1958 2017 Shoosty VI Catalog Raisonne

The complete collection of the art of Stephen Shooster, aka Shoosty from the beginning to 2017

Catalog Raisonné Shoosty ® Fine Art 1958 - 2017

The Denial of Death Stephen Shooster 1981

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Shoosty ® Fine Art Catalog Raisonné 1958 - 2017 Shooster Publishing Copyright Shooster Publishing, All Rights Reserved

441 South State Road 7 Margate, Florida 33068 Dedicated to Diane Shooster and my kids: Jason; Jaime; Carly; and Cassidy

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Catalog Raisonné Shoosty ® Fine Art 1958 - 2017

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“Always wth a bandaid on the knee” - Dorothy Shooster, mom 1965

Stephen Baby Picture 1960

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My brother Frank, on a rocking horse. There is no photo of it, but my first conscious thought outside of myself was on this rocking horse holding on for dear life. 1960

Woodcrest Community Pool,N.J. 1968

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Stephen Shooster 1979

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SHOOSTY ® 1958 - 2017

1958-1989 PRE-SHOOSTY 1966-1967 CHILD ART

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Metaphysical Bottles Baby I’m Amazed College Professors

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Lines of Communication 1986-1987

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Figure Drawing

College Studio Ceasar’s Crown

Diane Rubin

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Three Brothers Learing Letters

1986

Organic Non-Organic PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFT

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Greatful Dead

Mom

Fish Tank

Dad

City Scape 1986 COLOR THEORY

Me and Blue Bird Three Brothers Family and Friends

Noir Drawing

Noir Self Portrait Noir Self Close-Up

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Good Thoughts

Prince Chasing our Duck

Noir Drawing

Organic and Objects

Deer and Blue Bird

Two Girls at Penland

Color Study

Green Duck

4th of July 1979

Color Study Animal Shapes 1988

Farmer in a Sunny Field

4th of July 1979 - Close-Ups

Flag Day

Dora’s End Table Stephen 1981 Limited Freedom Urban Geography The Denial of Death

Duck with Eggs

99 Figure with Big Chair 100 Pet Iguana Portrait 101 Hand and Foot 102 Char Broil 103 Marriot by the Beach

Sixth Grade Class Photo

4th Grade Class

Bicycle Map

Carnival Spin Art 1971-1975 HIGH SCHOOL

Resting Figure Newsprint Model with Curly Hair

1989 FIGURE STUDIES

Self Portrait

first crush Forever Live Self Portrait

104 Figure Study 104 Figure Study 105 The Lovers 2 105 The Lovers 1 106 Figure Study 106 Figure Study 109 Figure Study 110 Still Life 111 Color Study

Clothed Figure Newsprint

Blue Ocean

Gainesville Studio Apt.

Self Portrait with Mobius

Candid Photos

So They Play Archaeopteryx Viva La France Self Portrait

Sanctuary

The King and Queen 1983 AFTER COLLEGE Operation Compunded

Monkeys Holding a Gown

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... in the Beginning

Flat Tire Series 1

1989-2002

City Dreams

Flat Tire Series 3 1984 THE ARTIST

113 Oil Sketch 2 113 Oil Sketch 1 114 Painted Figure Study 115 Seated Women

Florida Seminole

Indigenous with Feathers Fish Head 1976-1982 COLLEGE YEARS

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The Artist

Battle of the Sea Gods

Steele Painting Steele Painting 2 Steele Painting 3

HAND BUILT CERAMICS

116 Bust with Tattoos 117 Ceramic Vase with Pink 118 Ceramic Heart 119 Priest Sculpture 120 Small Heart Ceramic 121 Ceramic Guts 122 Lake Emerald Pool 123 Painted Figure Noir

Artist’s Studio

UF Private Art Studio

Drawing 101 - Still Life Existence, Growth, Love

Dayuma’s Hut

Surreal Portrait

1985

Paper Bag Still Life Overworked Drawing

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Self Portrait

Self Portrait Details

Limits 1976 - FIRST OIL PAINTING

Ceramic Vase

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2003 - 2009 PRIME WORKING YEARS GATORS

1989 HONEYMOON 124 Diane and Stephen

159 Up all Night with Contractions 1996 160 Peter Pan 161 Jason as an Astronaut 162 Portrait of Jason 163 The Family 1998 164 The Dead Sea on a Cool Day

125 Diamond Head, Hawaii 126 My Wife at Shark’s Cove 126 Diane 127 Honeymoon Candid Photos 128 Figure and Mountain 128 Polynesian Figure Study 129 Polynesian Figure 1990

199 Shark Valley

MAJOR WORKS

200 Uba Tuba 48 201 Uba Tuba 202 Jason’s Bar Mitzvah 203 Family Home FAMILY 204 Stariway to Heaven Study 205 Jaime’s Bar Mitzvah MUSIC 206 Flute Player 207 PIS 207 The Fluent 208 Dave Mathews Concert STILL LIFE 210 Diane and Stephen 211 Portriat of the Artist 212 Ten Little Indians 213 Carly after Fishing 213 Carly Age 9 213 Jaime Age 14 213 Cassidy Reading 214 Diane and Hunter 215 Stephen Shooster 216 Shooster’s Drive-In 217 50th Anniversary 220 Slow Mover 222 Two Ducks 222 Dreams Come True 2004 223 Hunter Sleeping PORTRAIT 224 Carly Shooster 225 Howard Goldman 226 Self Portrait KIDS CAMP 227 Kadima TOURS 228 Three Soldiers 209 Still Life 209 Still Life

165 Beattitudes 166 Architectural 166 Concepts 166 Alieya 1999 167 Bandshell 168 Landscape with Fence 169 Multnomah Falls 169 Abstraction WAR GAMES SERIES 172 Electronic Warfare 172 Electronic Warfare 4 173 Electronic Warfare 2 173 Electronic Warfare 3 2000 174 Abstract Fly 175 Abstract Alligator 176 Abstract Fish 177 Abstract Helmet 177 Abstract Bear 178 Abstract Cell 179 Indian Dancer 180 In Awe of Nature 181 Sam Kapit 183 Self Portrait with Carly 2001 184 Fort Lauderdale Beach 185 Guagin Seascape 2002 170 St. Luke 171 Bahamas 188 Shoosty Business Card 189 Shoosty Business Card 190 Frank’s Family 191 Mike and Alizabeth 192 Stephen and Diane 193 Max and Wendy

