UF College of Art
Shoosty 2020
The Catalog Catalog Raisonné of Stephen Shooster aka Shoosty
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College
Music Therapy
Orchestra
Dance
Orchestra
Youhang Zhao
Painting
Huizi Zheng
UF Theater
Huizi Zheng
UF Ceramics
UF Digital Worlds
UF Museum Studies
Two Shoes Wearing Four Shoes
Grave of St. Helena
Two Cows
Pori Jazz - International Jazz Festival
John McLaughlin and the
4th Dimension
Jason in Finland
Tommi Aunola
Ron Carter
Pat Metheny
Ron Carter’s Bass Case
D weezle Zappa Band
Millenburg Joys Jazz Quintet
Kunster av Jazz Painter of Jazz
Sax Flower Fireworks
Viking with Sword
Gargoyle
Viking with Axe
Bass on Fire
Charles Bradley, The Screaming Eagle
The Budos Band
Bus to Kristiansund
Ferry to Trondheim
Trodhiem Castle Grounds
Dreaming of Caledonia
Jason Driving into the Scottish Highlands
American Invasion
Hope Over Fear
Kevin Gore
Celtic Broch
George at the Grass Market
Lochness Monster
Saint Andrews
Saint Andrews
Jessica Leuchter
Joan Harrell
Officer George with Ace
Diane, Stephen, and Cassidy
Jaime Sandwitch
Jaime Garmizo in his Glory
Conor O’Brian
Lauren Shooster
Lindsey Blair and Family
Jim Boring - Poet
Dr. Alan Bloom
Jon Strongbow
Dr. Ken Webster - Watercolor Artist
Monad Elohim
Potbelly Stove
Uncle Albert Nipon
Shoosty Proposed Logo
Luis Bedoya
People Making Robots
Robots Making People
People Making Robots
Robots Making People
People Making Robots
Robots Making People
People Making Robots
Robots Making People
Undercarriage
Gears and Servos
Robotic Cart
Robot Tractor
Robot Hands
Robotic Extention
2016 was a very busy year for making art. I created so much new work that it takes 2 volumes to share them with you.
The first volume includes:
• The University of Florida, College of Art Series
• A European tour with a focus on Jazz Festivals
• Various portraits
• First Robotics. A club I joined as a mentor.
• The second volume consists of:
Music-themed work;
Landscapes
• Various influences
Highlights of Volume 1
UF College of Art Series - Using a unique color palette I refreshed the UF College of Art building giving it an abstract feeling and modern charm. Plus many more.
Sax Flower Fireworks - I discovered a setup at a flower shop that used a Sax and some flowers. I took that as an inspiration and came up with this beautiful combination.
Portrait of Jim Boring - The portrait of my friend and colleague, Jim Boring, a poet and writer is another highlight. I love the use of the titles of his work being used as design elements. Since writing is his magic I believe this portrait captures some of that.
Jim is one of the very few people that recognize all of the efforts I take in making art and admires not just the work itself but the craftsmanship of the human hand.
The Robotics Collection - One of the most valuable things about making paintings if not the most valuable part is how the reflection upon the subject can give you insight that you didn’t have before. In the case of the robotics paintings, I discovered that not only were the kids making the robots but in teaching them the skills to make robots that robots themselves were making the kids. It is a very subtle difference and yet crucial to perception.
Diane’s Birthday - based on a drawing of my wife, Diane, facing a band. The live drawing resulted in capturing patterns where all the figures became integrated into the overall pattern. In this way, the figures are not separate objects but act as one. When I chose this drawing to make a painting the colors were missing so I invented them to enhance the patterns.
Pete’s Garage is a great example of an advanced digital iPad project. I took a tall ladder to capture the source image to create a unique perspective, then sliced it over and over to build a set of shapes. I paid a lot of attention to the lighting building the composition slowly and deliberately. The result is a complex painting that is also a playful and creative composition.
Polar Bear / One Long Road - my son, Jaime, playing bass guitar has a strong sense of feeling. The music must have been loud and driving when I did the drawings, as the work has an edginess to it. I achieved a kind of rawness with the final pieces.
University of Florida, College of Art, Using the original photo and the artists iPad pro with an iP encil and an App called Art Rage the artist con ceived of a version of the college of art where all the bvertical panels glow with color. Trees are like confetti held still by invisable branches.
The photos show the artist’s daughter, Carly, a student of Art History at the artist’s alma matter.
