Bosc Pear on a Wood Block

Bosc Pear on a Wood Block, 6x5"

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If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see Bosc Pear on a Wood Block (2010), Pear and Bumble Bee (2019), golden series: peach, pear, five blackberries, bleu cheese (the light / the shade) (2018), Pecorino Busti al Pistaccio and Bosc Pear from Testaccio Market, Rome (2017), or a bunch of my paintings of bosc pears.

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Plums with Blue & White Porcelain Cup

 

Plums with Blue & White Porcelain Cup, 4x5"
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If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see Blue & White Porcelain Cup with Two Asian Pears (2018) or a bunch of my paintings of plums or objects with blue and white glaze.

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Three Figs on a Silver Plate

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If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see Still Life with Figs, Pecorino Romano Cheese, and Temmoku Bottle (the light, the shade) (2023), Still Life with Seven Figs and Silver Cup (2017), Still life with Delft Vase and Figs (the light, the shade) (2017), or a bunch of my paintings of figs or silver items.

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Still life with Two Blackberries and Seckel Pear

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If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see a bunch of my paintings of pears or blackberries.

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Two Golden Pears (present moment)

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(3 day auction ends at ~4:30pm on Tues. 8/1)

"It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?" ~Thoreau

If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see still life with copper pot and pears (the light, the shade) (2017) [Available as a signed print HERE], Pear with Antique Pewter Mug (2021), Hand-picked Pear with Leaves (present moment) (2021), or a bunch of my paintings of pears or paintings from my present moment series.

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Still Life with Tart Cherries and Silver Creamer (with Self Portrait Reflection)

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If you look closely, in the creamer you can see my self-portrait reflection. Here are a bunch of my paintings with self portrait reflections. These cherries and this creamer were given to me as a gift -- follow that link to see some of my still life paintings that were inspired by the generosity of others.

"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them." ~Thoreau

If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see Still Life with Cherries and Silver Creamer (with Self Portrait Reflection) (2022), or a bunch of my paintings of cherries or this creamer.

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Tart Cherries in a Silver Compote

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These cherries were given to me as a gift -- follow that link to see some of my still life paintings that were inspired by the generosity of others.

"My work is loving the world.

Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird—

equal seekers of sweetness.

Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums.

Here the clam deep in the speckled sand.

 

Are my boots old? Is my coat torn?

Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect? Let me

keep my mind on what matters,

which is my work,

 

which is mostly standing still and learning to be

astonished.

The phoebe, the delphinium.

The sheep in the pasture, and the pasture.

Which is mostly rejoicing, since all the ingredients are here,

 

which is gratitude, to be given a mind and a heart

and these body-clothes,

a mouth with which to give shouts of joy

to the moth and the wren, to the sleepy dug-up clam,

telling them all, over and over, how it is

that we live forever."

~ Messenger by Mary Oliver

If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see Strawberries in a Silver Compote (with Snow Reflections) (2018) or a bunch of my paintings of cherries or this silver compote.

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Tart Cherries with Leaves (the light / the shade)

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"There is no art without contemplation." ~Robert Henri

If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see Still Life with Cherries, Silver Bowl, and Dutch Cheese (present moment) [available as a signed print HERE], Still Life with Four Cherries on Marble (2016), or a bunch of my paintings of cherries.

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Partially Peeled Tangerine No. 2 (the light / the shade)

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"No work of art is really ever finished. They only stop at good places." ~Robert Henri

This painting is part of my the light / the shade series, inspired by the poetry of Robert Lax.

If you're interested, Three Peaches on a Blue Block from Patmos, Greece painting auction ends tomorrow, July 18 at 1:30pm ET. 

If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see Partially Peeled Lemon (present moment) (2015), Partially Peeled Tangerine (the light / the shade) (2016), or a bunch of my paintings from my the light / the shade series that I began back in December 2012.

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Green Pear (present moment)

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"What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us." ~Thoreau

This painting is part of my ongoing "present moment" series. One of the first in the series, Blue and White Sake Cup (present moment) (2015), has some explanation about it. Also, if you're interested, Henry David Thoreau, American essayist, poet, and philosopher, was born today in 1817. 

If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see still life with copper pot and pears (the light, the shade) (2018) [also available as a signed art print HERE], Pecorino Busti al Pistaccio and Bosc Pear from Testaccio Market, Rome (Italy 2017 painting #3), South Korean Bowl with Asian Pears (larger painting) (2017), Bosc Pear (The Green Stripe - La Raie Verte) (2014), Two Bosc Pears (2013), or a bunch of my paintings of pears. If you want to read some other quotes I've posted, those can be found here.  

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Three Peaches on a Blue Block from Patmos, Greece

 

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"To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts." ~Thoreau

I am back to posting a few smaller auction paintings, and will also be sharing some of the larger works that I've been focusing on. 

If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see pear on a blue block from patmos, greece (the light / the shade) (2018), which is available for sale (just email me). You may also like Two Pears on Blue Block from Patmos, Greece (Yin & Yang) (2018), Fortune Cookie with Blue Block from Patmos, Greece (2017), or a bunch of my paintings of peaches or this blue block from Patmos, Greece. If you want to read some other quotes I've posted, those can be found here.  

