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Shai

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About Me

I am a full-time artist, who strives to capture that particular expression that each animal has. I paint mostly Dogs, Cats and Horses. Most of my paintings are in primary colors - 3 reds, 3 blues.... I love the challenge of converting B&W photographs to primary colors. My paintings are also very textured. Originally I wanted to really paint as though I was using frosting, but then I realized that little touches and finely tuning my pallete knife yielded a result I really liked.
Life is short - do what makes you happy - NOW!
Advanced Global Personality Test Results
Extraversion |||||||||||||||| 66%
Stability |||||||||||||||| 70%
Orderliness |||||||||||| 46%
Accommodation |||||||||||| 50%
Interdependence |||||||||||||||| 70%
Intellectual |||||| 30%
Mystical |||||||||||||| 56%
Artistic |||||||||||||||||||| 83%
Religious || 10%
Hedonism |||||||||||| 43%
Materialism |||||||||||||||| 70%
Narcissism |||||||||||||||| 70%
Adventurousness |||||||||||||||| 70%
Work ethic |||||||||||| 43%
Self absorbed |||||||||||| 43%
Conflict seeking |||||||||||||| 56%
Need to dominate |||||||||||||| 56%
Romantic |||||||||| 36%
Avoidant |||||||||| 36%
Anti-authority |||||||||||||||| 63%
Wealth |||||||||||| 43%
Dependency |||||||||| 36%
Change averse |||||||||| 36%
Cautiousness |||||||||||||| 56%
Individuality |||||||||||||||| 63%
Sexuality |||||| 30%
Peter pan complex |||| 16%
Physical security |||||||||||||||||||| 90%
Physical Fitness |||||| 30%
Histrionic |||||||||||||||| 63%
Paranoia |||||||||| 36%
Vanity |||||||||||| 50%
Hypersensitivity |||||| 30%
Female cliche |||||||||||| 43% Take Free Advanced Global Personality Test
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My Interests

I paint. A lot more than I ever have. I am eternally busy. But I make sure I go get coffee. I listen to music. I love hearing new stuff, and I love listening to old 80's music - so bad, it's good sort of thing. I love riding my horse and making movies (stories) of our shows. I am also really involved with The Rainier Brewery - Sietch22.com. I am part of a group that will be leasing out the top 3 floors of building 22. I have too much going on really. Soon I hope to take a break and do some traveling. I want to go back to Italy and Firenze again. I love it there. Work on my italian a little more.

I'd like to meet:

Positive, creative people. Good people that are not above sarcasm occasionally.
People that make things happen, instead of letting things happen to them.

People that don't walk on others to get what they want.
People that appreciate what they have and never expect that the world will be given to them - gee do I know people like that? I am on a roll!;-)

Artists, Dogs, Cats, Horses, Gallery Owners, Art Reps, Actors, Musicians.

Music:

Count Basie, The Decemberists, The Killers, Big Band Swing music, some dance, some rap, some rock, some classical. I really just am not that fond of Country music.. though some old Johnny Cash fits just right sometimes. Spoon, Radiohead, Cocteau Twins and a local myspacer - Idiopath is so right to paint to!

Movies:

Gattaca, Shrek 1&2, Memento, Snatch, Donnie Darko, Amelie, The Fifth Element, most James Bond (yeah I know GUY movies!), The Mission, Emma, Syriana, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, About Adam, Best In Show (so freakin funny! Where the hell is the Busy Bee?!!!)

Television:

The Daily Show, Colbert Report, House, Battlestar Galactica, Hex (when it isn't too campy - which it is getting), Scrubs, Rescue Me, CSI - Las Vegas, Law & Order - Criminal Intent, SNL, Six Feet Under, Heroes (though it did get a little cheesy in there at times), CBC Equestrian (lots of good jumping!)

I also used to watch Significant Others - they took it off and Starved - which was awesomely funny!

Books:

br Laurell K. Hamilton's books about Anita Blake - Vampire Slayer

Authors - Elizabeth Moon, CS Friedman, Frank Herbert, Judith Tarr - basically Sci-Fi, Fantasy and Historical Fiction.

Heroes:

People who are bad ass at what they do. Eventers. Our Military men and women. Veterinarians. No specific order:-)

My Blog

organization time for me

So much has been going on. So many goals I have and must attain NOW! Does anyone else know that feeling?? But.. with a little help from the hubbie I have gotten a great deal of work done on the studio...
Posted by Shai on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:55:00 PST

Mission

I spent last night working all evening and into the wee hours of the morning on my wood floor. Staining a nice dark purpley chocolate color onto my pine plywood floor.So much to do, so little time. I ...
Posted by Shai on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 09:43:00 PST

Benefit show in Seattle

Tomorrow night Artifakt has invited me for a group show to Benefit Gilda’s Club. This is a Breast cancer group for women (maybe men?? :-)) and it is happening tomorrow night at the Lo-Fi Lounge ...
Posted by Shai on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 08:46:00 PST

Finally finished the 4 little paintings!

These paintings are for one client - they are her 4 "kids" Enjoy!ShaiMurphy ©2008 Shai SteinerHolt ©2008 Shai SteinerGeorgia ©2008 Shai SteinerBuzz ©2008 Shai Steiner...
Posted by Shai on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:05:00 PST

I might actually have a new place to paint (in)

Last Friday we received temp cert of occupancy - TCO, from the city for the brewery project.I still have to have a floor built - stain and poly that, put in my interior doors, level and lay tile in th...
Posted by Shai on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:19:00 PST

Going to my first political rally!

Going down to the Key Arena here in Seattle to Barack Obama.I cannot wait to feel the energy in person, that I have seen on tv.He really generates an inspiration and hope that Hillary just doesn't.I t...
Posted by Shai on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:44:00 PST

Paintings in Progress

Since Thanksgiving.. sigh!!The going has been slow on these.. there has just been so many other things I have been doing - some related directly to my art, some indirectly, but I am trying my best to ...
Posted by Shai on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 11:10:00 PST

What day is it?

Apathetic is pretty much how I feel right now.I feel as though I have been running from one fire to another that i have no idea what day it is - what time is it anyway?The brewery is eating up a lot o...
Posted by Shai on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 02:32:00 PST

Back to painting, no more construction work

The brewery project has gotten to the TCofO stage for my space.I still have work to do before it is done, but for now (while I wait for TCofO to happen) I am back to painting. Oh how I missed it! Just...
Posted by Shai on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 08:50:00 PST

What I have been up to...

I have been so busy every day working on my studio!Physically it has become very painful. My right arm and hand are having shooting pains and numbness - Yes I know - pinched nerve - need to go to a ch...
Posted by Shai on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:34:00 PST