Listen to the latest episode of Drawing From Experience Podcast , a show I co-host, all about the life and business of art.

Listen to the latest episode of Drawing From Experience Podcast, a show I co-host, all about the life and business of art.

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This is Audra, owner of @lovedtodeath on #haightstreet in #sanfrancisco with my purple heart sculpture! She's been carrying my hearts for a while but purple is a new color she has in stock! A local business here in SF supporting independent artists is the best! Thanks Audra! #sculpture #heartsculpture #darkart #hearts #oddities #resincast #purpleheart #independentartsales #independentartist #taxidermy #womeninbusiness
It's my 36th birthday tomorrow. Help me celebrate! The best gift you can give me is to support my artwork! I'm having a sale in the shop until Sunday at 11:59 PM! Enter promo code BIRTHDAY at checkout. www.shaneizykowski.com/shop I'm doing a soft launch of my Patreon page, as well! You can support me there and get all kinds of perks! Check it out- patreon.com/shaneizykowski #birthday #sale #promo #independentartsales #artsales #darkart #darkartsociety #darkartists #raven #crow #artistsoninstagram
Currently taking on commissions to help make some extra money, and create something cool for you in the process! If you want something custom and not sure exactly how to go about it, just email me! The first step is to discuss your idea, and we'll go from there! Please share with anyone you think might want an original from me! Totally affordable, and how cool is it to have a piece specifically made for you, or a gift for a loved one (while simultaneously helping a living artist sustain a living?)? Answer: the coolest. shaneizykowski@gmail.com #commissions #portraits #petportraits #peopleportraits #oilpainting #originalart #customart #flowers #fetish #footfetish #animals #pets #darkart #sanfrancisco
Thanks again to @monsterpaloozaofficial for sharing my work yesterday! Cant wait to show my artwork at your event! This will be a highlight of my year, for sure! #monsters #darkart #darkaesthetic #darkartists #darkartsociety #hanselandgretel #raven #horror #fallenangels #oilpainting #theloveofhorror #burbank #southerncalifornia #sanfrancisco #conventionbooth #convention #independentartist
If you want to see the remainder of the series "Midnight Moon in the Garden of Goodbye," it's now installed at Last Minute Gear on 24th (between Shotwell and South VanNess) in San Francisco! My studio is close to there so if you want a personal tour of the work and want to know more, dont hesitate to ask! You can also listen to episode 49 of my podcast @dfepodcast for a very detailed inside look into the creation of the show! Any sales inquires for this work should be directed to me, but you can also purchase directly on my website www.shaneizykowski.com A new print series has just been released on preorder for all of this work as well, available on my online shop! #soloexhibition #soloshow #outdoorgear #darkart #darkartsociety #artistsoninstagram #oilpainting #originalart #gothic #fantasy #gardenofgoodbye #camping #fishing #climbing #sanfrancisco #sfartists #sf #bayareaart #bayarea
HUGE update to my online shop! Preorders on prints from "Midnight Moon in the Garden of Goodbye" are now available! Select from nine different images for $20 each ($25 regular price), printed on 8"x10" Torchon Watercolor Paper by Hahnemühle, with a white border and signed by me! The preorder price is ONLY available for one week! (June 7th through June 14th)! Get on it! Click here: http://www.shaneizykowski.com/shop?category=Prints #prints #darkart #preorder #independentartist #supportartists #gardenofgoodbye #sale #printsale #webshop #darkartsociety #animals #petportraits #darkgarden
The remnants of your regrets and mine. Thank you to everyone who participated, tuned in, sent thank you messages and emails, attended the opening, attended the artist talk, commented, etc. etc. I was emotionally exhausted after the live stream and had to take a bit of a breather. Extra thanks to Shahasp and Scott who lent me their amazing urn and backyard to stream from. Great friends, great people. For those of you who missed the live stream of the Death of Regret Ceremony, I'll figure out how to get it from FB to my IG. Or visit my personal FB page to view it. If you have absolutely no idea what I'm even talking about, listen to Episode 49 here: www.drawingfromexperience.com #regrets #noregrets #deathofregret #fireritual #gardenofgoodbye #fire #ritual #darkart #darkartsociety #livestream #podcasting #podcast #gratitude #professionalartist
