Twenty Five Retired Super Folk (details)

Here are three detail shots from another piece for "popular/mechanics" so far I've plotted out four ideas for the "grid" pieces (for lack of a better name) and should be working to finish this one and start the fourth piece "Twenty Five Bandit Children" today. This piece owes a big debt to Gail Simone's great series "Welcome to Tranquility" that was about a whole town of retired superfolk, which I enjoyed immensely.
I also have three water towers on the go. I'm enjoying working bigger for this show, originally I'd started about a dozen 12x16" pieces and I may go back and finish some of them next month, but for now larger is where my head is at. I've been working in the 10x12" format for awhile and I think I just need to stretch my arms and cover more space.

Currently in Toronto you can see my work at the Wilson 96 (615 College Str. just scroll down here to see what is hanging there) , my dedicated wall at the Press Club (850 Dundas West, photo below, scroll,scroll,scroll) and at Red Fish Restaurant on College (where Mitzis'used to be) so head on out and have a look.

A.Shay Hahn

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and please nominate me for "Best Local Artist" just click the link and enter my name "Andrew Shay Hahn" no email address or login info needs to be given, just type my name, takes two seconds, thanks!
http://www.nowtoronto.com/bestof/category.cfm?category=621



Twenty Character Actors

Twenty Character Actors

20x20inches,acrylic on canvas

$500.00

for the Cameron House in November

Lots going on in the studio right now and lots going on outside as the season begins to change, which of course turned my mind towards Hallowe'en and inspired the image above.

Please vote for me for "Best Local Artist" just click the link and enter my name "Andrew Shay Hahn" and you're done, no log in or personal info needs to be shared, thanks!

A.Shay Hahn

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Twenty Novelty Items by A.Shay Hahn

popular/mechanics twenty novelty items

20x20inches,acrylic on canvas

$500.00

for the Cameron House in November

This came to me in a flash as a concept and I went to town on it, it was a total blast to research and come up with lists of beloved novelty items. I included the details - these two crack me up and don't forget to vote for me, "Andrew Shay Hahn" in the NOW best of Toronto, just click the link below and enter my name

"Andrew Shay Hahn' no login or info needs to be shared only takes two seconds and maybe if you like go to the Best Local Tattoo Artist and vote for Matthew Ellis from Seven Crowns.

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Vote Andrew Shay Hahn for NOW's best local artist

popular/mechanics bicycle #3

20x20inches,acrylic on canvas

$500.00

Hey there, while I have your attention I'd like to ask a favour, please go to the link below and nominate me, Andrew Shay Hahn for NOW magazine's best local artist, I think I've worked hard enough at this to win it.

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it takes two seconds, just type Andrew Shay Hahn and vote, no need to log in or give any user info to the site.

many thanks

A.Shay Hahn

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popular/mechancics bicycle #2 by A.Shay Hahn

popular/mechanics bicycle #2

20x20inches,acrylic on canvas

$500.00

Here's the second finished bicylce piece, really like the balance of colour and the cool grey/blue/purple balance that I achieved. Also really enjoy the way the faces were created.

I would advise to click on the pieces to blow them up and see the tiny brush work.

back to the basement, hopefully the third piece will be completed today or at least I'll get a good day of work on the other sixteen pieces I'm working on for the show.

as always contact me at

madcraftshoppe@live.com

and don't forget to head to the Wilson 96 on College to see my work there or the Press Club or Red Fish restaurant, please take some time and scroll around the site. I am also accepting commissions for Christmas now if you need a Canadian Flag Girl, Deep Sea Diver, Mariachi or anything else.

cheers!

A.Shay Hahn

Popular/Mechanics Bicycle#1 by A.Shay Hahn finished!

Popular/Mechanics Bicycle #1

20x20inches,acrylic on canvas

SOLD.

for the Cameron House in November, may be purchased in advance

It feels great to have a couple of these finished.

A.Shay Hahn

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Bicycle Pieces for "Popular Mechanics" at the Cameron House WIP

Hopefully one of these will be finished tomorrow, fingers crossed be sure to come back.

Enjoy the colours.

