Shoosty 2019 Fine Art Solo Exhibition

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SHOOSTY 2019 FINE ART EXHIBITION

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Artist Stephen Shooster Exhibits Retrospective, 50 Years of Making Art , at the Shirley and Barton Weisman Community Center As the artist’s rst solo show in 15 years, Shooster will exhibit his oeuvre, covering the full breadth of his artistic career.

DELRAY BEACH, FL – February, 2019 – Artist Stephen “Shoosty” Shooster and the Shir- ley and Barton Weisman Community Center present “50 Years of Making Art,” a retrospective of work created over the course of Shooster’s artistic career. e multidisciplinary artist is known for his wide range of mediums and techniques, from sculpture to painting to digital artwork. e upcoming exhibition reception will take place at the Shirley and Barton Weisman Community Center at 7091 West Atlantic Avenue, Delray Beach, Florida on January 31st, 2019, 4pm-8pm and a follow-up on February 23rd, 2019, from 4 pm to 8 pm, with an in-person artist meet-and-greet. e exhibition will feature over 40 of Shooster’s original artworks as a detailed overview of the art- ist’s portfolio from the last few decades. Shooster’s bold use of color, brazen brush strokes, and surre- al sculptural composition explore the artist’s inspirations ranging from his Jewish heritage and stud- ies to the impact of music and his unique personal perspective. While Shooster’s inuence hones in on cultural history and a primitive aesthetic, his evolving practice is anything but stagnant. Utilizing

today’s advancement in technology as a medium in and of itself, the artist showcases a mix of handcrafted skills and digital innovation. “50 Years of Making Art” is a radical exploration of the mediums, tech- niques, and narratives of artist Stephen Shooster. e exhibition will run from January 31st to March 3rd, 2019, at the Shirley and Barton Weis- man Community Center. You can nd more details below. DETAILS: 50 Years of Making Art e Shirley and Barton Weisman Community Center Reception & Artist Meet-and-Greet:

January 31st, 2019 4pm-8pm February 23rd, 2019 4pm-8pm January 31st through March 3rd, 2019 Monday-Friday 10am- 4pm

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SHORT BIOGRAPHY Stephen Shooster, also known as Shoosty®, was born 1958 in Chester, Pennsylvania. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a minor in Architecture in 1986 at e University of Florida, and enjoyed a successful corporate career by day and a prolic painting career by night. He is also the author of e Horse Adjutant , a story about a survivor of the Nazi Holocaust, and is featured in Mar- quis’ Who’s Who in American Art. FROM LOCAL BEGINNINGS TO GLOBAL RESPONSE Shooster’s corporate career took him from working with his family in an answering service business, using old-fashioned wooden switchboards, to navigating the company successfully through the convergence of com- puters and telephony, patenting software along the way, which is the de facto method used by all call centers today. His company, Global Response, serves some of the nest brands in the world, including Toyota; Lane Bryant; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; MoMA, the Modern Museum of Art.

SHOOSTY® BY NIGHT, INVOKING THE SPIRITS Using the signature Shoosty®, his painting career spans over fty years and is recognizable by his trademark use of color and shape. Inuenced by travel, music, trib- al cultures and family, Shoosty’s work takes the viewer on a wild ride invoking the spirits of Picasso, Braque, Gauguin, Chagall, Matisse, Ad Reinhardt and even illus- trated manuscripts to create his paintings, which range from the sublime to the groovy. Shoosty’s sculpture and paintings are rare; they appear in a few public and private collections around the world. CONSTRUCTION FOR ETERNITY Combining his artistic ability with his zeal for technolo- gy and lifelong learning, Shoosty® is as comfortable with oil paints as he is with technology. His primary concern is using the arts to provide creative leadership.

