Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Large Abstract Pieces WIP






The past couple of days have been great (except for the first picture, that poor bastard took a beating this morning) for getting a better sense of direction with these pieces. Paintings Two, Three, Five and Six are really coming together, the first is way behind the others but I haven't worked on it as often as the others and Number Four has a lot of great stuff going on but it's subtle and you can't see much from this photo.
Went to the Artist Project on the weekend down at the Better Living Centre, last time I'm going to do that, I'd seen most of the artists already over the years at the Outdoor Arts Fest and it's fourteen dollars admission to see work that really isn't that great, I do have a list of the four or five artists whose work I think is worth checking out online I'll get that up here when I find it. I don't mean to slag the event but I think that if you have the cash for the $2000.00 entry free you are pretty much guaranteed a booth so you also have to cover those costs in your prices and I didn't see that many red dots when I was there.
A.Shay Hahn

Saturday, February 22, 2014

Steam Punk RAY GUN! "The Rose"

"The Rose"
Steam Punk RAY GUN!
12x14inches, acrylic on canvas
commission
I think these two make a helluva pair.
A.Shay Hahn

Steam Punk RAY GUN! "the Ram"

Here's the first Steam Punk RAY GUN! which I have named "the Ram".
It is terribly bad ass
A.Shay Hahn

Friday, February 21, 2014

Steam Punk RAY GUNS! (WIP)

Steam Punk RAY GUNS!
12x14 inches (I think it's 14")
acrylic on canvas
$140.00 each
Crafting up a couple of very cool Steam Punk ray guns for a commission, really happy with their direction they're taking keep coming back to watch them develop and commission your own if you like.
cheers, have a great weekend!
A.Shay Hahn
 

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Go Canada! So very proud!

Canadian Girl
10x12 inches, acrylic on canvas
$160.00 each
Just wanted to take a moment to congratulate all the Canadians over there in Sochi especially the women's hockey team!
Cheers!
A.Shay Hahn

Monday, February 17, 2014

The Story Of Squirlycorn



It all began about a week ago some friends and I were talking on fb, a friend said that she had something galloping around in her ceiling, I joked that perhaps she had infestation of Shetland ponies after a few more folks chimed in that maybe the culprit was a unicorn. By the end of the conversation it was deduced that it was probably a squirrel but by then I had already drawn the first image. A squirrel dressed as a unicorn, my friend asked to buy the drawing but I decided to keep it, something about the picture just made sense to me.
I started to think that maybe this cute squirrel needed a comic book created for him, I decided to head to Guerilla Printing and figure out how much it would cost to self publish a comic. It turns out the price wasn't as prohibitive as I thought it would be so on the way home on the TTC I started to write the origin story of a hero that I would call, "Squirlycon".
It's been a couple of days and I can't figure out anything else to call this guy except Squirlycorn, my wife kept asking, "Are you sure you can't come up with a better name?" and try as I might I can't so here for the world to see is my creation, Squirlycorn.
To follow the story of his creation you'll have to head over to the Smudges and Lines blog, see links right side of page.
A.Shay Hahn
 

Monday, February 10, 2014

A Song About One of My Murals

Here's a post from Corin Raymond by Rob Varmeyer about his show at the Cameron House this Thursday
 

"Hey all my good peoples! Especially my Toronto peoples. I am very stoked to perform my favourite truck tunes at the Cameron House Thursday Feb. 13 in Corin Raymond the Sundowners famous 6-8pm slot. David Baxter will join me on guitar and Jay Swinnerton on piano. Somehow I know it...'s just gonna blow the tires off and leave those little strips of rubber that you see all along the highways of this land. We'll be covering some classic country truckin' music by Red Sovine, Dell Reeves, Dave Dudley and Stompin' Tom among others. I'll also be playing a number of my own very Canadian folk tunes including "Ol' Fort Mac" and "Alludeme" (Spanish for "Help Me") which was inspired by the mural by A. Shay Hahn that graces the very walls of the Cameron front room. Ghost cats, doves with dynamite and Mariachi skeletons. So if you're as enamoured of trucks and songs about them as I am, or just good art and music with only the one degree of separation, tending toward zero, then I will see you there. If you're a trucker and come down to the show, I'll buy you a beer. Until then, keep the rubber side down and the shiny side up. No cover, PWYC."

    So come on down to the Cameron if you like songs about trucks and murals.
cheers,
A.Shay Hahn
 
 

Saturday, February 08, 2014

Rainbow Mayor

Untitled
10x12 inches, acrylic on canvas
Came up with this today after yet another gaffe by our Mayor, this one even more stupid and belligerent than the last - which was either slurring his words and speaking gibberish in Vancouver or slurring his words and speaking gibberish at the 3030
A.Shay Hahn

Saturday, February 01, 2014

RAYGUN! for the Nerd Block Offices

Nerd Block RAYGUNS!
12x12 inches, acrylic on canvas
can be commissioned in any colour
$120.00 each
I originally wanted to do a Han Solo styled blaster for the Nerd Block piece but after a couple of tries I didn't like the size of the clip, which is where I wanted to place the very cool NB logo.
Instead I did two version of the gun, the top piece I kept the idea of the sight from Solo's blaster and the bottom one I wanted to give it the full on RAY GUN! treatment.
If you're not sure what Nerd Block is here's a link
We'll see which one they like best.
A.Shay Hahn
 

