Pictures from art opening "Where Spirituality meets Physicality"

Pictures from art opening "Where Spirituality meets Physicality" April 2013 Britannia Library Gallery, Vancouver, BC.

Painting on the left: Subtle Shift

Painting on the right: Storming

Subtle Shift

Series: Where Spirituality meets Physicality

60 x 40" Mixed Media & Acrylics on Canvas

$3500.00

2013 Deb Chaney 

info@debchaney.com

Storming

Series: Where Spirituality meets Physicality

48 x 72"" Mixed Media & Acrylics on Canvas

$6500.00

2013 Deb Chaney 

info@debchaney.com

Old and new friends hanging out at the opening.

Fellow artist Meredith Aitken with her artworks on the walls ajacent.

http://www.meredithaitken.com/about

Painting on the left: Sociere

Painting on the right: Surrender

Sorcière

Series: Where Spirituality meets Physicality

60 x 40" Mixed Media & Acrylics on Canvas

$3500.00

2013 Deb Chaney 

info@debchaney.com

Surrender

Series: Where Spirituality meets Physicality

60 x 40" Mixed Media & Acrylics on Canvas

$3500.00

2013 Deb Chaney 

info@debchaney.com

Robyn, Deb & Gabriella in front of Storming.

Robyn and Harry talking and laughing.

Haruko Okano, Gallery Curator, with Deb Chaney in the library gallery.

The girls Wendy, Carolyn, & Gabriella with the painting Serender in the background.

All photos taken and offered here with curtosy and thank you to Alan Katowitz. Pls contact him for prints and/or digital copies or other photography alankatowitz@gmail.com 604 961 3016 He is based in Vancouver, BC.

Creative How To - Starting a Creative Project

This blog is dedicated to Gabriella, who has a book inside her ready to be born. It’s about how to start a creative project – any project you choose - and creating a rhythm to keep it going and make some legitimate progress on the creative project.

I’m going to build this blog by offering you a few key cards from my creative card pack The 68 Secrets of an Illuminated Artist that are integral in supporting Gabriella in the beginning of her journey of starting to write a book, and hopefully you, in any project you want to start.

BEGIN. There must be a few good reasons why you want to *write this book. Start by writing these reasons out. Why do you want to do project x anyways? Put pen to paper and get clear on this. This is your purpose. The WHY. The reason you are even considering doing this project.

Then, I want you to take it to the next step and write out why you are excited or juiced about this project. I call this my E-list. In the case of this list, just make it relevant to this project.

*write this book = do this project, whatever creative project you are embarking on…

KEEP IT TO YOURSELF.  Before you go any further in getting started with your creative project I want to share this next concept with you here, as it’s very important. Did you know that talking about this project or telling your friends about it creates the same reactions in your brain as actually doing it? Therefore when you tell someone about it – instead of actually doing it – your brain doesn’t know the difference and you are less likely to do it. Read the card and follow this advice until you have so much momentum with your creative project that it will no longer matter if you talk about it because you have become an illuminated artist: creatively unstoppable. Until then button your lips.

 

SCHEDULE TIME. Next, you know this inherently. If you don’t make – and more powerfully -  schedule time to work  this project, it won’t happen. So if you really want to succeed long term, it’s been proven again and again that small steps are the best way to create lasting long term chance. Choose a time each day when you can do 10 minutes on this project. If that brings up anxiety or other less than desirable feelings, lower the number. Start with 5 minutes or event 1 minute. Just make sure you do this every day.

 

MAKE IT FUN.  As you start doing your daily 10 minutes you want to incorporate ways to make it fun – then you’ll be more likely to keep at it.  Light a candle. Play music. Have cookies waiting next to your pen and paper/tools/computer/work session.  When I was working on my first book The Little Inspiration Book   I used to put hot water and Epsom salts and lavender aromatherapy into a large bowl and soak my feet while I wrote.  Maybe what’ll make it fun for you is working in different locations like a coffee shop or at the beach. Have a little list available with a few ideas so they are ready to support you.







CELEBRATE YOUR PROGRESS. Bottom line is if you are working on a project on your own, and especially if you've followed the first guideline to keep it to yourself, there will be no cheering squad waiting  on the other side of hte door once you've written the first page, or first chapter, or for establishing your writing/working schedule. In this case I ask you be your own cheering squad. Time some time and do something to celebrate your forward progress. Anchor it in yourself that you're doing great and that you can keep going. Pat yourself on the back. say YES!! outloud real loud. Take yourself out for dinner. Get a mani pedi. Whatever it is that works for you. But, please, do something. If you want to create some accountability, sign it to blogger and post your celebratory act here in the Comments section. I'm sure other readers would be pleased to get ideas from you.

Need more support? These are only a few cards from the 68 card pack  The 68 Secrets of an Illuminated Artist you can order the whole pack (all 68 cards) for $25 plus shipping/handling from me info@debchaney.com. 

The CRAWL party pictures

Three days of art, friends, kids, and fun... Here are the pictures. Thank you all for coming by!

The weekend was busy. We had people coming through the studios pretty much constantly. It was awesome to meet so many art lovers! Thank you for everyone that came by!

A few close up shots of some of my work...photos by Kiona - thank you!

Rosa with her art work!

My mom in my studio.

Ruthie playing the frog game with Jessica Bell.

2 paintings never shown before and as of Dec 2010 are still available...both are 16 x 16"

2 more paintings never shown before and as of Dec 2010 are still available...both are 16 x 16"

A close up of a larger painting - this one recently sold!

Kiona, Luke and myself.

Follow your Heart. This painting is still available.

Both of these paintings sold at the CRAWL!

Ruthie playing shop keeper with Luke!

Deb, Tara, Alise, Katherine, and Kiona.

The show is nothing without all the art lovers, friends and family that came by to show their support. Thank you all!
My girlfriends Tara and Kiona with their kids.

The gift cards on display.

The infamous frog pond panels and pieces of the pond. There are some still availble. Check here to own your pieces of the pond! http://www.gregoryrosa.com/FMFP/ownapiece/index.htm

See the bags and sideways table on the right hand side? this became a super cool fort Ruthie and I made on Sunday.

Up top: Raw expression paintings on paper. On the table: Patchwork Paper prints and little gems.

Rosa's amazing and beautiful work. Read about her and the other artist at the old foundry at: http://debchaney.blogspot.com/2010/11/introducing-artists-at-old-foundry.html

more of Rosa's awesome artwork.

Rosa and her man. Thank you both for putting up all the lights and signs! team super duper!

Looking down through my studio into Rosa's studio. It was fun to open the studios up like this.

Heather Craig's studio.

Inside Rojia's studio with her husband and brother. The party started here and worked itself upstairs!

The entrance hallways where we displayed our work... you walk through here to get to the studios.

Greg making the frog pond punch. The CRAWL was also the big release party for his CD FULL MOON FROG POND. you can get a sneak peak listen to it at: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/gregoryrosa

My beautiful artist and friend Rojia in her oh-so-organized studio! Love that girl!

My friend Kris Holm comes by to see the work.

Ruthie kept busy playing with her little friends...

The pears are watercolour paintings on paper and there is one left!

My mom snapping photos!

Rojia and myself behind RAW EXPRESSION paintings.