INFLUENCES

OLD MASTERS Leonardo daVinci Michaelangelo Picasso Chagall Ad Reinhardt Braque Marcel Duchamp Paul Gauguin

REASON Comprehensive Design Cutting Stone like Butter Mythical Line Drawings, Painting with and for Freedom Storytelling e Magic of Dark Tones Broken Space, Cubism Modern Cubism e Blue Line around his Figures, Color Sensibility Swirls and Colors Patterns Scale of the Indigenous Totem applied to Painting Comprehensive Analysis

Vincent Van Gogh Matisse and Klimt Emily Carr Art History and Critical inking

SEATED MODEL AND SCULPTOR STUDYING SCULPTURED HEAD PICASSO, 1933

I RECEIVE A GREAT BLESSING FROM THE SUN AND MOON: I WILL BE AN ARTIST AND WALK THE PATH OF BEAUTY. CAPPY THOMPSON, 1995

CHURCH AT YUQUOT VILLAGE EMILY CARR 1929

LA MARIEE

MARC CHAGALL 1950

INFLUENCES

REASON Broad inking, Planning, Faith Optimism Passion, Commitment, Vulnerability Practice, Flow Empathy and Mindfulness Art History, Feminism, Sequential Art e Pragmatic Approach to Talent Eªervescence and Common Sense Determination, Constant Learning e Power of No and the Beauty of Honesty All Kinds of People Make the Diªerence Civil Rights Quality, Style, Distinction, Exercise Psychic Income, Chopping Wood

CONTEMPORARY Herman Shooster, Dad Dorothy Shooster, Mom Diane Shooster, Wife Jason Shooster, Son Jaime Shooster, Son Carly Shooster, Daughter Cassidy Shooster, Daughter Wendy Shooster-Leuchter, Sister Max Leuchter, Brother-in-Law Michael Shooster, Brother Alizabeth Shooster, Sister-in-Law Frank Shooster, Brother Pearl Nipon, Aunt Albert Nipon, Uncle Nate Shiner, UF Professor

Stylized Painting and Tai Chi Modern Painting and Laughter e Discipline of Drawing Scalable Design Acceptance of the Imperfect Grisaille Glass Painting Northwest Indian/Political Art e Poetry of Writing

Hiram Williams, UF Professor Marcia Isaacson, UF Professor David Kremgold, UF Professor Catriel Efrony, Israeli Painter Cappy ompson, Glass Artist Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, Painter Jim Boring, Writer/Poet/Editor Leon Schagrin, Holocaust Survivor Kevin Gore, Folk Singer Albert Hoªman, Soldier/Writer Leela Corman, Artist Tom Hart, Artist Jon Strongbow, Artist Dimas Rodriguez,Technologist George Booker-Tandy, Musician Candy Tandy, Educator, Voice Coach Katrina Tandy, Singer/Song Writer/Actress Richard Tandy, Producer George Tandy Jr., Singer/Songwriter Marisa Alma Nick Nicholas Tandy, Businessman Jack Edmondson, Film Producer Richard Montgomery, Electrician, Veteran Buddy, Dog

Courage, Vigilance Freedom Fighting e Honor of Serving/ e Joy of Writing Holocaust Studies/Sequential Art Endearing Love/Sequential Art Psychedelic Tribal Modernism Small Steps make for Creative Genius Extraordinary Professionalism/Natural Talent Extraordinary Professionalism/Courage Extraordinary Professionalism/Natural Talent

Rapid inking / Soulful Music e Projection of Peace and Love Movement as Art Creative Determination oughtful Discourse Leadership through Kindness Unconstrained Love

LIST OF MATERIALS

ITEMS

REASON

Woodless #4 Soft Pencils A High-Quality Electric Pencil Sharpener Kneaded Erasers Fabriano Acquarello Watercolor Paper, Cold Pressed, 100% Cotton, Grana Fina, 140 lbs Uniball .05 mm and .07mm black ink pens HP Wide Format printer - Z6100 series HP Canvas A Large Stable Easel A Mobile Easel # 2 Long-Handled Bristle Brushes A Complete Set of Bristle Brushes Palette Knives Wax Paper Palette Gamblin Oil Colors Gamblin Transparent Oil Colors Gamblin Galkyd Medium Poppy Oil MacBook Pro A Gamers Mouse Ruby on Rails web software plus GitHub and Web Stack Apple iPad / iPencil Apple iPhone Lg-Tone Headset iPad Apps - ArtRage, Clip Studio, Astropad Adobe Cloud - Photoshop, InDesign, Adobe PDF

Balance, Weight, Softness, Flow Good Drawings Require Sharp Pencils Hand exercise, Precision Clean-Up Stability, Tooth, Permanence Needlepoint Pens that Flow Precisely Scaling, both Size and Quantity Wide Format Ready Indoor Painting Plein Air Painting Favorite Brush Strong Brushes to Push Heavy Oils Mixing and applying Oils Easy Clean-up, Clean Colors Wide Color Gamut and Safe and Permanent Beautiful Colors Oil Medium with a Gloss Finish Simple Light Oil for inning Paint Always Ready to Create

