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Pink Peonies in a Silver Cup


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I am excited to announce that I'm planning to migrate my painting email newsletter to a different service—I'll be moving to one provided by my new website host so that my website and newsletter are housed under the same roof. Here's what you need to know in order to keep getting my new painting emails: my newsletter emails will soon be sent from "info@abbeyryan.com"—so if you don't want to miss out on any emails, please add "info@abbeyryan.com" to your address book / contacts list / safelist. If you aren't subscribed already, to get my new paintings in your inbox, sign up here for free. Contact me if you have any questions!

Also, if you're interested, follow my painting, life (baby), and studio photos here. 

If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see Still Life with Pear and Silver Cup (2022), Still Life with Seckel Pear and Silver Cup (2019), or a bunch of my paintings of peonies or flowers or silver objects. Also, if you look closely, in the silver cup you can see my self-portrait reflection. Here are a bunch of my paintings with self portrait reflections. 

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White Peony in a Round Vase


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I'm back from maternity leave! The baby is doing amazing, and we are soaking up every single second. I won't be back to posting very often, but I did want to share peonies because peony season is so powerful and short and sweet. The last time I painted peonies was in 2022. If you're interested, see painting, life, and studio photos and follow me here. I also have some important news coming in one of my next couple of posts, so keep an eye out.

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 Pink Peony Buds (2021), bougainvillea in a glass cup (the light / the shade) (2018), or a bunch of my paintings of peonies or flowers.

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

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"Each human is a complex, contradictory story. Some stories within us have been unfolding for years, others are trembling with fresh life as they peek above the horizon. Each is a zigzag of emotional design and ancestral architecture. All the stories in the Earth's mind are connected." 
—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.

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


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Still Life of Peonies in a Silver Pitcher (with Self-Portrait Reflection) (larger painting)

Still Life of Peonies in a Silver Pitcher (with Self-Portrait Reflection)
oil on linen on panel, 2022, 12"x9"
Private Collection

If you look closely, in the silver you can see my reflection and my hand & paintbrush reaching towards my easel. Here are a bunch of my paintings with self portrait reflections. Also, this silver pitcher and the peonies were given to me as gifts (from different people) -- follow that link to see some of my still life paintings that were inspired by the generosity of others.

If you like instagram, follow me @abbeyryan8 to see the #mindfulstudiopractice poetry and photos I share, in addition to my paintings. On facebook, find me here.

If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see Still Life with Pink Peony Buds (2021), Still Life with Pink Peonies in a Silver Cup (2020), or a bunch of my paintings of flowers.

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Blue Skies Reflected in Brandy Snifter (present moment)


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Looking closely, you can see my reflection in the glass. Here are a bunch of my paintings with self portrait reflections. Also, this brandy snifter 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.

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Still Life with Asparagus and Copper Bowl

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If you look closely, you can see my reflection in the copper bowl. 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 Copper Bowl and Three Eggs (Homage to Chardin, 1732) (2018), still life with copper pot and pears (the light, the shade), patmos, greece (2017) [print available here], or a bunch of my paintings of copper objects or asparagus.

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Still Life with Silver Creamer, Clementine, and Cranberries (Live Demo Painting)

 
Still Life with Silver Creamer, Clementine, and Cranberries (Live Demo Painting)
4x6 inches, oil on linen on panel, 1 December 2020
Thank you for tuning in to my live demo yesterday. So many artists from around the world, friends, family, Arcadia students, alums, faculty, staff, and administrators watched and live chatted. If you're interested, here is a comment from someone who tuned in: "She just keeps making it better and better and better to infinity. There is nobody past or present who surpasses Abbey’s talent and incredible ability to recreate reality without ever uttering a curse or throwing a brush across the room. I am in eternal awe of her talent and demeanor. She gives new meaning to masterpiece."

If you missed it: on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, I conducted my annual live painting demonstration in my studio (instead of Grey Towers Castle at Arcadia University). The event was free and streamed live online. This painting (and my live demo) honors the memory of my friend, Jami. The auction is now live and will last for 7 days. All proceeds will be donated to the Jami Rodriguez Memorial Scholarship at Arcadia. Read more.

