Abbey Ryan

Abbey Ryan —I am having the time of my life— www.abbeyryan.com | www.ryanstudio.blogspot.com Contact me at [email protected]. Feel free to read my "Thoughts on Paint."

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In 2007, I started making daily paintings for my blog. Each painting is a meditation on the present moment. My paintings have been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine's "Women Who Make Beautiful Things," Seth Godin's Linchpin: Are You Indispensible?, FOX's Good Day Philadelphia, YaleRadio, 10,000 Hours podcast, American Art Collector, among many others. I was named #5 on the list of 49 Creative Geniuses by Boost Blog Traffic. Since I started it, my blog has had over a million visitors from more than 100 countries. More importantly, though, painting has become my meditative time and the best part of my day. Attempting to complete a painting every day speaks to my interest in ritual, mindful practice, and classical still life and trompe l'oeil painting. The still life and landscape paintings I make vary in subject matter and sizes ranging from 3x4 to 16x20 inches. Though I sometimes work in series, developing variations of certain subjects, each painting is singularly unique. I prepare my painting panels and varnish and pack the paintings myself. My collectors comment that I give individualized attention to each painting, taking great care at every step. In 2003, I started my business, Ryan Studio, and I've used my blog to sell my work over the Internet since 2007. My paintings are usually sold by eBay auctions, and are in over twelve hundred private and public collections around the globe. What I like about selling my work online is that I get to have a direct connection with my collectors; we have a long-lasting relationship that begins with a shared love of painting. When I'm not painting, I teach painting workshops and offer private painting mentoring (coaching) online. If you're interested, you can read testimonials here (for workshops) and here (for Private Painting Mentoring online). I am fortunate to have studied with David A. Leffel at the Art Students League of New York, and this experience had a great impact on my work. I also completed undergraduate work in both science and art at Arcadia University and post-graduate work at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Hunter College/CUNY. I was born and raised in New Jersey, USA.

Still Life with Figs, Pecorino Romano Cheese, and Temmoku Bottle (the light, the shade), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 11...
09/21/2023

Still Life with Figs, Pecorino Romano Cheese, and Temmoku Bottle (the light, the shade), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 11"x14”, Sold - Private collection
"Art after all is but an extension of language to the expression of sensations too subtle for words." ~Robert Henri
This new larger still life was inspired by an 11x14" painting I did 10 years ago in December 2013, Still Life with Figs, Bleu Cheese, and Temmoku Bottle (the light, the shade), which you can see here. The 2023 composition is loosely a mirror of the one from 2013. If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see a bunch of my paintings of cheese or bottles or figs, or other paintings in my "the light / the shade" series inspired by the poetry of Robert Lax. [links on my BLOG ]
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DIPTYCH: The Improbable Question: Still Life with Stacked PB&J and Scarlet Tanager (diptych), oil on linen on panel, two...
08/01/2023

DIPTYCH: The Improbable Question: Still Life with Stacked PB&J and Scarlet Tanager (diptych), oil on linen on panel, two panels, 18"x14" each, Private collection (commission)— to see larger views.
This is one of my recent large commissions. I worked closely with the collector on the temporal elements and other personal details that they wished to include. On a related note, if you're interested in reading about still life and reflections on space and time, below is an interesting excerpt from the Introduction in Matilde Marcolli's “Still life as a Model of Spacetime” (2012) essay.
Below also is a closer view of each 18"x14" painting in the diptych, with some detail views. This diptych was also selected as a finalist for the 16th International Art Renewal Competition (ARC) Salon. ARC reviewed over 5,400 paintings from 75 countries. [links on my BLOG ]
If you're interested, below are some detail views [links on my BLOG ]
Excerpt from the Introduction in Matilde Marcolli's Still life as a Model of Spacetime (2012) [links on my BLOG ]
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FRAMED VIEW: The Improbable Question: Still Life with Stacked PB&J and Scarlet Tanager (diptych), oil on linen on panel,...
08/01/2023

FRAMED VIEW: The Improbable Question: Still Life with Stacked PB&J and Scarlet Tanager (diptych), oil on linen on panel, two panels, 18"x14" each, Private collection (commission)— to see larger views.
This is one of my recent large commissions. I worked closely with the collector on the temporal elements and other personal details that they wished to include. On a related note, if you're interested in reading about still life and reflections on space and time, below is an interesting excerpt from the Introduction in Matilde Marcolli's “Still life as a Model of Spacetime” (2012) essay.
Below also is a closer view of each 18"x14" painting in the diptych, with some detail views. This diptych was also selected as a finalist for the 16th International Art Renewal Competition (ARC) Salon. ARC reviewed over 5,400 paintings from 75 countries. [links on my BLOG ]
If you're interested, below are some detail views [links on my BLOG ]
Excerpt from the Introduction in Matilde Marcolli's Still life as a Model of Spacetime (2012) [links on my BLOG ]
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The Improbable Question: Still Life with Stacked PB&J and Scarlet Tanager (diptych), oil on linen on panel, two panels, ...
08/01/2023