A.Shay Hahn

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each piece is 20x30, acrylic on canvas

Also don't forget to check out my work at The Wilson 96, 615 College

The Press Club, 850 Dundas West

or Red Fish Restaurant, also on College

A.Shay Hahn - Toronto's West End favourite, living in the East End

Press Club Wall, Sept. 13th

Top Row Mariachi!, Rayguns and Mr.Moon $80.00 each or any two for $150.00

10 x12's -Red Fish, Baseball Furies, The Man Who Stopped To Read, Violin $140.00 each

Promtheus, Orange, Piano - Each is $220.00 (I think)

and bottom row, CALM and BACON gauges $40.00 each

With all the work that has been going on I can't believe I forgot to post the Press Club wall. Here is the current incarnation, head on down to the best little back yard patio on Dundas West.

You can also see my work at the Wilson 96 (615 College Str.) it will be hanging there until the end of October and you can go to Red Fish on College to see my paintings of lifejackets

All work is posted on this blog, just scroll down to see what we've got.

lots to do,

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com

Second Bicycle Piece, Popular Mechanics

Here's the second in progress Bicycle piece for popular mechanics, I have two more that I've started blocking in and am really enjoying the loose approach that I'm using. Each is 20x20 inches, acrylic on canvas, I'm sure they're going to be a hit.

A.Shay Hahn

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A.Shay Hahn's "Popular Mechanics" Works In Progress

Just thought I'd give you a little taste of one of the pieces I'm working on for the November show at the Cameron House. If you look at this piece and the "propganda" work that I've been doing I think you'll get a sense of the "cumulative colour" approach that I'm using for this show.

Note: Ignore the figure on the right, she's a mess.

A.Shay Hahn

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Postive Propaganda at the Wilson 96

OBSERVE, CONSUME, REALIZE

each piece is 16x20 inches,acrylic on canvas

$300.00 each
(You have to click on this and check it out in a larger size, it looks awesome)

Don't these just look incredible as a group! Head on over to College Str. and check'em oot!

A great and inspired gift.

A.Shay Hahn

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and like I said, you can commission your own, just keep it to seven letters. Also taking commissions for Deep Sea Divers, Canadian Flag (or any flag) women, Mariachi you name it - Christmas is coming folks, give your people some art. And don't forget to check out "the alphabet shoppe" (see links, right side) to see the kids letters that I do - sure to put a smile on your face.

A.Shay Hahn, Compassionate Propaganda at the Wilson 96

NURTURE

16x20inches,acrylic on canvas

$300.00

at the Wilson 96, 615 College Str. Sept-Oct.

(Continuing thoughts from the past two posts)

What I think I like most about the Chinese Propaganda posters is the sense of making the most mundane task look heroic and worthy of merit, the farmers and welders depicted are given iconic representation that elevates what they are doing, these artists could make mowing the lawn look awesome.

Also there is a sense of the universal when you identify with the figure and their task most of my work in the past three or four years has focused on a lack of identity, the figures are turned away or wearing masks or are Deep Sea Divers it is a lonelier, solitary approach. In the work of the propaganda artists the people are inclusive, a single figure represents an entire population and is working for the good of the population.

I think it's inspired to try and do this now as a kind of artistic social activism.

BUT also you can commission your own painting, just keep the work you'd like to use to a maximum of about SEVEN letters.

(to be continued next post.)

A.Shay Hahn

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A.Shay Hahn "OBSERVE" at the Wilson 96

OBSERVE

16x20inches,acrylic on canvas

$300.00

at the Wilson 96 (615 College) for Sept.-Oct.

This is the first of the six Propaganda pieces that I painted using a mainstay of propaganda posters and my own work - the pilot. I hadn't yet decided how I would "coopt" the form for my own style/approach. I was focussing more on application of colour and brushstroke. I should have shot some details to show the layers but I'll make sure to do that from now on.

This is probably the most straight ahead of all the pieces.

I'll get more into the process of the text in the next post.

Have a great day sending the kids off to school

A.Shay Hahn

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A.Shay Hahn "Positive Propaganda Pieces" at the Wilson 96

CONSUME

16x20 inches,acrylic on canvas

$300.00

Awhile back my friend J.Mote and I were talking about our mutual love of Communist Propaganda Posters and he'd asked if I'd ever done any of my own spins on the form. I thought this was a fantastic and inspired notion so I went home and got to work learning the form as best as I could.

