'Late Afternoon Light' An Original Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Late Afternoon Light'

(Roots Cut Flower Farm)

Oil on Archival Linen Panel

11 x 14

I recently attended an event at a local flower farm, and

about a week later I contacted the owner and got
permission to come onto the property to take more photographs.
I chose to go in the late afternoon, when the sun was low
and casting a golden glow on everything.  Everywhere I looked,
there was such intense, beautiful color that literally
took my breath away.

I love my job...

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Claire Beadon Carnell

Member of:

Oil Painters of America

Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

'Lavender Dreams' An Original Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Lavender Dreams'

Oil on Archival Linen Panel
11 x 14

Sometimes ideas for paintings come to me in dreams,

and I've often had dreams of fields of lavender.  I enjoyed 

recollecting parts of the dream that inspired this painting,

and the peace that filled my heart as I painted.

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Claire Beadon Carnell

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Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

'Summer Music' An Original Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

 

'Summer Music'

© Claire Beadon Carnell

Oil on Archival Linen Panel

11 x 14
 

A few years ago I got tickets to the July
Gettysburg Battlefield re-enactment celebration
for my husband's birthday.  We were actually watching
a re-enactment of one of the battles when I turned
my head and saw these two women (and the little girl)
re-enactors coming up over a hill.  It was one of those times
where I was so grateful to have camera in hand!
 

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Claire Beadon Carnell

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Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

'Still Waters' An Original Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Still Waters'

© Claire Beadon Carnell

Oil

11 x 14

Two years ago, I got the opportunity to go

up to Nancy and Eric Olson's farm in Port Royal

to paint their fields of sunflowers.  While I

was there I walked around and got some

photographs, and this is one of the amazing

views I found that I wanted to paint.

I even liked the little bit of algae in the water

that created breaks in the stillness.

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Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

HEY, GOOD LOOKIN' An Original Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Hey, Good Lookin' '

© Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil
11 x 14

While I was painting along Cedar Run last

month, I got to meet this charming (and quite

handsome) rooster.  It took awhile for him to

pose for me, but when he did I was very

happy with the results.  It was obvious that all

of the hens in the coop thought he was quite

a handsome boy too!

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Claire Beadon Carnell

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Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

MORNING PRAYERS An Original Plein Air Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Morning Prayers'
Oil Plein Air
Ashcombe's Market,
Mechanicsburg, PA
11 x 14

This is the second time I have gone to Ashcombe's Market
to paint their sunflowers.  We got there early last Thursday morning
when the grass was wet with dew, and the sunflowers had
their heads bent as if in morning prayer.  As they started to
warm up in the sun, their heads began to lift toward
the light.  Life is good.

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Claire Beadon Carnell

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Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

MORNING GLOW An Original Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Morning Glow'

Oil on Linen Panel

11 x 14


This red boat house is along the shoreline of
East Pond in Maine.  It is most beautiful as dawn is
breaking, and the rosy-gold  sunlight starts to illuminate
the landscape. 

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Claire Beadon Carnell

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Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

A STROLL THROUGH SUMMER An Original Plein Air Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'A Stroll Through Summer'
Plein Air
Bushman Farm, Gettysburg National Military Park

Oil on Linen Panel

12 x 16

I love this area behind the Bushman Farm on the

Gettysburg Battlefield.  As you walk down the path,

you get a glimpse of Big Round Top directly

in front of you.  As you progress further down

the path, you can see the Slyder Farm and 

little Round Top to your left.  There is such

a variety of trees and other plant life, including those

 cedars that look like teardrops on a stick!

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Claire Beadon Carnell

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Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

SOLD! STOP AND SMELL THE ROSES An Original Plein Air Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Stop and Smell the Roses'

 Plein Air

Oil on Linen Panel 
11 x 14

Day Two of the second annual Camp Hill Plein Air Event.

Today Linda Young and I paired up to go painting, 

and after checking out Negley Park in Lemoyne, we decided

to go back to Camp Hill...and what a fortuitous

decision that was.  We found this incredible garden 

that only gave a hint of it's magnificence from the street.

The owner gave us permission to come right into

her back yard to paint, and we literally walked into paradise. 

Thanks so much, Pat Anastasio!

Here is my painting from today, which was
done entirely on site, except for adding my
signature, and the letters on the stop sign.

Linda working on her watercolor of the gardens.

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Claire Beadon Carnell

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Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

SOLD! AN EARLY SPRING An Original Plein Air Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'An Early Spring'

Oil on linen panel

 11 x 14

Today was one of those days that was just an incredible gift.  

I was able to go right out into the orchard with a good friend

and fellow artist to paint the early peach blossoms plein air.  

There was a threat of fog, but it had burned off by

9:00 AM leaving sun and blue sky and warm temperatures.

My face hurts from smiling so much...and the memory

 of this fantastic day will stay with me a very long time!

My thanks to the very special people who let us come
paint on their property.

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Claire Beadon Carnell

Member of:

Oil Painters of America

Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

LATE AFTERNOON SHADOWS Original Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Late Afternoon Shadows'

Oil

11 x 14

When I was on my search for the 'ultimate' hay bales

late last Summer, I came across this old red barn

that was catching the late afternoon sun.  The shadows

were so intriguing, and I knew that this was something

that I would have to paint!

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Claire Beadon Carnell

Member of:
Oil Painters of America
Daily Painters of Pennsylvania
Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

SUSQUEHANNA ROUNDBALES Original Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Susquehanna Roundbales'
Oil
11 x 14

I put out a request on Facebook recently to see if any one
in my area had seen round haybales that are bound with baling wire
instead of sheathed in plastic, as most of the farmers
have begun to do.  I wanted the irregularity of the bales,
and the imperfections as well.  I got a great
response from people in my area, and was able
to go out in the early evening to observe and photograph several
fields of these roundbales here in the Susquehanna Valley.
My thanks to all of the people who helped me out!!!


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