Artblog of Pennsylvania Artist Claire Beadon Carnell

Friday, October 28, 2011

HALLOWED GROUND - EN PLEIN AIR EXHIBIT
Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center
Frederick, MD

'Fields of Tranquility'

Oil 12 x 16

This is one of the paintings I will have on exhibit along
with other paintings, and the paintings of artists
Deborah Lovelace Richardson and Peter Plant
during the Hallowed Ground - En Plein Air Exhibit at

The Delaplaine Visual Arts Education Center
40 South Carroll St
Frederick, MD 21701

November 1 - November 27th, 2011
Opening Reception is November 5, from 3 -5 pm

Hope you can make it!

Thursday, October 20, 2011

FALL GLORY
Original Plein Air
Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Fall Glory'

Oil on Linen Panel

10 x 8

This past Saturday, a group of artists met up

to paint at the beautiful Blue Hound Farm in Lewisberry, PA.

Mary Beth Brath and Brownyn Hughes arranged the event,

which included a tour of the farm before we started to paint,

refreshments and a delicious supper and then a critique of our

day's work by Cathy Mabius. It was an absolutely

delightful day - full of laughs because of the mishaps

caused by the gusty winds, as well as the antics of the

various farm animals!

This is the first painting I worked on - of a glorious tree out

in the field. The wind was relentless - had to hold on to the

easel to keep it steady. As I was getting ready to transfer

my painting to my carrier, the wind ripped it out of my

hands and sent it sailing! Thankfully it landed face up,

but it did get a small smear and some dirt on the way...

I fixed the smear and left the dirt alone so that I could just

wipe it off once the painting had dried.

Here are some pictures from our day...

This domestic turkey circled me the entire time I was working on

my second painting. He would posture, and then when he was

behind me he would start to drum his feathers. I worried

for a while...but then just realized he was only another art critic!

After having her easel blown over by the strong winds,

Sharon Benner used her 'studio' in her van.

She told me that this is how she paints in the winter -

it is quite a cozy set-up!

Deb Kreiger working on a beautiful painting of

the lane into the farm.

Cathy Mabius painting out in the fields.

Mary Beth was able to find some shelter from the

wind by setting up near one of the barns.

Clare Klaum was also painting the view of the lane

and its row of beautifully colored trees.

Brownyn Hughes worked by the barn where the

brown cow with her calf were located.

Susan braved the winds out in the open, and had

some tape to help hold things steady!

Mary Beth's son Andrew really enjoyed this

adorable puppy. I have to say that it was the most

mellow Jack Russell terrier I have ever encountered,

and I would have loved to have taken him home with me...

although I am sure that my cat would NOT have approved...

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Friday, October 14, 2011

LITTLE BOO
by Claire Beadon Carnell
100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge
'Inspirations from a Back Yard'
96/100

'Little Boo'
Oil on Canvas
6 x 6
96/100

Day 96

I've already painted some gourds earlier on in my

100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge,

thought this would make a great addition with the

soft, almost antique look of this one that is shaped like a

little pumpkin. The colors are so subtle, and so

much fun to work with.

We have had so much rain this year that strange things

have been happening in my own garden. A seed

from a gourd rooted in my compost pile, and the vine

has grown so much that it is crawling up towards

the top of a large pine tree...and is almost there!

Sort of reminds me of that movie 'Kudzu', where

a vine takes over the world...

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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Sneak Preview of
WHERE JEFFERSON ONCE STOOD
Original Plein Air Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

Sneak Preview of 'Where Jefferson Once Stood'

(Jefferson's Rock, Harper's Ferry, West VA)

Oil on Canvas

10 x 8

This coming November, artists Deborah Richardson, Peter Plant

and myself will have our plein air work of Civil War battlefields

displayed at the Delaplaine Art Center in Frederick, MD in an

exhibit entitled 'Hallowed Grounds, En Plein Air'.

Until the exhibit, I am not going to show any full shots of the

work I have done, but rather some 'slices' providing a sneak

preview of paintings that will be in the exhibit. I am hoping

that it will tempt people to come to the Deleplaine Art Center

to see the actual paintings.

