Breathing Space - Lighthouse Park West Vancouver BC

Beautiful hike last week in Lighthouse park west Vancouver...nothing like being in nature to re-vitalize the spirit and nourish the inner artist.

Brock House class gets painting!

We have a full house this fall at Brock House community center for the experimental and energizing abstract painting class in acrylics. After talking about how to set up,design composition and the three c's (curious? next 2 day workshop in Vancouver October 30/31st register info@debchaney.com) students got painting! Here are some photos from the class...

Fall 2010 Two Day Intensive Abstract Painting Workshops

Upcoming Workshop Event Announcement! This Fall 2010 Illuminate the Artist Within™ proudly presents two day workshops in Vancouver and North Vancouver introducing energizing and experimental abstract painting with Deb Chaney. Join us in Vancouver Saturday & Sunday 10 am - 5pm September 25 & 26, October 30 & 31 or in North Vancouver November 27 & 28th.

This is a two-day class where you’ll learn the fundamentals of abstract painting. Each portion of the class

will progressively introduce new techniques and skills—such as glazing, layering, removal, staining—and we’ll also cover lifting of paints and layering of collage elements. This is a fun and intense workshop! Emphasis is on experimentation and play as it relates to the creative process.

The workshop cost is $285. Space is limited, so please act now to secure your space if you are interested. Complete details are provided below.

Bring a Friend Deal; register with a friend and receive $20 off your workshop registration. Register now to reserve your spot, call 604-736-5111 or Email info@debchaney.com. Visit for full details www.debchaney.com/workshops

“The things I learned in the workshop about creativity, expression, control and practice, all have great relevance to my life as a whole. Deb did more than just pass on artistic technique. I feel she laid the groundwork for an understanding of how I can let go and enjoy being creative!” ~Sarah E. Vancouver, BC

“Deb Chaney's workshop was wonderful because it helped rejuvenate my inspiration in my art. She explained a technique, showed you how to do it and then let you explore on your own. What I loved was that I left with an abundance of information and examples to take home so that I could continue what I learned.”

- Patricia Kaplan, Los Angeles, CA

TO REGISTER CONTACT:

Deb Chaney, SCA

Contemporary Abstract Artist

Studio The Old Foundry Building, 1790 Vernon Drive, Vancouver, BC V6A 3T8

Phone (604) 736-5111

Email info@debchaney.com

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INTRODUCTION TO ENERGIZNG AND EXPERIMENTAL ABSTRACT PAINTING

Dates, Times & Locations

September Workshop (Vancouver West)

Saturday, September 25, 10AM to 5PM

Sunday, September 26, 10AM to 5PM

October Workshop (Vancouver West)

Saturday, October 30, 10AM to 5PM

Sunday, October 31, 10AM to 5PM

November Workshop (North Vancouver)

Saturday, November 27, 10AM to 5PM

Sunday, November 28^th, 10AM to 5PM

Cost & Requirements

$285 Paid in advance

Student level: All levels welcome

Materials list & Exact Class Location provided upon registration

Registration Information

We accept Credit Card, Debit, Cash or Personal Cheque. Email us your intent to participate with your full contact information (Your name, Address, Email, Phone) and we’ll process your registration. Thank yoiu info@debchaney.com 604-736-5111.

Fall Classes in Abstract Acrylics - Brock House Vancouver

Art - Energizing & Experimental Abstract Painting in Acrylics - 2010 Fall Class at Brock House in Vancouver, BC

BROCK HOUSE SOCIETY - 3875 Point Grey Road, Vancouver, BC, V6R 1B3
phone: 604-228-1461

http://www.brockhousesociety.com/?hp=start

cost: $80/9 weeks

convenor: Deb Chaney

location: Art Room

Dates: September 14 - November 9

AR102

This is an energizing and informative abstract painting class with an emphasis on experimentation & creative process. Students will learn the fundamentals of abstract painting. Building on this foundation, each class will progressively introduce new techniques and skills. Techniques include glazing, layering, removal, staining, lifting of paints as well as layering in collage elements. How to achieve line, depth, texture & interest in the paintings will be covered. We will be using liquid & heavy body acrylics, as well as acrylic mediums and gels and paper collage elements. Each week builds on the next with a demonstration at the start of each class and plenty of time to practice and experiment with the techniques & concepts shown.
A list of materials necessary for this course is available in the office

A few spots left for the August Workshop...

There are A few spots left for the August Introduction to Mixed Media Abstract Painting in Acrylics Workshop here in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Illuminate The Artist Within Presents
INTRO TO MIXED MEDIA AND ACRYLICS
An Abstract Painting Workshop with Deb Chaney
Saturday August 28 & Sunday August 29th, 10AM to 5PM

Students will learn the fundamentals of abstract painting. Building on this foundation, each portion of this class will progressively introduce new techniques and skills. Techniques include glazing, layering, removal, staining, lifting of paints as well as layering in collage elements. How to achieve line, depth, texture & interest in their paintings will be covered. We will be using liquid and heavy body acrylics, acrylic mediums and gels, and paper collage elements.

This is a two-day workshop with an emphasis on experimentation and creative process. Space is limited, so RSVP today!

