Giraffe in Maine

This is the mural Jimmy and I just did for our friends' new baby's room!! Welcome home little Oona Lulu Lafayette Murphy!!!!!!!!

new studio!

i've moved out of the little studio in our apartment, and into a large space in brooklyn which i am sharing with friends. here are some shots of my main wall, almost all set up. i'm excited to get to work!

happy birthday jimmy drawing

for jimmy's birthday this year, i did a drawing of him and papi smooching in the sunlight :)

art books

more noble ancestors!

last year i was commissioned to do some tiny portraits of king henry II and his wife eleanor of aquitaine. this year, the same person requested paintings of a few more ancestors. here they are! william the conqueror, charlemagne, and sir william johnson, first baronet of new york.

 

from the east river ferry on a cloudy day

animal drawing postponed

fyi, my drawing animals class at the jersey city art school has been postponed. i will post here when i find out the new dates. for now, here's a study i did from a cute little fella currently in my studio. :)

upcoming classes!!!

i will be teaching a 4-week long animal drawing workshop at the jersey city art school, starting this thursday (may 19th)! you can see a class description here. we will be drawing from live taxidermy animals.

also, my continuing education class at the new york academy of art starts up again for the summer session on may 31st! 

there are still spots free for either class, if you're interested. feel free to send me a message if you have any questions: contact@shaunafinn.com.

i hope to see you!!!

this made me cry

click the image to see the whole strip. it's by an artist in norway called ida eva. love it.

happy cinco de mayo!!

(just pretend this is papi instead of this stranger)

party painting

this is the painting i did during this year's Tribeca Ball. it was kinda dark and i was painting a moving model which is tricky, but this violinist was lovely and i like how my little study of her turned out.

a success!

the single fare opening was awesome - SO much great work. i need to go back to take pics, but for now, here's a great spot that appeared on reuters.com about the show. look out for a shot of my little guys!



there has been lots of other great press too, including a piece in the NY times. i gotta go back to take pics (the opening was packed) so i'll post some of my favorites later!

oh deer!

tomorrow is the opening for single fare II, i'm very excited! check out the blog for a taste of what's in store at the show, some installation shots, and to see the shout out my little paintings got! it's going to be a great show - i'll be sure to take some pics at the opening and post them here later.
:)

7th

 

i think i'm done. my eyes hurt! but i would like to continue with these just a bit larger.  

the 6th