This particular slice is from a plein air painting done this

past Monday from Jefferson Rock in Harper's Ferry,

West Virginia. I was painting with fellow artists Deb Richardson

and Linda Young, and we had quite an experience hiking down

to Jefferson's Rock and then hiking back up with our gear.

It was worth it for the amazing view of the Blue Ridge

Mountains and the confluence of the Shenandoah and

Potomac Rivers.

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here on this blog, please contact me.

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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

CITY ISLAND AND THE OLD BATH HOUSE
Original Plein Air
Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'City Island and the Old Bath House'

Oil on Canvas Panel

6 x 8

Last Thursday, painters from the Susquehanna Valley

Plein Air Painters (including new member Larry Lerew)
met at Negley Park in Lemoyne to paint

the various views of the Susquehanna River, including

City Island. The weather was gorgeous for painting,

making for some beautiful light and shadows. My

painting came out of my pochade box yesterday morning

as I was getting ready to go down to Harper's Ferry,

West Virginia to paint - so I am hoping when I get a

moment to take a good look at it I can decide whether

it is completely finished and can be signed :)

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Sunday, October 9, 2011

LONGING
Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Longing'

Oil on stretched canvas

15 x 30

Last Thanksgiving, my daughter had set up these pears

in the windowsill to greet us. They looked so interesting,

peering outside as if with longing. Of course

my pear obsession button began to beep so I got

lots of pictures so that I could paint it some day...

I got such a smile on my face when I saw Taryn's

challenge idea for the DPP Challenge Blog this month,
because this fit the bill perfectly.

Thank you, Taryn for the great challenge!

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MIXING GREENS IN THE LANDSCAPE
WORKSHOP at Art & Soul Gallery

This weekend I taught a two-day workshop on mixing natural

greens in the landscape at the Art & Soul Gallery

in Lemoyne, PA. What a great class - I was so impressed with

what everyone did, and the amount of time in which they

accomplished the work!

Connie Newell, Cecelia Lyden, Lyn O'Neal

Working with a limited palette of Cadmium Lemon, Cadmium
Yellow Med, Cad Red Light, Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue,
Thalo Blue and White, we started the workshop
with creating color mixtures and making color charts,

then moved on to a small 6x8 painting that would allow the

students to apply what they learned from the color mixtures.

Our subject matter provided a good example of regression

of color and what happens to greens as they move farther

into the distance.

From top left - Day One paintings from Lyn O'Neal,

Connie Newell, Cecelia Lyden, and my demo painting

in the bottom right.

The second day of the workshop we worked on a larger

painting that had a full range of greens, and showed how the

greens altered from foreground, middle ground and background.
The scene is Donegal, Ireland - a perfect exercise in greens!
Here are the paintings - not finished, but excellent progress
for the day.

From left to right, Day Two paintings in progress from Cecelia Lyden,

my demo painting, Connie Newell, and Lyn O'Neal.

Thank you to Lyn O.Neal, owner of Art & Soul Gallery

for asking me to give this workshop, and for providing

a wonderful workspace for us to work in.

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here on this blog, please contact me.

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

TRIPLE SEC
by Claire Beadon Carnell
100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge
'Inspirations from a Back Yard'
95/100

'Triple Sec'
Oil on Canvas
4 x 8
95/100

Day 95

My pear obsession continues, especially with these
beautiful seckel pears. I really like their compact
forms, wonderful shapes and rich colors. I placed
these in my black box with one light source to
make the colors really pop - especially the
reflected light. I don't think I could ever get
bored with painting these little gems.

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

CALIENTE
by Claire Beadon Carnell
100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge
'Inspirations from a Back Yard'
94/100

'Caliente'
Oil on ACEO Card
2.5 x 3.5
94/100

Day 94

I placed this little cayenne pepper on the edge of
my table easel as I was setting up the area where I
wanted to paint. When I looked up and saw the way the
light was hitting the pepper, as well as the
great shadows from the light - I decided to leave it
right where it was!

