'Windy Day at Fort Hill' Cape Cod, MA An Original Plein Air Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Windy Day at Fort Hill'
(Cape Cod, MA)

© Claire Beadon Carnell

Oil
Plein Air

12 x 16

I am posting this painting I did while at Cape Cod
because although it was breezy, it was also
a very, very hot day.  In addition to capturing the
breeze, I also tried to paint the 'heat'.

Finally, after a week of being home from Cape Cod,

I was able to unload my paintings!  This particular 

painting was painted on Sept. 11, on a very windy day.

I hadn't planned to go to Fort Hill to paint, but 

stopped there so my husband could see what a 

beautiful place it was.  Of course when I saw the

way the wind was blowing the trees and the goldenrod

in the foreground, my muse started to call...

While we were there (at about the time the first airplane

 hit the WTC twelve years ago on the same day) 

an older gentleman (a fireman) dressed in full kilt 

walked up to the peak of the hill, and started playing a 

tribute to the victims of 9/11 on his bagpipes.  When

he played 'Amazing Grace', there wasn't a dry

eye to be found...it was profound.

We will never forget.

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

SUNSET BY ARTIST SUE MARRAZZO

Here is my painting for the DPP Aug./Sept. 2013 Challenge. I painted this Sunset to follow the theme. It shows an abstract version of a HOT EVENING SUNSET. I used acrylics and new mediums, so it is an experimental mixed media piece. Take a look....

Title: Sunset

Medium: Experimental Mixed Media

Substrate:Canvas

Size: 16" x 22"

Artist: Sue Marrazzo, ISAP 

'Cabin in the Woods' An Original Plein Air Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Cabin in the Woods'
(Kings Gap)
© Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil
Plein Air
12 x 9

 I painted this at a friend's house last week on
a hot August Day.  I always think the golden yellows
of black-eyed susans are the essence of Summer.


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

'SUMMER HEAT' August/September 2013 DPP Challenge Hosted by Jane Albin

Solar, Summer, Sizzling Heat from the Sun

We have had one of the hottest Julys in a long time.  
My challenge to you is to create artwork 
using the heat and/or sunshine as your theme.

Maybe this.....

More like this...

Or this...

Or people sweltering in the sun.  Or should I 
say 'glistening' from the heat?

Good Luck.  I'll be posting my hot 
painting as soon as possible.

Jane

Rules of the Challenge:

1. This monthly Challenge is for DPP members only,
but anyone is welcome and encouraged to make comments on the posts.

2. Submit your Challenge entry just as you would a regular post - with
a picture of your entry and anything you would like to write about
your experience with this particular challenge. You are welcome to
submit more than one entry.

3. All entries must be posted no later than midnight July 31, 2013.

4. To get a larger, high-resolution version of the monthly Challenge photo,
just click on the photo in this post.

5. Please put only your name in the label section of your post - thanks!
(Your name should appear exactly as it does on the DPP blog)

6. Please follow the spirit of this challenge - all submissions should be created
after the Challenge has been posted.

7. Have fun!

Let The Abstract Paintings Flow Thanks To The Daily Painters Of Pennsylvania Challenge Blog by Mary Beth Brath

 For The Love Of Color by Mary Beth Brath

5x5" Acrylic on Canvas Paper

Dream Big by Mary Beth Brath

5x5" Acrylic on Canvas Paper

Brush to canvas. That was the only plan. I know nothing about abstracts. While on vacation at our family cabin in Northwestern PA, I worked everyday on plein air landscapes. Near the end of the week, I stayed up until 2am playing with color...and thinking. As I finished a brush stroke, I would pause and let the next part come to me. The paintings "are what they are". Creative freedom.

www.marybethbrath.com

Abstracted Landscape II - acrylic objective abstract palette knife painting of landscape on canvas by Pennsylvania Contemporary Artist Pat Koscienski

Abstracted Landscape II

12" x 6"

Acrylic on canvas

I did start this abstract painting with a landscape in mind.  Beause an "object" is abstracted, and still can be seen, it is called an objective abstract, rather than a nonobjective abstract, where just color, texture and composition rule.  I used a palette knife to apply the paint, and wanted to abstract the color and keep it mainly to green and orange.  If you have any questions, or wish to purchase, contact PAT.  If you would like to see more of my paintings, both abstract or representational, please visit my website and blogspot at:

www.patkoscienski.com

www.patkoscienski.blogspot.com

Daily Painters of Pennsylvania Challenge Painting for June/July 2013 "Abstracts Puzzle Me" by Mary Beth Brath

Abstracts Puzzle Me by Mary Beth Brath

5x7" Holbein Aqua Oils

 

 

Ahhh Yes - another wonderful DPP Challenge.  I have created a few abstracts that I have not shown to the public.  When I was about 3/4 of the way through this painting, I realised I have a very cohesive group of work coming together. Flips me out!  It was not forced. It was not planned.  Incredible.  When the body of work is ready to show, I will have an exhibit.