130 Diane Pregnant 131 Sleeping Bride 132 The Birthday Room 133 Two Boys

133 The Nursery 134 Jewlery Box

135 Large Round Table 136 Figure on the Beach 137 Figure in Gaugin Style 138 Nurse Checking Diane 139 Diane Giving Birth 1991 140 Welcome Jaime 141 Birth Announcement 142 Special Care 143 Diane Feeding Baby 144 Dorothy Schluger 145 Behind My Back Door 145 Behind my Back Door 1992 146 Lion on a Beach

146 Abstract Wife 147 Chicago Train 147 Chicago Village 1993 148 Santa Maria 149 Mission Control

150 Uncle Marvin Composing 151 Sam Kapit on a Japanese Bridge 1994 152 Watching Children 153 The Baby Pool 154 Overlooking Seattle 156 Seattle Landscape 157 Sultan Ranch 1995 158 Carly Nicole Shooster

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STUDY 258 Gaugin Exhibit Studies 2010 - 2015 MAJOR WORKS 262 Guitar on Fire 263 Talent Farm 264 Tribute to Miles Davis 265 Hello Friends 266 Tribute to Django 267 El Arenal 268 Sax-O-Phony 269 Dual Violins 270 The Horse Adjutant 271 Leon Schagrin 272 The Party Favor 274 Sainte Chapelle 274 Saint Chapelle 2011 274 Saint Chapelle 2012 276 Pot Belly Stove 277 Historic 5th Ave. 278 Swap Painting 278 Frogs and Flowers 279 Uba Tuba 280 The Shusters 281 The Acropolis POSTERS 282 Making Fire 283 Friendly Dragon TOURS 284 Beer Stein 285 The Persecution of Saul 286 Polish Boy on a Bench 287 His First Smoke 288 Harrison H2 Clock 289 David and Goliath 290 Jewish Festival 291 A Knights Journey 292 Fetishh Band 293 Jason and Dave 294 License 1 295 The Dancers 295 Jake and Josh 296 Bear Creek 297 Diane’s Birthday 298 Kevin Eubanks 299 The Green Project 300 George Tandy Band 301 J3 302 The Jazz Estate 303 The Jazz Estate 2

228 Vietnam Memorial 229 The Capitol 230 Isla Mujeres 231 Isla Mujeres ApT. 231 Isla Mujeres 232 Sculpture Garden 1 233 Sculpture Garden 2 234 Israel Landscape 235 Krakow Castle INSECT SERIES 236 unCommon Fly 237 Ladybug

304 Tavolinos Drummer 305 George Tandy 305 with White Hat 306 George and Candi Tandy 307 George Tandy in Motion PORTRAITS 308 Kootenay Forge 309 The Steve Miller Band 310 Tribes Listen 2 311 Tribes Listen 312 My Three Kids 312 Bluegrass in Boulder 313 Right Hand Jazz 314 Jazz Band 315 Drummer with a Mask 316 Yellow Daisy 317 Jason’s Mind 318 Snooze 319 Integrated Recovery STILL LIFE 320 Still Life 321 Bull Sluice LANDSCAPE 322 Puna Cuna 323 The Domino Players 324 The Center of Art in Wood 325 UF Judaica Library ARCHITECTURE 326 The French Quarter 327 Philadelphia City Hall 328 St. Giles Catherdral 329 Karkow Castle 330 One Hellas 330 of a Cool Cat 330 The Parthenon 330 Nerid’s Monument 330 Palace District 331 Church with Figure MYTHOLOGY 332 Apollo with the Pegasoi 333 Power of the Conch Shell NW INDIAN INFLUENCED 334 Eddie the Killer Whale 335 Thunderbird Strikes Killer Whale 336 Killer Whale Teaches Baby 337 Killer Whale Plays Sax 338 Killer Whales and Thunder- birds

237 Lucanidae 237 Scarab V2 237 Horned Beetle 237 Scarab V3 237 Flower Bug 237 Blue Horned 237 Lightening Bug 237 Curculiondae 237 Chrysomelidae 237 Scarab V1 237 Ladybug

238 Wasp 238 Moth

238 Yellow Wasp 239 Hymenotera

239 Cicadae 239 Leafbug

240 Male Nymph 240 Purple Wasp 240 Water Nymph Female 240 Water Bug 241 DragonFly POSTERS 242 Hell in a Bucket 243 U.S. Blues 244 Stories Rich in Fantasy 245 Choose to Dream 246 Heartbeats Flutter 247 Vigilance 248 Tribute to Miles Davis

249 Pegasus 250 Pow-Wow 251 Hello Friends 252 Locks & Chains 253 Pot Belly Stove 254 Tribute to Anne 255 Large Eyes 256 Bullheaded 257 Talent Farm

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339 Killer Whale Study 340 The Raven 341 Killer Whale Decides to 341 Become a Rock Star 342 Baby Killer Whale 342 Tweetbird 342 Squawking Tribel Figure 342 Thunderbird 342 Tribelicious Figure 342 Killer Whale Calve 343 Killer Whale Eats a Guitar 344 The Raven 344 Theory of Relativity 345 Tribelicious with Ruby FOSSILS 346 Tyranosaurus 347 Stegosaurus 348 Triceratops 349 Dark Star at the Depot THE ART OF WRITING 350 Handwritten 350 Electronic 350 Typwritten 350 Galt Library Concept 351 Mr. Beefy ANIMALS 352 UF Museum Studies 2016 THE ADVENT OF THE IPAD PRO AND APPLE PENCIL UF PROJECT 355 UF College of Art 356 UF Music Therapy 357 UF Dance 358 UF Orchestra 359 UF Orchestra 360 Recitals Youhang Zhao

368 Grave of St. Helena 368 Two Cows 369 Pori Int’l Jazz Fest 369 John McLaughlin 370 Jason in Finland 371 Tommi Aunola 372 Ron Carter 373 Pat Metheny

