Stuart Sheldon
How to Face Yourself
My cheeky 6yr-old made goofy expressions in the mirror, raising his eyebrows and, finally, grimacing slightly. “Daddy, you know what I...
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Stuart Sheldon
- Jan 21, 2016
- 2 min
Fancy Nasty Forever!
If you made it to the epic Fancy Nasty finale bonfire last Saturday night, hosted by The New Tropic, lucky YOU. If not … next time (we’re...
Stuart Sheldon
- Jan 12, 2016
- 3 min
Let’s Dance!
“So, what do you do,” an attractive woman asked me at a party in Colorado years ago. “I’m a filmmaker,” I said, taking a swig of Fat...
Stuart Sheldon
- Nov 4, 2015
- 1 min
Fancy Nasty – Art Basel 2015
Are You More Fancy Or More Nasty? You’re not fooling anybody. We all know you’re BOTH! Let’s celebrate the light and the dark in each of...
Stuart Sheldon
- Oct 7, 2015
- 3 min
Buzzing From the Stoke
At a religious service last month, invited to pray silently, I shut my eyes, inhaled deeply and began my routine gamut of wishes:...
Stuart Sheldon
- Sep 24, 2015
- 2 min
Share Everything
Since I was a boy, I’ve dreamt all my friends would buy houses in cool places, and we’d ultimately just share one big,...
Stuart Sheldon
- Sep 2, 2015
- 2 min
I’m ON FIRE!
BEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN – The Sea Always Wins, acrylic, book covers, paper on canvas, 66×56″ 2015, Stuart Sheldon When I was a young...
Stuart Sheldon
- Aug 25, 2015
- 1 min
Dallas Solo Show opens Saturday, Sept 12th
The rocket ride continues – next stop … Texas! Dallas show opens Saturday, Sept 12th!! Runs thru Oct 17th. Hope to see you in the mix....
Stuart Sheldon
- Jul 22, 2015
- 3 min
My 5-yr-old Just Watched Hard-Core Porn. Now What?
THE HORROR! Last month, poolside at the home of good friends, our host gave his sons, same age as ours, permission to have some screen...
Stuart Sheldon
- Jun 18, 2015
- 4 min
My Kid’s NOT a Winner So Stop with the Trophies
My little brother strode the stage in his cap and gown, gave his med school dean an emphatic handshake and transitioned from Mister to...
Stuart Sheldon
- Jun 2, 2015
- 1 min
Thank You, San Francisco!
The biggest show of my life just ended and I can only say, WOW! Thanks to all of you who swamped the opening and kept coming. Thanks to...
Stuart Sheldon
- May 5, 2015
- 3 min
Read Your Parents’ Secrets
“What are your favorite books of all time,” I asked my 81-yr-old father. “I’ll have to think about that,” he told me, raking his fingers...
Stuart Sheldon
- Apr 16, 2015
- 4 min
A Hungry Man is an Angry Man
image by mastersofmedia.hum.uva.nl THIS IS MY BRAIN ON POVERTY. Day 1 My 7-yo buried his face in a couch cushion, frustrated he could not...
Stuart Sheldon
- Apr 9, 2015
- 2 min
The Tyranny of a Blank Canvas
To Begin, Begin. Wordsworth Few things intimidate us like a blank slate waiting for what one of my writing heroes,...
Stuart Sheldon
- Apr 2, 2015
- 2 min
Please Sir, May I Have Some More?
“Daddy, I’m starving,” my 7-yo lamented, being, to use his own word, “marshmallow-dramatic.” “What’d you eat for lunch?” I asked,...
Stuart Sheldon
- Mar 23, 2015
- 2 min
The BEST BOOKS EVER WRITTEN – Stuart Sheldon Bay Area Solo Show OPENS MAY 9 & 10
Best Books Ever Written – Vortices of Genius, acrylic, book covers, paper, oil crayon on canvas, 60″x136″, 2015 Why did the Miami Herald...
Stuart Sheldon
- Feb 24, 2015
- 3 min
You Are Mistaken, And That’s OK
“Even monkeys fall from trees.” Chris Bradford, The Ring of Earth. No way, I thought to myself the moment my brush, wet with polymer...
Stuart Sheldon
- Feb 4, 2015
- 3 min
You Suck, Daddy! Harsh Words From a Five-Year-Old
“You suck!” my 5-yo barked into my face, looking me dead in the eye. The words hit me like broken glass. My neck and stomach clenched,...
Stuart Sheldon
- Dec 1, 2014
- 1 min
My Art Basel Shows 2014
meetinghouse Dec 4-6, 5-8pm Downtown Miami – The Historic Huntington Bldg 168 SE 1st Street, Penthouse Miami Herald Pick of the Week...
Stuart Sheldon
- Nov 20, 2014
- 3 min
Ready. Aim. Activate!
The first step in The Best Books Ever Written, my largest work ever. See it at Art Basel! I just finished my first book (for the fifth...
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