In 2016, Shoosty, established a scholarship at the University of Florida College of Art, his alma matter. At the time his daughter was going to the same college studying Art History.
Summer 2016,
In the summer of 2016, I did a walkabout with my oldest son Jason. Our mission was to seek out music festivals in Scandinavia. We started in Denmark, went to our first Jazz festival in Pori, Finland, and our second in Molde, Norway, finally heading to Scotland for nine days in Edinburgh to include a drive in the highlands. Before the trip I made it a mission to write a book, draw every minute of the day, write 20 songs, and lose 10 pounds. Here is that book, it has a few poems and lots of drawings. I never did lose the 10 pounds.
At each location Jason had a local person meet us to take us around. In this way, we were able to make a deep dive into the culture and form lifelong friendships.
My hat is off to Chris Ma, from the UK, Tommi from Finland, Anne-Marie and her husband Sivert, John Tanney, a native of Scotland. with special guest star, George Tandy, from the USA. Molde, Norway,
Jason and I stayed at an AirBnB for a few days. When we left, walk ing to the bus station the young girl pictured below quickly made a going away card showing Jason and me walking around the world from Norway, a pink heart is glued to the side.
With her big sister, they bolted to the bus station to give us the card before we left the town. When she arrived we were not there so they started walking home, despondent. A few minutes later we appeared walking toward the bus station and her eyes lit up. It was very touching.
Stephen Shooster
Painting
Midsummer’s
Asleep
Grave
St.
CATAGORIES
MUSIC
DIGITAL COLORED
FINLAND
CATAGORIES
McLaughlin
Tommi Aunola, playing, “All Along the Lee Shore,” by Crosby, Stills, and Nash, at his home which also doubles as an art gallery called, The Gallery Gaddag. About 200 miles from the St. Peterburg.
Catagories music digital colored Ink Pori, Finland
Ron Carter, one of the premier bass players of modern Jazz was captured by the artist during his concert tour with Pat Metheny during the summer of 2016 at the Molde, Jazz Festival, in Norway.
Mr. Carter, one of the original members of the Miles Davis Quartet formed in the 1960’s, is also Professor Emeritus of the Music Depart ment of the City College of New York having taught there for 20 years.
Shooster’s painting captures the master in ac tion. His brush strokes matched the sounds as it was complete while he played.
Molde is the scene of the 2nd oldest Jazz Fes tival in Europe.
Molde Sax Fireworks is a digital illustration conceived during the summer of 2016 while on a Scandinavian tour of Jazz festivals with the artist’s son, Jason. The photo was tak en true a storefront window of a local flower shop. The flower arrangement is by Lecilie Rindarez.
Molde is a small town located in Norway at the same latitude as Alaska. Within the win dow of the local flower store, Molde Blom ster, was a simple setup of flowers placed in the horn of a saxophone. It’s brass skin reflecting the colorful arrangement. Catching the eye of the artist it became the model for his afternoon drawing.
Molde is the scene of the 2nd oldest Jazz Festival in Europe.
A few months after making this digital painting, Charles Bradley died. He tried so hard to make it in the music business that it was only the last year or more that he was finally recognized. I heard him. His music was rough and raw and full of lament, “Why is it so hard to make it in America?”
Notable is the crunch sound that comes from the Bass Sax. This band gets the people moving.
Black Silence by Shoosty and crew.
Still waters dark inlet Seagulls trolling
One small ship rocks gently the ice melts in the distance. the darkness sublime
We give homage to blue skies
Cars fly over the bridge, their tires ripping the road, Rocking ‘n rolling, the gentle surf. Fisherman’s dream.
Two years prior a school sundered by Pick’n ‘em up was easy A galleons figure guides the sailor, Black Silence Graeta comes and goes.
25 Degree view of the snow. The sun is strong, the water is warm, still the snow shines all day long.
Do you want to hear the sound of an eagle?
We need to dip deeper, deeper within.
Small bars in Scotland are called snugs. People gather in snugs and bring thier acoustic instruments. The folk music is authentic.
Catagories
music digital paint royal oak snug
Alchoholism is the Lochness Monster - That is my opinion. - Shoosty
Dr. Ken Webster - Watercolor Artist
Jon Strongbow
Monad Elohim
Dr.
I AM A FREQUENT TRAVELER TO THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. I ESTABLISHED AN OFFICE THERE FOR MY COMPANY. IT GREW AND WE NOW HAVE TWO OFFICES,ONE IN IRON RIVER AND THE OTHER IN GWINN AT WHAT WAS ONCE KI SAWYER AIRFORCE BASE.