I had fun working the abstract shapes of the pepper's
'wrinkles' - keeping it loose, and not getting too
picky. What do you think?

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Monday, October 3, 2011

GREEN APPLE
by Claire Beadon Carnell
100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge
'Inspirations from a Back Yard'
93/100

'Green Apple'
Oil on Canvas panel
6 x 6
93/100

Day 93

I loved the subtle shades of green in this apple, then
that wonderful blush on the front. As anyone who
lives in South Central PA knows, lately our natural light
has been obscured by rain clouds, and this weekend
was no exception. I rather liked how the duller light
brought out even more color in this apple - especially
the little glow on the front blush of the apple.

However, I will not complain when we start to get
some bright, sunny Autumn days!

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Sunday, October 2, 2011

SNEAK PREVIEW OF
'EARLY AUTUMN AT THE
BURNSIDE BRIDGE'
Antietam Battlefield, Sharpsburg MD

Sneak Preview of 'Early Autumn at the Burnside Bridge'
(Antietam Battlefield, Sharpsburg, MD)
Oil on Canvas
8 x 16

This coming November, artists Deborah Richardson, Peter Plant
and myself will have our plein air work of Civil War battlefields
displayed at the Delaplaine Art Center in Frederick, MD in an
exhibit entitled 'Hallowed Grounds, En Plein Air'.

Until the exhibit, I am not going to show any full shots of the
work I have done, but rather some 'slices' providing a sneak
preview of paintings that will be in the exhibit. I am hoping
that it will tempt people to come to the Deleplaine Art Center
to see the actual paintings. As you may have deduced from
the title, this 'slice' is from a painting of the Burnside Bridge.

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please visit my website or my blog. If you are

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Thursday, September 29, 2011

SECKEL PEAR WITH LEAF
by Claire Beadon Carnell
100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge
'Inspirations from a Back Yard'
92/100

'Seckel Pear With Leaf'
Oil on Canvas panel
4 x 4

92/100

Day 92

I was so pleased to find this tiny seckel pear with
its little leaf still attached. This pear is no taller than
one and a half inches, but it is packed with gorgeous,
rich color. Even the dried leaf had some beautiful
dark golden green. I was tempted to prop it up to
make the pear more upright - but it's own quirky
leaning stance was just more fun to paint.

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interested in purchasing any of my paintings you see

here on this blog, please contact me.

JAPANESE EGGPLANT
by Claire Beadon Carnell
100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge
'Inspirations from a Back Yard'
91/100

'Japanese Eggplant'
Oil on Canvas panel
8 x 4
91/100

Day 91

It took me a little while to get this eggplant 'comfortably'
sitting on my canvas. After a few wiped-out efforts, I
made the canvas vertical and things finally started to come
together. The more I observed my eggplant, I was amazed
at all of the reds I was seeing in those deep purples.
Now that I have finished this, this lovely eggplant
is going to become a delicious side dish for our supper!

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Thursday, September 15, 2011

SOLD
PEARS DE DEUX
by Claire Beadon Carnell
100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge
'Inspirations from a Back Yard'
90/100

'Pears de Deux'
Oil on Canvas panel
8 x 8
90/100

Day 90

I loved this pair (no pun intended), and the interesting
shadow that the stem created on my backdrop.
It reminded me of a pas de deus in ballet, where
two dancers dance together.

I am very fortunate to have orchards all around where
I live, and my favorite is Hollabaugh's which is right
up the road from me in Biglerville, PA.
Recently I called them because I wanted to get some
fruit that still had the stems and some leaves attached.
They were so gracious - they actually drove me
right up into the orchard and let me pick out
exactly what I was looking for. (Just writing this
reminded me that I need to go there soon to
purchase some more honey crisp apples!)

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Thursday, September 8, 2011

BABE GONE BAD
Daily Paintworks
'Paint Your Pig' Challenge

'Babe Gone Bad'

Oil on Canvas Panel

6 x 6

When the movie 'Babe' came out, I fell in love. Who wouldn't

fall in love with the adorable pig who was the main

character of this enchanting film? Someone gave me this

little stuffed Babe that was distributed with McDonald's

Happy Meals. One day I decided to alter his appearance

a bit, and that was when Babe Gone Bad was born!