Fast and Accurate Pointing Web Development Stack Digital Mobility Advanced Mobility Convenient Audio Digital Launchpad Professionalism e Earth Heals backups - Backups - BACKUPS High Volume Printing Brain Food Custom Binding within my Studio Essential Book Clean-up Silk Painting Silk Setting Colorful Wire

Ceramics DropBox OKI Printer C931 Books, Audiobooks, Newspapers, Magazines, e Web Fastbind - Perfect Binding Triumph 4850 Cutter Silk Dyes Silk Steamer Telephone Wire

The Artist’s Statement

Artist’s Statement

Creating harmony out of chaos is a driving factor in my work. Painting allows me to have the freedom to create things without the expense of building them, like a novelist constructing a Cathedral or a science ction writer establishing a colony on another planet. I can stretch my imagination while perfecting my craftsmanship. In doing so, the simple act of painting slows my thinking to let it rest. In this way, chaos and calm work together to soothe my soul, bringing balance and primal energy to my life’s work. I surround myself with the latest technologies and the people who have the skills to make them work. It is refreshing to learn every day as part of a team of engineers. Meanwhile, at night, I like to play with basic materials like pencils, inks, and oils. e choice of the medium I use depends on both my whim and the pace at which I wish to work. I keep many projects in motion at the same time, staggering the works according to completion times, ranging from hours and days to months and years. It takes long periods of time to complete big projects. Large paintings need time to dry between coats, and patience to resolve composition and form. It helps to have small wins along the way to keep my mind sharp and cheerful. I am continually experimenting with the latest software. Even so, I relish my time working with hand tools and the materials used by the old masters.Technology is trying to mimic old-school techniques. In approaching them, it is also inventing new tools. e results are disruptive, but I do not think they will ever replace the old masters’ methods. I enjoy the challenge and continue to work in multiple mediums. Here is a short list: oil, pencil, watercolor, encaustic, glass, clay, paper, wood, digital, and found materials. As an artist, my mind is like a microphone, sensing materials, sounds, and feelings. Everything is pos- sible. Everything has limits. I am a composer, and the canvas is my orchestra. Most of my work starts with intimate drawings. I have standardized on 14”x 20”, Fabriano Acquarello cold-pressed 100% cotton grana na 140 lb., watercolor paper. It may sound quirky, but I always cut the last inch oª the block of paper, so I end up using 14” x 19” sheets. at size feels right to me and ts perfectly into my travel art bag, which I carry everywhere. I love drawing things I can study in person. Musicians are my favorite models. As a band starts playing, I feel the rhythm and begin drawing as if I am playing an instrument along with them. Usually, the drawing is just about nished when they complete the set. I also love to visit museums; they are perfect places to explore. On a good day, I will arrive when the museum opens and will be the last one to leave when it closes. My entire goal for the day is two drawings. Over a two-week vacation, drawing daily, I can have enough nished drawings completed to last a year of painting. I look at my subjects very carefully, paying extra attention to the lighting, es- pecially the nuances that form through happenstance. I believe I cannot really see what I am looking at until I try to draw it; it takes patience and focus, but if I take the time, I am rewarded, the model unpeels itself to reveal its essence. After capturing an initial drawing, I intentionally practice letting go, seeing where my mind can take it. My inspiration might be anything: mythology, Art History, previous drawings, patterns, perhaps a book or a story, anything that catch-

es my attention. EXAMPLE OF DRAWING DURING A CONCERT. CARAVAN PALACE STAND-UP BASS. SHOOSTY 2017

Gypsy Tears PEN AND INK 14” X 19” SHOOSTY 2017 A combined plein air sketch from Rainbow Springs, Florida with a concert at The Heartwood Studios, in Gainesville, Florida, featuring the Gypsy Tears.

