MAGIC LILIES An Original Plein Air Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Magic Lilies'
Plein Air

Oil
8 x 10

I have always loved these flowers that seem to magically pop

up from the ground in August each year.  They are

called 'Magic Lilies', or 'Surprise Lilies', and are

such a joy to find in the late summer garden.  I really

enjoyed painting these today in my friend Pat's garden

(and also the delicious lunch she made for us)!

My gear on site this morning...

Pat working on her painting.  Our umbrellas really came in handy
when that hot sun popped out.  If you look closely you can
see two batches of 'magic lilies' among the black-eyed susans.

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Claire Beadon Carnell

Member of:

Oil Painters of America

Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

GARDEN IN THE WOODS An Original Plein Air Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Garden in the Woods'
Plein Air

Oil on Linen Panel

12 x 9

Yesterday my good friend Pat Putz and I braved

the scorching heat and painted her beautiful

garden in the woods.  As we painted, I

enjoyed the sounds of her chickens and the

occasional breeze that drifted by. It was a

wonderful time shared with a dear friend!

Below is Pat working on her painting (with my

gear to her left).

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Claire Beadon Carnell

Member of:

Oil Painters of America

Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

COLOR ALONG THE YELLOW BREECHES An Original Plein Air Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Color Along the Yellow Breeches'

Oil on Linen Panel

12 x 9

We went back to paint at Petra Wirth's on Monday,

and even though the heat had diminished some of

the flowers, the colors were still breath-taking.

I loved the way the day lilies, bee balm and hostas in

bloom created a border of color along the Yellow Breeches.

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Claire Beadon Carnell

Member of:

Oil Painters of America

Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

WAGON WHEEL BENCH Beech Springs Farm An Original Plein Air Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Wagon Wheel Bench'
Beech Springs Farm

Oil on Linen Panel

9 x 12

Some days just don't turn out the way you think

they will...  

I was on my way  to deliver a painting yesterday morning

when I ran my car into a car that had stopped suddenly

in front.of me.  No one was hurt (the most important

thing), but my car got the worst of it.  After I had made

sure that everyone was ok, I suddenly realized that I had

all my plein air gear in the back.  Because many items

in the car slid forward on impact, I was very happy

to find that everything was safe and sound - especially 

this plein air painting from Beech Springs Farm.

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Claire Beadon Carnell

Member of:

Oil Painters of America

Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

PETRA'S MAGICAL GARDEN An Original Plein Air Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Petra's Magical Garden'

Oil on Linen Panel

9 x 12

Yesterday I painted in the beautiful gardens of my yoga

instructor's house.  I felt as though I had been dropped

into paradise...such gorgeous drifts of flowers, and 

the Yellow Breeches close by.  While I painted, hummingbirds

came to feast on the bee balm, and Petra's chickens and one

of her cats came to visit me as I worked.  I almost expected

to see garden fairies flitting around the flowers...
After I was done painting, I went into her yoga studio
for my yoga class - what a great day!

Our plein air group, the Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

has been invited to paint there this coming Monday, 

I think they are going to like it...a LOT...

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Claire Beadon Carnell

Member of:

Oil Painters of America

Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

SOLD SUNLIT HYDRANGEAS IN GETTYSBURG An Original Plein AIr Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Sunlit Hydrangeas in Gettysburg'
Gettysburg Festival Art Colony  2012
Oil

6 x  8

I painted this on our first day of the Gettysburg Festival Artist 

Colony.  After all of the artists got settled into our

digs at the Lamp Post dormitory, we walked over to

the campus of the Gettysburg College to paint.  I spotted

these sun-kissed hydrangeas right by the entrance

of the Administration Building.  It was a wonderful way

to start an even more wonderful experience!!!

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Claire Beadon Carnell

Member of:

Oil Painters of America

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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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

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 ♥

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