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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “grace”

Every Painting Has a Story: December 2024 – “How I Pray These Days”

Hello friends, we have made it to the end of another calendar year! Despite the frenetic pace that December tends to bring, I find that it also invites us to reflect on the past year. We look back and see all the good that has happened, as well as the difficult or stressful.

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Every Painting Has a Story: November 2024 – “#LittleArtsofKindness”

Hello friends, here we are in November! It’s amazing to think that there are only two months of 2024 left. This month’s story happened around this time four years ago and is about the power of beauty to bring light in dark times. I hope it encourages you!

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Every Painting Has a Story: September 2024 – “Release”

Well friends, here we are in September. In our part of the world, summer has wrapped up, the kids are back at school, and the weather is turning cooler. This month, I will be sharing the story behind a painting that holds meaning for me because of the season of personal growth it represents. I hope you enjoy the read!

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Every Painting Has a Story: August 2024 – “Enough”

Hello friends, here we are in August. This month, I want to share with you a piece that is deeply personal to me and centers on some spiritual themes. I should also let you know that it touches on the topic of grief. I understand if you need to skip this one, but for those of you who stay to …

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Every Painting Has a Story: June 2024 – “Stillness”

Hello friends, somehow we have made it halfway through the year! June is a relatively busy month in our household with school winding up and end-of-term activities happening. This month’s story is an invitation for us to pause and rest. I hope it meets you in your days, whatever they look like. [Note: I don’t typically talk much about my …

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Every Painting Has a Story: September 2023 – “Still Waters”

Hello friends, as I write this, the first leaves are falling from our neighbour’s walnut tree, temperatures are cooling and the kids are back to school. Welcome to September. Pour yourself a cup of something yummy and join me in this month’s story!

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Every Painting Has a Story: July 2023 – “Spiritus”

Hello friends, here we are at the midpoint of 2023. The story for this month is a very special one with quite a journey. I hope you enjoy reading about it!

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Every Painting Has a Story: April 2023 – “From Whom All Blessings Flow”

It’s April! This month’s painting is one of my more recent ones and I’m excited to share the story behind it! “From Whom All Blessings Flow” is a 16″x20″ acrylic painting that was commissioned to me by a client who wanted to thank their friends for many years of support. My client asked me if I could paint a scene …

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Every Painting Has a Story: March 2023 – “The 40 Arts of Gratitude Project”

Hello friends, here we are in March. This month’s artwork is a little different as it’s a collection of small paintings instead of one larger one. The story behind these is quite special and I hope you enjoy reading about it (hint: it has to do with my 40th birthday)!

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Every Painting Has a Story: January 2023 – “The Promise of Spring”

Hello friends and welcome to a new year! I am excited to be starting off this year with the painting, “The Promise of Spring.” For folks who are new to this blog series, I typically tell the story behind each month’s painting and include a section at the end for those with the Scripture version of my calendar where I …

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Olive Chan Art operates on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem),  sq̓əc̓iy̓aɁɬ təməxʷ (Katzie), S’ólh Téméxw (Stó:lō), and Coast Salish Peoples. I thank these First Peoples who continue to live on these lands and care for them and whose relationship to these lands existed long before the founding of Canada or British Columbia.

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