The Women Who Loved Wine
20 x 20 inches, acrylic on canvas, framed
$480.00
Forgot to get a picture of this piece on the wall, looks great. After I get some much needed rest I'll fill in these posts with more detail.
A.Shay Hahn
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
The Wilson 96, Have a Drink see the Paint
The Lone Rooster, $300.00
First Look at the Stars $280.00, The Sisters SOLD, Rescue Dog/Deep Sea uniform $160.00Prometheus III $280.00, The Woman who Fell $480.00
Prometheus $480.00, Canadian Girl SOLD, Rescue Dog/Scuba $160.00,
Girl with an Axe SOLD, Girl with a Hammer SOLD, the Night Tree $400.00,
Deep Sea Diver w/Guitar $240.00, Rescue Dog/Fire Axe $160.00
Lady with Two Axes SOLD, the Light Sleepers SOLDAs always I reccomend going soon if there is a piece you justhave to have, the work sells and sells quickly, you can pay the bartender or make an appointment to meet with me. The Wilson 96 is usually open by 5pm, they have a great jazz band on Monday nights and play English Premier League football whenever there is a match and Warsteiner on tap.
A.Shay Hahn
The Wilson 96, on display for your pleasure
Man with Hammer $220.oo, Woman with Two Hammers SOLD
Joker SOLD and Hula Girl8 x 16 inches SOLD, Prometheus $280.00
The White Boat,20 x 20 inches, acrylic on canvas, framed SOLDTo contact A.Shay Hahn tell your stenographer to enter
Thursday, August 26, 2010
New Work for the Wilson 96
First Look at the Stars, 14 x 18 inches, acrylic on canvas, framed$260.00The Light Sleepers (the Sisters II)11 x 14 inches, acrylic on canvas, framed SOLD
The Sisters, 11 x 14 inches, acrylic on canvas, framed SOLD
I think I'll be hanging the show at the Wilson 96 (College Str., East of Grace, South side near the Dragon Lady and the Royal) this weekend, probably Sunday, but I'll let you know and post some shots once it's all ready.
I've got a few things to finish before then so I don't have much time to write here.
The AWOL Square Foot show is on until the 5th of Sept. to head over to the Lower Ossington Theatre to check it out
A.Shay Hahn
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Ron Leary Gig Poster
Gig Poster for the Great Ron Leary For T Shirt designs/ albums/ gig posters contact me here
A.Shay Hahn
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
AWOL Gallery Square Foot Show
Here's all the info that you're going to need to get yourself to AWOL Gallery's "Square Foot" show, the Lower Ossington Theatre is a lovely sky blue colour, it's on the West side of Ossington and AWOL is a bit of a baby food ochre it is also on the West Side, The Lower Ossington theatre has large windows so if you are standing on the west side you may miss their signage, I did, and I have to go there tonight and improv paint with the National Theatre of the World, if you don't know who they are, you obviously don't pay attention to the cover of NOW magazine.
So above are the two pieces I submitted to the show, and you can buy them unframed and at a higher price if you go check out this show, it's an amazing sight to see.
A.Shay Hahn
The Wilson 96
Prometheus, 14 x 18, acrylic on canvas, framed $280.00Lady with Two Axes, 12 x 16, acrylic on canvas, framed, $240.00
Lady with Two Axes, 12 x 16, acrylic on canvas, framed SOLD
The Wilson 96 is a great new bar on College Street just West of Grace, steps from the Dragon Lady and Balfour Books (until they move at the end of the month). I am currently finishing a bunch of new work which will be be hanging there from the 28th of August until the end of October. It's a lovely place for a pint and a chat and they have wicked jazz on Monday nights. Expect at least three more of these posts before I leave town to rest.
A.Shay Hahn
Thursday, August 05, 2010
A Brief History of the Chicken Toss
"Chicken Toss $1"
8 x 16 inches, acrylic on canvas, framed
$140.00 each
can be personalized
Here is a brief history of the Chicken Toss as written by Corin Raymond, the man credited with bringing the Chicken Toss to The Cameron House, if not all of Ontario.
"The Chicken Toss originated, as far as I can tell, in Alberta. It travelled from there to a few key places, namely Texas and Manitoba. Jason Nowicki of The Perpetrators was the first to introduce The Toss in Winnipeg, where it has gained cult and community status thanks to John Scoles at the Times Change(d) High and Lonesome Club at Main and St. Mary.
