Bremen, Pilots, One A Days, holy pheew.

Foxes SOLD and Nurse, DESTROYED each is 6 x 6inches, acrylic on canvas, framed $40.00 each,

from the series, "One A Day Warm Ups" these will be at the Press Club along with all the Ravens, Crows and Rooks, some are there now, others will be added as they sell.

Bremen (#44) 11 x 14 inches, acrylic on canvas, framed $180.00

Pilot w/ Fiddle (#43) 10 x 12 inches, acrylic on canvas, framed, SOLD.

I'll go hang this at the Wilson 96 right now.

Between this new series, the alphabet letters I"m doing (see links) a commission to finish, Any How Town Maquettes (see links), updating all the blogs, facebook, twitter and tumblr, may plate is too full and I have to get back to work, I can't even go out and get drunk without feeling too preoccupied.

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

The Bremen Musicians

Bremen (#45)

11 x 14 inches, acrylic on canvas, framed $180.00

I have alot to write here, but very little time right now, once I get the others in this particular series done, I'll do a more comprehensive write up.

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

The Pilot, Yellow Guitar #46

The Pilot, Yellow Guitar (#46)

10 x 12 inches, acrylic on canvas, framed (frame will be black)

SOLD.

I love the idea of this little yellow guitar, I didn't want to have too many canvases with the small red airplane, I think it would diminish it's power, I've been wanting to pick up a ukelele or guitlele since about January so I thought I'd try it in one of the pieces, and it works so well. I have a great love of music, live music especially, some of my favourite moments are when I discover a band when I'm off somewhere sketching.

I also love the guitar but my hands are too small to really get a good bar chord and my carpal tunnel or whatever it is that makes my hands cramp up makes practising a proper guitar at length almost impossible. So instead I paint alot of people playing instruments, it's strange the way I hold a brush has no painful after effects but if I write with a pen for too long my hands really cramp up.

Right now I am working on two commissions, a really lovely "Lady of the Flowers" (see labels) that is coming along nicely and three kids letters, I'm also trying to do one 6 x6 inch piece a day and also work on these new pieces, while building all kinds of crazy popsicle stick buildings/cars etc. for Any How Town (see links), so things are pretty chaotic in the studio, there are frames and half finished paintings everywhere. Hopefully some more work will sell at the Wilson 96 by the end of October because I really have no idea where I'm going to put all of this work for a month before I move everything to the Press Club in December.

Yes, there is alot going on.

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

The Pilots, #48, #47

The Pilot #48 (top) SOLD, The Pilot #47 SOLD

10 x 12 inches, acrylic on canvas, framed

each at the Wilson 96

If you go all the way back to the beginning of this blog, and my return to painting, five years ago or however long it's been that is where the little pilot and the red airplane make their first appearance, actually I"m not sure there's a picture of that here, I'll have to check at some point. Regardless, the Pilot, like the birdhouse, has been around a very long time, he/she comes and goes, the Pilot showed up in "Silver" (see labels) and then went away, came back for a commission, went away again etc.

The first Pilot that hung at the Wilson 96 sold the day I hung it, actually it sold before the bar had even opened, I'd wanted to work with a more reduced palette and painted the four, Jacques Cousteau, Joan of Arc, The Pilot and the Airman with that in mind. The pose/ orientation of that Pilot was perfect, a great little piece that came together quickly.

Of course with each show there is one (hopefully more) runaway success, the piece everyone has to have and with this show, it was the Pilot, it could've sold ten times over. I'd thought I could produce a few more, with different poses etc. but just couldn't do it, they'd be too similar, it was too soon. Once I started sorting through the new source material I'd found and started blocking in figure poses, backgrounds etc. I found a few poses that I thought could support the image of the Pilot, here are the first two. They are hanging at the Wilson 96 (on College for the umpteenth time) but I'm sure they won't be there long.

EDIT: the photo I'm talking about is not there, it's somewhere on my external hd I'm sure, so I'll track it down and post it in the next week or so.

cheers,

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

(50) Project for the Press Club, December

Invisible Men (#49) SOLD, Fall Fashions (#50) STOLEN

1o x 12 inches, acrylic on canvas,

for the Press Club, December -Feb.

I'd been getting a little tired of workind with the "back to the viewer" concept, as powerful as it is, I had to change things up for a time. All my sketches started to feel the same and some of the excitement and discovery had gone out of what I was doing, I'd been pushing myself too hard for too long and needed to take a new tack for awhile.

A couple of years ago I'd begun a "Fifty Posts in Fifty Days" project where I was trying to do a painting a day, this was of course, impossible, due to commissioned work, the job I had at the time etc. and I think I got to 25 posts, you'd have to check the archives.

I've recently found a bunch of source material that I quite like and am using the poses as a starting point for my new work, instead of scraping around inside of my head I'm going to let the poses guide what I'm doing. The work is still similar in most respects, I have started about ten new pieces in this size and I may not reach fifty pieces, but it is nice to find a new way to work.

And if you are looking for some very reasonably priced photography check out this link from photographer Joanna Smith http://jojotography.com/

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

Ravens, Snakes, Foxes, One a Day Warm Ups

More Crows, Snakes, Foxes

6 x 6 inches, acrylic on canvas, $40.00 each

at the Press Club

FOX, SOLD.

These are still a great way to get my day started at the easel, so I will be continuing this project until December when I hang at the Press Club, I've built about 20 mini frames and have a bunch of canvases lined up.