THANK YOU! to everyone who has submitted regrets to my solo exhibition "Midnight Moon in the Garden of Goodbye" I've received submissions from all over the world (I know this because after some people submitted, they told me!), and I am grateful for the opportunity to give everyone a chance to get something off their chest, and to hopefully find some kind of peace and healing through a platform that didn't exist previously. Please tune in TONIGHT June 2nd at 6 p.m. PST as I read the submissions in their entirety, and burn them in a cathartic ceremony of fire and cleansing. The live stream will be on my personal Facebook page, please share when you see it go live! The last chance to submit is TODAY at noon! www.shaneizykowski.com #gardenofgoodbye #midnightmoon #regrets #noregrets #catharsis #cleansing #deathofregret #healing #darkart #darkaesthetic #darkartsociety
"The Queen, The Crown, The Companion" 16" x 20" Oil on Masonite This is my newest painting, a tribute piece to the amazing Irene Hernandez-Feiks (and also gallery pup Tenoch- my favorite!), the first gallery owner to ask me to show my work in SF. Her gallery, Wonderland SF @wonderlandsf is closing after 10 years of business, but definitely on a high note! She's built an incredible community here, and you can come celebrate with us tomorrow night for the Wonderland SF Final show! No place better to be tomorrow, for sure! For sales inquiries, email Irene at wonderlandsfgallery@gmail.com #oilpainting #oilonmasonite #darkart #darkaesthetic #darkartists #portraits #dogsofinstagram #pupportraits #animals #animalportraits #originalart #sombrero #mexico #tequila #mexicanart #gallery #galleryowners
I'm very pleased to release the newest episode of the Drawing From Experience Podcast, @dfepodcast , where I present my artist talk at Secession Art and Design, @secessionsf ...I was also fortunate to interview Eden Stein briefly, and followed that up with the meaning and thought process behind my new series, "Midnight Moon in the Garden of Goodbye." If you missed the opening, this is a great one to listen to! In addition to explaining the work and my process, there was also a Q&A with members from the audience. Lots of great info in there about making mistakes and how important that is to your process. If you'd like to view or purchase the work from the show (hurry, it's only up until June 1st!), please visit the link in my bio! To stream or download, visit www.drawingfromexperience.com Or find it on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Podcasts or Spotify! Title Card photo by Dilcia Giron @cosmiccorners
SOLD! What a great weekend for art! From my series "Midnight Moon in the Garden of Goodbye" at Secession Art and Design @secessionsf "You Watched As I Fell Apart" Oil on Masonite 12” x 20” framed to 17” x 29.5” Click the link in my bio to view and purchase work from the show! This particular piece contained a lot of emotional weight for me, as it represented a dark time, and how it felt to have someone turn their back on you, while simultaneously not caring what happened to you. Staring straight through and watching as your heart is breaking in real time, with that cold stare- dead eyed and black. #heartbreak #heartache #turningyourback #darkart #darkartsociety #darkartist #darkarts #oilpainting #owlsofinstagram #gardenofgoodbye #darkgarden #midnightmoon #moonphase #emotional #artlife #professionalartist
So happy this kitty of judgment found a home! My solo show is still up to view at Secession Art and Design until June 1st! SOLD!!! "The Denial of Intuition" Oil on Masonite From the series "Midnight Moon in the Garden of Goodbye" To view the rest of the work click the link in my profile! #darkart #darkartkitty #catsofinstagram #kittyofjudgment #judgement #oilpainting #originalart #darkartsociety #artsales #originalartsales #ornateframes #victorian #gothic #goth #fantasy #baroque #weirdos