 

The background on this painting was applied with a brush.  The rest of the paint was thickly dabbed and laid on with a brush much like a little tiny sponge and toothpicks...keep in mind it is only 5x7".

 

Work in Progress Photo

 

I hope to try another abstract before the challenge ends.

 

MB

 

www.marybethbrath.com

 

 

 

 

Lavender Blue - Acrylic palette knife floral abstract by Pennsylvania Contemporary Artist Pat Koscienski

"Lavender Blue"

9" x 12"

Acrylic on canvas

 

This painting was done ala prima using texturized acrylic paint and a palette knife.  It started off as a nonobjective abstract for this month's DPP challenge.  However, I started to see some flowers on a mountain side and decided to stay with that. I did not stop to  photograph different stages for fear of breaking that right brain period that I was in.   If you have any questions or wish to purchase, contact PAT.  If you wish to see more of my paintings, both abstract and representational, please visit my blogspot and website at:

 

www.patkoscienski.blogspot.com

www.patkoscienksi.com

 

 

OMBRE STRIPE I BY ARTIST SUE MARRAZZO

I TOOK THE CHALLENGE FOR THE JUNE DPP MEMBER'S CHALLENGE. ABSTRACT ART WAS THE TASK. THIS WAS ONE THAT I KNEW I WOULD ENJOY! I LOVE PAINTING THIS STYLE, BUT I WANTED TO TRY SOMETHING NEW. SO, I RECENTLY NOTICED THE FASHION TREND OF OMBRE COLOR. SO I USED MY NEW FRENCH ACRYLICS, AND WENT TO WORK. I JUST FINISHED THIS PAINTING THIS MORNING AND I WANTED TO SHARE IT ON THIS ART BLOG! THANKS FOR PUSHING ME AS AN ARTIST WITH THESE CHALLENGES...

I LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERYTIME!

TITLE: OMBRE STRIPE I

MEDIUM: MIXED MEDIA

SUBSTRATE: CANVAS

SIZE: 16" X 20"

ARTIST: SUE MARRAZZO, ISAP

www.suemarrazzo.blogspot.com

copyright on artwork created by sue marrazzo

"Raw Railroad" by Larry Lerew

 

"Raw Railroad"

by Larry Lerew

Acrylic on Canvas 8 x 10" en Plein Air

#13-06-03

 

I was painting in Mechanicsburg and set up to paint the under side of the train car being used for the Chamber of Commerce as their office. The subject was devoid of color and all the metal framework and steel wheels were painted black. I still had shapes and values to see so I worked them into my design and replaced the black shapes with intuitive colors. This painting went a little beyond my recent semi abstract work although you can still make out the wheels sitting on tracks with ties underneath and the rivets running along the car's side on top.  I liked the experience and was pleased with the painting. I enjoy interpreting reality as abstract forms and find myself doing it all the time.

 

www.LarryLerew.com

Day One of My Abstract For the June/July DPP Challenge

This is rather like walking around...in only your underpants...

I am feeling rather vulnerable and exposed!

I have NEVER tried doing an Abstract painting before, so

this is going to be an interesting experience.  I am going to be

brave, and each day that I work on my Abstract painting, I

am going to post the good, the bad and the ugly!

Step One - just brushing color onto my canvas

to remove all of that pristine whiteness!

 Step Two is to look at the photograph (to the left 

of my canvas), and pull out the abstract shapes that

I want in my painting.

 Step Three, Painting on the canvas - with NO photographic

reference.  That has been removed from the studio so that I am

not even tempted to look at it.  

I find I am still being too representational - but I see a 

small amount of hope here.  

What do you think?

I hope you will join me in this challenge.  I would

love to see other's experimentation!

JUNE/JULY 2013 CHALLENGE ABSTRACT!

