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Still Life Cherries and Bleu Cheese - fundraiser for A Step Up Academy
100% of funds raised in this auction will be donated to A Step Up Academy for their Hands for Autism fundraiser, 
handsforautism.org
Oil on linen on panel
6 x 8 inches, framed
Retail value: $1900

About the Painting
To read my additional commentary about this painting, visit and subscribe to my blog, Abbey Ryan Studio.  This painting is painted alla prima from life -- in one single sitting. Each mark of paint is applied wet-into-wet and remains visible in the painting's finished state. This painting is painted with professional grade oil colors on an oil primed surface. All materials adhere to archival standards. This painting will arrive varnished and unframed, ready to display. 


About the Artist
For more info about me and my blog, do a web search for "Abbey Ryan Studio".

My paintings have been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine's "Live Your Best Life—Women Who Make Beautiful Things," Seth Godin's bestseller, Linchpin: Are You Indispensible?, 10,000 Hours, Maker Mentors, and FOX's Good Day Philadelphia, among many others. I was named #5 on the list of "49 Creative Geniuses Who Use Blogging to Promote Their Art" at BoostBlogTraffic.com. Inspired by the "A Painting a Day" movement, I started making daily paintings for my blog on 9/23/07.

Since 2007, my blog has had over a million visitors from over one hundred countries. More importantly, though, painting has become my meditative time and the best part of my day. Attempting to paint every day speaks to my interest in ritual, practice, classical still life and trompe l'oeil painting. My paintings are usually sold by eBay auctions, and are in over nine hundred private and public collections around the globe.

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 teach painting workshops and offer private painting mentoring online. Read testimonials on my website.

To 'meet me' in Seth Godin's Linchpin video, do a web search for "Abbey Ryan Linchpin".

For direct access to my paintings, along with my subscriber-only commentary, painting detail views, experiences, stories, and special offers, subscribe on my blog (Abbey Ryan Studio).


Shipping and Handling
Shipping and handling fees are due to the fact that I am extremely conservative with packaging because all my paintings are unique, and I never want to take a chance on the work getting damaged in shipping after all the care I have put into it. 


Framing 
This painting is being auctioned framed.


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