Summer And All That Goes With It!

Summer's my favorite season! Summers in Colorado are awesome: exploring the Rockies, camping, vacations, working outside, holidays and outings...hope you have some fun plans too! Thanks for following Steve Asay Creates, we really appreciate the support. The goal is to send out an email every other month and dig a little deeper into the stories and techniques surrounding my art. We'll also give items from our gift store away and point you to where you can see my work and buy gifts online if you'd like to. My awesome wife helps in all of this, so it's truly a team effort. I'm glad you're here!

Steve Asay

From Steve's Drawing Table:

Esquina Calma, Oil On Canvas

 

Summer can be about staying up a little later into a long day, and this painting of night-time activity in a Portuguese town comes to mind. Scottie and I visited Lisbon, Portugal, several years ago; we enjoyed the local culture--sitting out in the squares, shopping the streets and alleys, and having a drink and late dinner. Background music, lights, shoppers and a cool breeze brought liveliness to the the warm and humid evening. I tried to capture some of this in this painting, Esquina Calma ("quiet corner" in Portuguese). It portrays a teenage accordion player providing shoppers and diners some nice ambience, and his little helper collecting a tip or two in the small paper cup.

 

This was done in oil with brushes and a palette knife, on a 20" by 30" canvas. I referenced two photographs from that night (the street scene, and the player), composited them, and added the street light effect to the corner. I feel it gives a sense of solitude to the player and his pet, having found a nice spot away from the hubbub for a bit, and perhaps will serenade some passers-by.

 

Our Gift Shop Is Growing!

Scottie is working on the gift shop and we've decided to break it up into two search options because some people are loving certain pieces and want to search by that one piece. So you can now "Search by Product" or "Search by Piece".

Head over to steveasaycreates.com/gift-shop to check it out!

Watch It!

We had such a big response from my last piece, "Watch It", and several people asking about products with that print on it. Here are some options, perfect for 4th of July coming up!

Go To "Watch It" Page

ROX Arts Gallery Is Moving!

One of the galleries I show in, ROX Arts Gallery, is moving to a new location in Aspen Grove. A Grand Opening is scheduled for July 14th! We will send out an invite as we get closer, but if you are in the Littleton CO area, save the date!

And The Winner Is....

Every newsletter we give away something from the gift shop, and this time we are giving a print of your choice! And the winner is Peggy Huckabee! Peggy, Scottie will reach out to you on email so you can pick your print!

Happy 4th of July!

What a time to be an American! As our country sorts out who we are and what we hold as important, I hope you will enjoy your freedom this 4th of July and remember all of those who sacrificed before us to give us such a wonderful country to live in. Happy 4th of July!

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