PAINTING COLLECTION
Paintings by Jan Sullivan Available for Purchase

"CALLA LILIES" #366
Oil on Canvas
H24 x W18 Framed H27.3 x 23.3
$700
Janet loved texture created by the depth of the oil, the swirls and punctuations and the shadows to show position in a still life. The Calla Lilies are thrust forward by the background of a yellow succulent plant in a blue ceramic pot decorated with yellow blossoms. The clay pots in the background are reflected in the round oranges in the foreground nested in the white ceramic bowl. The purple wooden stand and light violet wall give the glass jar holding the calla lilies a see through quality, yet the interior stains on old glass.

"CHURCH IN THE TREES" #374
Oil on Canvas
H16 x W28 Framed H18.1 x W30
$500
Somewhere at dusk in rural Mexico the sky turns gold and the white church stands out against the trees. The trees of bright yellow, pink and purple share a vibrant tone with the descending sun giving beautiful dark shadows behind the trees. The road to the church is crystal white as it winds up to the colorful bushes.

"GARDEN TRELLIS" #342
Oil on Canvas
H36 x W24 Framed H41.5 x W29.3
$700
The lush landscape of summer is captured from the perspective of a flowering vine covered garden trellis. The seat of the trellis is just visible as an invitation to sit a while and look at the variety of plants and ferns with a tree waving in the cool summer breeze. The rhapsody of color, light and dark, takes the viewing visitor through the peaceful yet rambunctious impressionist flower garden.

"CHICKEN ON THE PATH" #269
Oil on Canvas
H18 x W24 Unframed
$500
The Art Barn would raise a variety of chicks each year that grew up to strut around the farm, scratching for bugs and seeds and posing as only chickens can do. Janet saw the personality in each chicken, placing this flock of multi colored wanderers on the dirt road leading to the back 40 of the property.
"GOLDEN VASE" #173
Oil on Canvas
H48 x W36 Unframed
$600
Still Life on a table cloth intricately woven into the flowers in the foreground with chairs and tables in the background. A studio showing motion and simplicity of a peaceful scene with an untitled book resting on the table. The flowers are detailed enough for some identification of iris, mums, daisies and berries on a stem to give height and flare to the piece.


"SAILBOATS" #155
Oil on Linen
H24 x W48 Framed H24.5 x W48.5
$550
A windy day on Lake Michigan with sailboats catching the wind and tossing in the sea breeze. Piloting their boats to get the most forward direction, they still come close to each other giving the painting a feel of the whim of the wind and the skill needed to stay on course. Color of sunset adds to the composition giving an evening urgency as the sky and sand begin to look alike and the blue lake recedes as the tide goes out.

"TULIPS AND DAFFODILS" #92
Oil on Canvas
H24 x W30 Framed H28.5 x W34.5
$550
The Art Barn Farm comes alive in spring with daffodils and tulips popping up in the gardens. The aroma of lilacs among the brilliant red tulips and yellow and orange daffodils was painted in the Art Barn Studio with artists circled around the table of fresh flowers and floral smells of spring.

"LAKESIDE LIFE" #134
Oil on Canvas
H17.5 x W20 Framed H20.5 x 27.8
$550
Janet spent over 35 years in and around Ajijic, Mexico, going to the villages surrounding Lake Chapala with the mountains keeping the towns small and up against the lake. Lakeside life enthralled Janet who loved the old adobe structures, the bushes and trees climbing the hills. She chose a plein air painting spot to view the houses against the azure mountains, the lake to her back, sitting on the roadside engrossed in the color and texture of buildings along the shore.

"VERANDA BY THE SEA" #110
Oil on Canvas
H24 x W18 Framed H28 x W22
$750
After a morning of swimming, Janet spent the rest of her day painting plein air. Often her subject was the sea washing up on the beach in Mexico viewed from the house she was renting with friends for the winter. As the hot day turned into late afternoon, the shadows lengthened and drinks were served on the veranda, evening supper eaten together and the critique of the day's paintings made the travel painting experience unforgettable.