INFACT MY OFFICE HAS A GIANT B29 BOMBER IN A PARK AT THE EDGE OF MY PARKING LOT.
The Upper Pennisula Michigan
The man in the wheel chair is modeled on the Greek God Hephaestus, the God of tools, and the Tiger with pink stripes represents women power. In this logo both handicapped and women are en courged to participate in the field of technology.
I recently joined a robotics club to help the kids learn how to build websites. The club competes regularly making it a lot of fun and a much wider challenge. Robotics clubs love to tout STEM, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. From the perspective of a Fine Artist, I see things differently. To prove the point I made a set of digital oil paintings. I was surprised as the series unfolded to realize that not only were the kids making the robots but the robots were making the kids, which is much more poignant.
Anyway, I am now touting STEAM - Science, Technology, En gineering. ART, and Mathematics, every chance I get. After all who wants to live in a cold world where art and design don’t take the front center of everything we do? Sometimes the sheer beauty alone is enough to carry the whole project. Art gives us a chance to connect the pieces of our civilization from ancient myth, to current technology and science fiction. It is crucial to the process.
“Not only were the kids making the robots, but the robots were making the kids” - Shoosty
Carly and Stephen Shooster - Father and Daughter
Both Graduates of the same UF Collegeof Art UF Campus - Gainesville, Florida
Diane’s Birthday Music Themed
Pete’s Garage
Huizi Zhang Plays Bach
George Tandy Band
The Doo-Wah Riders
Cassidy Shooster with
Jorge Garcia and with Federico Brito
Jason Playing Guitar
Jason Shooster and Friends
Cassidy Shooster & Calli Daniels
Diane with Camera
Jorge Garcia
Katrina’s Moment
Katrina Rose Tandy
Diane’s Birthday Drawing
Diane’s Birthday Silk
Diane’s Birthday
Jascha Lieberman Band
Johnathan Joeseph
Hard Rock Hollywood
Nick’s Graduation Party
No Forgotten Kids
Tavolino’s August
B-Great
The Dead Pidgeons, Hell’s Kitchen
Jaime and the Flat Irons
Cassidy Valentines
Bright Eyes - Alana
La Vie En Rose
Dark Star Orchestra
Drinking Party
Nick’s Graduation Party
Lisa’s Birthday
Polar Bears
One Long Road
Polar Bear Practice
Major Tom
The MPLS Band - Bunkers
Seth Waters - Interpose Productions
Seth Waters
Trumpet Heads
The Jam Band
Maison Bourbon
Cassidy Shooster / Mario Smith
Mario Smith
Néstor Torres and Band
City Hall
Ron and
Sara’s Cabin
Philadelphia Landscape
Church
Sancutary with FishEye View
Jet Landscape
Tiger
Pink Flamingo
Tiger
Peacock
Dog
Masked Dancer
Indian Mask
Three Dancers
Two Dancers
Mask with Patterns
Oceana
Mathew God of Storms
Indigenous Mask
Indian Fancy Dancers
de Mirt - Study
Horse Study
Festival Reclamation
and Distribution
Picasso Line Drawing Study
Celtic Bearded Man
Celtic Study
Celtic Figures
Samurai Detail
Samurai Noir
2016 was a very busy year for making art. I created so much new work that it takes 2 volumes to share them with you.
The first volume includes:
• The University of Florida, College of Art Series
• A European tour with a focus on Jazz Festivals
• Various portraits
• First Robotics. A club I joined as a mentor.
• The second volume consists of:
• Music-themed work;
• Landscapes
• Various influences
UF College of Art Series - Using a unique color palette I refreshed the UF College of Art building giving it an abstract feeling and modern charm. Plus many more.
Sax Flower Fireworks - I discovered a setup at a flower shop that used a Sax and some flowers. I took that as an inspiration and came up with this beautiful combination.
Portrait of Jim Boring - The portrait of my friend and colleague, Jim Boring, a poet and writer is another highlight. I love the use of the titles of his work being used as design elements. Since writing is his magic I believe this portrait captures some of that. Jim is one of the very few people that recognize all of the efforts I take in making art and admires not just the work itself but the craftsmanship of the human hand.
