Follow The Bubbles
Stuart Sheldon
  • Mar 24, 2021
  • 4 min

Follow The Bubbles

Follow the Bubbles 3, Acrylic on our Costa Rica architectural plans, 31.5x23.5" 2000 “On the third day, my room became a cell, which...
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Time to Swan Dive!
Stuart Sheldon
  • May 27, 2020
  • 4 min

Time 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....
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It’s Such a Perfect Day*
Stuart Sheldon
  • Dec 11, 2019
  • 5 min

It’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,...
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What I Learned in My Bucket List Year in Costa Rica … by Leo Tolstoy
Stuart Sheldon
  • Jun 11, 2019
  • 4 min

What 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...
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Where You From? Where You Been? Where You Going?
Stuart Sheldon
  • Mar 12, 2019
  • 4 min

Where 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...
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Didn’t Know What I Didn’t Know
Stuart Sheldon
  • Feb 5, 2019
  • 4 min

Didn’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,...
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King of The Jungle
Stuart Sheldon
  • Nov 27, 2018
  • 3 min

King 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...
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A Hole Is To Dig
Stuart Sheldon
  • Nov 1, 2018
  • 3 min

A Hole Is To Dig

We’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...
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Two Months in the Jungle
Stuart Sheldon
  • Oct 11, 2018
  • 3 min

Two Months in the Jungle

Moments after the car honked and we kissed the kids goodbye for another school day, backpacks on their shoulders, I heard excited voices...
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We Left America
Stuart Sheldon
  • Sep 12, 2018
  • 2 min

We Left America

More precisely, as reminded by our local friends, we left the United States. We still live in America, Central America. Playa Grande,...
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I Love Libraries – Museum of Contemporary Art Miami Exhibition Opens THIS THUR, May 31
Stuart Sheldon
  • May 29, 2018
  • 2 min

I Love Libraries – Museum of Contemporary Art Miami Exhibition Opens THIS THUR, May 31

The only thing that you absolutely have to know is the location of the library.                          Albert Einstein I just spent a...
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Like, Really Smart
Stuart Sheldon
  • Mar 7, 2018
  • 3 min

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...
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We’re All Pink Inside
Stuart Sheldon
  • Dec 6, 2017
  • 2 min

We’re All Pink Inside

A 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,...
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The American Dream in Postage Stamps
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...
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Dystopia the Beautiful – My 1st London Exhibition Opens Sep 28 – Oct 13
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...
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Artist March June 14th
Stuart Sheldon
  • May 31, 2017
  • 3 min

Artist March June 14th

We 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...
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Go Find Yourself, Go Fund Yourself
Stuart Sheldon
  • Mar 8, 2017
  • 2 min

Go Find Yourself, Go Fund Yourself

My father before the Best Books Ever Written piece he inspired – Thank You Dad, acrylic, book covers, paper, oil crayon on canvas,...
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Friday Night Lights
Stuart Sheldon
  • Feb 21, 2017
  • 3 min

Friday Night Lights

In the Emmy-winning series, Friday Night Lights, actress Connie Britton slays as a smart woman in a dumb town. In Dillon, TX, where high...
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Anger Issues?
Stuart Sheldon
  • Dec 14, 2016
  • 3 min

Anger 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...
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SCOPE, Art Miami & Superfine – New Paintings and more!
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...
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The Silent Power of Art in Politics
Stuart Sheldon
  • Nov 6, 2016
  • 3 min

The Silent Power of Art in Politics

Yesterday a reporter asked me why I thought art was important in politics. “Politics is people talking to us and at us. It’s words. The...
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I Am The Greatest!
Stuart Sheldon
  • Jun 9, 2016
  • 4 min

I Am The Greatest!