For instance, I recently drew a lush landscape including trees with Spanish moss hanging over them in North Florida. e following day I went to a concert, brought the same drawing pad, and by chance decided to draw the musicians on top of that landscape, integrating the two. e result is a dreamscape I titled Gypsy Tears , the name of the band. Once I had the con- cept, I did it again with my iPad. For me, art is fundamentally about exploration. rough my life’s work, I can conjure a realm of possibilities to the forefront of my mind. is exercise loosens my thinking, like yoga for the body, so that when I approach a problem, I try to keep the solutions broad. It makes a big diªerence to approach challenges in your life with an open mind. To use an analogy, when a little sand enters the mouth of an oyster, the oyster becomes irritated. To soothe the nuisance, the oyster applies the same mineral it uses to make its shell. In doing so, layer after layer of nacre, better known as Mother-of-Pearl, coats the irritant and forms a natural gem, an iridescent pearl. I believe this is the same thing that motivates me. I use my natural tendency to convert disorder into something pleasing. If I had to describe my work in one word, I would use the verb ‘curative,’ meaning ‘to make better,’ as in, let us make the world better. Stephen Shooster aka Shoosty® February 2019

Gypsy Tears Digital Painting 14 inches x 19 inches Shoosty 2018 A combined plein air sketch of Rainbow Springs, Florida, with a concert sketch Heartwood Studios, in Gainesville, Florida, featuring The Gypsy Tears

Michael Ward-Bergeman, Accordion Geoffrey Fitzhugh Perry, Fiddler Jacob Lawson, Violin Erik Alvar, Stand-Up Bass

Howard Wapner, Guitar Jason Shooster, Guitar

CLICK TO SEE AND LISTEN TO THE CONCERT. START AT 12 MINS.

The Gypsy Tears

Preparations & Reception Solo Show The Weisman Center Delray Beach, Florida Feb. 28th - March 3rd, 2019

SETTING UP

MARCUS AND RAUL LIFTING PAITTING

MARCUS AND TEAM HANGING

RALPH PAPA AND STEPHEN SHOOSTER FEB. 28TH 2019

ALBE WORKING

THE GALLERIES

RECEPTION

DIANE RECEIVING GUESTS

CASSIDY CARSON SHOOSTER SINGING

GEORGE TANDY ON THE KEYS

ART SHOW

BRIAN AND MIKE

SEAN WITH SELF PORTRAIT

KATRINA FEELING IT

RALPH WITH HIS KIDS

LINDA WITH SILK

STEVE WITH PLEIN AIR PAINTING

CONFRONTING HISTORIC 5TH

BRIAN LOOKING DEEP

ERNIE AND DOROTHY

RALPH, STEVE AND ALBE TALKING ABOUT TELEPHONE WIRE

ART SHOW

STEVE AND JENNIFER WITH THE UNVEILING OF JET AGE LANDSCAPE

DIANE ROCKING IT

MATTHEW FLASH AND FRIEND

Highlights

Metaphysical Bottles, the artist’s rst oil painting. A simple still life based on a group of empty bottles sitting on a table.Two of his earlier paintings can be found in the back- ground. e light in the large wine bottle is brighter than the light in the room. is tonal diªerence creates a central contrast. “I went along with this mistake by wrapping it within the theme of metaphysics. I just g- ured if the bottles were gures and one of them is brighter than the rest, it has more consciousness.” - Shoosty®

Metaphysical Bottles 1976 Oil on Canvas, 20 inches x 34 inches Signed S. Shooster

SUGGESTED INSTALLATION EXAMPLE - MARK ROTHKO CHAPEL, HOUSTON, TEXAS

Sanctuary is a signicant work from my abstract painting college days. Painted on aluminum, it reects light from the available sources. e colors are layered and airbrushed ranging from a pleasing yellow-green to an orange-red. It is intended to be placed in a sanctuary with the proper lighting that glows from within and gives pause to the viewer with a mesmerizing shifting of tones and hue.

Sancutary Feburary, 1982 AirbrushedAcrylic on Aluminum on Linen, 4: 36” square panels Signed Stephen Shooster

REMOVABLE HEART

Self-portrait sculpture, view from the back with various close-ups. e photo above shows how the heart is removable. e intention is to be able to give my heart to others.

Self-Portrait Sculpture 1985 Ceramic and Telephone Wire Shoosty ®

Tribal Figure 1989 Hand-Built Ceramics Shoosty ®

Abstract Wife is a painting of my wife, Diane, at the beach in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, created with what would become my signa- ture style of using a #2 at bristle-brush and geometric shapes evoking the sun, sand, and ocean. Diane is laying on a blue pillow while wearing an orange bathing suit. Her skin is perfectly tan. e clouds are handled with the same shapes as the sand, a rolling surf nearby. Hot salmon, lavender, various light tones, gray, and cobalt blue make for an exquisite and colorful scene. e painting uses my original signature.

