Artblog of Pennsylvania Artist Claire Beadon Carnell

Sunday, October 5, 2014

'Kings Gap Road'
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Kings Gap Road'

Oil on Canvas Panel

8 X 8

I love going up to Kings Gap State Park (PA) any
time of the year, but especially in the Fall when the
leaves are changing color. My daughter took some
photos when she was up there this past week, and
she very graciously allowed me to have one
to crop and paint to my heart's content.

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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

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please visit my website or my blog. If you are

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Thursday, December 5, 2013

'Blue Crab'
An Original Plein Air
Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Blue Crab'

Oil

8 x 8

This blue crab got washed ashore on the wet sand one

cloudy morning in Cape Cod. We had stopped to paint

at a little inlet, and were worried about the

forecast of rain. It wasn't rain that chased us away,

it was the rising tide that suddenly appeared two feet

away from where we were painting!

This painting will be on display at the

Mechanicsburg Art Center in the
Recent Paintings from the Cape exhibit.

The opening reception is December 14,

6:00 to 8:00 p.m.

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

SECKEL PEARS ON DEPRESSION GLASS
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell
Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Twenty Eight

'Seckel Pears on Depression Glass'
Leslie Saeta's Thirty Paintings in Thirty Days Challenge
Day Twenty Eight
Oil on Panel
8 x 8
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I recently was told by a friend that some green
depression class contains Uranium. Apparently. when
you put the glass under a black light, it glows...
I know that in certain light this plate has a certain
neon green light around the edges...so I am wondering
if it may be throwing off some radioactivity!
Regardless, I know that something has seriously affected
my brain, or I wouldn't have chosen such a complex dish
to paint twenty eight days into 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.

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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

DRY-DOCKED
An Original Plein Air
Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Dry-Docked'
Oil Plein Air
Wellfleet Harbour, Wellfleet, Cape Cod, MA
8 x 8

I was looking for something to paint while at the Harbour

in Wellfleet, and when I leaned over the rail of the

pier I saw this peach and blue rowboat pulled up out

of the water. I really liked the design elements of the

scene, especially with the cast shadow created by the boat.

Ralph Hocker (one of the artists who helped

to organize our painting trip to Cape Cod) told me there used to be

five or six of these rowboats - all the same color, but

apparently this is the only one left. Sure was glad I found it.

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Friday, May 11, 2012

PANSY TRIO
an Original Plein Air Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

What a great day of plein air painting! I went over to
my daughter's to paint her beautiful flower gardens with
my two granddaughters. We had a beautiful, breezy day
to paint - so much fun! See more pictures below.

What a great set-up - I was able to get out of the bright
sunlight by parking myself under their deck umbrella.

The girls painted right beside me. I see some rather nice
looking flowers being painted...

I got a good block-in done on my second painting of the
day. I love the variety of beautiful blue flowers my
daughter has in these beds...especially that lovely blue flower
directly to the right of my pochade box.

Don't really have to put up with this when I am out painting
in the wild...but I wouldn't give these wild things up
for anything in the world ♥

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Saturday, March 31, 2012

THE VIEW FROM VIVIAN'S FARM
an Original Plein Air Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'The View from Vivian's Farm'

Oil on canvas panel

8 x 8

Thank you to our new SVPAP member, Vivian Brandler, for

inviting us to her beautiful farm to paint. There were

so many potential paintings available because every

where you looked there was a new and different view

just waiting to be painted. This is a view looking

across the road from Vivian's farm.

Thank you, Vivian for the wonderful day of painting,

and your very gracious hospitality!

Here's the second piece I did while I was there - a one hour
study of a chair that was outside by the chicken coop.

'Chair by the Chicken Coop'
One hour plein air study
Oil on panel
8 x 6

Here's a picture of some of the artist's who came to paint:

From left to right - Ralph Hocker, Sharon Benner (directly above
Ralph), Deb Kreiger, Larry Lerew, and
Mary Beth Brath showing her painting.

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

TEMPTATION
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Temptation'
Oil on Canvas panel
8 x 8

We all know what happened to Adam and Eve in

the Garden of Eden when they succumbed to temptation...

How could I not be tempted to paint this gorgeous

yellow delicious apple with its crown of leaves?

What's truly amazing is that this is one of the apples

that I got at Hollabaugh's Orchard in Biglerville, PA early

in the Fall of last year, and it has stayed in perfect

condition right up until about a week ago.

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Monday, February 27, 2012

SHADE UNDER THE LILACS
An Original Oil Painting
by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Shade Under the Lilacs'

Oil

8 x 8

I was at the Stoneybrook Iris Farm painting when I spotted
these chickens resting in the shade of the
lilac bushes. I think the rooster was aware that I
was taking some photographs of them, because he
suddenly became very alert...never mess with a rooster!

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

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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interested in purchasing any of my paintings you see

here on this blog, please contact me.

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