To Register
Send cheque payable to:
Deb Chaney c/o The Old Foundry Building
1790 Vernon Drive
Vancouver, BC V6A 3T8
(604) 736-5111
info@debchaney.com

Location
OPUS Framing and Art Supply North Vancouver
120 Lonsdale Ave, 2nd Floor,
North Vancouver, BC, V7M 2E8
Map: Google Maps
Phone: 604-904-0447

Cost
$285 (materials list provided upon registration)

Abstract Mixed Media Workshop

Illuminate The Artist Within Presents
INTRO TO MIXED MEDIA AND ACRYLICS
An Abstract Painting Workshop with Deb Chaney
Saturday July 31 & Sunday August 1, 10AM to 5PM

Students will learn the fundamentals of abstract painting. Building on this foundation, each portion of this class will progressively introduce new techniques and skills. Techniques include glazing, layering, removal, staining, lifting of paints as well as layering in collage elements. How to achieve line, depth, texture & interest in their paintings will be covered. We will be using liquid and heavy body acrylics, acrylic mediums and gels, and paper collage elements.

This is a two-day workshop with an emphasis on experimentation and creative process. Space is limited, so RSVP today!

To Register
Send cheque payable to:
Deb Chaney c/o The Old Foundry Building
1790 Vernon Drive
Vancouver, BC V6A 3T8
(604) 736-5111
info@debchaney.com

Location
OPUS Framing and Art Supply North Vancouver
120 Lonsdale Ave, 2nd Floor,
North Vancouver, BC, V7M 2E8
Map: Google Maps
Phone: 604-904-0447

Cost
$285 (materials list provided upon registration)

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Deb Chaney is a contemporary abstract artist, painting large, layered, mixed media abstract works on canvas and paper. She has been painting in acrylics and mixed media for ten years and has sold and exhibited paintings in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Santa Barbara, and Vancouver. She is an elected member of the Society of Canadian Artists. Her passion is painting and inspiring others to find their creative groove. She is the creator of the Illuminate The Artist Within series of workshops.

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Introducing Artist Jessica Bell

I’m sitting here in Gastown which is I think the oldest part of Vancouver and definitely one of the most beautiful. The sun is out and there are big looming fluffy grey and white clouds in the sky as well as big blue patches of sky with the sun shining straight through. This burst of light is often a miracle in Vancouver.

I have been visiting with Jessica bell www.jessicabellart.com in her studio and have just entered her world of landscape painting and collage, papers, threads, knitting and patience methodical passion and purpose.

I met Jessica Bell at the Old Foundry Building when she was interviewing me as one of the potential artists to join the collective there. Lucky for me I got her old studio space and from there a connection as made and I knew we just had to get together again. Jessica moved to Gastown, her studio in the heart of this old town part of Vancouver that has beautiful old buildings, red bricks and a sense of style and artistry to it in its beautiful raw state. I love being down to visit Gastown.

Describing Jessica’s artwork or her process of making it one must take a step back and picture her methodically walking or riding her pedal bicycle over the Granville Street Bridge, heading north, her journey from her home to her studio that she consciously takes four days week to her studio to do her work. This journey and her observations of the buildings, landscapes, architecture, textures, lights and features of the city is what inspires her work.

Visually gas town is so stimulating it deserves its own photo blog in itself. And so in speaking with her father about the source of inspiration for her work Jess began www.onesee.tumblr.com, giving viewers an insight into the what she sees as she walks to her studio and in and around Vancouver that feeds and nourishes her work = the buildings, the layers, the views, the landscaping, the fragments and pieces that visually make up the city around her. This is the visual gathering she does on her walk and brings these to her studio to create her mixed media pieces.

Jessica started knitting at the age of four and as we talked she knit and spoke about the threads - both metaphorical and literal- throughout her work and her life. Her work is incredibly dynamic…She starts with a fabric, a textures and some colours and lets each piece evolve, layer by layer from there. Using found objects, textured fabrics and papers, pattern paper, thread, knitted works, paper, acrylics paints and GAC mediums.

What pervades in most all her pieces is that sense of space, in thoughtful and careful placement of each element. Space is something she talked about quite a bit in our two hours together at her studio. Time and space required by artists to composed the images, ideas, and concepts until they are ready to bring these new germinated ideas from seed to growth on panel, or on paper as is the case. But the emphasis in the conversation was the importance and the fundamental need for space, time, quiet, walking, looking, being, resting and how this is as important as the making of the art itself.

After listening to Jess talk about the fact that her work is her communication of her observations with the world, her discussion of the city around her, I truly saw her work in a whole different light. Well, in a whole different view – a bird’s eye view per say. I saw trees looking down; I saw buildings and wires, and a pattern of metal from the recycling depot down from the Old Foundry Building where she once worked.

What inspired me utterly was Jessica’s sense of clarity about what she is creating and communicating and her clear sense of artist direction and purpose. Her studio reflected this clarity, tidiness and organization. She was busy getting some paintings ready for the RTF show .

Title is important the title of each of her pieces is important to her and for us the viewer because Jessica’s work can seem so abstract to the initial viewer, giving he title as a hint, and a closer look, you will being to see what she saw and felt as she walked through the city stress and let the pieces of the painting come to her.

Her work is a two-way communication and her wish is that her work is seen. And her dream is that, to have her work in the work – both the original and in print publications, for the world to see and receive her gift through this art.

It was a delight to visits with you Jessica and I am thankful for allowing to be in your sacred studio space for you sharing your time with me and sharing your true self with myself and other artist here. Thank you.

See Jessica's work upcoming at Cheaper Show (www.thecheapershow.com) which takes place here in Vancouver in June.