Embrace The Power Of The Great Outdoors

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This week I’m continuing the new type of post I started last month in which I choose one of the cards from my deck of illustrated affirmations. This one is really important to me and my process—but it’s even applicable far beyond art. For any creative process, or simply your emotional and physical well-being, this card’s message is an important one.

The power of getting outside

I’m fortunate to live on beautiful Gabriola Island, so I’m literally surrounded by nature—and the ocean—and all I need to do is step outside.

And looking at my artwork, you can see that nature is an important part of it. So much of it is not only inspired by nature itself, but by memorable moments I’ve experienced in the outdoors as well, such as Where (Forest and Beach) Become One.

I spend time in nature.

I am refreshed artistically when I am in the outdoors and connect with mother earth. I hike a trail… walk next to a river… sit in a park and watch the clouds… snowshoe in a forest.

While exploring the great outdoors is easier for some than others, even a stroll to a park down the street—just stepping outside for some air—can free your mind and reinvigorate your spirit.

The backdrop of this card feature part of a painting called Ignore Reality which is from my Pure Abstraction Series. The abstract acrylic painting has torn book pages collaged into it and further texture added with layers of sand.

It is the divine experience and feeling I get from being in nature that inspires Pure Abstraction. From glaciers to mountain peaks to quiet streams, watching the river flow over rocks. This series of abstract paintings is my interpretation of my relationship with nature.

Ignore Reality by Deb Chaney (48”x 48”)

Testimonials for ‘The 68 Secrets of an Illuminated Artist’

“Wow. I love these cards...when I get 'stuck' I spread out the cards on the table and randomly pick one...it's always the ‘right’ one...and once again I am re-connected to myself and the Flow of Creativity.”

– Tim Sullivan, Artist

How to get your own pack of inspirational cards

You can purchase your pack of cards online at The Game Crafter or in the following retail stores:

  • Surrey Art Gallery Gift Shop

  • Free Spirit Gallery, Gabriola Island, BC

  • Iron Oxide Art Supplies Nanaimo

  • Blackberry Gifts in Ucluelet, BC

  • Page's Inn & Marina Bookstore, Gabriola Island

Prints and Original Artwork for Sale Online

This card features a section of Ignore Reality. You can see the full painting and buy custom reproductions on Saatchi Art here:

https://fwf0.short.gy/ignore-reality-o

Reproduction prints on Saatchi Art are available in 3 formats:

Fine Art Paper

310 GSM, 100% cotton linters, archival quality, natural white finish with a slightly structured, soft-textured surface.

Metal

Specialized inks infused into specially coated, thin, high gloss aluminum sheets. Exhibit mounted on 2mm black Styrene and finished with a black Metal Inset Frame.

Canvas

Museum grade, matte textured (20.5 mil), bright white, poly-cotton blend with no additives and no agents.