I'll post photos on Facebook and Instagram and check back because I'll be adding more. Also, if you look closely, there's a self portrait of sorts down the middle of the silver creamer's reflections. I invite you to watch the short time lapse of the two hour live demo:



If you enjoy this video, you may also like to see more of my live demo painting time lapse videos. 

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Still Life with Pink Peonies in a Silver Cup


Still Life with Pink Peonies in a Silver Cup
oil on linen on panel, 2020, 10"x8", available
Contact abbeyryan@gmail.com for purchase information

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

If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see a bunch of my paintings of silver objects.

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Still Life with Grapes, Peach, and Drop Vase


Still Life with Grapes, Peach, and Drop Vase
oil on linen on panel, 2019, 5.5"x8"
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This painting is available for a buy now/make offer price because it is larger than my typical auction paintings. Framing is available upon request after auction closes.

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

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Still Life with Oysters, Peeled Lemon, and Silver Pitcher with Self-portrait Reflection


Still Life with Oysters, Peeled Lemon, and Silver Pitcher (with Self-Portrait Reflection)
oil on linen on panel, 2018, 16"x12"
$6200
Update: Sold

If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see Self-portrait in a Blue Vase and Eight Figs, Jug and Heirloom Tomatoes (with Self Portrait Reflection), Two Satsuma Tangerines, or a bunch of my paintings with self-portrait reflections in them or paintings with peeling fruit or my paintings of oysters.

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Thanks in advance,

Two Quinces and Handmade Cup with Snow Reflections



There's also a little bit of a self portrait in the cup reflections, too, if you look closely. Detail views are at the ebay auction.

If you're interested, take some time to look at my friend / artist Carole Loeffler's work [definitely start with this one on my street] -- it really makes you want to follow along.

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

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Best,

Pear with Snow and Self Portrait Reflected in Silver Cup (+ "the paths that birds make")



My new studio is on the 3rd floor, and the view is inspiring. In this cup's reflections, you can see me in my new painting hat (it's cold in my studio) and snow on the ground with late afternoon light coming through the distant trees.

In addition to my oil paintings, I also make large ink paintings on paper (if you're interested in seeing some, click here). One in particular, which consists of two 35 x 42 in. panels and usually hangs in my living room, was partially inspired by a murmuration, or flock of starlings. In light of that, I just have to share this Jan. 2018 National Geographic magazine article, "If Birds Left Tracks in the Sky, They’d Look Like This." It features amazing works by Barcelona-based photographer Xavi Bou. Prepare yourself and click the link. (Note: There's a slideshow at the bottom of the article with 16 images.)

If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see Still Life with Blue Vase and Asian Pear (First Snow of 2016), Still Life with Silver Cup, Two Blueberries, & Muscat Grapes (Live Demo Painting), Still Life with Apple & Silver Cup (A Meditation on 8 Years), or a bunch of my paintings of silver objects.

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Happy Friday,

Self-portrait in a Blue Vase with Italian Plums, Peach, and Eucalyptus, 12x24"


Self-portrait in a Blue Vase with Italian Plums, Peach, and Eucalyptus
12x24 inches
Oil on linen on panel
Sold ($9,000)

Here's another Maria Popova article, "What Color Is The Wind?":

"'What is essential is invisible to the eye,' Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote in The Little Prince. Those bereft of vision, therefore, need not be bereft of the essential — they discern it by means other than sight. The richness of that otherness is what Belgian artist and author Anne Herbauts came to see in a surprising and profound question from a blind child. During a bookmaking workshop she was leading, a little boy asked her whether she, as an artist, could tell him what color the wind was — a notion of the same trans-sensory, synesthetic quality as Helen Keller’s electrifying account of 'hearing' Beethoven..." [Keep reading]

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Best,

Jug and Heirloom Tomatoes (with Self Portrait Reflection), larger painting (+ Peto Museum workshop)


Still Life with Jug and Heirloom Tomatoes (with Self Portrait Reflection)
Oil on linen on panel, 9x12 inches, 2017
$3500
Update: Sold

This October 14-15, I will be teaching a workshop at one of my favorite places: the John F. Peto Studio Museum. If you're not familiar, John Frederick Peto (1854-1907), born in Philadelphia, was a late nineteenth-century figure in the trompe l’oeil school of American still life painting. The Peto Museum is a renowned museum about 2 hours east of Philadelphia where I live and work.

