JULIE PAINTING, RALPH BLOCKING CECELIA'S VIEW

Friday at Willow Park was cold, but enjoyable. We had enough sunshine to make our paintout worthwhile.

In this photo, Ralph, who came a little later than the rest of us, was deciding on what view to paint and momentarily blocked mine.

A SPLASH OF FALL COLOR By Cecelia Lyden

oil/canvas

11x14

http://www.cecelialyden.com/

Squeezed between a cold, rainy day on Thursday and a cold, snowy day on Saturday was a cold, partially sunny day on Friday. Our plein air group decided to seize that day and we headed for Willow Park. I shivered for most of the time we were there, but we managed to find a spot of color by the creek and, once again it was so nice to be out painting with friends.

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!

2 exhibits to see...

    Ralph Hocker is showing his paintings at the New Cumberland Library October through November.  The library is open 10-8 Mon.-Wed., 10-6 on Thursday, and 10-5 on Saturday.  They are closed on Friday and Sunday.

    The Seven Livelies, of which Ralph Hocker and Paul Gallo are also members, will be showing at the Mechanicsburg Art Center.  Opening reception is Friday Nov. 4th,  6-8. 
  

Grey Day at Harper's Ferry

©Linda Young

Titled:  Grey Day at Harper's Ferry

Watercolor 9 x 12



 I had to make a steep walk down the hill with all my heavy gear to sit and paint this scene recently.  I was able to lay in the first washes of color while on location and today, I put the details in from the photograph.  We probably would have stayed longer but the bugs were getting so bad we had to leave. Next time, I'll lighten my load and take the bare minimum to work with.  

Painting at the Felicita Resort

The Felicita Resort was beautiful, yet difficult to paint. On my second visit I chose the main fountain with dancing figures. I think it turned out pretty good for such a difficult subject. Hope to go again next year!

o go again next year!

YELLOW TREE by Sharon Benner

The yellow tree seemed extra bright against the gray sky. The paint out, picnic and meeting was a fun day even though the wind blew and the air was a bit chilly. The hot choclate that Sue Gray provided was much appreciated.

PINCHOT PARK By Cecelia Lyden

oil/canvas board

11x14

http://www.cecelialyden.com/

You might not guess, with the use of so many warm colors in this fall scene, that this was an unusually cold, windy day for mid October. The sky was overcast [again] with some in and out sunshine. This was our paint out/picnic/meeting day. We were all bundled up, but we still enjoyed delicious food and warm camaraderie.

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 tranfer

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.

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

SPANGLER'S BARN by Sharon Benner

Spangler's farm is on the Gettysburg battlefield but is currently off limits for repairs. I parked at the start of the driveway and painted the barn which was partically exposed. The property was open for a while back in 2009 and Cathy Mabius and I painted there on several occasions.

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.

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

CITY ISLAND AND THE OLD BATH HOUSE Original Plein Air Oil 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 :)

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

Camp Hill Cafe Exhibit by Julie Riker

Lotus on the Lake - Wildwood

8x10 oil

This is one of 13 paintings that I am currently exhibiting at the Camp Hill Cafe on Erford Road.  The paintings will be hanging through November and are mostly small plein air works.  The cafe is opened for breakfast and lunch so if you have a chance please stop by.

If you would like to see more of my work please visit my website www.julieriker.com

Boiling Springs Lake watercolor

©Linda Young

Fall Afternoon at Boiling Springs Lake

6" x9" watercolor

Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th of October were beautiful days to paint plein air.  Boiling Springs Lake was alive with children, dogs, walkers and runners; even a young couple were posing for their photographer for their wedding portrait at the nearby gazebo.  Ducks were being fed by young and old alike.  The frenzy when they tossed the corn created quite a raucous among the feathered residents and made ripple upon ripple on the water's surface.

Tomorrow, I'll be going to Harpers Ferry; it's a place I've heard of but never have been before.  I don't know much about the history there so tonight I'll try to get a little bit of education about it.  I am meeting fellow plein air artist Claire B Carnell in the morning to travel there and meet another artist.  I'm looking forward to another plein air adventure and so far, it looks like it's going to be another beautiful day.

http://www.lindayoungwatercolors.com/

"Under the Pergola" (Felecita)

The day we went to Felecita there were so many beautiful areas to paint, but when I walked under this pergola and saw the pink flowers spilling onto the walkway and saw the vista of the distant hills as I turned around I knew this is the scene I wanted to capture.

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.

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