STEPHEN SHOOSTER, MAY 1982

Abstract Wife May 1992 Oil on Canvas, 16 inches x 14 inches framed Signed Stephen Shooster

In 2001, I made a self-portrait while looking into a mirror as my daugh- ter watched. When I walked away for lunch, she decided to add some of her own drawings to my sketch. I left her sketches in the nished painting and added her looking over my shoulder. Fast forward, she has a Degree in Art History from the University of Florida.

Self-Portrait with Daughter 2001 12 inches by 12 inches Shoosty ®

ORIGINAL PHOTO

e Party Favor, is based on a photo by Ze’ev Aleksandrowicz taken during the wedding of the daughter of the Tzaddic Rabbi Ben Zion Halber- stam, October 3rd, 1931, Galicia, Nowy-Sanz, Po- land. It was part of about sixty photos taken that day, thus a sort of party favor for the wedding. e painting was completed to augment a book, e Horse Adjutant , also by the artist. is painting brings clarity to the coldness of the times, the dy- namic energy of the old-world Jews, and the com- ing electronic age, as noted by the power poles; it is also an ominous race against the coming clash of nations. e title comes from the idea that there were no cameras that could take action photos back then, so like a ‘party favor’ for the wedding, there was a photographer. He must have set up his still cam- era in front of the horsemen and told them to ride towards the camera and into destiny.

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The Party Favor 2011 Oil on Canvas 6.5 feet x 5 feet framed Tribute to The Halberstamm Family Shoosty®

ORIGINAL DRAWING

Sainte Chapelle is a painting in- spired by the chapel in the court- yard of the royal palace on the Île de la Cité, in the heart of Paris. During the late afternoon, they sponsor live classical concerts featuring Vivaldi and Mozart. Listeners hear the music while watching the sunset transform the extensive stained glass and exotic woodworking.

e original drawing was com- pleted during a single musical session. Once in the studio, this painting took on the feeling of a construction zone full of archi- tectural plumb lines. roughout the composition you can see icons of e State mixed with icons of e Church, clearly showing no separation of Church and State.

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Sainte Chapelle 2011 Oil on Canvas 6.5 feet x 5 feet framed Shoosty ®

CONCEPT DRAWING

El Arenal is based on the volcano of the same name overlooking La Fortuna, Costa Rica; it looms quietly over the well-kept park in the city center. It is a simple design executed with nesse and masterful design elements using a series of squared swirls similar to design patterns found on the craftsmanship of the region. Of special interest is the hand-painted frame. El Arenal is a legacy painting with an eye towards enhancing value and pushing the boundaries of art history. In 2014, El Arenal was introduced as part of a group show at the Judi and Allan Schuman Mu- seum Gallery within the Adolph and Rose Levis Community Center, in Boca Raton.

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ART 2014 SHOW

El Arenal 2012 Oil on Canvas 4.5 feet x 4 feet with painted frame Shoosty ®

DUAL VIOLINS ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR WATERCOLOR AND INK ON PAPER SHOOSTY ® 2012

Dual Violins is based on a drawing complet- ed in the summer of 2012 during a Klezmer concert by Jascha Lieberman, Bats Gallery, Krakow, Poland. Candles quiver, the instruments breathe, a marble column becomes an accordion, and the lines form a owing interpretation of the sounds.

Dual Violins 2013 oil on canvas 4.5 feet x 4 feet with painted framed Tribute to Jascha Lieberman Shoosty ®

FROGS AND FLOWERS INK ON PAPER SHOOSTY ®

Frogs and Flowers is a large canvas depicting a surreal jungle scene. e central element is an organic organ with opium owers coming out of its pipes. Sitting in front of the organ, cross- legged, is a friend of the artist, Rabbi Yaa- kov ompson. He is wearing a kippah and playing guitar. e rug he sits on has fringes shaped like the keys of the organ; it is cradled between a pair of bird of paradise plants. Looking at the composition clockwise from the top, a ute is found under vegetation that

curves around the left side. White owers with ve petals each are arranged uniform- ly from small to large where the holes of the ute would normally be found. Coming from the throat of the ute is a waterfall separat- ed by a fern silhouette. Frogs are positioned on both sides. A seed pod in the shape of the Rabbi’s face is upside down on the right side of the organ, completing the composition. Rabbi Yaakov ompson passed away only a few years after the painting was completed.

