Solo artwork exhibit up today: "68 Reasons To Celebrate Creativity”
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Wednesday March 9th, 2022
Gabriola Island Artist, Deb Chaney presents solo artwork exhibit: "68 Reasons To Celebrate Creativity”.
This exhibit features small and medium format original paintings that were used as backgrounds in the artist’s recently published card deck The 68 Secrets of an Illuminated Artist.
These exhibited works span the past decade of the artist’s teaching career, many of them arose from live mixed media technique demonstrations in workshops.
This is an interactive exhibit that includes a Treasure Hunt for all ages connecting the artwork to the card pack and intended to inspire and support participants creativity.
GABRIOLA ISLAND, British Columbia, Canada, March 9th, 2022 - The Gabriola Island Library will present the work of abstract painter Deb Chaney. This show entitled "68 Reasons To Celebrate Creativity”, on exhibit from Wednesday March 9, 2022 - Saturday April 30th , 2022, is a celebration of two decades of painting and being creative process. Showing twenty small framed 9” x 12” mixed media abstract paintings on paper and several 23” x 30” mixed media paintings on 300 cold press paper mounted on wood panel will be on display in conjunction with her recently published card deck: The 68 Secrets of an Illuminated Artist: How to Stay In Your Creative Flow Despite Any Obstacle. All of the paintings in this exhibit were used as backgrounds for for the inspirational card pack.
This art installation is unique as it is interactive involves the viewer with a Treasure Hunt based on the story of a young girl named Anna who comes to visit the library with her Dad in search of creative inspiration for her school painting project. The Treasure Hunt story leads participants on a journey to connect the exhibited artwork to the short descriptions in the card pack and fill them into the supplied handout. Visitors will gain a deeper understanding of the artwork and enjoy getting creatively inspired with the stories’ heroin Anna.
The 68 Secrets of an Illuminated Artist cards was created over a ten year period that despite going through many personal challenges the artist continued to make art consistently. Curious about how and what had propelled her to continue her creativity, despite these challenges, Deb went back through ten years of her journals and found notes, ideas an inspirations that had pulled her through her those tough times and supported her to persevere with her creative dream. With the editorial help of a retired English teacher, together they culled the best personal insights from her journals and the original card pack was created. This year, the artist took the pack to the next level and digitally placed an original piece of her artwork in the background of all sixty eight cards.
Shares Waheeda Byron, vice president of the Gabriola Island’s Palette People Artist Group: “I am currently working on 20 water colour paintings as illustrations for a book my friend is writing. It is a big project with a deadline. I choose a card randomly each day and the art and quote help motivate me to keep on track with my project.”
The card pack is currently available for purchase online at https://www.thegamecrafter.com/games/the-68-secrets-of-an-illuminated-artist, at Free Spirit Gallery and Paige’s Marina Bookstore on Gabriola Island. It is also in consideration to be sold at Opus Framing and Art Supply stores throughout British Columbia.
“People have taken the time to drop back to the store to share how much they look forward to pulling one of Deb’s cards as part of their creative routine; so full of beauty and inspiration.” - Gloria Hatfield, Owner & President, Page’s Resort Bookstore.
This exhibit features original paintings many of which were created in front of workshop groups taught by Deb Chaney between 2014 and 2020. These artworks were live demonstrations of various mixed media techniques including; glazing with transparent layers, gold leaf applications, stencil work, integration of sand texture, layering with polymer mediums to create wax/encaustic effects, etching, and integrating collage elements into abstract artwork. These small paintings, which are part of Deb’s foundational art practice, her Little Gems Series, have influenced her work in two important ways. That is, by consistently creating small paintings in the mindset of play, experimentation, and practice, it has helped her maintain her creative flow for two decades. Secondly, many of these Little Gems Series paintings have been licensed and reproduced into large format prints on canvas and purchased by hotels, developments, restaurants and interior design companies in BC, Alberta and Ontario. Most notably in 2019, when the Hilton Hotel in Calgary Alberta purchased several hundred reproductions of her work for each room of their newly renovated hotel.
Deb Chaney is a Gabriola Island based abstract painter and has been creating her spiritually inspired mixed media abstract paintings for two decades. She exhibits internationally in public art, corporations, TV and Film, and her work appears in public and private collections. Her paintings are composed of many intriguing layers and textures, the creation of which helps her remain in the moment and supports her healing journey. More about the artist at: www.debchaney.com
ABOUT The Gabriola Island Library
The current dedicated Gabriola Island library opened in 1999 in Folklife Village. Over the years, the library has expanded in size and scope and has firmly established itself as a vital cornerstone of island life. Beyond books of all genres, CDs, DVDs, the library also offers light therapy lamps for in library use. There is free parking available.
Address: Located in Folklife Village, 575 N Rd, Gabriola, BC V0R 1X3
Hours: The Gabriola Library is open Tuesday to Thursday from 10 am to 7 pm and Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm.
Information: For general inquiries, call (250) 247-7878, email gabriolaisland@virl.bc.ca or visit https://virl.bc.ca/branches/gabriola-island/
Media inquiries: Contact the Artist, Deb Chaney info@debchaney.com (604) 736-5111
Please contact the artist for a list and images of all artwork on exhibit info@debchaney.com