401 Uncle Albert Nipon ROBOTICS 402 Disabled Robotics 403 Luis Bedoya 408 People Making Robots 409 Robots Making People 412 Undercarriage 413 Gears and Servos 414 Robotic Cart 414 Robot Tractor 415 Robotic Extention 415 Robot Hands MUSIC THEMED 418 The Doo-Wah Riders 419 Cassidy Shooster 423 George Tandy Band 424 Jason and Friends 424 Jason Playing Guitar 425 Cassidy Shooster & Calli Daniels 425 Diane with Camera 426 Jorge Garcia 427 Katrina’s Moment 427 Katrina Rose Tandy 428 Diane’s Birthday Drawing 429 Diane’s Birthday 430 Jascha Lieberman Band 431 Johnathan Joeseph 431 Hard Rock Hollywood 432 Nick’s Graduation Party 420 Pete’s Garage 422 Huizi Zhang 422 Plays Bach 432 No Forgotten Kids 433 Tavolino’s August 433 B-Great 433 Hell’s Kitchen 434 Cassidy Valentines 434 Bright Eyes - Alana 434 La Vie En Rose 435 Dark Star Orchestra 2 435 Dark Star Orchestra 1 436 Drinking Party 437 Nick’s Graduation Party 437 Lisa’s Birthday 438 The Polar Bears 439 One Long Road 441 Polar Bear Practice 442 Major Tom 443 The MPLS Band - Bunkers 444 Seth Waters 1

374 Ron Carter’s Bass Case 374 Dweezle Zappa Band 375 Millenburg Joys Jazz Quintet 376 Kunster av Jazz 377 Sax Flower Fireworks 378 Viking with Sword 378 Gargoyle 378 Viking with Axe 379 Molde Jazz 2016 380 Bass on Fire 381 The Screaming Eagle 382 The Budos Band 384 Ferry to Trondheim 384 Bus to Kristiansund 385 Svart Stille 385 Thor 386 Cottage by the Castle 1 387 Cottage by the Castle 2 388 Scottish Highlands 388 Dreaming of Caledonia 389 American Invasion 390 Hope Over Fear 390 Kevin Gore 391 George at Grass Market 391 Lochness Monster 391 Celtic Broch 392 Saint Andrews 393 Saint Andrews PORTRAITS 394 Jessica Leuchter 394 Joan Harrell 395 Officer George with Ace 395 Diane, Stephen, and Cassidy 395 Jaime Sandwitch 396 Jaime Garmizo in his Glory 397 Conor O’Brian 398 Lauren Shooster 398 Lindsey Blair and Family

361 UF Theater 362 UF Painting 363 RECITAL 364 UF Ceramics

365 UF Digital Worlds 1 365 UF Digital Worlds 2 EUROPEAN TOUR 366 Two Shoo’s Wearing 366 Four Shoes 367 Flower Tunnel

398 Jim Boring - Poet 399 Jon Strongbow 399 Dr. Alan Bloom 399 Dr. Ken Webster 399 Monad Elohim 400 Potbelly Stove

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MUSIC 483 French Horn

445 Seth Waters 2 446 Trumpet Heads 447 The Jam Band 448 Maison Bourbon Live 449 The Preservation of Jazz 450 Cassidy Shooster / Mario Smith 450 Mario Smith 451 Néstor Torres and Band 451 Néstor Torres and Band LANDSCAPES 452 City Hall 453 Ron and 453 Sara’s Cabin 454 Philadelphia Landscape 455 Church 456 Sanctuary FishEye 458 Jet Landscape ANIMALS 460 Tiger 461 Pink Flamingo 461 Peacock 461 Dog INDIGENOUS STUDIES 462 Indian Mask 462 Masked Dancer 462 Three Dancers 462 Two Dancers 463 Oceana 464 Mask with Patterns 465 Mathew God of Storms

527 Carson 528 Diane’s Party 528 Lizzy Skating 529 Baruch Shuster LANDSCAPES 530 Boulder River 530 Boulder Landscape 531 Boulder’s Boulders

484 Black and Creme 485 Jorge and George 486 George Tandy Band 487 George with Beard 488 James Anderson 489 Jorge Garcia 490 The Yearning 492 Kayla Frey 493 Jaime and the Flat Irons 494 Katrina Rose Tandy 495 Jazzy’s Hideaway 496 Man Machine Poem 497 Wooden Upright 500 Calli Daniels - Drummer 500 Josh Goodman - Guitar 500 Cassidy with Guitar 500 Katrina Rose - Singer 501 Richard Tandy - Electro Magi- cian 501 Orin - Bass Player 502 Dizzywind 503 Drummer Girl 504 Black and Creme - Funky Buddah - Noir 504 Black and Creme - Noir 504 Anastasia and Max Noir 506 Caravan Palace 1 508 Caravan Palace Guitarist 509 Caravan Palace electric bass- ist 510 Caravan Palace 2 512 Caravan Palace Keyboardist 1 513 Caravan Palace Keyboardist 2 514 Caravan Palace 3 497 Bass Player 498 Mario Smith 499 Hurricane Irma 516 Caravan Palace Singer 517 Caravan Palace Clarinet 518 In The Light 521 Bonnie Springs 522 Keith Nobel 523 Bonnie Springs Train 523 Engineer of Happiness 523 Bonnie Springs Train 2 PORTRAITS 524 Cassidy - Pondering 524 Cassidy Shooster 525 Cassidy - The Singer 526 Carly - Deerfield Inlet

533 The Swamp 534 Highway 1 535 Highway 2

536 2018 Vector Version 537 Old Floresta Modified 538 Fairy House 1 538 Fairy House 2 539 Fairy House 3 ROBOTICS 540 Machines Building Humans NW INDIAN INFLUENCE 541 NW Indian Sketch JAPANESE INSPIRED

542 Knight Detail 543 Samurai Detail 544 Samurai Detail 545 Samurai Detail 547 Samurai Outfit

CELTIC INSPIRED 548 14th Century Illustrated Man- uscript 549 Bagpiping Gargoyal 549 Tangled Figures 550 University of Florida 550 College of Art

466 Fancy Dancer 1 467 Fancy Dancers 2 468 Fancy Dancers 3 469 Fancy Dancers 4 470 Fancy Dancers 5 471 Fancy Dancers 6

EUROPEAN STUDIES 472 Lune de Mirt - Study 473 Horse Study CELTIC STUDIES 474 Celtic Bearded Man

475 Celtic Study 476 Celtic Figures

JAPANESE STUDIES

478 Samurai Noir 479 Samurai Detail 2017

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Stephen Shooster 1969

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1958-1989 PRE-SHOOSTY

My name is Stephen Shooster. I was born in Chester, PA 1958, the third of four children to Herman and Dorothy Shooster. My mom had her hands full with my two older brothers. I was easy. All I needed was some paper and crayons to keep me occupied. She saved all of my draw- ings. As you flip through these pages, you will witness the life of an artist unfolding. Volume 1 covers the first 31 years of my life, including my childhood and college before marriage. A book like this is called a Catalog Raisonné. It is French, meaning the complete collection of an artist’s work. During these years, I explored many concepts, from primitive to abstract expressionism and surrealism. I never settled on a single style. I prefer to learn as many techniques as I can.