The Robotics Collection - One of the most valuable things about making paintings if not the most valu able part is how the reflection upon the subject can give you insight that you didn’t have before. In the case of the robotics paintings, I discovered that not only were the kids making the robots but in teaching them the skills to make robots that robots themselves were making the kids. It is a very subtle difference and yet crucial to perception.
Diane’s Birthday - based on a drawing of my wife, Diane, facing a band. The live drawing resulted in cap turing patterns where all the figures became integrated into the overall pattern. In this way, the figures are not separate objects but act as one. When I chose this drawing to make a painting the colors were missing so I invented them to enhance the patterns.
Pete’s Garage is a great example of an advanced digital iPad project. I took a tall ladder to capture the source image to create a unique perspective, then sliced it over and over to build a set of shapes. I paid a lot of attention to the lighting building the composition slowly and deliberately. The result is a complex painting that is also a playful and creative composition.
Polar Bear / One Long Road - my son, Jaime, playing bass guitar has a strong sense of feeling. The music must have been loud and driving when I did the drawings, as the work has an edginess to it. I achieved a kind of rawness with the final pieces.
Alexander Jon, Drums
Michael Knatola Guitar
Peter J Gummerson, Keys
Elsa Jensen, Guitar and Voice
Jim Bedore, Being thoughtful
Evan Simula, Guitar
Troubridge, Marquette, Michigan
Digital Oil Painting 24 x 14 inches
Persepctive - Top of a Ladder
November 2017 I was asked to to do the cover of Classical Sundays at the National Sawdust in Brooklyn, New York.
The connection came through Huizi Zheng is a virtuoso pianist who I met a year earlier through the University of Florida College of Art.
Katrina’s Moment
Katrina Rose Tandy
Live sketch while the band was playing.
The House of Bourbon is located on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. They feature authentic Jazz music. This drawing was started and completed while the band played. A few years later it was choosen as the basis for a large painting completed in 2016.
Two horn players become the center of attention. The trumpet is the leader. A stand up bass and pianist fill out the richness of the music. A tip jar caught the artists eye on the floor.
The drawing has a cubist syle with lines cutting the figures. The lines mimic the lighting and the feeling of the sound.
The Preservation of Jazz, is a painting based on a drawing made by the artist, July of 2014, at an old bar called, Maison de Bourbon, in the heart of American Jazz on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. It is otherwise known as, The House of Bourbon.
Featuring two brass instrumentalists flanked by an upright bass and a keyboard player in the shadows. The whole composition shimmers as if dancing. A tip jar stands ready for your accolades.
As a bonus, the gold frame is hand-painted with Opaline on the outside edge.
A labor of love, six months in the making, The Preservation of Jazz, is signed Shoosty.
Collection of Armando and Maria Guerra
The University of Florida College of Art held an event on Sept. 21st, 2016 at the home of Armando and Maria Guerra, announc ing the inclusion of the Daniel Lewis Dance Collection’s into the college archive. During the event, the host gave the artist a tour of her collection. One piece stood out of an old church. He used that church as the basis for, Sanctuary.
The original image was photograph. Shoost er changed the composition into a fisheye view making it more dramatic. Then using impressionistic strokes, built up the surface, turning the sky into night and stylising the rest. The atmosphere became scrolling lines. Stars and the moon were added to complete the magical feeling.
The most striking features are the neon col ors. The most poignant being the center of the front door where a marque is emblaz zoned, ‘Sanctuary.’
Seeing the world from an airplane window you can’t help but see the grandscale of the orga nization directed by hu mankind.
As an oil painter I fixated on the concept of how oil changed the landscape.
In so many ways it is oil based engines that have transformed the world.
I have always loved indigenous peoples, but my favorite are American Indian Fancyh Dancers. I have been drawing them for years. They are always full of color and imagination.
Shooster
Shoosty
A KEY METHOD OF LEARNING IN FINE ART IS TO STUDY OTHER MASTERS. REPRODUCING THIER WORK YOU CAN BEGIN TO FEEL THE STELS THEY TOOK TO ACHIEVE FANTASTIC RESULTS.
Chris Mastri, received a grant this project:
FWRD, Festival Waste Reclamation and Dis tribution, works along side waste management companies at U.K festivals to reduce waste and ensure unwanted items get to those who need them most.
We divert tents, sleeping bags, bedding, tarps, clothes, shoes and other perfectly usable ‘waste’ away from the incinerator and landfill and towards those who are without such as homeless, refugees and many others. These items are deep cleaned and sorted be fore giving them to those who are in need.
