Shelby Williams

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✨Sticker restock!✨
🍓Plus one new sticker! 🍓
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Where do you stick your stickers?
Anyone have cool ideas?
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Thank you! @stickermule
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#stickers #surrealism #eyechallenge #awesome_surreal #artaddict #melting #newcontemporaryart #hifructose #contemporaryart #eyepainting #fortworthart #newcontemporaryart #eyeart #macabreart #dfwartist #lowbrowpopsurrealists #ephemeralart #flowerpainting #eyeart #oilpainting #juxtapoz #liferemixed #neosurrealism #peculiar #oddity #holographic #ig_underground #meaningfulart #originalart #creativeuprising

Inspiration for a new melting eye piece? 🌸🌸🌸
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#roses #pink #artinprocess #artinspiration #passioncolorjoy #howihue #artstudy #gardeninspiration #flowerpainting #igtexas #aseasonalshift
#curated_nature #adventurethatislife #findyouradventure #shotwithlove #beautyyouseek #whpfindthelight #artofvisuals #exploretocreate #impressionsofsummer
#imaginarymagnitude #seasonspoetry #flashesofdelight #plantlive

“Life’s not all lovely thorns and singing vult

“Life’s not all lovely thorns and singing vultures, you know.”
-Morticia Addams

Update: SOLD
This piece “Pulchra Spinis” which is Latin for Lovely Thorns- is now my in shop 🖤.
I painted this months ago and was going to include it in a shop update earlier this year. I kept second guessing myself about the composition so I set it aside and forgot about it.
I found it while packing and reorganizing my studio for a move.
I thought it was finally time to add it to the shop!
A few things about the frame- unlike my other pieces, this frame is plastic. I bought it from an antique store in #fortworth. Of course it’s not antique, but it is vintage. I saw that the original backing had a hand written note with names and the year 1973. I realize the photo placed inside might’ve been from 73 and not the frame itself. From the look of the original filler paper it was definitely made in 70’s-80’s. I included the original glass, filler paper, and the cardboard piece with the note inside the backing. I try to keep as many original details as I can when using found items.
Looks like I’ll be moving my studio a few more times the rest of this year. I really hope to have a new permanent space by fall/winter 😅.
I’m so ready for a new space!
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#wilted #naturelove #naturalart #surrealism #macabre #vintage #melting #oilpainting #maximalism #newcontemporaryart #oddity #hifructose #beautifulbizarre #originalart #eyepainting #morticiaaddams #artsanity #eyestudy #drippy #shelbywilliamsportfolio #eyeart #artistsoninstagram

💙 another new addition to the shop! 💙 . . .

💙 another new addition to the shop! 💙
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#bluehour #surrealism #eyechallenge #oilpainting #juxtapoz #liferemixed #beautifulbizarre #neosurrealism #imaginativerealism #peculiar #oddity #meaningfulart #originalart #creativeuprising #awesome_surreal #artaddict #lowbrowart #newcontemporaryart #hifructose #contemporaryart #eyepainting #fortworthart #newcontemporaryart #macabreart #swsfeature #lowbrowpopsurrealists #flowersofinstagram #ephemeralart #flowerpainting

Something a little different before I get back to

Something a little different before I get back to melting faces and eyes 👁💧.
5x 5 in oil.
Now available in my shop 💕
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#pink #surrealism #oilpainting #juxtapoz #liferemixed #drip #neosurrealism #imaginativerealism #peculiar #oddity #meaningfulart #originalart #creativeuprising #awesome_surreal #artaddict #lowbrowart #newcontemporaryart #hifructose #contemporaryart #eyepainting #newcontemporaryart #macabreart #lowbrowpopsurrealists #melting #ephemeralart #jelly

❓💕🥮🩸🍧🍉🌸🪱💄 . . . . . . .

❓💕🥮🩸🍧🍉🌸🪱💄
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#pink #surrealism #oilpainting #juxtapoz #liferemixed #drip #neosurrealism #imaginativerealism #peculiar #oddity #meaningfulart #originalart #creativeuprising #awesome_surreal #artaddict #lowbrowart #newcontemporaryart #hifructose #contemporaryart #eyepainting #newcontemporaryart #macabreart #lowbrowpopsurrealists #melting #ephemeralart #jelly

Today was our anniversary 💕 Thaddeus does a lot

Today was our anniversary 💕
Thaddeus does a lot behind the scenes make “Shelby Williams Art” possible. You might not see him very much, but he is very present.
Looking back, he’s steered me into the art world since the beginning. As friends we would go to art museums and trade art projects. The first gift I gave him was a whale made of sticks and painted shoes. I hadn’t touched my paint and brushes for a few years before then. When we started dating, he encouraged me to take my work a step further. When we were first married, he supported me making this account and showing my work publicly.
Sometimes my pride wishes I could say that I did/do everything all myself, but having his help has pushed me so much further than I would’ve been prepared to go alone!
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I’m looking forward to many more years together!
@thaddeus.seth.williams I fixed the typos before tagging you 😘
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#anniversary #dallasisdallas #reflections #pink #outlinethesky #artjourney #dfwartist #art

It’s #worldartday !! 🖌 To participate: -draw,

It’s #worldartday !!
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To participate:
-draw, paint, write, take pictures, dance, or write music.
-watch an art tutorial.
-start art project with a friend.
-learn about a new artist
-walk around an art museum.
-watch an art movie or documentary
-try something new artistically

You might not see the results for a while, but I’ll be testing a few new techniques today 🎨🖌
I hope you all try something new or learn something new about art today!
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#creativehappylife #artisticmoods #artforsale #makersgonnamake
#abmlifeiscolorful #curatednature #colorpalette #howihue #colormehappy #justbehue #myunicornlife #acolorstory #risingtidesociety #fortworth #seekinspirecreate #borntocreate #mindtheminimal #stillswithstories #artisticmoods #igtexas #artistsoninstagram #theeverygirl #handsandhustle #workflow #pursuepretty #artstudio

I was going to say “I’ve been playing catch up

I was going to say “I’ve been playing catch up on a few commissions the last week.”
Then I started thinking.... it’s unfair for me to call it “catching up” when I’m completing things in perfectly reasonable windows of time for the type of work I do.

It’s easy for me (and maybe you too?) to think I’m “behind schedule” because the most basic way to successfully navigate this social media app is to post regularly and produce new/good work within a few days or weeks.
I rarely share commissions so I haven’t had anything new to post the last week.
Even though I know producing new/good work that fast while working on several commissions is an expectation that no one can uphold, my ambitions forget about the limits of time, the paint, and my body.
I wish I could create everything I want with the quality I want in the time I want, but life doesn’t work that way 😅.
We all need a little space between every new piece of art or exciting news.
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After this week, I will have some exciting things to share 👀
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Until then, I’ll be here posting random pictures from my day or progress pictures of paintings that I hope to start again soon!
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#theinbetween #creatorsofinstagram #newcontemporaryart #patience #howtoart #space #dunes #duneflowers #igtexas #passioncolorjoy #scenery #artistdevelopment