A Cup of Deep Sea Divers II

Cup of Deep Sea Divers II

12 x 12 inches, acrylic on canvas

$140.00 / $160.00 framed

Probably one of the stranger things that I've done that got an incredible response, the first sold the day it was put up, which does happen alot with the singular, quirky experiments that I do, it's always funny and rewarding that people get it.

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

The Canadian Girl Project

Canadian Girl at the Breakwater II

12 x 12 inches, acrylic on canvas

$140.00 /$160.00 framed

from the ongoing series, "The Canadian Girl Project" check the labels section for more on her and stories contributed by other people regarding the Canadian Girl

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

The Last Band

The Boy Who Played the Trumpet, The Girl Who Played the Drum, The Boy Who Played the Drum

each piece is 12 x 12 inches, acrylic on canvas

$140.00 / $160.00 framed.

These pieces fall into that special category of "Stuff I never got around to doing", I have done these sketches at least three times over in moleskines and sketchbooks and kept doing other work before I'd get around to them. I wanted to expand on the world of "The Boy Who Loved the Water", the child in the life jacket who keeps reappearing in my work over the years, I wanted to take the sense of the larger world around the small child and expand on it somehow, finally deciding that now was the time to do it.

I was showing my process to my girlfriend, deconstructing how I spend my evenings doing notes and sketches, starting with what to do immediately in the morning, then some notes on how to hang the show, then some reminders on things to touch up and then sketching, at the end of the session there is usually one good idea, six bad ones and two very funny doodles, well these kept being moved back as I found new ideas in those sessions, but last week I wrote a list of work I'd like to do and hadn't gotten around to and "The Last Band" was pretty much at the top of that list, so here they are. I am also working on a 20 x 20 sized version of "the Boy Who Played the Drum" which I hope to finish today/tomorrow.

I also like the colour schemes in these very much, moving away from the Prussian Blue backgrounds and bases and using a more brown/red influence in the palette. The 20 x20 I'm working on is similar in the fact that I'm using a Pthalo Blue and Sienna ground instead.

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

The Carlu

Waiting for the Lake to Freeze IV
16 x 20 inches, acrylic on canvas
$300.00 / $340.00 framed

Work station at the Carlu

Sorry to have been away so long, lots to do here at the Shoppe, and you'll see as post after post is added over the next few days. The Carlu event was a smashing success for CanStage, met alot of great people and was able to almost finish the painting that I'd brought to work on. I'd like to thank A.Hepburn and the folks at CanStage for inviting me to participate. I think there's a picture of me working that will be posted in one of Toronto's local community newspapers, but I haven't been notified as to when, I'll be sure to supply a link when that happens.

I didn't really get to interact with as many folks as I would've liked to, but there were so many great things in their silent auction and such great food that I was more part of the general atmosphere than an attraction, I did get to eavesdrop on some conversations about golf and the stock market, which to the uninformed are two things that are often discussed at fund raisers.

Still trying to figure out when to have the Opening for "Come On Pilgrim" at the Cameron House in May but have yet to pick a date that feels right, I'd originally considered the 9th, but that's Mother's Day, I'll also be making a trip to my home town on the 14th for some light dental surgery so that may muck up that weekend, I may just have to hang the show on the 2nd and have the Opening that afternoon, don't worry it will all be sorted out by midweek, next week.

back to the paint mines,

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com