Frogs and Flowers 2013 Oil on Canvas, 5 feet x 6 feet Tribute to Rabbi Yaakov Thompson (1955-2016) Shoosty ®

TRIBUTE TO DJANGO REINHARDT ORIGINAL DRAWING INK ON WATERCOLOR PAPER SHOOSTY ® 2012

Tribute to Django Reinhardt is a dedication to the gypsy guitar player extraordinaire of the same name. Known for his mustache bridge guitar, depicted are two gui- tars talking, like old men in a case shaped like a body. e lower body becomes Django and the upper one the artist’s daughter, Cassidy. ey are serenaded by a cello that is also tickling Cassidy’s toe.

A playful painting, Tribute to Django Reinhardt ,is both joyful and serene, accompanied by a unique frame, completing a 21st-century contemporary masterpiece.

CASSIDY ON A SWING

Tribute to Django Reinhardt 2013 Oil on Canvas, 7 feet x 5 feet framed Dedicated to Jason Shooster Shoosty ®

HISTORIC 5TH AVENUE INK ON WATERCOLOR PAPER SHOOSTY ® 2015

Historic 5th Avenue is based on an event paying tribute to the black community of Delray Beach, Flor- ida, with its epicenter on historic 5th Avenue. After spending the prior day at the Smithsonian In- stitute Museum of African Art in Washington, D.C., I came home to South Florida and went to this early evening outdoor concert. Using the ethnic characters from the museum, I was motivated by

the pulsating music of the band and created a composite drawing merging both concepts. e result- ing master drawing developed that evening and eventually became the subject of the painting. e composition uses cubism, mirroring eªects, Egyptian ico- nography and a touch of humor in the form of e Big Lebowski’s bowling pins and ball.

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Historic 5th Avenue 2014 Oil on Canvas with Painted Frame apx. 7 feet x 5 feet Shoosty ®

THE SHUSTER’S

e Shusters, sitting at a pair of tables are three Jew- ish men, two wearing military uniforms. Each has a bottle of wine in front of him with a photo of a loved one leaning on the bottle. e far right gure is Benzy Shuster, my grand uncle. e others, unknown, have features of the Shoost- er (name changed in the USA) family. e painting is based on one of the earliest photos of my family. All these people were destroyed in the Nazi Holo- caust. e family is from Lutsk, Russia; however, the men are wearing Polish Uniforms.

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The Shusters 2015 Oil on Canvas 7 feet x 5 feet with a Painted Frame Shoosty ®

THE ACROPOLIS DRAWING BY SHOOSTY

DAD BY CASSIDY SHOOSTER

THE ACROPOLIS FROM THE ELECTRIC HOTEL

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THE EASEL

UP CLOSE WITH FIGURE

e Acropolis. In the summer of 2015, I took my daughter on a two-week trip to study the Greek Acropolis.To achieve this, we split our time, half in the UK, at the British Museum, and the other half in Athens. e relics are found in both cities. On the very rst day in Athens, tired and hungry, we found ourselves on the veranda of the Electra Palace with a view towards the Acropolis. e site was mesmerizing, drawings emerged.

Painted with a palette knife, the colors show the scene in twilight. Orange light, with a tur- quoise sky, imbues the right side while purple and cobalt occupy the left. Below the chang- ing sky rests the old city, the Plaka. Electric lights dot the landscape, greens, blues, and grays and browns complete the painting, and its unique frame.

The Acropolis 2016 Oil on Canvas 4.5 feet x 3.5’ feet with painted framed Shoosty ®

e Preservation of Jazz was conceived July of 2014, at Maison de Bourbon, in the heart of American Jazz, Bourbon Street, New Orleans. e composition shimmers as if dancing. A tip jar stands ready for your accolades. As a bonus, the gold frame is hand-painted with opaline.

The Preservation of Jazz 2016 Oil on Canvas with Opaline Painted Frame, 5 feet x 4.5 feet framed Shoosty ®

University of Florida College of Art, was conceived using an iPad pro and iPencil. I chose bright colors to high- light the building while maintaining the perspective. e trees became pat- terns of colors abstracted on top of the building. My daughter and I both graduated from the University of Florida, College of Art.

