'African Violets' An Original Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'African Violets'
© Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil on Archival Linen Panel
8 x 8

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A good friend and I went on our annual 'Flower Day' trip to get 

flowers and veggies for the garden last week, and I

found these beautiful African Violets.  I knew the moment

I saw them that I was going to paint them - but

didn't think it would happen so soon.  That's what happens

when creativity calls!!!

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Claire Beadon Carnell

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Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

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

'Summer Flowers'
© Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil on Linen Panel
12 x 9

.The past two weeks of this Winter we have been having

single digit temperatures and windchills in the negative 

numbers. My mind has turned to thoughts of the garden, 

and  the beautiful colors of summer flowers, and so

it is only natural that my paintbrush has followed...

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Claire Beadon Carnell

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Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

'Loving Lilacs' An Original Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

 

'Loving Lilacs'

© Claire Beadon Carnell

Oil on Stretched Canvas

10 x 20
 

This time of year, especially after a long and harsh
winter, I find myself walking along the edge of our
yard to where I have planted a border of lilacs.
This is my favorite part of the yard, and I love
that I have lilac bushes that come from starts
that were from both my mother and my mother-in-law's
lilac bushes.  It's as if both of them are standing with
me beside those lilacs, basking
in the warm sunlight and breathing in that
luxurious lilac scent.
 

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Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

'Tickled Pink' An Original Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Tickled Pink'

© Claire Beadon Carnell

Oil on Canvas Panel

6 x 8

 

I painted this hanging basket of pink and purple

petunias as a surprise for a very good friend, who also 

happens to one of the best collectors of my work. Last

year she bought five pieces to group on a wall in her

home and it just seemed to need one more piece...

 

Wishing you a very Happy Birthday, Vicki!

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Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

'Buzzing Along'An Original Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

 

'Buzzing Along'

© Claire Beadon Carnell

Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

40 x 30
 

With all this Winter weather we have been having
lately, it is nice to turn to thoughts of Spring and Summer.
I grow bee balm in my flower gardens to bring the
bees in...look very closely and you might see a few!

This painting is currently on exhibit in the
Carlisle Arts Learning Center
Annual Members Show
 

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Claire Beadon Carnell

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Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

What's On My Easel Today... An Original Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

         Detail from 'Buzzing Along'        

Claire Beadon Carnell

Oil on canvas

40 x 30

This is a detail of a much larger painting that I
am doing for the Carlisle Arts Learning Center
Annual Member's Show, which will open on
February 21, 2014.  You will have to come to the
gallery to see the whole painting!

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Claire Beadon Carnell

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Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

THE LAST BLOOMS OF SUMMER An Original Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'The Last Blooms of Summer'
Oil on Panel
8 x 6

It was a perfect day to work on this little
painting of some rose blooms that I had
plucked from my garden before
the cold and frost set in last year.  It makes me think
of the warmth and sunshine of Summer, and
hopes that it brings that same feeling to you!

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Claire Beadon Carnell

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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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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 ♥

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Claire Beadon Carnell 

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Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

ROSE OF SHARON 2by Claire Beadon Carnell 100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge 'Inspirations from a Back Yard'83/100

'Rose of Sharon 2'

6 x 6

83/100

Day 83

I enjoyed painting my first 'Rose of Sharon' painting

so much that I decided to do another.  Although this

one has some of those lovely lavenders I dound when

studying the flowers for the first painting, it is much

warmer in color than the initial study.  I am finding that

my flowers are starting to dwindle - a sure sign that Fall

is not too far away...

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Claire Beadon Carnell

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Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

RAYS OF THE SUN by Claire Beadon Carnell 100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge 'Inspirations from a Back Yard'80/100

'Rays of the Sun'
Oil on Panel
8 x 6
80/100

Day 80




With the very wet Spring that we had this year, I
never was able to get my sunflower seeds in the
ground - such a disappointment as I love them for
their beauty and for the seeds they provide for the birds.

My daughter had a random seed pop up in
her veggie garden - a sunflower that is at least seven
feet tall!  I got some photographs of this beautiful stray
sunflower, and used them to develop my painting.
May have to take another picture of this once it
is completely dry - sorry for the glare!

