Stuart SheldonMar 24, 20214 minFollow The BubblesFollow the Bubbles 3, Acrylic on our Costa Rica architectural plans, 31.5x23.5" 2000 “On the third day, my room became a cell, which...
Stuart SheldonMay 27, 20204 minTime to Swan Dive!Our dads laughed in college together and later, Ron Rothberg and I giggled side-by-side in diapers. We haven't stopped laughing since....
Stuart SheldonDec 11, 20195 minIt’s Such a Perfect Day*Behold the Perfect Moment / Perfect Family / Perfect Life* In this recent photo, a gorgeous family camps on a faraway beach in paradise,...
Stuart SheldonJun 11, 20194 minWhat I Learned in My Bucket List Year in Costa Rica … by Leo Tolstoy“We imagine that when we are thrown out of our usual ruts all is lost, but it is only then that what is new and good begins. While there...
Stuart SheldonMar 12, 20194 minWhere You From? Where You Been? Where You Going?Standing shoulder to shoulder as our kids sprinted down field last year, I casually mentioned to a fellow Miami soccer/surfer dad that we...
Stuart SheldonFeb 5, 20194 minDidn’t Know What I Didn’t Know“A distressingly large portion of the world doesn’t do you any good whatsoever. In fact, it does you bad. Casts static between your ears,...
Stuart SheldonNov 27, 20183 minKing of The Jungle“Dust everywhere… and out of that emerged this beautiful boy with the bluest eyes I’d ever seen, holding his hand out to help me to my...
Stuart SheldonNov 1, 20183 minA Hole Is To DigWe’ve been in the faraway jungle nearly three months, and one enormous benefit I’ve noticed is how much less decision-making I face each...
Stuart SheldonOct 11, 20183 minTwo Months in the JungleMoments after the car honked and we kissed the kids goodbye for another school day, backpacks on their shoulders, I heard excited voices...
Stuart SheldonSep 12, 20182 minWe Left AmericaMore precisely, as reminded by our local friends, we left the United States. We still live in America, Central America. Playa Grande,...
Stuart SheldonMay 29, 20182 minI Love Libraries – Museum of Contemporary Art Miami Exhibition Opens THIS THUR, May 31The only thing that you absolutely have to know is the location of the library. Albert Einstein I just spent a...
Stuart SheldonMar 7, 20183 minLike, Really SmartA friend called me excitedly last year out of the blue. “I have an idea for one of your spiral paintings. What if you did all of Trump’s...
Stuart SheldonDec 6, 20172 minWe’re All Pink InsideA few months into dating my wife-to-be, we hit a rough patch and I thought I’d blown it. Utterly devastated, I wrote her a poem titled,...
Stuart SheldonOct 25, 20173 minThe American Dream in Postage StampsTo know my immigrant story, watch Fiddler On The Roof. My ancestors, peasants in Poland, died in Auschwitz and arrived thru Ellis Island...
Stuart SheldonSep 20, 20172 minDystopia the Beautiful – My 1st London Exhibition Opens Sep 28 – Oct 13Burnt, Acrylic, American flag and inkjet book cover on canvas, 35″ x 19″ 2017. AVAILABLE. “I’m jus’ pain covered with skin.” John...
Stuart SheldonMay 31, 20173 minArtist March June 14thWe each have a song inside. We just need a bit of courage to sing it. I co-founded the Worldwide Artist March because, in our so-called...
Stuart SheldonMar 8, 20172 minGo Find Yourself, Go Fund YourselfMy father before the Best Books Ever Written piece he inspired – Thank You Dad, acrylic, book covers, paper, oil crayon on canvas,...
Stuart SheldonFeb 21, 20173 minFriday Night LightsIn the Emmy-winning series, Friday Night Lights, actress Connie Britton slays as a smart woman in a dumb town. In Dillon, TX, where high...
Stuart SheldonDec 14, 20163 minAnger Issues?“What are anger issues, Daddy?” My ever-perceptive 6-yr-old asked me this on the ride to school a few days ago, having somehow heard the...
Stuart SheldonNov 24, 20162 minSCOPE, Art Miami & Superfine – New Paintings and more!“Stuart Sheldon created one of the billboards, an American flag posing spiralized questions about freedom. To him, it’s about urging...