RAYGUN! for the Shirt Punch Offices

RAYGUN!
all guns are 12x14 inches, acrylic on canvas
$120.00 each
can be commissioned in the colours of your choice
Had a great time cooking up this RAYGUN! (and the one's in the next post) for the offices of Shirt Punch! a great Canadian business, I've picked up a few shirts from them over the past couple of years, check them out here
This was done in the Shirt Punch colours, next up Nerd Block!
A.Shay Hahn

The Woman Who Loved to Read Series #5

The Woman Who Loved to Read #5
10x12 inches, acrylic on canvas
SOLD ($160.00)
The run away favourite in my November show at the Cameron House was this series of women sitting on stacks of red books. I believe that I did four in total and three of them sold before the show was even hung. I am going to do a few more this month, it is possible to commission a custom version as well, adjust the hair colour, colour of books, outfit etc. for $200.00
stay tuned for more posts!
A.Shay Hahn
 
 

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Large Abstracts 1-6, WIP







I've started working on two more large abstracts, a 30x30 and another 30x40. I apologize for the photos I need more light coming over my left shoulder to get better pics. I am really enjoying the discovery and process of working on these pieces, I wasn't in a rut with my figurative work and I'm not abandoning it at all, this is just a necessary change. I need to push in a different direction, work some other colours, I also love abstract work, we have a beautiful small Janna Watson in our living room and also a great Robert Chandler piece that I traded with him a bunch of years ago.
It takes a  lot to impress me when I see other figurative work by artists but when I'm in a gallery I spend the most time looking at abstract work, trying to figure out the thought process, technique, how they knew when to stop, why they didn't put a dog in it etc. so this is a great chance for me to answer those questions for myself.
I'm also going to start using some high viscosity acrylics instead of thicker out of the tub acrylic, I think I'll be able to get some better gestural work using a thinner paint (minus all of the drips that come from thinning down tub paint).
I think I'll take tomorrow to work exclusively on the two newest pieces and see how they develop.
A.Shay Hahn
 

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Large Abstract #4, WIP


I like where this one is headed as well, I may start another 30x40 tomorrow. Let me know what you think so far.
A.Shay Hahn


Large Abstract #3 WIP



I will also be reconfiguring the lighting in the studio, I need something stronger on my left side so these photos turn up with more definition.
A.Shay Hahn
 

Large Abstract #2 WIP


 


This is the second piece and the third pass that I've made on it since beginning in the New Year, I really like what is going on with this one.
A.Shay Hahn
 
 
 
 
 
 

Large Abstract #1 WIP




 

Large Abstract #1
30x30inches, acrylic on canvas
I've reconfigured the studio a bit to work on four large (3@ 30x30 and 1@ 30x40) acrylic abstract pieces. I'm building them from the base up developing areas and colours as I see them. I'm trying to capture the sea and waves, the sky and birds. I'm enjoying the process and hope to have some very solid work to show by the spring.
I had originally intended to do some large work in oil but I wanted to get started with acrylic since I'm more comfortable with acrylic and will be adding a lot of gel and product to the paint to get the depth effects that I want, so keep coming back here and watch the work develop.
A.Shay Hahn
 

Friday, January 17, 2014

Smudges and Lines Blog

There are a bunch of posts up now at my new blog, "Smudges and Lines" where I write about my experience with drawing comic book pages.
Head on over to link section and give it a click. I'll be back in the studio next week splashing some mud around on some new work.
A.Shay Hahn
 

Thursday, January 09, 2014

Oil Paintings and 2014


I've been slow to get started on things since the beginning of the New Year, I started a new blog (that's four) "Smudges and Lines" which will detail my work on comics from drawing, sketching, characters and page design. I'm happy to have begun it, it's time that I improved my drawing and using comic books is the way I'm going to do it. I'll get a link up soon but there isn't much to look at right now.
The two photos above are two large (large for me) 30x40 inch oils that I started awhile back and then left, I just wanted to get used to moving the oil around and chose two photos of trees that I took on a trip back from Ottawa, it's early days for these two pieces but I think creating six large oil paintings will be a big part of my years. I have no idea where these paintings are going, which is a little dangerous when working with oil but I look forward to the challenge of figuring out how to work on a large scale.
A.Shay Hahn
 

Friday, January 03, 2014

Extended at Snakes & Lattes




Hey there! Happy New Year! My work will remain up at Snakes and Lattes for the next couple of weeks so head on over to Bloor & Bathurst for some games and nosh.
Prices range from $40.00 to $300.00
If you have any questions just send me a message.
best,
A.Shay Hahn


Friday, December 06, 2013

Final Weekend At The Cameron House UPDATED DEC. 15th

Fourth Row from left top SOLD
 2nd Row from left Top Sold, 2nd row middle Sold, 2nd row 4rth row SOLD, 4rth Row Middle Sold
bottom row 3rd in SOLD
First Row from Left, Victory Garden Sold, Third Row  Firefighter Sold
 3rd Row from left top Sold, Third Row from left middle Sold
3rd Row from left, The Woman Who Ran Sold
We're coming up on the final weekend of  my show at the Cameron House, the last day will be Sunday, December 8th. There are still plenty of great paintings to purchase for yourself, your friends or your family.
If you have any questions don't hesitate to contact me.
A.Shay Hahn