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Still life with Delft Vase and Blackberries (the light / the shade)

Still life with Delft Vase and Blackberries (the light / the shade)
oil on linen on panel, 2023, 4"x5"
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"The object isn't to make art, it's to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable." ~Robert Henri

If you're interested, learn more about and see my paintings from my "the light / the shade" series painted during my residency on this islands of Patmos and Lipsi, Greece in 2017. You can also see other paintings from my the light / the shade series here. 

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Strawberries on a Delft Plate

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"Let's not shame our eyes for seeing. Instead, thank them for their bravery."
—Joy Harjo, Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings: Poems (2017), photo of book page here

Related to my postings on mindful studio practice, I recommend the work of Joy Harjo, an internationally renowned performer and writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She served three terms as the 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States from 2019-2022. Read more at her website. 

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Still Life with Delft Vase and Concord Grapes (+ An Anonymous Donor Steps Forward)


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If you're interested, this article "She Gave Millions to Artists Without Credit. Until Now" is about Susan Unterberg, who has revealed her identity after anonymously giving $5.5 million to female artists over the last 22 years:

"The donor behind the prize wanted to remain unknown. But now she is stepping out from behind the curtain: Susan Unterberg, herself a once underrecognized female artist over 40. In a recent interview at her Upper East Side home, she said she has decided to come forward so that she can more openly argue on behalf of women who are artists, demonstrate the importance of women supporting women and try to inspire other philanthropists." Keep reading.

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Still life with Delft Vase and Figs (the light, the shade)


Still life with Delft Vase and Figs (the light, the shade)
Oil on linen on panel, 6x8 inches, 2017
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A couple years ago, my mom (who is of Dutch descent) gave me the Delft vase in today's painting. Also, this painting is part of my the "light, the shade series" that I began back in December 2012. I wrote about how Robert Lax was the inspiration for this series here.

If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see some of my fig paintings or my paintings of this Delft vase.

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Still Life with Cherries on a Delft Plate (+ What is "The Innernet"?)



The philosophy behind "The Innernet" and my motivation for creating it can be found here. During the 1-week retreat, I will host two live calls. You may submit questions in advance and call in to talk with me live. (We’ll be recording the calls in case you can’t make it live.) The heart of the course is your #digitaldetox from the Internet. Unplugging can be nerve-wracking, and how you unplug is up to you. You could turn off mail and social media alerts on your phone so you only access them when you sit down at your computer. You might choose to put your phone in airplane mode. You might want complete Freedom. (Knowing though that it’s possible that you may need to receive text messages or phone calls depending on your profession or situation.) Going offline isn’t an easy thing to do, so you should definitely only do what you can and what feels right to you. The Innernet is meant to be a positive, flexible, rejuvenating, fun experience. Read more here. If you're curious, use coupon code BECURIOUS for $25 off -- and it's even better if you share it with friends/colleagues.

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Still life with Delft Vase and Cherries (+ what makes a good life?)


Still life with Delft Vase and Cherries (present moment)
3.5 x 4 inches, oil on linen on panel
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If you have some free time, take a look at What makes a good life? Lessons from the Longest Study on Happiness; there's a video and the article ends with a quote from Mark Twain. More than a century ago, he was looking back on his life, and he wrote this:

 "There isn't time, so brief is life, for bickerings, apologies, heartburnings, callings to account. There is only time for loving, and but an instant, so to speak, for that."

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Still life with Delft Vase and Cherries (the light, the shade)


Still life with Delft Vase and Cherries (the light, the shade)
6 x 7 inches, oil on linen on panel, 2015
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This Delft vase is a still life object that was given to me as a gift by my mom (who is of Dutch descent). Also, this painting is also part of my ongoing series "the light, the shade" that I began in December 2012. I wrote about Bob Lax and described my inspiration for the series here.

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Delft Plate of Blackberries (+ "the best gift I could give myself")



I've been focused lately on my solo show and haven't written about my upcoming workshops.

Here's feedback from a painter who took my Yardley workshop last March:
"Abbey's approach has been life changing for me. Her limited palette, relaxed attitude, and the ability to emotionally connect with her subject right away and stay with that connection was eye opening. Abbey was very open in sharing her information during the demonstration and her personal input into my painting was so much appreciated. I feel I have a new perspective. This was the best gift I could give myself." -NW
You can read more unedited feedback here about my workshops.

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Golden Series: Delft Vase, Blackberries, & Sour Cherry (+ still life "gifts")


Golden Series: Delft Vase, Blackberries, and Sour Cherry (the light, the shade)
4 x 5 inches, oil on linen on panel, framed, 2015
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For the new work in my current solo exhibition at Gleason Fine Art, it was my intention in every painting to include a still life object that was given to me as a gift. My mom (who is of Dutch descent) recently gave me the beautiful Delft vase in today's painting.

And one of my best friends gave me the sour cherry -- she only gave me this one cherry because A) she said she knew I would just love the leaf and B) she ate the rest.

This is the tenth painting in my Golden Series. Also, it's a little hard to see the hidden blackberry behind the cherry, but this painting is also part of my ongoing series "the light, the shade" that I began in December 2012. I wrote about Bob Lax and described my inspiration for the series here.

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