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Tangerine with Leaves No. 3 (present moment)

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This is the third painting in a series of three Tangerine (present moment) paintings. Here is No. 1. and No. 2. Here's all 3 together:

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If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see Tangerine with Leaves No. 1 (present moment), Tangerine with Leaves No. 2 (present moment), a bunch of my paintings of tangerines or paintings from my ongoing "present moment" series.

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Tangerine with Leaves No. 2 (present moment)

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This is the second painting in a series of three Tangerine (present moment) paintings. Here is No. 1. I'll post No. 3 tomorrow.

If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see Tangerine with Leaves No. 1 (present moment), a bunch of my paintings of tangerines or paintings from my ongoing "present moment" series.

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Tangerine with Leaves No. 1 (present moment)

 

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Happy New Year. This is my first painting of 2023. 

If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see a bunch of my paintings of tangerines or paintings from my ongoing "present moment" series.

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Two Pears (Yin & Yang)

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“It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.” ~Henry David Thoreau

This painting continues my "yin and yang" series that I began back in 2010. If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see Still Life with Pear and Silver Cup (2022), Hand-picked Pear with Leaves (present moment) (2021), golden series: peach, pear, five blackberries, bleu cheese (the light / the shade) (2018), still life with copper pot and pears (the light, the shade) (2018), or a bunch of my paintings of pears or the other paintings from my "yin & yang" series.

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Pomegranate with Tenmoku Bottle (the light / the shade)

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I've been painting this bottle since before 2009 and the last time I painted it was in November 2020. (The last time I painted a pomegranate was also in 2020.) This bottle is handmade with tenmoku glaze by Sequoia Miller. #potsinaction #paintingsofhandmadepottery 

If you're interested, you can also see other paintings from my the light / the shade series. You can also read more about abbey ryan: the light / the shade (2018 exhibition).

If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see Still Life with Figs, Bleu Cheese, and Tenmoku Bottle (11x14"), Still Life with Peeled Lemon and Tenmoku Bottle (which was published in O, The Oprah Magazine in 2011 here), Pomegranate with Tenmoku Bottle (2017), or a bunch of my paintings of this tenmoku-glazed bottle or pomegranates.

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Still Life with Pear and Silver Cup

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Just sharing a bit from Siddhartha in relation to what mindful studio practice means to me:

“The river has taught me to listen; you will learn from it, too. The river knows everything; one can learn everything from it.” 

“Have you also learned that secret from the river; that there is no such thing as time?”

“Yes, Siddhartha,” he said. “Is this what you mean? That the river is everywhere at the same time, at the source and at the mouth, at the waterfall, at the ferry, at the current, in the ocean and in the mountains, everywhere, at that the present only exists for it, not the shadow of the past, nor the shadow of the future?” ~ Excerpt is a conversation between Siddhartha & Vasudeva, pp. 105-7, Siddhartha, by Herman Hesse, 1922.

If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see Still Life with Silver Creamer, Clementine, and Cranberries (Live Demo Painting, 2020), Still Life of Peonies in a Silver Pitcher (with Self-Portrait Reflection) (larger painting, 2022), or a bunch of my paintings of pears or silver objects.

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Hand-picked Apple with Leaves

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This apple was given to me as a gift -- follow that link to see some of my still life paintings that were inspired by the generosity of others.

If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see Still Life of Leaves with Three Apples (2017 - available as a signed print here), Three Lady Apples with Vase (2019), Still life with Hand-picked Apples (Together Forever) 14x18" (2017), or maybe my larger paintings of apples with leaves, lemons with leaves, pears with leaves, peaches with leaves, tangerines with leaves, plums with leaves, more peaches with leaves, more tangerines with leaves, more pears with leaves and even more pears with leaves.

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Still Life with Red Grapes and Bowl (with Self Portrait Reflection)

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for you to see beauty here

does not mean

there is beauty in me

it means there is beauty rooted

so deep within you

you can't help but

see it everywhere

—Rupi Kaur, milk and honey (2014), photo of book page here

Related to my postings on mindful studio practice, I recommend the work of Rupi Kaur, who is a poet, artist, and performer. From her site: "As a 21-year-old university student Rupi wrote, illustrated and self-published her first poetry collection, milk and honey... [which] takes readers through a journey of the most bitter moments in life and finds sweetness in them because there is sweetness everywhere if you are just willing to look."

If you look closely, in the bowl you can see my self-portrait reflection. Here are a bunch of my paintings with self portrait reflections. 

If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see Still Life with Jug, Cicada, Grapes, and Hazelnuts (the light / the shade) (2018), greek bottle, hand-picked grapes and grape leaf (the light / the shade) (2017) [painting available; also AVAILABLE AS A PRINT], Concord Grapes with Idiazabal Etxegarai (Spanish Cheese) (2017), or a bunch of my paintings of grapes.

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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

If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see Still Life with J. F. Peto's Creamer and Strawberries (2017), Hand-picked Strawberries on a Copper Plate (2015), Still Life with Two Vanilla Beans and Strawberries in a Copper Bowl (2013), or a bunch of my paintings of strawberries or delft pottery.

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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