Paint Me A Tree landscape painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Paint Me A Tree landscape painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

My daughter often says paint a landscape mama...So here it is. I have to say not exactly my comfort zone. 10x8 oil on canvas panel.

Bye Bye Birdie still life by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Bye Bye Birdie still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

I am amazed how limited my art props are. I have painted this same little bird several times.

I really need to visit the thrift store for something fresh. I will keep you posted.

10x8 oil on canvas panel.

Colors still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Colors still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

These pears are really getting too ripe. I wont be able to paint them much longer.  The cherries are fading also but the little blue vase. Well! I bought that at Hobby Lobby just today for 40% off I might add. 10x8 oil on canvas panel still life.

An Apple A Day And Then Some still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

An Apple A Day And Then Some still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

I really like how the pitcher turned out. 10x8 oil on canvas panel.

Tomorrows Snack still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Tomorrows Snack still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

While painting outside at the wrong time of day is like constantly chasing the shadows and light and if that isn't bad enough try painting outdoors when it is overcast. 10x8 oil on canvas panel.

Plenty still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Plenty still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

I love tea pitchers and so when I found this white one at TJ MAXX I could not resist. Again, I took it on our camping trip to paint. I don't even know how it did not get broke after all it is pretty delicate.

10x8 oil on canvas panel.

Gathering still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Gathering still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

While I was camping at LaGrange , Ga. I bought fruit and set this up on the Picnic table. My camera

took this a little darker than it actually is. 10x8 oil on canvas panel.

Faraway Gazing sunflower demo still life by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Faraway Gazing sunflower demo still life by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

I decided to share my painting process with you today. Instead of painting in my studio I just set this still life up in my living room and painted as I watched TV. This is the final picture and I posted it twice just so it would post right.

 1. I start by blocking in placement with darks and light.

 I moved the cup and decided to leave the frog out...

 After I got the basic focus blocked in I decide to Paint in the dark background. This will change a lot as the painting progresses.

 My palette starting at bottom and going left Cad yellow light, Cad red light, Permanent Rose, Alizarin Crimson, Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna, Ultramarine Blue, Prussian Blue, Pthalo Blue, Indigo Blue, Sap Green and Titanium white in the center. I know it looks a mess.

 I add in the light foreground

 Adding more detail to the glass and the cup also adding lighter blue on the cup. Also blurring the distant sunflower petals.

 I added the petals on the table just for more yellow to tie everything in.

 I now blur the edges of the pitcher to shift focus.

Now I add in the yellow flowers on the vase and complete the table cloth by dragging light whitish blue paint across and down with a palette knife leaving rough texture. I hope you enjoyed this little demo of how I approach and oil painting. This is a 10x8 oil on canvas panel.

Strange Breakfast still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Strange Breakfast still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

I bought radishes. Maybe I should not have grouped them with a strawberry. Oh Well!

10x8 oil on canvas panel.

Family Reunion still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Family Reunion still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

We went camping last weekend. I stopped by Walmart and bought fruit yep just to paint while I was gone. I picked up a huge bag of cherries because they looked so wonderful. Deciding I only needed a few I emptied them all out except a few. Shocked I was to find they were almost four dollars for just a handful. Crazy!!! I couldn't believe it but they did taste yummy when I finally ate them. Frantic for just one more thing I pulled some long grass and put in a vase. 10x8 oil on canvas panel.

Love Boat still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Love Boat still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Ok, So here is the truth...I painted this and thought of Banana Boat but then looking at the enduring position of the cherries decided instead to name it love boat after all the banana is kinda shaped like a boat. 10x8 oil on canvas panel. I am really proud of the floral cloth and the solid blue strip cloth. I am venturing out in my set ups and adding more items/interest.

Baa Baa Black Sheep still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Baa Baa Black Sheep still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

I know, I know this sheep is not black but I just could not think of another name for this painting. I was kinda nervous about painting the sheep. He is from the nativity collection of Willow Tree. I have had him for years but just decided to try and paint him. Hoping you like it. 14x11 oil on canvas panel.

That Little Blue Vase still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

That Little Blue Vase still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

I amazes me that sometimes life takes a chunk out of my time and I can't paint for a while and then,

I paint, and I am smiling again. I am the happiest ever and I find myself in a happy place in front of my easel. Sometimes I paint from a photo but enough can not be said about painting from a life setup still life. Love it!!!

10x8 oil painting on canvas panel. Still life.

Choices still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Choices still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Of course when I paint something I never know what to name it. I just paint it and then the name just comes. Maybe not always the best one but at least something. I added the lime and the cherry just for a little fun interest. So which choice would you choose a cherry or a lime. I made this artist bear. My first and only one. It was quite a challenge. 10x8 oil on canvas panel.

A Really Good Book still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

A Really Good Book still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

This was actually a dictionary that my Granddaughters friend just happened to leaved on the coffee table. It just screamed paint me, so I did. 10x8 oil on canvas panel.