Bowl of Cherries

7 x 6 in., oil on linen on panel
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As you can see from the "red rocks" color reflected in the bowl highlight, this was one of my demo paintings at my recent Sedona Arts Center workshop. All the others are sold already, but I'll post those later this week.

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Two Peaches with Leaves

8 x 10 in., oil on linen on panel, framed
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Two Peaches with Leaves is one of my latest gallery paintings (larger in size than my daily paintings). It is offered in the floater frame pictured above through Tree's Place in Cape Cod, MA.

For purchase info, contact Julie at trees@treesplace.com or 508.255.1330.

I'm really looking forward to being a part of my first exhibition at the wonderful Tree's Place gallery this spring. Hopefully, I'll get up there for the opening reception, too. If anyone has ever visited Tree's Place, please leave a comment with your thoughts or impressions! :)

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My Thoughts on Rembrandt

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Sedona Arts Center Workshop (Jan. 2012)

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Detail of Bell from November 29th, 2007

Two Local Bosc Pears

Two Local Bosc Pears, 6 x 7 in., oil on linen on panel
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Golden Pear with Leaves

6 x 5 in., oil on linen on panel, framed
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I thought I would share with you another preview from the new grouping of paintings I made for the gallery setting. When I found this pear with leaves at the local market, I immediately loved it because -- to me -- it looks like a tight rope walker holding her arms out for balance.

Golden Pear with Leaves is offered in the frame pictured below through Gleason Fine Art. For purchase info, email Diana at info@gleasonfineart.com.

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Two Seckel Pears No. 2

5 x 6 in., oil on linen on panel, framed
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This painting is part of a new grouping of paintings I made specifically for gallery exhibition. Two Seckel Pears No. 2 is offered in the frame pictured below -- I've really enjoyed seeing a group of my paintings framed and all together before I ship them out to the gallery. :)

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Pomegranate on a Wood Block No. 2

5 x 4 in., oil on linen on panel
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Still Life with Chestnuts and Local Pear

4 x 5 in., oil on linen on panel
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Still Life with Pomegranate

4 x 5 in., oil on linen on panel
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As part of my Paintings of Handmade Pottery project - in this painting is a handmade bottle made by Jury Smith. The winner of this painting will have the option of also purchasing the exact bottle that I set up with a pomegranate in my studio to make this still life.

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Handmade Bottle with Green Tomato

6 x 5 in., oil on linen on panel
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This was one of the last heirloom tomatoes from the garden! In this painting is a handmade bottle made by Jury Smith (as part of my Paintings of Handmade Pottery project). The winner of this painting will have the option of also purchasing the bottle that you see in the painting. If you look carefully, the bottle reflections also have a bit of a self-portrait in there... :)

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Apple with Leaves (fundraiser)

6 x 6 x 1.5 in., oil on canvas (deep edge style)
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This painting is part of the Sedona Arts Center apples exhibition and fundraiser.

I'm happy to be teaching another painting workshop this January at Sedona Arts Center (Jan. 9-13). Spaces still available. Details here.

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Tangerine with Peel

4 x 6 in., oil on linen on panel
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Silver Creamer with Blue Jay Feather

5 x 6 in., oil on linen on panel

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Grapes in Afternoon Sun No. 2

5 x 6 in., oil on linen on panel
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I saw the Rembrandt exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art yesterday, and will post more about it this weekend. The show is only on view through the end of this month, so I recommend going soon if you have an interest. Here's some about it from Andrea Kirsh at theartblog.

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Still Life with Eggplant and Garlic

4 x 6 in., oil on linen on panel
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Two of the three objects in this painting were given to me as gifts. : )

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Peeled Clementine and Grapes with Handmade Cup

6 x 8 in., oil on linen on panel
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When I was saving this painting's image on my computer,
I accidentally re-sized it to 9 x 12 PIXELS. :) Just thought I'd share:

Anyway, in this painting is a beautiful temmoku cup made by Jury Smith (as part of my Paintings of Handmade Pottery Project, which I plan to post an update on soon). To see more of her work, visit Jury's online shop, The Bottle Shop.

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Two Golden Pears

5 x 6 in., oil on linen on panel
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Handmade For Japan - update and raffle

Last March, I participated in Handmade for Japan. Since that first auction, the grand total of funds raised by HFJ for Japan's earthquake/tsunami relief efforts is almost $100,000. (!)

They are still at it. Read about the upcoming HFJ Raffle and get involved !

LAST DAY for Sedona Sept Special

Today is the LAST DAY for the Sedona Art Center September Special for my January 9-13 Sedona workshop. (Registration at the regular price is open until January 9th.) If you're at all considering it, click here to see photos and read about my August 2011 workshop there.

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Maine Lake, 2011

5 x 6 in., oil on linen on panel

I painted this over the summer during my annual painting trip in Maine. I didn't realize it until I was correcting the photo, but this painting is almost the exact same view in the foggy Maine lake painting I did in 2009. Take a look !

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Sept 2011 - Artists of Yardley Workshop

This month I taught another workshop at Artists of Yardley, and it was just great. I really love working with other artists (and art appreciators!) at my workshops.

Here are a few comments that AoY collected from my wonderful workshop participants:

• "She was outstanding. It was wonderful and I would like to take another Abbey Ryan workshop again!"

• "The workshop was everything I expected. Abbey is an excellent instructor. She is more than a 10. The set up was comfortable and Abbey was well prepared. I was satisfied with the time given to presentation and discussion. I would like to take another workshop from her."

• Would you take another workshop from this instructor? "The sooner the better, should I send you my deposit?"

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Here's a preview of snapshots of the AoY workshop. The full photo album is here.

Photos courtesy of Susie Morrell.

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Two Cherries

4 x 6 in., oil on linen on panel
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This painting was one of my demo paintings from my August Sedona Arts Center workshop.

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Two Peaches at Sunset

5 x 6 in., oil on linen on panel
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Light Blue Bottle with Grapes

4 x 6 in., oil on linen on panel
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In this painting is a beautiful blue bottle made by Jury Smith (part of my Paintings of Handmade Pottery Project, which I plan to post an update on soon). To see more of her work, visit Jury's online shop, The Bottle Shop.

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Bosc Pear

6 x 5 in., oil on linen on panel
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This is another one of my demo paintings from my workshop in Sedona. I have one more of the demo paintings to post this week. Comments are welcomed. If you'd like to comment on this painting, please click here.

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Still Life with Peach and Grapes

6 x 8 in., oil on linen on panel
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Also, if you can help out my fellow Daily Paintworks artist, Carol Marine (and her family), please check out this link ASAP!

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