The Improbable Question: Still Life with Stacked PB&J and Scarlet Tanager (diptych), oil on linen on panel, two panels, 18"x14" each, Private collection (commission)— to see larger views.
This is one of my recent large commissions. I worked closely with the collector on the temporal elements and other personal details that they wished to include. On a related note, if you're interested in reading about still life and reflections on space and time, below is an interesting excerpt from the Introduction in Matilde Marcolli's “Still life as a Model of Spacetime” (2012) essay.
Below also is a closer view of each 18"x14" painting in the diptych, with some detail views. This diptych was also selected as a finalist for the 16th International Art Renewal Competition (ARC) Salon. ARC reviewed over 5,400 paintings from 75 countries. [links on my BLOG ]
If you're interested, below are some detail views [links on my BLOG ]
Excerpt from the Introduction in Matilde Marcolli's Still life as a Model of Spacetime (2012) [links on my BLOG ]
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Two Golden Pears (present moment), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 4x5”, unframed. Available for sale at auction now—   to ...
07/29/2023

Two Golden Pears (present moment), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 4x5”, unframed. Available for sale at auction now— to view auction.
"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), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 4x5”, unf...
07/21/2023

Still Life with Tart Cherries and Silver Creamer (with Self Portrait Reflection), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 4x5”, unframed. Available for sale at auction now— to view auction.
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, oil on linen on panel, 2023, 5x4”, unframed. Available for sale at auction now—   to ...
07/19/2023

Tart Cherries in a Silver Compote, oil on linen on panel, 2023, 5x4”, unframed. Available for sale at auction now— to view auction.
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.  [links on my BLOG ]
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Tart Cherries with Leaves (the light / the shade), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 4x5”, unframed. Available for sale at au...
07/18/2023

Tart Cherries with Leaves (the light / the shade), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 4x5”, unframed. Available for sale at auction now— to view auction.
"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.  [links on my BLOG ]
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Partially Peeled Tangerine No. 2 (the light / the shade), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 4x6”, unframed. Available for sal...
07/17/2023

Partially Peeled Tangerine No. 2 (the light / the shade), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 4x6”, unframed. Available for sale at auction now— to view auction.
"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. [link to auctions in ]
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.  [links on my BLOG ]
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Green Pear (present moment), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 5x4”, unframed. Available for sale at auction now—   to view a...
07/12/2023

Green Pear (present moment), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 5x4”, unframed. Available for sale at auction now— to view auction.
"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.   [links on my BLOG ]
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Three Peaches on a Blue Block from Patmos, Greece, oil on linen on panel, 2023, 5x6”, unframed. Available for sale at au...
07/11/2023

Three Peaches on a Blue Block from Patmos, Greece, oil on linen on panel, 2023, 5x6”, unframed. Available for sale at auction now— to view auction.
"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.  [links on my BLOG ]
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Print sale: I have 4 signed prints available now. Link in bio or DM for purchase info. - Still Life with Copper Pot and ...
03/28/2023

Print sale: I have 4 signed prints available now. Link in bio or DM for purchase info.
- Still Life with Copper Pot and Pears (the light, the shade) : 8x10”, $45
- Greek Bottle, Hand-picked Grapes and Grape Leaf (the light / the shade), Patmos, Greece : 8x10”, $45
- Still Life with Cherries, Silver Bowl, and Dutch Cheese (present moment) : 11x14”, $60
- Still Life of Leaves with Three Apples : 8x10”, $100
the images are in inches, and there will be ~1” white border where the signature will be.

  

Blueberry on a Wood Block, oil on linen on panel, 2013, 10x8”. Private collection (sold). If you're interested in this p...
03/21/2023

Blueberry on a Wood Block, oil on linen on panel, 2013, 10x8”. Private collection (sold).
If you're interested in this painting, you might also enjoy a bunch of my other paintings of blueberries. [links on my BLOG ]
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A view   of Still Life with Italian Plums on Delft Plate, 9x12”, available from my studio, framed. This painting was pub...
03/16/2023

A view of Still Life with Italian Plums on Delft Plate, 9x12”, available from my studio, framed. This painting was published in ’s January 2020 issue. DM for purchase info. -
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Magnolia Blossom, oil on linen on panel, 2019, 5x5”. Private collection (commission).I found this painting in my draft p...
03/15/2023

Magnolia Blossom, oil on linen on panel, 2019, 5x5”. Private collection (commission).
I found this painting in my draft posts; somehow I forgot to post it in 2019. The magnolias are just starting to show buds here in Philadelphia.
If you're interested in this painting, you might also enjoy my other magnolia paintings, or Still Life of Peonies in a Silver Pitcher (with Self-Portrait Reflection) (2022, larger painting), or Still Life with Pink Peony Buds (2021), or a bunch of my other paintings of flowers. [links on my BLOG ]
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Framed view of Tangerine with Leaves No. 3 (present moment), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 4x5”. Available for sale at au...
01/15/2023