“I Ain’t Got No Quarrel With The VietCong… No VietCong Ever Called Me Nigger” — Muhammad Ali, 1966. Political courage blazed in Ali at...
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The Other F Word
Stuart Sheldon
  • May 25, 2016
  • 3 min

The Other F Word

Late one morning, long before children, I sat on the edge of a New Orleans hotel bed and exhaled audibly. Inside my skull, a spicy Jazz...
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The Little Prince and the Big Boss
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...
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Do We Ruin Our Kids By Giving Them a Better Life?
Stuart Sheldon
  • Mar 30, 2016
  • 3 min

Do We Ruin Our Kids By Giving Them a Better Life?

“I’m bored,” my seven-year-old barked at me, as I flipped eggs one sunny Saturday. I stomped in from the kitchen and pointed the spatula....
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How to Face Yourself
Stuart Sheldon
  • Feb 23, 2016
  • 2 min

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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Fancy Nasty Forever!
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...
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Let’s Dance!
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...
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Follow the Turkey Vultures To Paradise
Stuart Sheldon
  • Dec 17, 2015
  • 4 min

Follow the Turkey Vultures To Paradise

World-renownded street artist, t_w_o_o_n_e (Hiroyasu Tsuri) didn’t know what he wanted to do with his life as high school ended in 2003....
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Fancy Nasty – Art Basel 2015
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...
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Buzzing From the Stoke
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:...
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Share Everything
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,...
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I’m ON FIRE!
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...
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My 5-yr-old Just Watched Hard-Core Porn. Now What?
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...
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My Kid’s NOT a Winner So Stop with the Trophies
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...
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A Hungry Man is an Angry Man
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...
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The Tyranny of a Blank Canvas
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,...
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Please Sir, May I Have Some More?
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,...
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Bad Daddy!
Stuart Sheldon
  • Mar 12, 2015
  • 2 min

Bad Daddy!

“Did you play tennis today in gym class?” I asked my 7-yo, as we walked into the house after school.  “No Daddy. You forgot to pack my...
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You Are Mistaken, And That’s OK
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...
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You Suck, Daddy! Harsh Words From a Five-Year-Old
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,...
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Paint A School, Save The World
Stuart Sheldon
  • Jan 5, 2015
  • 3 min

Paint A School, Save The World

This amazing wall by Melbourne artist Adnate typifies the dreary public middle school’s transformation. Photo by Sean R. Sullivan “Our...
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Ready. Aim. Activate!
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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No Is the New Yes
Stuart Sheldon
  • Nov 13, 2014
  • 2 min

No Is the New Yes

Best Books Ever Written – new piece installed yesterday for Art Basel. Last week, I pulled up to the pickup area to grab my boys after...
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How To Get Into My Pants
Stuart Sheldon
  • Oct 20, 2014
  • 3 min

How To Get Into My Pants

Eight Years in the Studio, Work Pants, Acylic and paper on cardboard, Old window, 2014, Stuart Sheldon We all wear uniforms that hold our...
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Be Amazed
Stuart Sheldon
  • Oct 8, 2014
  • 2 min

Be Amazed

“Everyone has two lives. The second one begins when you realize you have only one.”     Steven Sotloff. She Gets It. I wish everyone...
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My Dinner With James Taylor
Stuart Sheldon
  • Sep 25, 2014
  • 3 min

My Dinner With James Taylor

I once sat next to James Taylor for dinner at the home of a close friend who was dating Taylor’s daughter. Taylor is one of my musical...
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Seeing Grover Norquist Naked
Stuart Sheldon
  • Sep 11, 2014
  • 3 min

Seeing Grover Norquist Naked

I have longed for years to punch Grover Norquist in his bullying, doughy, self-righteous face. HOWEVER, even though...
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An Homage to Women, Wives and Mothers
Stuart Sheldon
  • Aug 21, 2014
  • 3 min

An Homage to Women, Wives and Mothers

My eldest stepped out of the car yesterday in a brand new lemon-yellow school shirt and khaki shorts, holding a bag full of pencils,...
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Your Final 8 Minutes
Stuart Sheldon
  • Jul 29, 2014
  • 4 min

Your Final 8 Minutes

The Enlightened One. “But, you’re gonna die soon, Daddy,” said my 4-yo, through the beginning of tears. “I don’t want you to die,” he...
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