Miss Chick by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Miss Chick by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Again I felt compelled to paint the chick I got for Christmas. It just kinda screams paint me. 

I looked around my studio and saw a beautiful red apple. One my daughter brought me a couple of weeks ago.I got the knife and cut it up wanting to capture the fleshy part and seeds but to my surprise it was all brown inside so I did what any artist would do I changed it. Thanks for following or just simply taking time to look at my blog. 

5x7 oil on canvas panel. still life

Added Red by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

It's An Orange Thing by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

It's An Orange Thing by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

I found this little pitcher on a recent trip to Maine. It is beautiful and fragile and I couldn't resist.

Peppermint and Peppersauce by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Peppermint and Peppersauce by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

I recently attended a workshop by Qiang Huang and I had always had difficulty with 

dark backgrounds so I worked on that a little and here is the results.

Off The Tree by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

Off The Tree by Alabama Artist Angela Sullivan

A favorite and a few pieces of peppermint. I found this pitcher at TJ Maxx and fell in love with it it is shiny but has ridges. I am sure you will see more with this pitcher. Also I bought the little white dish next to the Santa with the piece of peppermint in it. The red candle is one my sister gave me for my birthday many years ago. I am trying my best to keep the background smooth to emphasize the objects of importance. 8X10 oil on canvas panel.

A Spray of Color by Angela Sullivan

 

A Spray of Color by Angela Sullivan

Just a pitcher of flowers you may say. The truth is that is what we started out as a dark and

forboding piece of canvas with nothing but blue and a little purple here and there. Then sprinkles of color

started showing up and flowers formed and as an after thought the pear. Oh yea and who could forget those blue flowers on the pitcher. What I am trying to say is when all is said and done what could be nicer than just a little Spray of Color. It alone changes the world.

20x10 oil on gallery wrapped canvas

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Pulled In Different Directions

 

Pulled In Different Directions

Loving to paint cherries...I guess because they are red...

7x5 oil on canvas panel

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For Morning Coffee No longer available ( Art Demo In Oils)

 Ok! I am always intrigued by artist that post how to. Well this may not be how to but how I did it.
1. I start by toning my canvas. Any color will do but I usually use Burnt Sienna today however I used thinned Thalo Blue and white.

 2. Next I do a rough sketch with Burnt Umber thinned  #2 bright brush

 3. Add some shadowing and what will be my darks. Thalo blue and burnt umber with maybe a touch of Aliz Crimson

 4.Thalo blue and Aliz Chrimson for the dark purple flowers

 5. Touch of white to mixture for highlights on flowers. Sap green and cad yellow light for greens with Thalo blue for darks and of course Aliz Crimson

 6. rough in highlights on pot. White and ultramarine blue with raw umber

 7. Cad yellow light with burnt sienna for interest

 8. Using a #4 bright I scruff to soften shadows and lights on teapot

 9. Adding some darks back in for contrast I paint in the background with titanium white raw umber mixed with ultramarine blue.

 10.  I scruff into the green leaves and purple flowers in background also adding highlights to background vase

 11. Adding sharp highlights to teapot with titanium white and a touch of thalo blue

12. Finishing I add purple and green hints to teapot to tie them all in. I soften edges and leave some bright highlights and of course sign my name. I hope you have enjoyed this as posting a step by step demo is something I never really thought I would do. I so enjoy other artist demos that I figured I would give it a go. Hope your day is blessed and please oh please visit again soon. Would appreciate comments if you enjoyed this.
                                  Oil on 6x6 gallery wrapped canvas
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Just A Spoon Full Of Sugar

Just A Spoon Full of Sugar

Everytime I ask for coffee someone says what do you want in

it? My answer...Just a spoon full of sugar.

8x8 Oil on canvas panel still life

Visitors

 Visitors

Once again I revisit the mice and the pitcher.

This was kinda fun. A lot of fun in fact.

7x5 acrylic on canvas panel

Raising Cain

Raising Cain

These two little geese look like a mother teaching her child about

life. I couldn't resist naming it Raising Cain.

7x5 acrylic on canvas panel.

Girl to Girl

 

Girl to Girl

Some people call it a hen party but I just call it Girl to Girl.

Another little figurine in my daughters collection.

7x5 acrylic on canvas panel.

Cherry Bottom

 

Cherry Bottom

While visiting my daughter for a few days I found that I did not have any reference

material but alas she had this cute pitcher so I couldn't resist.

7x5 acrylic on canvas panel

Pitcher and Peach

Pitcher and Peach

I posted the first painting of this a couple of days ago. I did not like it at all so I

did a paintover and for some reason I Like this one better.

I did use a palette knife in some places.

7x5 acrylic on canvas panel.

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Pitcher and Peach

Pitcher and Peach

Still life painted for a challenge at

http://www.paintanddrawtogether.blogspot.com/

7x5 acrylic on canvas panel

Time Marches On

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Time Marches On

I painted this a while back but was not pleased with the
 background.I revisited this today and I like
 the dark surrounding much better.

20x16 acrylic on gallery wrapped canvas.

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Blue Creamer

Blue Creamer

When I was a little girl I can remembe when my grandma used to have those

little pitchers filled with cream for the coffee. Fresh cream straight from the

cow. Those were the days......

5x5 acrylic on canvas panel

$60

Fine Things

Fine Things

Sometimes we get caught up in having the most fashionable and the best but sometimes the fine things are right before our eyes. An old pitcher and a few old fashioned roses remind me of home. A home from yester year. A home where I used to play with my doll Thumbelina and the items in my play house were old dishes mom let me play with.

All of these were of course the "Fine Things".
16x20 acrylic on stretched canvas
Unavailable

Waiting for Pie

SOLD
Waiting for Pie was hard to complete
as my mouth watered after the
cherries were finished.
It is an acrylic on panel board and is already
sold.

Waiting for Guest

Waiting for Guest. A cup waiting to be

filled with the sweet tasty drink. Oh wait

Guest first of course.

Acrylic on 10x12 panel board.

No Longer Available