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Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

HOT, HOT PINK by Claire Beadon Carnell 100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge 'Inspirations from a Back Yard'79/100

'Hot , Hot Pink'
Oil on Panel
6 x 6
79/100

Day 79




I loved these wonderful hot pink phlox growing over
in my daughter's garden - they just popped with color,
as if to say 'LOOK AT ME!'  They definitely caught
my attention, and since I am particularly fond of
the color pink, this was a joy to paint.  As my
little grandaughters would say...this is pinkalicious!


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Daily Painters of Pennsylvania

Susquehanna Valley Plein Air Painters

KINGS GAP GARDEN by Claire Beadon Carnell 100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge 'Inspirations from a Back Yard'45/100

'Kings Gap Garden'
Oil   9 x 12
45/100


Day 45

This painting was done on sight at the
Kings Gap State Park this past Wednesday.
I had come home from painting, tucked my plein air
equipment away and completely forgot that my painting was
still in my pochade box (it's been a very busy week!)

Kings Gap is such a beautiful place. I can not begin to
describe the joy it is to paint there with butterflies and
dragonflies drifting around the flowers - and that's
just the garden.

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BITS OF SUMMER 2 by Claire Beadon Carnell 100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge 'Inspirations from a Back Yard'44/100

'Bits of Summer 2'
Oil   6 x 8
44/100
SOLD


Day 44

I have been wanting to do another version of
'Bits of Summer' since I finished the first piece.
This is more of a close up than the first version,
and really focuses in on the flowers. I think this
just might evolve into a third version...at least!

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MILKWEED 100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge 'Inspirations from a Back Yard'24/100

'Milkweed'
Oil 5 x 7
24/100

Day 24

Such a humble flower, yet it feeds the butterflies
with the nectar from these beautiful blooms, and then
in the fall develops unique pods that dry and
eventually split open so that the beautiful gossamer
seed wings inside can fly out into the world.

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BUTTERFLY ON VERBENA by Claire Beadon Carnell 100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge 'Inspirations from a Back Yard'20/100

'Butterfly on Verbena'
Oil 4 x 4
20/100

Day 20

This little cabbage butterfly was so kind to sit

still long enough so that I could snap some reference

photos of him on the pink verbena. It happened on

one of the rare sunny afternoons we have been

having.

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PETUNIAS by Claire Beadon Carnell 100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge 'Inspirations from a Back Yard'19/100

'Petunias'
Oil 5 x 7
19/100

Day 19

Rain, rain go away...it seem to rain here every day!

We are having such a wet spring, just like last year,

so hopefully this will also mean we have an abundant

garden.

Grabbed these petunia blossoms on the way up to

the studio so that I would have something fresh

from the garden to paint.

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BLUE ANGEL by Claire Beadon Carnell 100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge 'Inspirations from a Back Yard'18/100

'Blue Angel'
Oil 8 x 8
18/100

Day 18

The different hostas in the garden are just starting to

get buds which will eventually turn into lily-like

flowers. I was walking around the back yard

and happened to notice this bud on the

Blue Angel Hosta, and thought it had a wonderful

oriental look to it. This was SO much fun to paint!

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JOHNNY JUMP-UPS 100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge 'Inspirations from a Back Yard'09/100

'Johnny Jump-Ups'
Oil 5 x 7
09/100

Day 09

These tiny little flowers always put a smile on
my face. Even though I only planted them once about
twelve years ago, they pop up in unexpected places
somewhere different each Spring.

This year I was pleasantly surprized to find a large
mound of them in my front flower bed!

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RUGOSA ROSEBUDS 100 Paintings in 100 Days Challenge 'Inspirations from a Back Yard'08/100

'Rugosa Rosebuds'
Oil 4 x 4
08/100

Day 08

A quick study of some tiny rugosa rosebuds that
have just started to appear. Don't let these delicate
little blossoms fool you - they come from one of the
sturdiest plants in my entire garden.

Unlike regular roses, they don't have shiny waxy leaves
and their canes are covered with thin sharp spines that would
rival the density of a porcupine! They don't get all of the diseases
and problems of regular roses either, and yet they fill
my yard with gorgeous blooms and a wonderful scent.
My kind of plant!


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