Thank you to Tatiana Myers for hosting the 

previous April/May DPP Challenge

  The Blue Mountain (Der blaue Berg), 1908-09 
 Wassily Kandinsky (Russian, 1866-1944)

I am a representational painter, but have always had

a fascination with abstraction.  We have some excellent DPP Artists

(e.g., Linda McCloskey, Pat Koscienski and Sue Marrazzo)

who have fired that interest with their incredible work.

I am hoping that they will join us in this challenge!

"Complexity"

Acrylic on Paper

30 x 22

Linda Benton McCloskey

The challenge for June/July is going to be to create an

abstract work.  I am going to post my journey step-by-step,

and encourage you to do this as well - or you can just post

your work once you have finished

If you are not sure where to start, here is a very 

good link that should provide some insight.  

http://drawsketch.about.com/od/drawinglessonsandtips/a/abstract.htm

Rules of the Challenge:

1. This monthly Challenge is for DPP members only,
but anyone is welcome and encouraged to make comments on the posts.

2. Submit your Challenge entry just as you would a regular post - with
a picture of your entry and anything you would like to write about
your experience with this particular challenge. You are welcome to
submit more than one entry.

3. All entries must be posted no later than midnight July 31, 2013.

4. To get a larger, high-resolution version of the monthly Challenge photo,
just click on the photo in this post.

5. Please put only your name in the label section of your post - thanks!
(Your name should appear exactly as it does on the DPP blog)

6. Please follow the spirit of this challenge - all submissions should be created
after the Challenge has been posted.

7. Have fun!

Ecology ATC by Sue Marrazzo

Title: Ecology
Medium: Collage
Size: ATC
Artist: Sue Marrazzo


This ATC, Ecology, was done for this month's challenge. It was made of found papers, handmade art papers, and a Starbucks coffee cup holder. All were attached to a mixed media ATC. I kept the colors subdued and low key...this is a little of a challenge for me! I tend to go for Bold, and Bright!

SACRE-COEUR BASILICA An Original Oil Painting by Claire Beadon Carnell

'Sacre-Coeur Basilica'
© Claire Beadon Carnell
Oil
6 x 8

A little study of the Sacre-Coeur Basilica from
my recent trip to Paris, France with my daughter.
On our very first day in Paris, we went up to the
second station of the Eiffel Tower right as the sun was
starting to sink in the sky.  The entire city
was bathed in a beautiful golden light - it
was absolutely breath-taking, and an amazing
way to start our adventure in France!


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

APRIL 2013 CHALLENGE Let's play it Hi-Key! Hosted by Tatiana Myers

Spring is here, no more questions about it.
Regardless of weather now it is all about blooming, growing and light!
This month, I would like all of us get into this special mood,
full of light and re-newing
and offering You to participate in  "Hi-key" challenge.

I'm not limited Your subjects, but I do limit usage of value
in Your art work.
I'm challenging You to use value 5 (mid value) as your darkest dark
and present us with lovely luminous paintings

Good Luck! Have Fun!

Rules of the Challenge:

1. This monthly Challenge is for DPP members only,
but anyone is welcome and encouraged to make comments on the posts.

2. Submit your Challenge entry just as you would a regular post - with
a picture of your entry and anything you would like to write about
your experience with this particular challenge. You are welcome to
submit more than one entry.

3. All entries must be posted no later than midnight April 30, 2012.

4. To get a larger, high-resolution version of the monthly Challenge photo,
just click on the photo in this post.

5. Please put only your name in the label section of your post - thanks!
(Your name should appear exactly as it does on the DPP blog)

6. Please follow the spirit of this challenge - all submissions should be created
after the Challenge has been posted.

7. Have fun!

MARCH 2013 CHALLENGE PAINT YOUR GLASS OFF

I love this time of year and the fact that the

sun gets a little bit brighter each day.   That 

brilliant light makes every piece of glass 

sparkle.  This month, I would like you

to find some of your favorite glass and 

put it in a place where it will catch the

light.   Then you can paint your glass off!

Good Luck!  Have Fun!

Rules of the Challenge:

1. This monthly Challenge is for DPP members only,

but anyone is welcome and encouraged to make comments on the posts.

2. Submit your Challenge entry just as you would a regular post - with

a picture of your entry and anything you would like to write about

your experience with this particular challenge. You are welcome to

submit more than one entry.

3. All entries must be posted no later than midnight November 30, 2012.

4. To get a larger, high-resolution version of the monthly Challenge photo, 
just click on the photo in this post.

5. Please put only your name in the label section of your post - thanks!

(Your name should appear exactly as it does on the DPP blog)

6. Please follow the spirit of this challenge - all submissions should be created

after the Challenge has been posted.