Framed view of Tangerine with Leaves No. 3 (present moment), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 4x5”. Available for sale at auction now— to view auction.
If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see Tangerine with Leaves No. 1 and No. 2 (present moment), a bunch of my paintings of tangerines or paintings from my ongoing "present moment" series. [links on my BLOG ]
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Framed view of Tangerine with Leaves No. 2 (present moment), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 5x4”. Available for sale at au...
01/15/2023

Framed view of Tangerine with Leaves No. 2 (present moment), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 5x4”. Available for sale at auction now— to view auction.
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. [links on my BLOG ]
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Series of three paintings - Tangerine with Leaves (present moment), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 5x4” and 4x5”. All avai...
01/11/2023

Series of three paintings - Tangerine with Leaves (present moment), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 5x4” and 4x5”. All available for sale at auction now— to view auctions.
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Tangerine with Leaves No. 3 (present moment), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 4x5”. Available for sale at auction now—   to...
01/11/2023

Tangerine with Leaves No. 3 (present moment), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 4x5”. Available for sale at auction now— to view auction.
If you enjoy this painting, you may also like to see Tangerine with Leaves No. 1 and No. 2 (present moment), a bunch of my paintings of tangerines or paintings from my ongoing "present moment" series. [links on my BLOG ]
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This auction ends today at 12pm ET: Tangerine with Leaves No. 1 (present moment), (framed view), oil on linen on panel, ...
01/11/2023

This auction ends today at 12pm ET: Tangerine with Leaves No. 1 (present moment), (framed view), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 5x4”. Available for sale at auction now— to view auction.
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. [links on my BLOG ]
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Tangerine with Leaves No. 2 (present moment), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 5x4”. Available for sale at auction now—   to...
01/10/2023

Tangerine with Leaves No. 2 (present moment), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 5x4”. Available for sale at auction now— to view auction.
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. [links on my BLOG ]
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hope (Stacked Blocks), oil on linen on panel, 8x6 inches, unframed. **This painting is larger than my typical auction pa...
01/08/2023

hope (Stacked Blocks), oil on linen on panel, 8x6 inches, unframed. **This painting is larger than my typical auction paintings and is available for a set price (with the option to "buy it now" or "make your best offer")— to view listing. *If you don't prefer to use eBay, just DM or email me directly to purchase or make your best offer.
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"Stillness means being effortless. When we are still, we are not making an effort. Not an effort of the will.... We are entering into this effortless and totally natural state. The ego, which is always trying to do things full of effort, finds stillness its greatest challenge, because in stillness we stop trying, we stop making these efforts. In stillness, we discover a new freedom, a freedom that lies beyond effort, beyond our egocentric wills: the effortless being, of being in harmony with the flow of life."
~Aspects of Love 2, Laurence Freeman OSB
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Tangerine with Leaves No. 1 (present moment), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 5x4”. Available for sale at auction now—   to...
01/04/2023

Tangerine with Leaves No. 1 (present moment), oil on linen on panel, 2023, 5x4”. Available for sale at auction now— to view auction.
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. [links on my BLOG ]
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This auction ends tomorrow: Two Pears (Yin & Yang),   - oil on linen on panel, 2022, 5x6”. Available for sale at auction...
01/03/2023

This auction ends tomorrow: Two Pears (Yin & Yang), - oil on linen on panel, 2022, 5x6”. Available for sale at auction now— to view auction.
“It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.” ~
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. [links on my BLOG ]
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Happy 2023!If you enjoy my work, please take a minute to share my page with someone you think would also enjoy it.To pur...
01/01/2023

Happy 2023!
If you enjoy my work, please take a minute to share my page with someone you think would also enjoy it.
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Still Life with PB & J Halves, larger oil painting, framed, oil on linen on panel, 2022, 6x8”. **This painting is larger...
12/28/2022

Still Life with PB & J Halves, larger oil painting, framed, oil on linen on panel, 2022, 6x8”. **This painting is larger than my typical auction paintings and is available for a set price (with the option to "buy it now" or "make your best offer")— to view listing. *If you don't prefer to use eBay, just DM or email me directly to purchase or make your best offer.
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Two Pears (Yin & Yang), oil on linen on panel, 2022, 5x6”. Available for sale at auction now—   to view auction.“It's no...
12/28/2022

Two Pears (Yin & Yang), oil on linen on panel, 2022, 5x6”. Available for sale at auction now— to view auction.
“It's not what you look at that matters, it's what you see.” ~
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. [links on my BLOG ]
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I enjoyed a wonderful workshop and learned so much! It was mesmerizing watching you paint.
I want to throw my name in for signed giclée prints. Happy 10th Anniversary!
Congratulations on 10 years of daily paintings - you have amazing talent and discipline. I love your work and have a few pieces but I do hope to have more in the future and would love to be in the running for one of your giveaway prints.
Have a wonderful time Abby
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