"SUNSET AT WELLFLEET HARBOR" AN ORIGINAL PASTEL PAINTING BY CLARE KLAUM 9-21-2012

Day 4 of painting in Cape Cod.  I started this painting around 4pm not really intending it to be a sunset painting.  But as the sun got lower in the sky the peach hues were so beautiful that it evolved into a sunset painting.  It was just perfect timing when the little sail boat came floating along!

"TUCKED AWAY" AN ORIGINAL PASTEL PAINTING BY CLARE KLAUM 9-21-2012

The location was Nauset Beach, Orleans, Cape Cod, MA.  This was our last day to paint.  I chose a 5x7 pastel board since I knew our time was limited.  I sat in a gazebo that overlooked the grassy dunes.  The houses were "Tucked away" into the hillside and I could just see a bit of the ocean peak over the edge of the dunes.

"SEA OF SUNSHINE" AN ORIGINAL PASTEL PAINTING BY CLARE KLAUM 8-23-2012

What a Glorious day.  It started out very foggy but as it lifted, what a sea of sunshine.  Windmill Creek Farm is one of my favorite places to paint.  Thank you Eric and Nancy Olson for inviting us.  What a wonderful day.

"PEACEFUL RETREAT" AN ORIGINAL PASTEL PAINTING BY CLARE KLAUM 8-9-2012

I went on a paint out with a new potential member Ginger on August 9 to Liberty Forge. We quietly sat on their patio overlooking the golf course and  were hoping not to get hit by a golf ball.  It was not too busy that day and not to many golfers. It was very peaceful and serene and a lovely day to paint.

"HOUSE FOR RENT" AN ORIGINAL PASTEL PAINTING BY CLARE KLAUM 8-5-2012

I was invited to Cross Creek Farm on August 4-5 for their 10th Anniversary celebration as their plein air painter and also as a vendor.  I had painted at their display at the York Garden Expo in the Spring and they remembered me.  They were voted the peoples choice award for Best Display 6 years in a row.  They have a unique barn/greenhouse and specialise in unusual container gardens and garden ornaments, antiques and many more primitive crafted items.  I painted in their front garden.  The weather was challenging with off and on rain, but a fun weekend.  I chatted with a lot of nice people and it was a good experience.  Thank you Carolyn Rupp for inviting me.

"THE SPRINKLE TREE" AN ORIGINAL PASTEL PAINTING BY CLARE KLAUM 7-25-12

This painting was at Children's Lake at Boiling Springs July 25.  Weeping Willows have always been one of my favorite trees.  When my daughter Mindy was little she called them Sprinkle Trees.  What a great visual for how the branches and leaves sprinkle down off the tree.

"BEECHSPRING FARM GARDEN" AN ORIGINAL PASTEL PAINTING BY CLARE KLAUM 6-28-12

We were at Beech Spring farm on June 28. There were so many choices of beautiful locations to paint.  The front garden was so abundant with flowers.  I particularly loved the Russian sage and little green house.  The paint out was well attended and just a perfect day to paint.