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Like, Really Smart
A 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 Sheldon
Mar 7, 20183 min read
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The American Dream in Postage Stamps
To know my immigrant story, watch Fiddler On The Roof. My ancestors, peasants in Poland, died in Auschwitz and arrived thru Ellis Island...
Stuart Sheldon
Oct 25, 20173 min read
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Dystopia the Beautiful – My 1st London Exhibition Opens Sep 28 – Oct 13
Burnt, Acrylic, American flag and inkjet book cover on canvas, 35″ x 19″ 2017. AVAILABLE. “I’m jus’ pain covered with skin.” John...
Stuart Sheldon
Sep 20, 20172 min read
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SCOPE, 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...
Stuart Sheldon
Nov 24, 20162 min read
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Smart People Being Smart
“How does a lie come to be widely taken as the truth? The answer is disturbingly simple: Repeat it over and over again. When faced with...
Stuart Sheldon
Sep 21, 20162 min read
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The Little Prince and the Big Boss
“Prince was no taller than me, yet he was larger than life. He had his own style,” my 5’2″ wife told our boys on the drive to school last...
Stuart Sheldon
Apr 27, 20162 min read
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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...
Stuart Sheldon
Nov 20, 20143 min read
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How To Give and Receive Worthwhile Feedback
“You’re amazing. I loved it. Wouldn’t change a thing!” Unless you’re talking to Stevie Wonder, this is not legitimate feedback. It’s...
Stuart Sheldon
Jan 23, 20143 min read
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How To Disappear
We all need to escape our lives and disconnect every now and then. Change the scenery and the pace. The color blue alone made it all...
Stuart Sheldon
Sep 19, 20133 min read
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Give It Away Give It Away Give It Away Now
A fellow painter invited me last week to be one of four artists at a South Beach corporate event. Live painting feels a bit like being a...
Stuart Sheldon
May 30, 20133 min read
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Shut The Front Door!
I waited alone to be seated in a Thai restaurant on Boulder’s Pearl Street Mall. In front of me a beefy frat boy and his...
Stuart Sheldon
Apr 25, 20132 min read
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The Wisdom of Walking Slowly
I have always loved elephants The gentle soulfulness Rough-hewn nobility They cannot hide Must be as they are in the world Lumbering Yet...
Stuart Sheldon
May 16, 20121 min read
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Quit F’ing Around and Give Us Our Son
Excerpted from my upcoming book, A Lonely Fools Masterpiece: I’d painted my wife into my life. Time to paint us a child. We still had...
Stuart Sheldon
Feb 16, 20121 min read
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What If We Can’t Have Children?
Excerpted from my upcoming book, A Lonely Fool’s Masterpiece: “So, I’m telling you, if it doesn’t happen next time, I don’t think I can...
Stuart Sheldon
Oct 20, 20111 min read
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