He stayed on my desk at work until I retired, and now

he has a reserved spot at the top of my easel.

Babe is my muse...'That'll do pig...'

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

POBLANO PEPPER 1, 2 and 3
by Claire Beadon Carnell
100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge
'Inspirations from a Back Yard'
86, 87, and 88/100

'Poblano Pepper'

Oil on Canvas panel

6 x 6

86/100

'Poblano Pepper 2'

Oil on Canvas panel

6 x 6

87/100

'Poblano Pepper 3'

Oil on Canvas panel

6 x 6

88/100

Yesterday evening I went through the garden and picked
things I thought might get damaged by the winds and rain
that were predicted with the arrival of Hurricane Irene.
Among the things I had chosen to bring into the house were
some poblano peppers, which varied in color from
greens to very dark reds.

I was so glad I had chosen these peppers when I woke up
to find that Hurricane Irene had knocked out our electricity
around 4 a.m., and the other things I had planned to do today
were not possible without power, phone and/or water.
It was a perfect opportunity to just paint, which is
exactly what I did. The power has finally come back on
12 hours later, so I guess I'll have to get those chores done...

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Saturday, August 27, 2011

JUST OPENING (SUNFLOWER)
by Claire Beadon Carnell
100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge
'Inspirations from a Back Yard'
85/100

'Just Opening'
Oil on panel
6 x 6
85/100

Day 85

On a day when the clouds are getting darker and
more ominous, and the winds from the outer edges
of Hurricane Irene are blowing through the trees, I thought
it would be nice to post the painting I did yesterday
from a bouquet of sunflowers I picked while painting
on site at Eric and Nancy Olsen's Windmill Creek Studio
farm this past Tuesday. I painted the sunflower from life,
but brought up the memory of the color of the sky
from Tuesday to add as my background...think it works
better than an ominous shade of grey...

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Friday, August 26, 2011

GARDEN LILIES
by Claire Beadon Carnell
100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge
'Inspirations from a Back Yard'
89/100

'Garden Lilies'
Oil on Canvas Panel
6 x 8
89/100

Day 89

The scent of the lilies is the reason I plant them in my

garden - even more than their beauty. I have planted

lilies of many types and colors, but am always

disappointed that they seem to revert back to

their native color. This deep red-orange asian

lily is one of the few that has kept its original color

from year to year. Now if I could just figure

out how to make sure the other lilies would do the same...

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Thursday, August 25, 2011

FIELDS OF GOLD
Original Plein Air
Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Fields of Gold'

Oil Plein Air

12 x 9 on Raymar linen panel

On Tuesday of this week, artists met at Nancy and Eric Olson's

beautiful Windmill Creek Studio farm that included four acres

of golden sunflowers. The day was gorgeous, and the vistas

incredible every way you turned. It was an artists' dream...

The most difficult part of the day was to decide what to paint,

because there were so many choices. The most unique

part of the day was that we experienced the ground tremors

of the earthquake that travelled up and down the east coast.

I decided to paint the field of sunflowers with a view of

the tree-line and mountains behind. I loved the different

shades of blue in the background, and how they provided a

nice cool backdrop to all of that lovely yellow. This is entirely

plein air, except for my signature which I added when I took it

out of my pochade box this evening to take a picture.

- Pictures from our day -

Artists at work. Starting on the right - Linda Young,

Robert Hughes, Clare Klaum, and Jane Ramsey.

Clare Klaum gets right in the action to get a good photo.

Is that Linda Young in those sunflowers? It was fun to

take a silly moment while we were scoping out painting sites!

Mary Beth Brath savoring the beautiful view, and

taking some pics for potential paintings.

Jane Ramsey gets the prize for travelling the farthest

to participate in this amazing day of painting. Loved

having her there with us!

A day I am sure we will never forget...

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