Also at the same time I'm messing with my style and palette and trying to work cumulatively by just dabbing different colours all over and trying to make it work. Figure usually begin with a rough crimson outline and then go from there. This was the Second of the attempts "CONSUME".

Meant to inspire folks to consume knowledge.

More thoughts and notes on these new works as I post them this week.

A.Shay Hahn

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A.Shay Hahn at the Wilson 96,Sept-Oct.

Many thanks to S & G Power for the oppurtunity to hang my work at the Wilson 96 for the months of September and October. Some of the prices have changed, the framed 10x12s are still $140.00 but the larger work has gone up (not too much) with the exception of "The Woman Who Loved Cocktails" which is now $340.00. Head on over to College Str and have a look and maybe go to dinner at Red Fish while on College and let Chef David Friedman cook you up some great sustainable seafood dishes.
There is also some NEW work at the Wilson 96 and I'll get to that in just a minute. It's fine to pay the staff (Cash only) and there is an ATM on site.

A.Shay Hahn

madcraftshoppe@live.com



New Constant Companion

 Sometimes I gripe and groan that people never read my blog and then along comes a gift that gives me hope that my posts do actually reach people out there in the Internet. Here is the new coffee cup that sits beside me as I work on "Popular Mechanics" for the Cameron House in November.

many thanks to D&C Parker

A.Shay Hahn

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A.Shay Hahn and Red Fish, Read All About It!

Life Jackets

each piece is 24x24 inches,acrylic on canvas

$500.00 each

at Red Fish

contact me at this email address to purchase.

Many congrats to Chef David Friedman on the opening of Red Fish here are two great reviews of the restaurant from Toronto Life

http://www.torontolife.com/daily/daily-dish/opening-daily-dish/2012/08/17/introducing-red-fish/

and blogTO

http://www.blogto.com/restaurants/red-fish-toronto

all the best,

A.Shay Hahn

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(I have no idea why this text is blue and underlined.)

A.Shay Hahn, Bacon, Chairs and Press Club Additions

This One Goes All the Way Up To Bacon (dials)

6x6 inches,acrylic on masonite, framed

$40.00 each

The Chairs By Day II

20x20inches,acrylic on canvas,framed

$400.00

Here are a couple of additions to the show at the Press Club, the first "Chairs" sold as soon as it went up. This is the last 20x20 frame that I have (and may ever build).

The "Bacon" dials were a hilarious idea from my good friend P.Forst, and they will look great in your kitchen.

So friends head on down to the Press Club and pick up a painting or two, they're bound to bring joy and fulfillment to your life and if your life is already full of joy, send one of your depressed friends.

Also be sure to head to Red Fish, Chef David Friedman's new restaurant on College Street for some of the best sea food the city has to offer - I also have some great paintings of Life Jackets on hanging on the walls there, you can scroll down on this blog and check them out.

cheers,

A.Shay Hahn

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A.Shay Hahn and a Lady With An Axe

Lady With An Axe

from the ongoing series of the same name

16 x 20 (?), acrylic on canvas,framed

$200.00

at the Press Club (850 Dundas West, Toronto)

If you want some definitive A.Shay Hahn artwork you can't do better than buying a Lady With An Axe

people love her, I love her, and so will you. I wasn't going to do two of them for the Press Club show but I've been watching alot of Olympic sports and I figure maybe if I added a couple of these it might have a chance at being a trial event next year.

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A.Shay Hahn, Press Club back wall

Press Club Dedicated Wall, June 28

RAYGUNS! $80. ea/ two for $150.00

Red Fish, The Real Anchorwomen of St.Johns, Caesar (Canadian Girl), Woman with Two Axes, Canadian Girl, Tribute to Maurice Sendak, Real Anchorwomen of St. Johns II, Ballad of Daniel Larusso, The Man Who Stopped to Read, Violin

all 10x12inches,acrylic on canvas framed, $140.00 each

Here's another look at the back wall of the Press Club, if you can't find something here that you like, I'm just going to have to give up on you as a person.

