What Do You See In Snow White Sleeping?

Snow White Sleeping by Deb Chaney (48” x 36”)

I’d like to announce that one of my larger format paintings is now on Saatchi Art. The original acrylic on canvas painting of Snow White Sleeping is still available for purchase and you can also now buy high-quality reproductions.

About this painting

This painting is part of my Pure Abstraction series. And pure abstraction in terms of art is undoubtedly inspired by the divine experience and feeling of being in nature. 

“Great art picks up where nature ends.”

– Marc Chagall

Whether hiking along a river and looking up at the surrounding mountain peaks or peacefully sitting oceanside watching the tide change, the bliss and inspiration from these experiences follow me to the studio. And the resulting pure abstraction in my artwork is my interpretation of those experiences. 

I also often incorporate natural materials such as sand in these Pure Abstraction paintings.

The composition of Snow White Sleeping presents a unique and abstract interpretation named after the famous fairy tale character. The palette consists primarily of just 2 colours–an azure blue and white.

The soft shades of white, pale blues, and delicate greys dominating the abstract artwork create a soothing dream-like atmosphere. These subtle hues evoke a sense of calmness and serenity, inviting you to immerse yourself in the peacefulness of the scene.

The absence of detailed features allows your imagination to fill in the gaps, encouraging a personal connection with the subject. Capturing the essence of rest and introspection, it invites you to contemplate the tranquility and vulnerability depicted in the painting.

Prints and Original Artwork for Sale Online

You can buy the original painting of Snow White Sleeping online at Saatchi Art here:

https://fwf0.short.gy/snow-white-o

You can buy reproductions of Snow White Sleeping here:

https://fwf0.short.gy/snow-white-p

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.

Fan Mail from Montreal

Found this in my inbox yesterday: "My name is Nikky. I am a high school student in Montreal, Quebec. I have recently been assigned a project for art class; contemporary artist research and critique assignment. Since abstract is my favorite type of art I chose to find an artist who composes just that. I stumbled upon your site and it took my breathe away. Your work is so inspiring and amazing. I love the many layers and media you use to perfect the imagine.  Mystic Places in your portfolio "Pure Abstraction" has got to be one of my favorites. Yoga girl as well, it is all so perfect. I just wanted to tell you how much I look up you and your work. I need to mimic one of your pieces for the final part of my project, i hope it turns out ok! " Made my day - Thank you Nikky.

Behind the scenes - studio notes

30 x 40 x 3/4 "

as yet untitled, Pure Abstraction Series

(c) Deb Chaney 2009

wired and ready to hang.

Mixed Media, Acrylics, Sand and Oil on canvas

$1200 USD Original Available at date of this post 11/3/09

inquiries debchaney@live.com

Feng Shui Recommendation: Placed anywhere in your home/office this piece supports your inner health and vitality. To further amplify this area of your life, place this painting, with the intention to support your health & vitality, in the center region of your home/office.

I had a nearly two hour tour of Emily Carr University last Friday. As my close friends know and many of my artist contemporaries, I have never had any art school training and have always been curious about the "other side", that is, academic art school. ( I hold a B.Sc. in Earth and Ocean Sciences)

The art school tour was inspiring in that the one very cool thing about art school is that you get to learn a little bit about so many areas - wood work, metal work, sculpture, photography, digital design and so on with access to tools, equipment and technology that would otherwise cost you bundles if you were to pursue it on your own. The sheer enormity of their lending "library" of equipment was staggering - everything from video equipment, cameras, and things I have never heard to to make, record, edit, copy and do your art in whatever form it may be.

The tour ended by a little talk from one of the admissions staff who talked about how the main criteria for getting into this art school was based on your portfolio. I always thought a portfolio was simply a collection of your finished work - in my case- th epaintings I'm done and I'm proud of, not so.

Apparently, what the portfolio examiners are most interested in are your notes, sketches and process that are behind the finished the art that you make. I came home and got inspired to organize the notes I've been keeping for over a year now on this Pure Abstraction art series.

Below is one of seven pages of journal notes - my process behind the scenes - what goes on in my mind - in creating this series of paintings entitled Pure Abstraction.