FATHER AND DAUGHTER WITH THE FINISHED PAINTING WITHIN THE ARTS COMPUOND AT UF. 2016

College of Art University of Florida 2016 Digital Oil Painting, 14 inches x 7 inches, Shoosty ®

CARAVAN PALACE 1

Caravan Palace is based on a set of fre- netic drawings created during a con- cert by the band Caravan Palace , using the energy of a high-voltage band. I brought paper and ink and made a se- ries of three drawings during the con- cert. e result looks like gibberish, in- comprehensible gibberish. Once core drawings were completed, I tore apart the sketches using photoshop achiev- ing amazing results. ere is no way that drawings like these could have been created sitting at a quiet desk. Full of energy, the speed of rendering was made for moments of inspiration.

CARAVAN PALACE 2

CARAVAN PALACE 3

Caravan Palace 2017 High Voltage Music, Ink on Paper,Adobe Photoshop Shoosty ®

DRAWING OF KEITH NOBEL BY SHOOSTY

DIGITAL PAINTING OF KEITH NOBEL

Bonnie Springs, Nevada, is one of the few watering holes that was a required stop by the settlers heading for Califor- nia. We set up just beyond the tourist parking in view of the road. Many peo- ple stopped by to check our progress. While on a convention trip, I was contacted by an old elementary school friend, Keith Nobel, via Facebook. We had not seen each other in 43 years! He asked if I wanted to go painting not knowing that painting is my favorite thing to do. I decided upon a contemporary com- position where color and style supersede reality. e mountain range narrows at the horizon line, and the scrub brush is just a few shapes. A white sky and yellow-orange foreground set the tone with dark brown and pink accents. If you look close, I used bits of local sand and found materials as well.

SHOOSTY INSITU

Bonnie Springs Nov. 18, 2017 Oil on Canvas, Plein Air 2017, 16 inches x 22inches with live edge wood frame Shoosty®

The Bass Player 2018 Construction Paper, Elmer’s Glue, Wire Shoosty ®

Cassidy with Guitar 2018 Construction Paper, Elmer’s Glue, Wire Shoosty ®

FRANK AND D’BEANS ORIGINAL SKETCH. SHOOSTY 2013

Frank and d’Beans is a local band from Marquette, Michigan. In 2013, the band played at the Blackrocks bar when I happened to be in town. Blackrocks was created by converting a home into a bar, making it cozy. ere happens to be a stairwell from which I perched myself to capture the drawing as the band played. at is how I got a unique perspective. - Shoosty ® Note : e painting took about one year to complete.

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Frank and d’Beans 2018 Oil on Canvas, 6.5 feet x 5 feet with painted frame Shoosty ®

IN SITU

STEPHEN SHOOSTER WITH THE PLEIN AIR SOCIETY

Old Floresta 2018 Oil on Canvas 12 inches x 12 inches with painted frame Shoosty ®

RED MAN WATCHING WHITE MAN TRYING TO FIX HOLE IN THE SKY. LAWRENCE PAUL YUXWELUPTUN

Warrior with underbird is derived from a painting by Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, called Red Man Watching White Man Try- ing to Fix Hole in the Sky . Unlike the painting, the sculpture takes a leap in a new direction by adding a TV head and placing a thunderbird on his shoulder. e thunderbird itself was made using strips of paper and a quilling technique.

Warrior with Thunderbird 2018 Construction Paper, Foam Core, Elmer’s Glue, Wire Shoosty ®

STEPHEN SHOOSTER WITH JENNIFER MCINNES COOLIDGE. DURING OPENING NIGHT, JAN. 31ST, 2019, JET AGE LANDSCAPE WAS UNVEILED.

Jet-Age Landscape. When artists begin learning how to paint, they start with a still life and then graduate to landscapes. roughout history, the view of landscapes has been terrestrial. When you apply a jet-age perspective, there is a paradigm shift. e horizon line is no longer horizontal. Seeing the new horizon line is at rst uncomfort- able, but once you get comfortable, you can re- move preconceptions and recognize the concept as something new. In the painting, Jet-Age Landscape , the win- dow creates a eld of purple with blocks of color forming distance. e shape of a window frames it with deep rich tones and creamy modern white. Pay particular attention to the matching frame.

Jet-Age Landscape 2019 Oil on canvas with painted frame apx. 4 feet x 4.5 feet Shoosty ®

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