One year, Times even had a fifty foot rubber chicken float in the Winnipeg parade. I've often tossed the bird at Times, and also at The Auditorium in Nanton, AB. The birds that fly in Wpg. all come from the same magic shop in Calgary. I remember Hayes Carll telling me that one time, while on tour in Texas, his crew tied a knot at one end of a towel, dampened it for weight, and used that to have a late night toss in the corridor of their hotel. The Toss can live without the chicken, but if you're doing a sanctioned round, you need the golden bird.
Rules of the game: the bucket sits 21 feet from the fowl line, and tossers toss from behind that line. It generally costs a dollar a toss, and whoever buckets the chicken gets the $$ in the pot. No folding the bird, no overhand tosses. It's like lawn darts, but with a chicken and bucket. It's not as easy as it looks, but it's definitely as fun as it looks. It's highly addictive. John Scoles gave me a bird when I was visiting Winnipeg and he even wrote on its thigh 'High and Lonesome Certified'. I brought that chicken to The Cameron House and we had some amazing tosses (and more to come!). Since Cosmo took over the bar he and his friends have been keeping the game alive and there are some true champs in that gang. And the love continues to spread.... that's a short history of The Chicken Toss as I know it."
A.Shay Hahn
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
Recent Commissions
Mr. White Sheep and Sir Black Sheep
each 8 x 10 inches, acrylic on canvas, framed
commissions
Once again, Mitzi's Sister, last day is Sunday, August 8th. Just walked 21 km in two days to try to get something new happening in my lungs instead of slow curing them with tobacco, felt pretty good, sweated out as much Vitamin Water and God's own H20 as I drank.
A.Shay Hahn
Monday, August 02, 2010
Mitzi's Sister, Final Week
" Chicken Toss $1.00"8 x 16 inches, acrylic on canvas, framed
$140.00 each
can be ordered
from the series, "weapons"
Final Week at Mitzi's Sister, the last day to see the show is Sunday, August 8th. I will be there today from 6-8 pm if you'd like to chat about the show or pick up your artwork.
Upcoming at the Lower Ossington theatre I will be doing some improvisitional sketches and stuff, here's a copy of the email, it's how we artsty types communicate,
"Hey you guys - we're doing this art collaboration project in summerworks AUG 5-14th. We had the idea that since it's about the various arts coming together (music, performing, improv) we thought it'd be cool to have an improvising art corner. Basically, you'd tell me when you would like to book in - pull together what supplies you would need and we would give you a table to watch the show and be inspired by...plus, free drinks! The art could be anything from sketches, to paintings, to collages - anything that you get from watching the show.At the end of the night, we have a swag table that the pieces can be displayed on and SOLD with %100 going to YOU! (money and art pieces can be picked up at the end of the week)."
Here's a promo of what we are doing.
http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DuuJGgXHCHPo&h=47a26Ws2jhSglr3jlBKTXrwI_jQ
What is Fiasco Playhouse?
http://www.youtube.com/
What is Fiasco Playhouse?
http://www.youtube.com/
I will be there on the 11 th of August at the Lower Ossington theatre, doing my thing.
Also at the Lower Ossington theatre I will be participating in the "Square Foot" show that is run by AWOL Gallery, here's a link with that info.
There will also be a couple more interesting bits of info. coming your way after the 10th of August or so, but until then, enjoy Lord Simcoe (King of the Vikings!) Day.
A.Shay Hahn
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Deep Sea Divers, the rest of the band
Deep Sea Diver with Keys, Deep Sea Diver Drummer
top 14 x 18 inches, bottom 18 x 18 inches, acrylic on canvas, framed
commission
Here's the rest of the band, I can hardly wait for the client to send me a photo of all five hanging in the jam room. This was a real pleasure to do, lots of fun.
We are extended at Mitzi's Sister until the 9th of August so head on down to Parkdale and check out the show.
A.Shay Hahn
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
PRESS FEST THIS WEEKEND.
at the top is a shot of some of my gig posters hanging at Mitzi's Sister beside the great Alun Piggins and the bottom is the line up for Press Fest, starting Friday at the Press Club, come and see a whole butt load of great bands, expect to see the last of the Muppets get sold off this weekend, so if you want one get there early, I think they are opening around 4 pm to accomodate the sheer volume of folks playing. We may do a raffle for a piece, but I don't know if there will be time to organize it.