7. Have fun!

February 2013 challenge by Jane Albin

Two tiny oil paintings for the February challenge.  I hope I got these in just in time.

"Baa ?" by Jane Albin
2"x2" Original oil painting on tiny canvas
From a photo I took last spring at a picnic on a lovely hillside near Sunbury, PA.  The place is Owens' Farm.   They are open to the public.  You can check them out at owensfarm.com

"Montana Reds" by Jane Albin
2"x4" Original oil painting on tiny canvas
From a photo I took a few years ago outside of Bozeman, MT.

JAN/FEB 2013 DPP CHALLENGE BY SUE MARRAZZO

THIS IS THE 3RD IN THIS SERIES OF COLLAGES CREATED FOR THE CURRENT DPP ART CHALLENGE. THIS MINI COLLAGE, "LOVE FROG," 

HAS THE FOLLOWING FOUND PAPERS IN IT:

HANDMADE ART PAPER, TORN UP BUSINESS CARD, JUNK MAIL, 

JAPANESE GUM WRAPPER, AND MAGAZINE PAPER.

TITLE: LOVE FROG

MEDIUM: COLLAGE

SUBSTRATE: BRISTOL PAPER

SIZE: 1.75"W X 1.3"L

ARTIST: SUE MARRAZZO

COPYRIGHT ON ALL ARTWORK SHOWN BY SUE MARRAZZO

JAN/FEB 2013 DPP CHALLENGE BY SUE MARRAZZO

HERE IS THE 2ND COLLAGE OF 3 THAT I MADE FOR THE JAN/FEB 2013 DPP CHALLENGE. IN "GREAT GRACE," I USED THE FOLLOWING 

TO CREATE THIS MINI COLLAGE: 

CHOPSTICK WRAPPER, MAGAZINE PAPERS, SEED CATALOG,

 DICTIONARY PAPER, AND JUNK MAIL. 

TITLE: GREAT GRACE

MEDIUM: COLLAGE

SUBSTRATE: BRISTOL PAPER

SIZE: 1.5"W X 1.2"L

ARTIST: SUE MARRAZZO

COPYRIGHT ON ALL ARTWORK SHOWN BY SUE MARRAZZO

JAN/FEB 2013 DPP CHALLENGE BY SUE MARRAZZO

HERE IS THE 1ST OF 3 NEW COLLAGES MADE FOR THIS DPP CHALLENGE.

 I USED THE FOLLOWING TO MAKE THIS MINI COLLAGE:

 APPALACHIAN TRAIL MAP, CHOPSTICK'S WRAPPER, WALLPAPER, SHEET MUSIC, FORTUNE FROM A FORTUNE COOKIE, AND A MAGAZINE AD. 

TITLE: PLEASE MAKE SURE

MEDIUM: COLLAGE

SIZE: 1.75"W X 1.25"L

SUBSTRATE: BRISTOL PAPER

ARTIST: SUE MARRAZZO

COPYRIGHT ON ALL ARTWORK SHOWN BY SUE MARRAZZO

"Hanging On" by Debra Tritt Kreiger

Hanging On 3.5x5 watercolor on 140lb paper

This is a sweet little painting I did of  tiny sparrow hanging out on a rather windy day among the cattails! I had to really look for him because he blends right into the background. I believe this little bird is called a chipping sparrow. He has a wonderful song to sing.

To contact me about the purchase of this painting or see more of my work go to my website or follow my blog .

DPP Challenge Blog News Flash!

We're going to extend the 'How Small Can You Go' challenge

 another month.  The entries so far have been exceptional,

and we're hoping to get more...

The plan is to have a special exhibit of all of the 

entries at Brath and Hughes Fine Art Gallery, L.L.C.

Details about Dates of Exhibit, framing, presentation, 

shipping/delivering your work, etc. for

this exhibit will be forthcoming.

START SUBMITTING YOUR MINIATURE 

CHALLENGE ENTRIES NOW!

JANUARY 2013 DPP CHALLENGE BY SUE MARRAZZO

HERE IS MY THIRD TRY AT THIS MONTH'S 1ST CHALLENGE OF 2013. I CREATED A COLLAGE ON BRISTOL PAPER. I USED FOUND PAPERS FOR THIS: A REPURPOSED ENVELOPE, A CHOPSTICK WRAPPER, A COCKTAIL UMBRELLA, A DOILY, A VINTAGE AND NEW MAGAZINE PAPER. ALL THREE COLLAGES ARE SO DIFFERENT, BUT I USED ALL RE-PURPOSED, FOUND PAPERS.... 

