Kahawa Coffee House

flying hats,

one hundred and twenty dollars each, three for three hundred,

acrylic on canvas, twelve x twelve inches

May,

twenty four x twenty four inches,

acrylic on canvas, five hundred dollars

Currently showing at Kawaha Coffee House, Three Hundred and Eighty Eight College Str.

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Jerusalem dyptych

Jerusalem {dyptych}

each piece is twenty four x thirty inches, acrylic on canvas,

six hudred and fifty dollars each twelve hundred for the pair.

This just makes me so happy.I have been negligent in getting to this, I suppose I was unsure of where to start. Let's see, after doing so much work through the past few months on Fables I knew simply that first and foremost I needed to change formats, I like consistency in my series, I prefer a uniform size for my shows, at the end I eeded to excercise myself in a direction that would help shake things up for me, I have done over one hundred twelve x twelves in the past three years, and many two x two's, this was such a welcome adjustment just to move around the canvas more. Although similar to the "Playing the Martyr" series in Fables, there is something about the scale of this work that is immediate and powerful. Liig up a doze of these girls was a challege, the rhytthm of the piece relies more o the colour work, the lies of the drums and the ties, the eye follows.

I am very proud of this piece, it needed a proud title, "Jerusalem" has no meaning in regards to work itself, it still serves the piece well.

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Schuco toys and other stocking stuffers

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more posters

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Paper Dolls

campfire dolls summer/ winter,

each sixteen x twenty inches,

two hundred fifty dollars each pair for four hundred,

paper doll ships one and two,

same as above,

paper doll ships three,

twelve x thirty six iches {and framed}

SOLD

Will e writing here tomorrow after I purchase a " " and a " n" key.

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Valentine One and Two

Valetine One and Two,

each piece acrylic on canvas, twenty x twenty four inches ,

five hundred dollars {pair for nine hundred}

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what's the difficulty ?

This design is up for grabs, I think it's a great name, the band it was intended for did not.

the alphabet shoppe is a crazy place this time of year

The holiday deal here folks is the largest yet, purchase three letters for One Hundred and Fifty dollars {CRAZY }.Yes folks its crazy at the two shoppes as we approach the holidays to place orders for letters or other works you may always call me at

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take care, ASH

gifts for your ids, phews, ieces, etc's.

CHRISTMAS SALE

order with haste

ea. twelve x twelve, sixty dollars, four for the price of five

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process

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How the image evolves, from cocept, first steps ad complete.

Our Ladies of the Flowers

Fevrier {SOLD}, June, Autumn {SOLD},January, each piece twenty x twenty four inches

acrylic on canvas, five hundred dollars ea.

This idea came to me while looking at a arrangemet of flowers wrapped in paper, that when inverted they looked quiet simply, like dresses or gowns, sometimes it's that simple.

Opening Reception at the Cameron House, Sunday nov. Eleventh, Four to Seven pm

Reserve pieces now, the work is selling already

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pits and merry go rounds

Carousel Ships I, Carousel Ships {SOLD}, Argo II

each piece twenty x twenty four inches, acrylic on canvas

five hundred dollars each.

The concept for the carousel ships came from the recent passing of Ken Dan y. {sp is mine, my " " key is malfunctioning} My parents used to purchase the "Canadian Childrens Annuals" for my rother {sic} and I to read. One of the covers was a Dan y of a young kid on a carousel, it was a favourite of mine. The English Terrier is a favourite dog of my Father's, we were watching the film "Oliver" when I was young and I distinctly recall my Dad saying how neat they were, even if the dogs owner was a murdering psychopath.

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Starbucks sisters, Fables satellite show

Two Sisters {airplanes}

twenty x twenty four inches, acrylic on canvas, five hundred dollars each

{nine hundred for the pair}

While the show is on at the Cameron, I have a few paintings at the Star uck's at College and Euclid, these two, two campfire dolls and The new Dress are hanging there until the sixteenth of nov.

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The Hideout revisited

These guys play the Hideout every Wed. and the Underground on Thursdays ad Fridays.

