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...
Stuart SheldonNov 6, 20163 minThe Silent Power of Art in PoliticsYesterday 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...
Stuart SheldonJun 9, 20164 minI 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...
Stuart SheldonMay 25, 20163 minThe Other F WordLate 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...
Stuart SheldonApr 27, 20162 minThe 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 SheldonMar 30, 20163 minDo 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....
Stuart SheldonFeb 23, 20162 minHow to Face YourselfMy cheeky 6yr-old made goofy expressions in the mirror, raising his eyebrows and, finally, grimacing slightly. “Daddy, you know what I...
Stuart SheldonJan 21, 20162 minFancy 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 SheldonJan 12, 20163 minLet’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 SheldonDec 17, 20154 minFollow the Turkey Vultures To ParadiseWorld-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....
Stuart SheldonNov 4, 20151 minFancy Nasty – Art Basel 2015Are 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 SheldonOct 7, 20153 minBuzzing From the StokeAt a religious service last month, invited to pray silently, I shut my eyes, inhaled deeply and began my routine gamut of wishes:...
Stuart SheldonSep 24, 20152 minShare EverythingSince 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 SheldonSep 2, 20152 minI’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 SheldonJul 22, 20153 minMy 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 SheldonJun 18, 20154 minMy Kid’s NOT a Winner So Stop with the TrophiesMy little brother strode the stage in his cap and gown, gave his med school dean an emphatic handshake and transitioned from Mister to...
Stuart SheldonApr 16, 20154 minA Hungry Man is an Angry Manimage 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 SheldonApr 9, 20152 minThe Tyranny of a Blank CanvasTo Begin, Begin. Wordsworth Few things intimidate us like a blank slate waiting for what one of my writing heroes,...
Stuart SheldonApr 2, 20152 minPlease 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 SheldonMar 12, 20152 minBad 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...
Stuart SheldonFeb 24, 20153 minYou 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 SheldonFeb 4, 20153 minYou 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 SheldonJan 5, 20153 minPaint A School, Save The WorldThis amazing wall by Melbourne artist Adnate typifies the dreary public middle school’s transformation. Photo by Sean R. Sullivan “Our...
Stuart SheldonNov 20, 20143 minReady. 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 SheldonNov 13, 20142 minNo Is the New YesBest Books Ever Written – new piece installed yesterday for Art Basel. Last week, I pulled up to the pickup area to grab my boys after...
Stuart SheldonOct 20, 20143 minHow To Get Into My PantsEight Years in the Studio, Work Pants, Acylic and paper on cardboard, Old window, 2014, Stuart Sheldon We all wear uniforms that hold our...
Stuart SheldonOct 8, 20142 minBe Amazed“Everyone has two lives. The second one begins when you realize you have only one.” Steven Sotloff. She Gets It. I wish everyone...
Stuart SheldonSep 25, 20143 minMy Dinner With James TaylorI 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...
Stuart SheldonSep 11, 20143 minSeeing Grover Norquist NakedI have longed for years to punch Grover Norquist in his bullying, doughy, self-righteous face. HOWEVER, even though...
Stuart SheldonAug 21, 20143 minAn Homage to Women, Wives and MothersMy eldest stepped out of the car yesterday in a brand new lemon-yellow school shirt and khaki shorts, holding a bag full of pencils,...
Stuart SheldonJul 29, 20144 minYour Final 8 MinutesThe 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...