The College of Art had two primary tracks, Fine Art and Graphic Arts. I chose Fine Arts. I wanted to work for myself. My father had other ideas. He said I could not make art my career, so I took a minor in Architecture. I recall being the only art student to take calculus at the time. The best part is that I aced it! Upon graduation, I was accepted into a Mas- ter’s of Architecture at the University of Ohio. At the same time, my father asked me to stay home and help grow his small business. He had about ten employees and ran an old-fashioned telephone answering service using rented equip- ment from the phone company. Working for my father was slow at first. To do billing, we would have to count slips of paper messages. It was te- dious, so we started to weigh the paper with a In 1985, the phone compa- ny was broken up into many parts, allowing competi- tion to enter the market. We started selling beepers. They were a perfect match for an answering service. An opera- tor could take a message and “Beep” the customer to pick it up. This was new and innova- tive technology. We never had anything like it before. In 1988, 800 number “FREE” calling was in- vented, leading to the advent of the call centers. We replaced our switchboards with specialized computers, and I was sent to California for training, which led to a love for software and continuing education for the rest of my life. A few years later, I decided to build a call cen- ter. This would occupy my time for the next 30 years, but I always found time for making art. Note to the reader: Shoosty® is Stephen Shoost- er’s registered trademark. All of his later works are signed, Shoosty. This first book predates that concept, but we will recognize Shoosty in its title for its continuity. fine scale. You would think the time was crawling. We didn’t realize we were at the center of the computer tele- phony revolution.

When I was 15 1/2, my father lost his job. He was 48, with four children ready for col- lege. He decided to start over in Florida, where he eventu- ally bought a small business that would shape my career. I entered my junior year at Hol- lywood Hills High School in Hollywood, Florida; soon af- ter, I started driving. In 1976, at 18, I still had all of my baby teeth. It was due to a genetic disorder. I was sent to a world-renowned dentist in

“There is nothing like the freedom that painting can give you.” - Shooster

New York and had all my teeth removed in one visit. I have never experienced pain like that be- fore. Having my teeth removed awakened what I call my super-consciousness, and I vowed to direct that energy to do something significant. From 1976 to 1982, I attended the University of Florida. As an undergraduate, I was encour- aged to take classes from all the different disci- plines, but my favorite was woodworking. I used my independent study credits to spend as much time as possible in the woodshop. When I ran out of credits, I was directed to the College of Art, where I discovered painting. Painting is like woodworking without the wood. It is also Phi- losophy, Science, Business, and more. Painting is the act of composing everything. It is interdisci- plinary. There is nothing like the freedom that painting can give you. Around this time, I asked myself what I would want to do with all my time if successful. The answer was easy: painting!

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1966-1967 CHILD ART

LEARING LETTERS

AGE 6 CRAYON

Stephen Shooster 1964ish

1964

Dorothy and Herman Shooster

CRAYON

AGE 7 1965 PASTEL ANIMALS CHILD ART

THREE BROTHERS

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MOM

CRAYON

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CRAYON

DAD

ME AND BLUE BIRD

CRAYON

Stephen, Wendy, Michael, Frank in Mom’s Station Wagon, apx 1968

Front: Michael, Wendy, Stephen Frank Back: Dorothy, apx 1968

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THREE BROTHERS

CRAYON

FAMILY AND FRIENDS

CRAYON

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PRINCE CHASING OUR DUCK

CRAYON

Stephen with King

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DEER AND BLUE BIRD

PASTEL

GREEN DUCK

CRAYON

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CRAYONS CHILD ART

Reverse, Signed Stephen, Grade 2, 7 1/2 years old

FARMER IN A SUNNY FIELD 1965

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CRAYON ON PAPER CHILD ART 1965 UNSIGNED, GRADE 2, 7 1/2 YEARS OLD

FLAG DAY (REVERSE SIDE)

NOTE: PAY ATTENTION TO THE AUTHORITARIAN STIFF MARCHING, DEAD BODIES, AND NON-MECHANIZED ARMY WITH RIFLES.

FLAG DAY

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Tag paper covered with a drawing and then covered again with a black crayon designed to be scratched out. I was told not to draw anything with the crayons, just lay down the colors, but I did not listen and drew a duck, which I knew I could find when I started scratching.

DUCK WITH EGGS AGE 7 SIGNED STEPHEN S CRAYONS 1967

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4TH GRADE CLASS

Woodcrest Elementry School - Teacher Mrs. Peternich - Class of 1968 bottom row (Left to right): Howard Cavello, Dennis, Alan, Barry Greenfield, unknown,unknown, Luis Schlager, rick Levy Middle Row: unknown, unknown, Andrea Cohen, Barbara ?, Andrea Segal, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, Karen ?, unknown, unknown, unknown. Back row: unknown, Stephen Shooster, David Goldwasser, unknown, Geof Snyder, Raymond cavello, unknown In 4th grade I created a petition for more recess and I had the entire class sign it! I gave the signed petition to the principle of the school.The principle gave it back to the teacher (Mrs. PETER-’WITCH’). she took all the boys into the happway, then pulled each of our hair back while yelling not to do that ever again.

SIXTH GRADE CLASS PHOTO

Woodcrest Elementry School - Teacher Mr. Garitty class of 1969-1970 Bottom row (Left to right): Unknown, Unknown, Lisa Pear, Jane Levy, Barbara ?, Unknown, Unknown Middle Row: Andy bennett, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Andrea Seigal, Unknown Stephen Shooster

Back row: Keith Nobel, Jason Sokoloff, Unknown, Unknown, Frank ?, Unknown, Dennis ?, Howie Covello, Unknown, Ira Rose I was best friends with Ira Rose. We were inseparable. When we were not in school we mowed lawns together working for my brother Mike and listened to record albums.