THAT WAS THE COMMON THREAD IN THESE MINI COLLAGES!

TITLE: THINK TWICE
MEDIUM: COLLAGE
SIZE: 1.5" X 1.2"W
SUBSTRATE: BRISTOL PAPER
ARTIST: SUE MARRAZZO

JANUARY 2013 DPP CHALLENGE BY SUE MARRAZZO

HERE IS MY SECOND TRY AT THIS MONTH'S MINI DPP CHALENGE. I CREATED THIS COLLAGE ON BRISTOL PAPER. I USED A VINTAGE GUM WRAPPER, A FOUND ENVELOPE, A VINTAGE MAGAZINE, A PIECE OF JUNK MAIL, A FORTUNE FROM A FORTUNE COOKIE, AND A DOILY TO DO THIS SMALL COLLAGE!!!

TITLE: COME BACK LATER
MEDIUM: COLLAGE
SIZE: 1.5"L X 1.2"W
SUBSTRATE: BRISTOL PAPER
ARTIST: SUE MARRAZZO

JANUARY 2013 DPP CHALLENGE BY SUE MARRAZZO

THIS WAS A COLLAGE THAT I CREATED FOR THIS MINI DPP CHALLENGE. I USED FOUND PAPERS LIKE: CHOPSTICK PAPERS, WORLD MAP, AND PUNCHED DOTS MADE FROM MAGAZINE PAPERS. IT WAS A CHALLENGE OF COURSE WORKING SO SMALL...BUT COMPOSITION RULED...

BE IT A MINI OR LARGE COLLAGE!

TITLE: CHOP-STICKS
MEDIUM: COLLAGE
SIZE: 1.5"L X 1.5"W
SUBSTRATE: BRISTOL PAPER
ARTIST: SUE MARRAZZO

Extreme Miniature Painting by Daily Painter of Pennsylvania Mary Beth Brath

Pennsylvania Creek - Near Clarion PA by Mary Beth Brath

1" x 1" Extreme Mini in Acrylic

 

What a great challenge. I used a magnifying glass, trimmed down an old brush, a dental tool and toothpick. I used a 6x6" painting that I did 2 years ago for the subject matter.

 

Bring On The Next Challenge DPP!

January 2013 How Small can You Go by Rebecca Jennings (Sunny)

"Sunset at Energy Lake"

1 1/4"

Oil on Metal Pin

 

Here is my 3rd mini button pin, done for this January Challenge. on of my favorite places to camp in Kentucky is Energy Lake at Land Between the Lakes, KY. This is from a photo of a sunset while there this last fall. I love the peacefulness of this place!

 



January 2013 - How Small can You Go by Rebecca Jennings (Sunny)

"Goldfinch and Bluebird"
1 1/4" each Oil on metal

My little grandson insisted on giving me these metal pins with a chevy emblem on them when I visited them in Texas last fall. I kept them and decided to re-purpose them at some point to put on my hat. Thanks to the DPP Challenge blog this month I found the perfect use for them!

January 2013 Challenge How Small Can You Go?

Tiny Sunflower by Jane Albin
Watercolor 1"x1.75"
How is this for the challenge?  If I have time, I'll try something smaller.

JANUARY 2013 DPP CHALLENGE How Small Can You Go?

How Small Can You Go?

Happy New Year, everyone!
 It's a brand new year, and often people decide
that one of their New Year's resolutions 
will be to reduce.
With that in mind, this month's DPP Challenge
is about creating the smallest 
painting you can.  

As always, be creative and have fun!
      

Mini-Paintings by DPP Member

Kathy Michels 

Rules of the Challenge:

1. This monthly Challenge is for DPP members only,

but anyone is welcome and encouraged to make comments on the posts.

2. Submit your Challenge entry just as you would a regular post - with

a picture of your entry and anything you would like to write about

your experience with this particular challenge. You are welcome to

submit more than one entry.

3. All entries must be posted no later than midnight January 31, 2013.

4. To get a larger, high-resolution version of the monthly Challenge photo, 
just click on the photo in this post.

5. Please put only your name in the label section of your post - thanks!

(Your name should appear exactly as it does on the DPP blog)

6. Please follow the spirit of this challenge - all submissions should be created

after the Challenge has been posted.

7. Have fun!