For poster or T-Shirt designs contact Andrew Shay Hahn at the following Telegraph station

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crusty life revisited with murder squad

What would fall feel like without a new Murder Squad design ? Pretty empty my friends, pretty empty. So to warm you up, here it is, we're using the "Tiger Skull" design instead of what I call, the Scowling Trashman. To purchase contact Preston at woundedpaw.com or visit Murder Mike at the _lack Metal _runch at Grafitti's on Sunday. My Mother loves hers and so will yours.

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Yearly Show at The Cameron House

whoops

Argo the dog who makes war, twenty x twenty four inches, five hundred

Playing the Martyr {three}, twenty six x twenty eight inches,five hundred

Study in Yellow, thirty six x twenty eight inches, {SOLD}

all pieces acrylic on canvas

These are more images from Fables, they are still in the process of being finished but I wanted to announce the dates for the show at the Cameron which are, October. Twenty Seventh to December First.

Opening Reception will be from four to seven on Sunday november Eleventh

I will return to write something very soon, very busy .

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Another Martyr and Two Sisters Dancing

Playing the Martyr Two {SOLD} , Sister One, Sister Two {SOLD}

Each piece is twenty x twenty four inches, acrylic on canvas, .

The "Playing the Martyr" series cotinues, this image finds its inspiration in the angry political talk flying around the Cloak and Dagger these days, where the Liberal Gov't , the empty shirt that is David Miller, the inefficacy of the arts protest two days ago and of course handy mainstays Iraq and the next U.S election have dominated all conversation, shattering the cardinal rule of the pub, "no religion, no politics or you buy a round."

The following images of the Sisters were inspired by a photo of one of my favourite dancer/actresses in our city Monica Dottoir and the dance troupe she belongs to "Company blond" from the performance "nice cuppa tea". I was looking for an image that would aid in the bridging of the pieces from Fables to my past work, and the dominant symbols that I have used for the past two years, if you trace a line from the houses from small towns {see "Small Towns"Tab} to the figures of the paper dolls {see "campfire dolls" in "paintings" tab} to the unifying images of "Untitled {School Play}" {see "Fables" tab} you see two marionettes being manipulated by one of the bandits - when I found the image of Monica I knew where to go next, these are the "portraits" of the two marionettes dancing together among the houses.

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hope everyone is getting over the first cold of the fall, I've almost kicked it {five days down}

best to you,

A.S.H

Boys and Girls Riding Birds, Mothers at Rest, Bandits In Your Backyard

The new Dress, Tea Time{SOLD}, Untitled {School Play}, Untitled {Hide and Seek}SOLD, Taking a Trip Pt.Three

each piece is twenty x twenty four inches, acrylic on canvas, five hundred dollars each.

People have been quite demanding asking about the themes that I'm using in this series of "Fables",

group think- {participating in crowds}, escape/adventure, these are very popular themes in children's tales and I think they also reflect strongly in my life as a painter. The anonymity of the artist, the observer, the creation of images as mirrors of personal, societal tableaux {due to the figurative aspect of these works} had been my working model for many years as a painter, after a two year break to try to express these themes in a non figurative way {see Small Towns , Birdhouses} I wanted to find a new "in" to look at these themes.

The use of the "Children's Illustrative" model was a new and novel way for me to share these "thoughts", images that also have a less tragic or bleak approach to subject matter that could, if presented another way, may seem, too sad or too distant from the personal world of the viewer to access the image. The viewer identifies in the lack of identity that the "Bandits" possess, the "Mothers" are identical for the same reasons. The boys and girls of the "Taking a Trip" series are an image directly from a dream, a dream of escape and adventure, the severe mock murders of the "Martyr's" reflect the power of anonymity in "group think".

Also a love of theatre and storytelling is prevalent in the series, pageantry, false enviroments and playacting deserve to be noted. I hope this helps as a begining to enjoying this work and addresses some of your questions.

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Fables "Playing the Martyr"

Playing the Martyr" twenty by twenty four iches,acrylic on canvas , SOLD

I absolutely adore this painting. I enjoy the concept, the composition and tones, this series has retured me to my love of figurative work after a couple of years away from it.

More to come tomorrow.

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