8

Early this Spring, I was driving the back roads
to get to an appointment when it started to snow.
It was delicate and misty, and transformed the
landscape into a fairyland.  I was so glad that I
finished up with my business early because I took
an even less traveled road, rolled down the windows in
my car and took pictures as I drove slowly and
carefully down the road (constantly checking to make sure
no one was behind me).  I know I had a HUGE
smile on my face the entire time!

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

SOLD MORNING MIST An Original Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Morning Mist'
© Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil
4 x 4

I have a file on my computer that contains

photographs from a week I spent in Maine

with my daughter and her family.  This tiny

painting is a combination of two photographs,

and mostly memory.  I loved waking up before 

anyone else and sitting along the edge of

the lake watching the sun come up...just me, 

a cup of coffee, and Mother Nature.


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

SACRE-COEUR BASILICA An Original Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Sacre-Coeur Basilica'
© Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil
6 x 8

A little study of the Sacre-Coeur Basilica from
my recent trip to Paris, France with my daughter. 
On our very first day in Paris, we went up to the
second station of the Eiffel Tower right as the sun was
starting to sink in the sky.  The entire city
was bathed in a beautiful golden light - it
was absolutely breath-taking, and an amazing
way to start our adventure in France!


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

Versailles - Final Day

We went to Versailles this morning. It was exquisite, but so uncomfortable because of the amount of people in there. In many of the 'smaller' rooms people were squeezed in like sardines. I had this terrible feeling that if someone fainted, other people in the room would just walk over them. It just wasn't safe to have people packed together so tightly.

It really took away from the experience of seeing how truly beautiful the place is. Most of my pictures are of the ceilings, or anything of interest five feet down from the ceiling...

The gardens had no flowers yet, but I enjoyed walking around and seeing the wonderful sculptures.

Here are some pictures of the Hall of Mirrors and a detail from one of the gorgeous paintings.

Les Andelys - Castle of Richard the Lion Heart

Today we sailed into Les Andelys and took a walking your of the town and Richard the Lion Heart's castle, which overlooks the river Seine. There was no mention of the fact that the trip up to the ruins was straight up a very steep hill, and that the distance of the base of that hill up to the ruins was about a half a mile!

I was about half way there when I was starting to wonder if I should turn around and head back to the ship - but I being the stubborn old bird that I am I kept plugging away and made it to the summit. I am so glad I didn't give up - the view from that hill was spectacular.

Here are some pictures

Normandy - the American Cemetery and Omaha Beach

This was a very emotional day. Both my father and my father-in-law were in France during WWII, and both were wounded (my father-in-law very seriously).

We stood in the American Cemetery where almost ten thousand Americans are buried. As Taps was played out on a bugle, there wasn't a dry eye. Our fathers fought and so many lost their lives protecting our country and our allies.

Then we went to Omaha Beach, the site of D-Day.

I am going to try to post more than one picture and. Hope that the Internet won't bite my butt.

Rouen, France

Today we left the port of Vernon and sailed during the morning hours to Rouen.
Even though it was quite chilly, Amanda and I were topside most of the time and loved every minute of it. We also managed to get some great pictures, especially as we went through the locks.

There were areas of white stone showing through the mountains, and we were seeing beautiful swans on both sides of the Seine.

We took a walking your of Rouen. I was disappointed that reconstruction was being done on the front face of the famous cathedral that Monet painted over and over in different light conditions - but was amazed at the size and beauty of this centuries old church. This is also the church where Richard the Lion Hearted's heart is buried.

Our next stop was the Rouen Parliament building, then we went to where Jean d'Arc was burned at the stake. It took hundreds of years before France honored Jean d'Arc by building a cathedral in 1979 next to this site.

We ended our tour, and quite a few of the group decided to stay in town to shop at the quaint gift shops.

Here is a picture from today...traveling on the Seine.