My workshop next month at the Peto Museum is open for registration. The 1.5-day workshop will be held inside the Studio Museum on Saturday and Sunday, October 14-15. I'm especially honored that the museum allows me to use J.F. Peto's own original still life objects for my demo paintings.

Space is VERY limited, so I recommend that you sign up right away if you're interested. The Museum is located in Island Heights, NJ, and details are here. If you have any questions, please contact me or the Peto Museum directly at info@petomuseum.org.

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Best,

Still Life with Blackberries and Silver Cup (with Self-Portrait in Winter Hat)


Still Life with Blackberries and Silver Cup (with Self-Portrait in Winter Hat)
oil on linen on panel, 5 x 6 inches, available
Email abbeyryan@gmail.com for purchase information

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

As you can see my brightly colored winter-indoor-hat, there's a self portrait of sorts in this silver cup's reflection (here are a bunch of other reflection self portraits, too).

If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see Still Life with Acorn and Silver Pitcher, Still life with Silver Pitcher & Muscat Grapes, or a bunch of my paintings of silver objects or blackberries.

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Clear Skies Reflected in Bifocals Belonging to my great-grandmother, Elizabeth Ann Longstreet Parker (the light, the shade)


Clear Skies Reflected in Bifocals Belonging to my great-grandmother, Elizabeth Ann Longstreet Parker (the light, the shade)
4 x 6 inches, oil on linen on panel, 2016.

Today is Robert Lax's birthday (born: November 30, 1915, Olean, NY; died: September 26, 2000, Olean, NY).

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 my "the light, the shade" series here. Generous support for my "the light, the shade" series from June 2016-June 2018 is provided by the Norman Johnston Fellowship at Arcadia University.

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Best,

Still life with Robin's Egg, Acorn, and Handmade Cup



As you can see in this cup, the leaves on the trees across from my studio have turned bright orange -- almost the color of glowing embers. This painting continues my "Paintings of Handmade Pottery" project that I've been working on since January 2008. Also, there's a self portrait of sorts in the cup's reflection (here are a bunch of other reflection self portraits, too).

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Best,

Still life with Vintage Apple Juice Bottle and Apple with Leaves (+ Rembrandt, painting, and the digital age)


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Five years ago, I posted about seeing a Rembrandt exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. I wrote about art reproduction and the Internet/digital age, but the crux is this: "My point in bringing all this up is to remind myself (and maybe you) how the physical presence of a painting can be so moving, and how complicated it is that a lot of the art we see today is only viewed online or in books. So much of the importance and content of a painting is not found in the image or subject matter, but in the texture, atmosphere, gesture, mark-making, smell, weight, thickness, layering, sensitivity, and... humanity" (Read full post here: My Thoughts on Rembrandt, 19 January 2012).

Not surprisingly, this topic has only become more prevalent and complex. For the past 5+ years, in my own artistic practice, I have only studied paintings in person in museums/galleries around the world. I categorically avoid studying paintings online (I'm fortunate to travel often and live in Philadelphia and close to NYC). The ins and outs of being a painter in the Internet/digital age come up all the time in my workshops and mentoring program and Innernet e-course. This also came up quite a bit in a couple of recent podcast interviews I did with 10,000 Hours and The Studio. It's critical for artists to figure out their relationship to new technologies, while always keeping the conversation ongoing about how we can do that while also continuing to hear our own voices and stay in alignment with our core values and interests.

P.S. If you look closely there's a self portrait of sorts in the glass bottle reflection (here are a bunch of other reflection self portraits, too).

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Best,

Silver Kettle (+ my Cuba interview and upcoming interviews)


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This OPA article about artists in Cuba reminded me of an interview I did about my painting travels in Cuba in 2012 (in it, I talk about one of my top three favorite museums in the world and here are the paintings I did while in Cuba). Also, coming up I will be sharing a few new podcast and video interviews that I was invited to do recently. P.S. If you look closely there's a self portrait of sorts in the kettle's reflection (here are a bunch of other reflection self portraits, too).

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Best,
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