December 2, 2021–February 25, 2022
Artist Statement
Are you a painter that doesn’t paint?
Are you a writer that doesn’t write?
Are you a creator that doesn’t create?
Can anything be sadder than work left unfinished? Yes; work never begun.
~ Christina Rossetti
This exhibition is more than art on a wall.
It’s a visual instruction manual for motivation—the antidote for apathy.
Its purpose is to give you some practical tools, motivate you into action and keep your momentum for the rest of your life.
The main works are arranged to complement four concepts of motivation:
Desire, Focus, Confidence and Willpower.
Chris explains, “By using these same concepts over the past nine years, I’ve moved from unmotivated to unstoppable and sculpted a creative life. I want this exhibition to inspire you to do the same. Come, experience it, and use the knowledge to be as prolific as you’ve always dreamed. If I can do it, you can, too.”
Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it! Begin it now!
~ Goethe
How To Get and Stay Creatively Motivated by Chris Beaven
A Good Foundation
Oil on canvas
8″ x 10″
$150
Container
Oil on board
5″ x 7″
SOLD
Elevating the Mundane 1
Oil on board
5″ x 7″
SOLD
Flowers and Orange
Oil on board
10″ x 8″
SOLD
Pepper on White
Oil on board
7″ x 5″
$100
Peach on Black
Oil on board
7″ x 5″
SOLD
German Hotel
Gouache on mat-board
6″ x 4″
$150
Orange Slices on Black
Oil on board
5″ x 7″
$100
Yellow Gladiolus
Oil on board
10″ x 8″
SOLD
Yellow Plum
Oil on board
5″ x 7″
SOLD
Satsuma and Vase
Oil on canvas
5″ x 7″
SOLD
Still Life with Pear
Oil on board
12″ x 9″
SOLD
Two Satsumas
Oil on board
6″ x 6″
$100
Travel Test Apple
Gouache on mat-board
4″ x 6″
$100
Kidney Transplant Day
Graphite and ink on paper
12″ x 16″
NFS
Paper Ball
Gouache on mat-board
6″ x 4″
SOLD
Paper Chevron
Oil on Canvas
18″ x 24″
$1,000
Paper Cross
Oil on Canvas
18″ x 24″
$1,000
Paper Flame
Oil on Canvas
18″ x 24″
$1,000
Paper Star
Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
18″ x 24″
$1,000
Paper Triangle
Oil on Canvas
18″ x 24″
$1,000
Winnie
Oil on Panel
24″ x 18″
$5,000
Self Portrait
Oil on board
7″ x 5″
SOLD
Patrick
Oil on canvas
47″ x 30″
$11,000
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Charcoal on Paper
14.5″ x 12″
$500
Pocahontas
Graphite and Charcoal on Paper
18″ x 12″
$500
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
Graphite and Charcoal on Paper
17″ x 14″
$500
Rosa Parks
Graphite on Paper
17″ x 14″
$500
Vulnerability One
Oil on panel
30″ x 20″
$2,500
Vulnerability Two
Oil on panel
30″ x 20″
$2,500
Vulnerability Three
Oil on panel
30″ x 20″
$2,500
Who is this?
Oil on paper mounted on panel
30″ x 17″
$2,500
Fatigue
Oil on paper mounted on panel
30″ x 22″
$700
Resurgence
Oil on canvas
34″ x 17″
$1,000