Stuart Sheldon
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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...
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Stuart Sheldon
- Oct 25, 2017
- 3 min
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
- Sep 20, 2017
- 2 min
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
- Nov 24, 2016
- 2 min
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
- Sep 21, 2016
- 2 min
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
- Apr 27, 2016
- 2 min
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
- 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...
Stuart Sheldon
- Jan 23, 2014
- 3 min
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
- Sep 19, 2013
- 3 min
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
- May 30, 2013
- 3 min
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
- Apr 25, 2013
- 2 min
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
- May 16, 2012
- 1 min
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
- Feb 16, 2012
- 1 min
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
- Oct 20, 2011
- 1 min
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...
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