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The Press Club, A.Shay Hahn is up on the walls for August

Grapefruit $200.00, The Chairs By Day $400.00, Lady With An Axe $180.00,

Scarecrow $180.00, Skeleton Suit $180.00, Deep Sea Divers $140.00 each, The Woman Who Loved Cocktails $280.00, Calm Dials $40.00 each, Dog on Stilts $140.00, Pick Axe $140.00, The Fire Watcher $280.00, GOON! $180.00 ( I think), Orange $200.00, Prometheus $200.00, Piano $200.00

Here's whats up at the Press Club plus my dedicated wall at the back, head on down to 850 Dundas West to purchase, you can pay the bar staff and there is an ATM on site.

have an Olympic day

A.Shay Hahn

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Lady with an Axe and Skeleton Suit

Lady With An Axe (red hoodie)

Skeleton Suit

12x16inches,acrylic on canvas,framed

$180.00 each, at the Press Club

Here are two more new pieces hanging at the Press Club (850 Dundas West) go check em oot. I'll be posting the whole show today.

A.Shay Hahn

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MARIACHI! and MR. Moon the Ukelele Crew

Mr.Moon and the Marichi!

each are 8x10inches,acrylic on board

framed, $80.00 each

These will be going up at the Press Club next week (850 DundasWest) you gotta be there to get'em ! All proceeds are going to my purchase of a banjo-lele which I promise to learn to play after I get married.

Which I am doing in about one week.

A.Shay Hahn

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The Woman Who Loved Cocktails

The Woman Who Loved Cocktails

I think its 18 x 24? 20x 24 I'll have to check

acrylic on canvas,framed (big frame!)

$300.00 ( I think)

Sorry I'm really scattered right now getting stuff together in the studio to finish and take to the Press Club (850 Dundas West) to hang this eve.

This is a great piece.

A.Shay Hahn

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Deep Sea Diver (w/Banjo)

Deep Sea Diver (w/Banjo)

10x12inches,acrylic on canvas,framed

$140.00

Going up at the Press Club today!

Yes the final guest for the kitchen party band has arrived, I've taken all the new/old work over to the Press Club and will be hanging it today (photos to come). So please be sure to make your way to 850 Dundas West and have a look.

Really having a great time over on Deviantart, can't believe I didn't join earlier, nice to get quick responses to work as it's posted and have chats with other artists.

enjoy your day.

A.Shay Hahn

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P.S Red Fish had their POS knocked out by the rain storm and have delayed their opening until Saturday

Deep Sea Diver (w/Accordion)

Deep Sea Diver (w/Accordion)

10x12inches,acrylic on canvas,framed

$140.00

at the Press Club this week!

Yes our Kitchen Party continues with the arrival of the accordion player, I wonder who will be showing up next?

I am currently buried under a mountain of work,  I hope I can get the rest of the work for the Press Club finished today and tomorrow, I thought I would be hanging mostly older work but it turns out that I've sold most of my older work, which I suppose is a good thing for my career but sure ramps up the challenge of finishing and filling the walls.

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Deep Sea Diver (w/Acoustic Guitar)

Deep Sea Diver (w/Acoustic Guitar)

10x12inches,acrylic on canvas, framed

$140.00

Here's the second guest to show up at the kitchen party, will be hung at the Press Club Thursday (I think) and if you like em go get em there by, they's go right quick.

A.Shay Hahn

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Deep Sea Diver with Fiddle (Deep Sea Kitchen Party)

Deep Sea Diver (w/fiddle)

10x12inches,acrylic on canvas,framed

$140.00

Here's the first of four Deep Sea Divers having a good old fashioned Kitchen Party

I'm not posting the photos in frames, I'll be framing them all when they're done and taking them to be hung at the Press Club on Thursday.

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Red Fish, A.Shay Hahn, Deep Sea Divers

Looks like Chef David Friedman will be open for business on Thursday the 2nd and you can go to 890 College Str. after 6pm and have some of the best seafood you have ever eaten. Very proud of you Chef David and I wish you all the best.

Expect ALOT of posts to come your way today and tomorrow and the next day, I am finishing about eight pieces right now and they will be hung at the Press Club on Thursday, I'll probably post four more times today about that, so watch your twitter feed and respond accordingly.

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