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BICYCLE MAP

I grew up in Cherry Hill, N.J. in a subdivision called Woodcrest. My cousin’s father was one of the builders of the community, Harold Sarshik. They lived two doors away. He had three daughters who were older than me. His wife, Aunt Francis is a close friend of my mom. We had a split-level home at 1791 Country Club Drive. Our phone number was 429-0452. Behind our home was the 13th hole of the Woodcrest golf course. On the edge of the golf course was a hill where we would go sledding in the wintertime. It was a short run with an abrupt drop-off we called, “Ball Buster Hill.” It was protected by a creek with a wooden bridge.

On a good day, I could go down the hill and cross that bridge. On a bad day, I could end up in the freezing creek. I recall running home after falling into the creek at least once. Our house was the meeting place for going sledding and generally a meeting place for all the kids in the neighborhood.

Crayon on Paper 1966

Stephen 7th grade (12-13 years old)

Enamal Painting using a spinning machine. carnival art 1970

CARNIVAL SPIN ART

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1971-1975 HIGH SCHOOL

My childhood crush was Lynda. She was into the Grateful Dead. I wasn’t. She was also into ceramics, I liked that. At the time I wasn’t planning to be a fine artist. I was nerdy, being groomed for a life in science. I recall, Lynda, got very sick with menigitis. By the time she got better she had a boyfriend. I was so enfatuated that I followed her to a commune when I started driving.

She always had a boyfriend, so nothing ever happened. We are still friends to this day. She moved to New Mexico and does ceramics for a living. She has one child who I have never met. For a very long time she did not embrace social media. She finally came online a couple of years ago and we are still friends.

Signed S. Shooster and Shoosty. Shoosty was created later so this was signed Shoosty years later pencil, Grade A, Cherry Hill High School East March 26, 1973

FIRST CRUSH

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1974, FRONT AND BACK ‘DEAR SOCIETY FOREVER LIVE STEVE’ - IS SIGNED IN MY BLOOD! - SHOOSTER

1975 Sweet 16 Michele Siedman

1974 Sweetheart ball Sue Salzman

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FOREVER LIVE

1974 WATERCOLOR ON THIN PAPER

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SELF PORTRAIT

tape. It works on the same principle as the Mobius strip, creating an endless physical loop. Notice how this paper was ruined by water. Paper is one of the most challenging materials to maintain for legacy purposes. I fully believe my work will be destroyed in some accident. That has motivated me to document all of my work digitally.

Möbius Strip: Möbius, 1865, was a pioneer in topology. In his memoir, he discussed the properties of one- sided surfaces, including what became the Möbius strip produced by giving a narrow strip of material a half-twist before attaching its ends together, creating an endless loop, infinity. Recently, I visited an audio museum. They showed me the inside of an 8-track

SELF PORTRAIT WITH MOBIUS 1975

HERITAGE JR. HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COUNCIL WOODCREST, NJ 1974 GREG WILSEY VICE PRESIDENT GEOFF SNYDER PRESIDENT KELLY SMATHERS SECRETARY STEPHEN SHOOSTER TRESURER MIKE HIEDKAMP 7TH GRADE REPRESENTATIVE

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the lizard monster. Despite the presence of these creatures, the overall feeling of the piece is playful rather than ominous. The pressed-on letters “So They Play” are in the lake’s center. “Art is the work of a person, a human be- ing, who is free to take into himself what he sees outside and from his free center put his human stamp on it” - Sister Mary Corita

“So They Play” is a stream-of-conscious- ness collage featuring two figures with heads and wings flying, a moon on a stand wearing a crown, a tetrahedral jellyfish floating stiffly, and an incandescent light- bulb with a large bulb base. These shapes hover over a jagged mountain range over- looking a turquoise lake. In the lake are several monsters, some mining machines, and a scuba diver stand- ing erect, oblivious to the gaping jaws of

1974

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SO THEY PLAY

1975 Watercolor Signed Stephen Shooster

Archaeopteryx was copied from a photo in National Geographic magazine. It was said to be the missing link between lizards and birds. Years later, it was found to be a farce.

ARCHAEOPTERYX Collection of Ira Rose

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Copied from a book of advertising and illustration, this pastel shows Napoleon with deep dark eyes and a chest full of medals. Signed Shooster

Later, in college, I made a 4ft x 5ft version of Napoleon and hung it in my bedroom. That piece is lost. I have no idea what happened to it. It was acyrlic on canvas.

1967 4th Grade, Ms. Vespe VIVA LA FRANCE

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SELF PORTRAIT 1975

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Teacher Criticism - “1st monkey’s is bad. It bends impossible for a vertebrate animal. A- Nov. 21 should look at your prescription sheet.” Shooster: Criticism is a part of visual art. It starts early and never stops. The only bad criticism is apathy. The second worst is dismissal.

I was trying to draw a large painting where monkeys were holding a queen’s dress. The painting was lost or destroyed. This painting is signed Shoosty, but that, aka, was not invented until later. The piece must have been unsigned, so I wanted to date it. - Shooster

Hollywood Hills High School Holly- wood, Florida 1975

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MONKEYS HOLDING A GOWN

... IN THE BEGINNING From the book of Genesis, Adam Eve an Apple and a child. Signed Steve Shooster Watercolor on thin paper 1975

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Sandra Tobe, My Hollywood Hills High School Art Teacher, Phi Beta Kappa in Art Education, University of Lousville.

Toying with surrealism, This piece is based on a blank I had of the same color. Take note of the perfect lines in the water.

CITY DREAMS Acylic on Canvas 1975

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1975 FLORIDA SEMINOLE Signed Shoosty, this piece must have been backdated as Shoosty was not created until later.

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INDIGENOUS WITH FEATHERS

1975

FISH HEAD

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1975

1976-1982 COLLEGE YEARS

ARTIST’S STUDIO 1975 Thin paper , rough condition

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Stephen Shooster 1976 University of Florida

1979

Long form drawing, ram’s head, broken fan, and artist’s easels.

DRAWING 101 - STILL LIFE

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“Existence, Growth and Love” presents a surrealistic portrait of a nude female figure lying face down, with her head lifted and cut off at eye level to provide a planter for houseplants. The figure appears relaxed, and the overall image is pleasant. As André Breton, one of the founders of the surrealist movement, once said: “The imaginary is what tends to become real.” In this sense, my drawing can be seen as an attempt to bring the imaginary from the realm of the unconscious mind into reality through surrealistic imagery.

