Wednesday 28 November 2012

Culture Crawl 2012 Photos from Deb's Studio

A  big thank you to all 3,660 people who came to the ARC Live/Work Studios for thsi year's Culture Crawl 2012. Here are some photos from my Studio.
Curious about what was different from last year?  

1. We had More people visit the ARC this year 3, 666 compared to around 3,000 last year. 

2. I experienced support and tribe on a level I have not yet previously felt. A Big HUGE Thank you to:  to Lindsay Clark Kiki Connelly Vanessa Violini Robyn Ziebell Carolyn Trotter Brittani Jensen Heather Frazer Terry Lyn Evans Paige Ketchum Liz Rad Bret Raglafart Brittani Jensen Kiona Hartl Esther and Marcel David & Gabriella for stopping by the studio to support and nourish me with  your gifts of love, support, soup, samosas, hugs, humor... Honestly I'm blown away by all of your support. THANK YOU.

3. Ruthie had a lemonade and ice cream stand. (see her set up/prep picture and her live in action below)

4. Bret Hernandez came in and DJ'd for us on Saturday. Go Michael Jackson -- and we had people dancing and groovin in the studio!!!! Thank you Bret!

and more... (keep reading)



 Ruthie setting up her lemonade stand prior to the cuture crawl.


 The treasure chest with the prizes for the treasure hunt.


 Full Moon Frog Pond and Raw Expression paintings on 300 pound paper. See them in detail, click each link separately.






 Lots of small items were made available including hand made note pads, cards and the Little Gems series paintings on loose canvas.


 Little Loves shown here are 5 " x 5" small paintings each with its own intention. They have not been documents and do not appear on the website nor anywhere else.


 This large maroon and pink cruciform abstract is 40 x 60" and as of Nov 30th available for sale. info@debchaney.com 604-736-5111. This painting is not posted on the website nor does it belong to a special series.


 Little Gems series paintings  both framed and unframed.



The larger 23 x 30" painings on the right hand side are part of a new series "Fragments of Life" which I have yet to post on my website. Check back in December at www.debchaney.com under "portfolio" and look for framgents of life to see the originals up close and in detail. Tx.

  Yoga Girl paintings shown opposide the Frog Pond paintings and the Raw Expression series.


 This is a small untitled abstract landsacpe that is about 14 x 20" and is currently (date of this b log) still available)



These 23 x 30" painings on the left hand side of the panel display are part of a new series "Fragments of Life" which I have yet to post on my website. Check back in December at www.debchaney.com under "portfolio" and look for framgents of life to see the originals up close and in detail. Tx.




Little Loves shown here are 5 " x 5" small paintings each with its own intention. They have not been documents and do not appear on the website nor anywhere else. 


Serenity. Pure Abstraction Series. 36 x 36" 

 Top: 16 x 20" Star Crossed Lovers. Bottom: 30 x 40" Breathing In.



 Inside the studio.


 Jelly Bean Hearts 36 x 36" on the table. The paintings in the background are in process.







 50 Shades of Purple Grey. 36 x 36"


 Red Salsa Dancer 40 x 60"




 Mystic Places 40 x 60".


 Ruthie and Bret at their lemonade stand. In the background on the left hand side is 'RED' abstract landscape.
 Up above the sliding glass doors are the framed hearts series. These are not shown on the website nor anywhere else. 




 Some of the beautiful friends that came and helped during the weekend.




 Looking down into the studio from above. 


  Looking down into the studio from above. 


  Looking down into the studio from above. 





 Looking down into the studio from above. 

  Looking down into the studio from above. 


  Looking down into the studio from above. 





Deb being photographed by a visitor with two of her paintings in progress.







 Little Margaret from Ruthie's gymnastics class came to visit with her mum!




 Margaret picking out a treat from the treasure chest!



A collector leaves with a print from the Patchwork Paper Series.



1 comment:

Art talk said...

Deb: glad you had a good crawl...ours was great as well. So great to show people the work Arnt and I did in Amsterdam and share stories. We also did a mini crawl afterwards on Tuesday. Check out my blog to see www.valeriesarttalk.blogspot.com