A.Shay Hahn
Pencil VS.Pens at Mitzi's Sister
Pencils / Pens12 x 12 inches acrylic on canvas, framed
$160.OO each
I had these two hair bun pieces sitting on a shelf for over a year at least, maybe since the Anniversary show at the Press Club, I couldn't think of what to do with them, I liked the execution but always felt that they were unfinished. I realized that there hadn't been a " The Sunday Challenge!" on facebook since my show at the Cameron House in May, so this idea came quickly. In the end pencils defeated pens by a score of 1O to 2, I will probably do a couple more of these I immediately started scribbling down other ideas, tiny drink umbrellas and all kinds of stuff, so we'll see where this goes. Hopefully, "Pencils" will be at Mitzi's for the rest of the week, but I have a feeling that it will sell soon, I'll probably do a brown haired version over the next couple of days.
A.Shay Hahn
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Praxis Theatre Fundraiser at the Press Club Tonight
Here are a bunch of Mitzi's Sister pictures, I said I wasn't going to, but why not.
Whoops, I forgot to post this earlier, due to computer buggery, TONIGHT, July 15 th at The Press Club, Praxis Theatre is having a fundraiser, since I can't help myself when it comes to Theatre Fudraisers I will donate $1O.OO from every painting sold tonight to Praxis. Admission is $1O.OO. Here's a fb link to the event.
A.Shay Hahn
An Idea is Like A Storm, at Mitzi's Sister
An Idea Is Like A Storm I & II
acrylic on canvas, framed
$180.OO each / $320.OO pair
I don't give up on an idea until I figure out why I painted it, so after painting the large piece for the Fringe Festival and being asked numerous times why I chose to paint the women with the books, so I decided to work on a couple in the studio, once I got the title I understood why I did it. I've been looking for new ideas, inspiration etc. and not finding anything, so instead of looking around I went looking in books. So the books are a gateway to new ideas, and it all made sense.
The work has been hung at Mitzi's Sister and looks great, the staff likes it and I've received several compliments, I don't think I'll post and pictures of the way the show is hung, it's all spaced so far apart that you don't get a sense of the paintings in the space, so just head to Mitzi's Sister to check it out, Queen West, west of Lansdowne between Fuller and Sorauren on the north side of the street. Mondays half price nachos and on Wednesday kids eat free (but only if they squeal and scream) . They open at 6 pm. I'll be there Mondays from 6-8 pm if you want to meet, see the work etc.
A.Shay Hahn
Musa Fundraiser at the Magpie, July 26th
As you may know, Musa, one of Toronto's most loved restaurants was damaged by fire and had to close, there will be a fundraiser at Magpie, which is one block East of Musa's location on the 26th of July,I'll be contributing a painting, here's the facebook link to the event, please come out and support Musa.
A.Shay Hahn
Gord Zubrecki Band Gig Poster
Poster for the great Gord Zubrecki Band, they play (don't quote me on this) every second Monday at the Press Club and have a monthly at the Local for the summer, find them on MySpace.
There are also Press Fest and Big City Hicks gig posters showing up all over town.
to contact me for Gig Posters knock on the door below.
A.Shay Hahn
Saturday, July 10, 2010
Mitzi's Sister, July 12- 31 rst
Top Woman with An Axe, Woman with a Hammer
10 x 12 inches, acrylic on canvas, framed
$160.00 each/pair $300.00
Middle Canadian Girl (Prairie), Canadian Girl (Maritime)
12 x 16 inches ( think) , acrylic on canvas, framed
$160.00 each
Bottom Woman With Hammers
14 x 18 inches (I think) acrylic on canvas, framed $200.00
On Monday I'll be heading down to hang at least twenty pieces at Mitzi's Sister, come on down Mondays for $3.00 beers and half price nachos, I should be there from 6-8pm most Mondays for pick ups, sales, questions. I will of course post photos once the show is hung.
thanks to T.Thompson for the hook up.
A.Shay Hahn
Deep Sea Diver Commission, the whole band
Here are three of four commissions for a whole band of Deep Sea Divers, still working on the Drummer, each piece is 14 x 18 inches, framed (Jacobean stain), acrylic on canvas, title for the series, "Deep In the Jam". My computer is still in the shop, I'll add more text when I get her back. To contact me for commissions just flick the switch below.
A.Shay Hahn
Monday, July 05, 2010
Lap Top is sick until Friday
URGENT.
Just a message to let you know ,my laptop is getting fixed, I will be off line until Friday, if I am working on a commission you will receive photos this weekend. Won't be checking email or posting until then.
cheers, stay cool
A.S.H
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