The use of a nude female figure can be seen as representing existence, while the houseplants growing out of her head symbolize growth. The relaxed and pleasant nature of the figure suggests a sense of love and harmony.

EXISTENCE, GROWTH, LOVE 1977

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“Surreal Portrait” takes a disassembled figure and arranges it in a pleasing, fantastical, surrealist way. Surrealism is an art movement that originated in the early 20th century and is characterized by its use of dreamlike imagery and unexpected juxtapositions to explore the unconscious mind. As Salvador Dali, one of the most famous surrealist artists, once said: “Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision.”

In this sense, my drawing attempts to break free from traditional representations of the human form and create something new and imaginative.

1976 SURREAL PORTRAIT

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Stephen Shoster with Frisbee 1982

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In 1979, while studying at the University of Florida, College of Art, Drawing 101, I created a still life of a brown paper bag. The composition includes a dark-colored juice jar, cow head bones, drapery, and metal artist easels. The drawing is handled with charm and skill. The brown paper bag is slightly wrinkled. The paper bag created a void in the center of the composition. Overall, it is an excellent student studio drawing.

Art school provides artists with various exercises to hone their skills and develop their artistic vision. Still-life drawing is a common exercise that allows artists to practice their observational skills and experiment with composition, texture, and form. In this drawing, I demonstrated my ability to capture the details and nuances of the objects before me while also creating a visually interesting composition.

1979

PAPER BAG STILL LIFE

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“Overworked Drawing,” 1975, depicts an intricate rendering of my college bedroom, filled with a variety of objects. On the back of the drawing, a poem was found that makes inferences about smoking marijuana. The poem reads: Motions to mouth, the strike of Match, inhale mouth, hunger - eating - munch (Tangents) - Phasing, Placid - Static, Pulsation, Dialation - Restriction. As René Magritte, one of the most famous surrealist artists, once said: “To be a surrealist means barring from your mind all remembrance of what you have seen and being always on the lookout for what has never been.” “Overworked Drawing” can be seen as part of the ongoing exploration of surrealism that began in the early 20th century and continues to this day. The drawing reflects the influence of earlier surrealist artists such as Salvador Dali and René Magritte while also demonstrating My unique artistic vision and style.

Poem found on reverse side related to smoking marijuana before it was legal.

Motions to Mouth, The Strike of Match, Inhale Mouth, Hunger - Eating - Munch, (Tangents) - Phasing, Placid - Static, Pulsation, Dialation - Restriction

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Pencil, Pen, Colored Pencil signed S. Shooster 1975

OVERWORKED DRAWING

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Abstract figures jumping over barbed wire. 26” x 24” collage on black paper board Shooster 1980 University of Florida. Design 101 with David Kremgold. Collection of Carol and Bill Williams, Davie, Florida.

Cut Paper Guache 1978

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LIMITS

1976 - FIRST OIL PAINTING

“Metaphysical Bottles,” 1976, my first oil painting. Empty bottles sitting on a table. Two earlier paintings and the chair I built in woodworking class can be found in the background. The light in the large wine bottle is brighter than the light in the room realizing this I thought, “The

light in the mind is greater then the light in the room.” I was touching upon Metaphysics. In otherwords perception can transcend what we see with our eyes. Notice the signature block has an earlier style, S Shooster.

METAPHYSICAL BOTTLES Catagories Oil on Canvas 1976 20” x 34” Impasto University of Florida, College of Art

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“Baby I’m Amazed” is a painting of the furniture in the art studio. The top is used to store student works, and the student rack is used to store paintings; being in an art room, it is covered in paint. I used a combination of oils and cutouts like Picasso’s and Guernica’s, two men jumping as if into a lake, a jet plane, a horse, a man holding a bow and

arrow, and people congregating on a grassy field. The slogan, ‘Baby, I’m Amazed,’ is painted on the wall.’ This is a mistake, as it should say, “Maybe I’m Amazed,” which is a tribute to Paul McCartney. In 1989, “Maybe, I’m Amazed” would become our wedding song. The painting did not survive the overly judgmental days of college.

University of Florida, College of Art 1978

BABY I’M AMAZED

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John O’Connor (Design), Mallory O’Connor (Art History), Nate Shiner (Painting) My University of Florida Art Professors

Nate Shiner with lots of toys

Nate Shiner Teaching

Nate Shiner Teaching

COLLEGE PROFESSORS

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Stephen Shooster at the Studio University of Florida 1980

COLLEGE STUDIO

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Student Works - the concept is more advanced than the skill at the time to execute.

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CEASAR’S CROWN

Saddled with a hereditary defect known as Oligodontia, a condition where my permanent teeth never grew, at the age of 18, I had all of my teeth pulled, and my jaw reconstructed. They were replaced with implants installed by the renowned Dr. Leonard Linkow. Linkow was nominated for a Nobel prize in dentistry. The pain was off the chart, and the embarrassment of having no teeth was humbling. However, the experience also woke my super consciousness, and I used this to make future life decisions and work hard to do something useful in my life. This drawing represents the integration of Organic and non-organic materials.

1979

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ORGANIC NON-ORGANIC

PENLAND SCHOOL OF CRAFT

One of my best experiences was a summer craft camp in Ashville, North Carolina. I took a class in figure drawing with Robert Godfrey. I was given an assignment - Take a few sheets of paper and cover them with charcoal, then walk out onto the large hill nearby at night and draw with an eraser. For a suburb kid, this is a terrifying thing to do. After a while, in the total darkness, you can see.

1979 Summer

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NOIR DRAWING

1979

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NOIR SELF PORTRAIT

Portrait with three heads and a bag of chips. 1979

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NOIR SELF CLOSE-UP

NOIR DRAWING 1979

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1979

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TWO GIRLS AT PENLAND

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4TH OF JULY 1979

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4TH OF JULY 1979 - CLOSE-UPS

In 1979, my father’s mother, Dora Shooster, passed away. She was known as Nana Lotkas (Potatoe Pancakes). We went to her home, and I wanted a memento, so I took the small end table. She was meticulous when taking care of her furniture and would have been appalled to know that I had decided to cover it with aluminum foil. My parents were not so happy about it either. I have loved this little table ever since then. I use it to hold oil paint and small associated items. It’s always been my companion in the gallery.

