Grandmas Clippings still life oil painting by Alabama artist Angela Sullivan

 

Still Life Painting A Hint Of Something Special by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Still Life Painting A Hint Of Something Special by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

I painted this a couple of months ago. Oil on Gallery wrapped Canvas.

Still Life Painting Rose Hips by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Still Life Painting Rose Hips by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

12x12x1.5 oil on gallery wrapped canvas.

Still Life Painting A Silver Lining by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Still Life Painting A Silver Lining by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

24x18x1.5 oil on gallery wrapped canvas. Again the colors are not quite true to life. The vase is more white than blue. I have been painting to prepare for some upcoming art shows I am entering. I will let you know more about them later. Thanks to all who follow my art.

Still Life Pay Attention by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Still Life Pay Attention by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

I love the looseness of this painting It is chaotic but organized. I don't even know how I did that.

12x12x1.5 oil on gallery wrapped canvas. I repainted the rose let's see a zillion times. Well maybe not that many but a few for sure.

Still Life painting Sparkle Rosie by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Still Life painting Sparkle Rosie by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Actually I got the name for this one after a cat. My nephews little girl named her cat Sparkle Rosie, not sparkle or Rosie but Sparkle Rosie and you better not shorten it. She dragged

that cat around everywhere. Oh to be loved like that. The sparkle of this vase made me think of it. The open pear was another gift from my daughter who searches for the strangest things because she knows that I love them. 20x16x1.5 oil on gallery wrapped canvas.

Still Life Painting Threes Company by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Still Life Painting Threes Company by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

I usually paint pretty exclusively with RGH artist oil paints but decided to change for a bit so I ordered a set of artist grade Gamblin oils. I don't know if I like them or not. The consistency is so different. I wish I could explain it but the Gamblin seemed to smear and The Cad Red Light just did not seem to mix as bright as with RGH. I am gonna continue to try them because yep! I have a whole set. Maybe it is just me and my not being used to them. I will let you know...

6x6 oil on gallery wrapped canvas.

Falling Over You still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Falling Over You still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

So..... Today as I painted I was thinking about some of the things I have learned this past year. One of them being to pay special attention against light vs dark and cool vs warm. This is an example. 6x6 oil on stretched canvas.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Snail Mail still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

 Snail Mail still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

I am loving painting from actual still life set ups. The little snail was given to me by my daughter. It is actually a salt shaker. It has a frog for the pepper shaker but I decided to leave it out for now. Again I added the cherries to bring the viewers eye back into the painting. 14x11 Oil on canvas panel. I purchased these panels from Hobby Lobby. They are triple primed and took oil quite well. I am pretty pleased with how they worked up. Hope you like this one.

Only For You still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Only For You still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Happy Birthday Mama...

Today is a special day. My mother is 92 years old today. What a beautiful day....

20x16 oil on canvas panel

Unlikely Things still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Unlikely Things still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

I bought some canvas recently that was difficult to paint on. It grabbed the paint and soaked it up making it very hard to paint. I applied gesso and it made it a little easier but I can not say that I ever got it to take paint like it should. This is 20x16 oil on canvas panel.

One Eaten still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

One Eaten still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Oil on 20x16 canvas panel.

This And That oil painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

This And That oil painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Once again haunted by glare. This is an 8x8 oil painting on canvas panel. 

Still life

Berry Good Tea stil life painting by Alabmam Artist Angela Sullivan

Berry Good Tea still life painting by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

I recently ordered these canvas panels in black. Wow! do I love painting on them and I don't really even know why. The color of this photo is not exactly spot on but I did the best that I could.

 Still life on 8x8 canvas panel