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

CROWS at the Press Club

Hanging on the SALE wall (see entry below) at the Press Club, we got some Crows, Rooks and Ravens each is 6x6 inches, acrylic on canvas and framed in some pretty bashed up wood, which adds to their rustic appeal, $40.00 each.

Expect four of these a week until my show at the Press Club in December. I will be at the Wilson 96 this Friday having a couple of drinks from 7-9 pm if you'd like to come by and see the show and hang out.

email is working,

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

Email difficulties, please "Cut/Paste" for awhile

Well, hey there, since I've been lying around sick I decided to try something I hadn't done in awhile, email myself to see if this link works. It does not, so for the time being please cut and paste if you are trying to contact me, I will eventually sort this out OR please do me a huge favour and send me an email via this site.

thanks, (hack) hope to be (cough/ache) well soon.

A.S.Hahn
madcraftshoppe@live.com

The Press Club, SALE wall

New at the Wilson 96 Lady with Two Axes, Falconer (white dress), Falconer (white shirt) all are $220.00 each, acrylic on canvas, framed. A Cup of Crows, The Book Thief, 12 x 12 inches, acrylic on canvas, framed $160.00 each

The Press Club SALE Wall Muppets and Friends 6 x 6 inches, framed SOLD, A Cup of Pigs 12 x 12 inches, framed $140.00, Canadian girl 11 x 14 inches, SOLD, Artemis, SOLD , Hot Cold Love Taps $80.00, Proper Villains, 12 x 12 inches, framed $140.00, Man with Hammer (not sure of msrmt.) framed $140.00, The Man Who Loved His Guitar, 12 x 12inches, framed $140.00, An Idea Is Like A Storm 11 x 14 inches, framed $140.00, A Quiet Place to Call My Own, 12 x 12 inches,framed $140.00

First up, thanks to all who came out on Monday to the Wilson 96, a good time was had by all, and I'm nothing without your support, the show is up until the end of October and there is new work already on the walls (see above photo).

I have recently lowered the prices on the work at the Press Club, I am trying to raise some money to take a month away from painting to work on my graphic novel "Any How Town" (see Links section of this blog). I've scripted and thumbnailed three short stories and I would love a chance to get to finally draw them. I thought I would have the time/savings at the end of The Cameron House show to do this project, but there were some delays that made that impossible. So if you have always wanted a framed piece of my work but found it too expensive, you can buy work at the Press Club. I am not lowering the prices because I think the work is bad, I am offering a savings to you to help me complete a project that I've been developing for over a year and a half. You can purchase the work directly from the staff at the Press Club.

all the best, hope to hear from you

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

The Wilson 96, Monday, Sept 20 -6:30-9:30

All Tomorrow's Parties

20 x 20 inches, acrylic on canvas, framed

$480.00

Just a reminder to come by the Wilson 96, tomorrow from 6:30 - 9:30 for a small reception to see some new work, great little bar on College. If you want to see some of the crazy dioramas I've been building in my spare time click the "Any How Town" link over on the right side.

take care,

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

The Wilson 96, Sept 20th 6-9pm

The Pilot SOLD , Jacques Cousteau, The Air Man, Joan of Arc

All pieces are 10 x 12 inches, acrylic on canvas, framed

$160.00 each,

Added to the Wilson 96, as of 5pm today, and come on by Monday, September 20th from 6 - 9 pm for a small reception. Look forward to hearing from you. I'll be adding to this post later, just composing what I have to say.

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

Weekend Alphabet SALE

We are having a SALE this weekend! The above alphabet letters are on SALE for $40.00 each this weekend. Each is 12 x 12 inches, acrylic on canvas. Toronto pick ups only. Message me here to make arrangements.

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

Press Club Wall, Sept 7. 2010

Press Club Sept 7th, top left, Pepe the Tiger Prawn, Black Scared Pig SOLD, Snake SOLD, Lew Zealand SOLD eachbottom left, Pencils SOLD, Top Canadian Girl SOLD, Below A Cup of Crows $160.00, Top Middle War Pig $80.00, Husky SOLD, Hot and Cold Running Love Taps $80.00, Lady with two axes SOLD, The Man Who Loved His Guitar SOLD, An Idea Is Like A Storm $180.00, A Quiet Place to Call My Own $160.00

Here is what is currently hanging on the dedicated wall at the Press Club, all the Muppets are gone with the exception of Pepe and Lew Zealand. The two pieces I contributed to the Square Foot show are hanging at the Press Club now, also a lovely "Hot and Cold Running Love Tap" at a great price, I also have one more with a black frame.

yep, looks good, back to work

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

The Wilson 96, whoops! I Forgot One

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

madcraftshoppe@live.com

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 $160.00
Prometheus 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 SOLD

As 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

madcraftshoppe@live.com

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 SOLD

To contact A.Shay Hahn tell your stenographer to enter

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New Work for the Wilson 96

First Look at the Stars, 14 x 18 inches, acrylic on canvas, framed$260.00
The 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

madcraftshoppe@live.com

Ron Leary Gig Poster

Gig Poster for the Great Ron Leary

For T Shirt designs/ albums/ gig posters contact me here

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

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

madcraftshoppe@live.com

The Wilson 96

Prometheus, 14 x 18, acrylic on canvas, framed $280.00

Lady 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

madcraftshoppe@live.com

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

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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

madcraftshoppe@live.com

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/

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.

http://www.awolgallery.com/square_foot/

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

madcraftshoppe@live.com

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

madcraftshoppe@live.com

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

madcraftshoppe@live.com

Pencil VS.Pens at Mitzi's Sister

Pencils / Pens

12 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

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