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Dora Shooster

DORA’S END TABLE

Sitting at the formal dining table, Palm Aire, Pompano Beach, Florida surrounded by my mom’s lalique and ceramics.

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STEPHEN 1981

Exploring the sub-concious, the social environment, Poetry, and the self. Word Cloud: The Juicy Ocean, Nuke Waste, Fake Beach, North Ridge, Limited Freedom, Cow Pasture, The Wheat We Eat, Child Care, Yesterday’s Blood, Today’s Blood, Cosmetic Bomb, Sub- Urban Dev, Apocolpse Now, The Last Tree, South Polluted.

Stephen 1981

LIMITED FREEDOM

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URBAN GEOGRAPHY

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After weeks of study drawing the model with various props I was working with ink on paper and took a long time to develop this drawing. In a split second I splashed ink on it as a protest to death that I saw rising from the body.

Newprint and Ink Vector Version

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THE DENIAL OF DEATH

1984

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RESTING FIGURE NEWSPRINT

SELF PORTRAIT

MODEL WITH CURLY HAIR

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CLOTHED FIGURE NEWSPRINT

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68 The painting “Blue Ocean” was my senior thesis. I recall how excited my professor, Nate Shiner, was when it was finished. He got the whole art department to come and see my work. It felt great. Nate died young. He died before I graduated; he was a young man and a terrific guy. I am friends with his daughter to this day. I was playing with aluminum foil and acrylics. Peter Stubbing, an artist in Fort Lauderdale, showed me how to do this in a small way. I took the foil and taped it

together to make it the size of three panels 48” x 60”. Then, I roughed up the foil and coated it with oil using a badger blender brush. Once the surface was covered with oil, I painted it with a few coats of clear acrylic until it was strong enough to be skin. Then, I painted it with an airbrush. That is why the shapes are so super realistic. Once dried, I peeled the foil off the acrylic skin, leaving some foil for highlights, washed the oil off the surface with soap and water, and applied the final skin to the canvas using more acrylic as glue.

Badger Blender

BLUE OCEAN

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Dean Payne, Theresa Delfino, and Stephen Shooster, under the aluminum foil. Steve’s Apartment on 3rd Street in Gainesville

GAINESVILLE STUDIO APT.

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Gainesville college apartment. Stephen on left, Scott Rothstein on right.

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CANDID PHOTOS

Airbrush and Acrylic on Foil on Linen. Four 36” x 36” panels

Feb., 1982

SANCTUARY

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George Rouault was a stained glass artist. His work is defined by thick black lines.

Right side - The Old King by Georges Rouault. 1936-37. Original - 30.25” x 21.25” oil on canvas, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburg.

Left Side - The Old Queen, Stephen Shooster, 1982, apx 10” x 12” acrylic on canvas paper, University of Florida

The challenge was to make a painting that matches source.

THE KING AND QUEEN

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1983 AFTER COLLEGE

Dorothy Shooster with Diane Rubin and baby

Ding-a-Ling Answering Service Notice the paintings on the wall. 1988

OPERATION COMPUNDED

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FLAT TIRE SERIES 1

FLAT TIRE SERIES 3

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1984 THE ARTIST

“The Artist” is a drawing created in 1984 by Stephen Shooster. It depicts Socrates walking away in mockery of the artist’s ego, with surreal dinosaurs flanking crayon columns. In the top right, a figure holds a Mobius strip, while the top left figure holds an unusual musical instrument. Angels with wings play kettle drums and a large cymbal. The artist stands on empty paint tubes.

The drawing is inspired by Dante’s poetry, in which he wrote three books: Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory. While most people focus on the Book of Hell and its eternal torture, the Book of Purgatory contains a place for the artist. To paraphrase Dante, the artist will spend 1,000 years in purgatory wearing a 2,000-pound block on his back to purge his ego. Afterward, he will be allowed to enter Heaven.

THE ARTIST 1984

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Copy of "Battle of the Sea-Gods" by Andrea Mantegna 1493 engraving 29.4 x 39.1 cm The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Albrecht Dürer copied this same drawing in 1494 Shooster version 1984

BATTLE OF THE SEA GODS

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Super realism, created by pressing foil to a lace doily, then painted with a blender, brushed with oil, and coated with acrylic. Then, airbrushed and peeled off the foil. The oil is washed with soap, and the final piece is attached to a canvas with more acrylic.

1984 STEELE PAINTING Dedicated to Harry Margolis In the collection of Rana Margolis-Gorzeck Close-Up

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CLOSE-UP

STEELE PAINTING 2 1984

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STEELE PAINTING 3 1984 Marlyn Rose and Stephen sitting in front of one of his paintings at the office. Early 1980’s

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The University of Florida, old fine arts building, senoir year airbrush his shoulders. Working with hand pured concrete tiles.

1982

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UF PRIVATE ART STUDIO

In 1984, I visited the Amazon Jungle with my girlfriend Charlotte. We went with her sister, Jeannie her husband, Caento, and their baby. We visited the baby’s grandma, Caento’s mom. It was fifty miles from the nearest road inside the orienta (east). The orienta is another name for the Amazon jungle.

Pencil on Paper 1984

DAYUMA’S HUT

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The Cooking Area

Stephen Shooster with baby Monkey. This monkey slept on my belly all night. - SS

Front: Jeanne (Caento’s Wife) and her son, Dayu- ma (Purple) with child. Rear: Unknown Ladies, Dayuma’s Husband, Caento (Dayuma’s Son)

Missionary plane grass airfield

Waroni Indians

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1985

Ceramics, Telephone Wire, Found objects 1985

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SELF PORTRAIT

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SELF PORTRAIT DETAILS

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CERAMIC VASE

Computer Paper coated in Acrylic attached to canvas with telephone wire. Collection of Michael Gorzek. 5 feet x 6 feet. Acrylic, Canvas, Telephone Wire, Computer Paper LINES OF COMMUNICATION

Stephen Shooster with Mixed Media Painting

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1986-1987

FIGURE DRAWING Sketch based on the work of an unknown artist.

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Sketch before we were going out together. My wife to be.

DIANE RUBIN

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1986

Inspired by The Grateful Dead

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GREATFUL DEAD

Acrylic on Canvas, completed during a class on painting at the university of Florida. Thirty layers of paint form very delicate coloring. Dedicated to Dora Shooster

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FISH TANK

I created this drawing in 1986. It shows very sharp lines and flat colors. I like the concept, but the physical piece did not come out like I imagined. It wasn’t until 2020 when the iPad Pro comes out that I did perfect it.

