Sunday, February 28, 2010

SCATTERED (ACORN AND LEAF II)
by Claire Beadon Carnell


'Scattered'
Oil 6 x 6

When I was a young girl, one of my favorite places
to be was up in the branches of a tree. It became my own
secret fortress, and I could climb high and view
the world from a whole new perspective.
To this day, I still revere the majesty of all trees, and
although I don't climb as much as I used to, I still
collect interesting leaves, branches, seeds and the
occasional empty nest.

This is the second of my study of some oak leaves
and acorns I collected last Fall.

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Thank you.

6 comments:

aktmanda1122 said...

Yeah some friends, I was feeling all alone and I love having more nuts as friends....

Pat Koscienski said...

I want to know if you had trouble getting that French easel up that tree to paint these leaves and acorns? LOL You can make a great painting out of some of the most simple things in life...gives us all a new perspective or retake on things we take for granted.

Claire Beadon Carnell said...

Very funny, Manda...

Claire Beadon Carnell said...

Thanks, Pat - actually with my guerrilla pochade box it wasn't that difficult...ha ha!

Bertie Brown said...

Not all the nuts are in the trees?? Love the composition!

Maria Kovalenko Leysens said...

I like the colors, the gray against the warm leaves and acorns. I found an acorn last week in my box of shells that I was using for class. I guess I am a collector of stuff too.