CITY SCAPE 1986

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COLOR THEORY

GOOD THOUGHTS Color Theory Exploration

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ORGANIC AND OBJECTS

COLOR STUDY IN BLACK AND WHITE 6’ X 5’

The concept was to paint with colors of the same tone. The idea is that if the painting is viewed in black and white the colors will disappear. I did not achieve this in the painting but I keep trying.

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COLOR STUDY

The joy of painting

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COLOR STUDY ANIMAL SHAPES

1988

During figure drawing class I made the chair larger then life emphazing the figure.

FIGURE WITH BIG CHAIR

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I had a pair of free-roaming iguanas in my apartment. They usually hung out on the screen patio. One day, they made a nest in a hanging plant, and I found some eggs. I allowed them to run anywhere in the apartment. They are harmless creatures with big smiles. I fed them dry dog food.

They are clean animals and dug on the patio, making it easy to clean. When my girlfriend, soon-to-be wife, got her tonsils removed one day while I was at work, one of them ended up on her belly, knowing something was wrong. At first, she was startled, but it left quickly. Eventually, I found a hole in the screen, and they were gone.

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PET IGUANA PORTRAIT

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HAND AND FOOT

Dave Rance and Diane Sterling Gainesville, Florida.

CHAR BROIL

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MARRIOT BY THE BEACH

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1989 FIGURE STUDIES

FIGURE STUDY Markers

FIGURE STUDY Markers

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THE LOVERS 2 Pastel on Paper

THE LOVERS 1 Pastel on Paper

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FIGURE STUDY

Markers

FIGURE STUDY Markers

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FIGURE STUDY Markers

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STILL LIFE Dedicated to Dora Shooster

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COLOR STUDY

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1989-2002

Dora and Stephen Shooster

ARTIST STATEMENT

1989-2002 marked my age as 31 to 44. Diane and I were married in ‘89; by 2002, we had four kids and a dog. I was working full-time, but I still found time to make art on weekends, after work, and on holidays. I found myself on-call 24x7. At any time, I would have to rush down to the office to fix critical components. When I wasn’t fixing things, I invented them. I was constantly finding ways to improve the business. I was very fortunate. The world was changing quickly, but I could always find a way to go along with the changes, making adjustments that made the business better as we did. I had quality time along the way making art: woodworking, ceramics, figure drawing, painting, poetry, and stained glass. I was still exploring multiple genres and styles, including abstraction, figures, Chuck Close, Paul Gaugin, Henri Matisse, video games, caricatures, Bar Mitzvahs, primitives, hippy posters, insects, and iconography. The range is broad.

I am very fortunate I had structure around me to keep all these interests on track. My wife is a champ; we always had great help. The company grew nicely, allowing me to hire a team. Things never seemed to be settled; there was always a big challenge, but somehow, we learned, implemented, and grew. Luckily, our kids were all healthy. It seemed they would be young forever, infants, children, and finally teenagers. The time seemed to move slowly. Looking back now, their childhoods were the blink of an eye. All of them turned out to be talented artists. I can’t help but think I had something to do with that. While making things, I feel a certain kind of joy, and I believe everyone wants to feel that way. With a bit of space, our kids flourished, three in music and one as a visual artist. Notable work: Self-portrait with Carly, based on the style of Chuck Close. A collaboration of father and daughter.

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Oil on Canvas 4’ x 6’ Figure Drawing Class

Broward Arts South Florida

OIL SKETCH 1

1989 Oil on Canvas 4’ x 6’ Figure Drawing Class Broward Arts South Florida OIL SKETCH 2

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Oil on Canvas Figure Drawing Class

Broward Arts South Florida 1989

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PAINTED FIGURE STUDY

Oil on Canvas Figure Drawing Class

Broward Arts South Florida 1989 In the collection of Abigail Leuchter

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SEATED WOMEN

HAND BUILT CERAMICS

Ceramic and Telephone Wire

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BUST WITH TATTOOS

Ceramic Rope Doilly Acrylic

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CERAMIC VASE WITH PINK

1984 Handbuilt Clay telephone wire

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CERAMIC HEART

Stephen Building Priest Sculpture

Sculpture by Claus Sluter 1410, Museum of Fine Arts, Dijon

1984 Handbuilt Clay

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PRIEST SCULPTURE

Ceramic Telephone Wire

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SMALL HEART CERAMIC

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CERAMIC GUTS

1989, I bought a small apartment at Lake Emerald, a large artificial freshwater lake. I had a few roommates until I was comfortable enough to live alone. I dated a few girls during these years and met my wife, Diane while living here. At one point, I had a menagerie of animals in the apartment: A free-roaming 6’ boa constrictor snake that hung out next to the long light on the fish tank; a large freshwater fish tank; a pair of large iguanas that hung by their claws on the screened patio all day and had eggs in a nearby

potted plant; a blue front parrot; and to top it off an Asteroids Video game filled up the small kitchen. In this painting, you see one of my snakes I placed in the pool for exercise! Signed, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Stephen Shooster

Oil on Canvas

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LAKE EMERALD POOL

PAINTED FIGURE NOIR Oil on Canvas Diane at Night

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1989 HONEYMOON

The most important decision of my life is marrying Diane Shooster. Writing this 32 years later, I can tell you we are perfect for each other. I took a few empty canvases and oil paints during our honeymoon in Hawaii. During the trip, I found time to paint with oils. Traveling with a wet canvas takes work. Pairs of wet canvas were

placed front-to-front with pins in between to keep them from getting ruined. Then, just before heading home, the paintings were left with a frame shop that was told to let them dry for a month and frame them in a local wood. A few weeks later, they arrived, framed in Koa wood.

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DIANE AND STEPHEN

Diamond Head, Hawaii is a small painting completed as an oil sketch while lazing on the beach in Honolulu, Hawaii. Sand and surf, a beautiful day with the dormant volcano Diamond head looming in the background.

Palm trees perfectly line a resort hotel, guests frolicking on the sand, a cobalt sky with perfect clouds, and a turquoise sea—everything you would expect from Hawaii.

Koa Wood Oil on Canvas Diamondhead, Hawaii

May, 1989 14 “ x 20” DIAMOND HEAD, HAWAII

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