About Me, Career, Lifestyle, Photo Diary, Travel
Monica Shulman
My First Artist Residency...in Italy!

This summer I was lucky enough to attend my first artist residency. High on a hill above the ancient Valle Camonica in the town of Cividate Camuno in Lombardy, surrounded by the majestic embrace of the Italian Alps, stands RUC. This mystical place is an ancestral home where artists from all over the world come to work in and be inspired by nature and history.

My First Artist Residency...in Italy!
Career, Shows, About Me
Monica Shulman
Monica Shulman Exhibiting at PULSE Art Fair ...

Miami Art Week is one of the most attended art events in the world and this year I am headed there to show my work for the very first time! I'm proud to share that my work has been selected by PULSE Art Fair Director, Cristina Salmastrelli as part of The Next Generation exhibit - an initiative designed to showcase the artwork of emerging artists during Miami Art Week.

Monica Shulman Exhibiting at PULSE Art Fair During Miami Art Week
Lifestyle, Artist Inspiration
Monica Shulman
October Mood Board

This month I'm all about that dark olive/hunter green with a touch of brassy peach and of course, lots of depth and texture.  Lately I'm using a lot of these tones in my original paintings and in my wardrobe. 

October Mood Board
Lifestyle, Business
Monica Shulman
Four Rebranding Lessons I Learned

Going through a website revamp and redesign is A LOT of work.  My previous website launched almost 7 years ago but internet years are like dog years and I was long overdue for a change.  Here are four very important lessons I learned when I rebranded and redesigned my website.

Four Rebranding Lessons I Learned
Monica Shulman
Welcome to MonicaShulman.com

Hello!  Thank you for being here!  My name is Monica Shulman and I'm an artist and photographer based in the lower Hudson Valley about 30 miles north of New York City.  Welcome to the new MonicaShulman.com!

Welcome to MonicaShulman.com

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Embracing Dualities and How I Think When I Think About Art

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Embracing Dualities and How I Think When I Think About Art

I’ve been thinking about my tendency to try to convince myself that I shouldn’t be nervous about a situation. I want to own my feelings and let myself experience whatever I need to experience so why block myself from important emotions? Well, experimenting is an important part of my art practice and as someone who is usually nervous about and overthinking on all the things, this idea of embracing all the feelings (especially the hard ones) has finally made its way into other areas of my life. What a concept! The freedom!

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Hand Painted Leather Jackets

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Hand Painted Leather Jackets

I love to paint on apparel and wearing my art! Hand painted T-shirts, hand painted sneakers, hand painted denim jackets…all of these have been a part of my work for a long time. Still, I never contemplated painting on leather. Yet, when one of my long-time clients, who already owns a few denim jackets, asked me to custom paint a leather jacket, I couldn’t say no! The buttery feel of the leather proved to be my favorite and most unusual canvas yet.

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Behind the Work: The Wild Things

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Behind the Work: The Wild Things

Do you ever wonder what the inside of your brain looks like? I wanted to make a painting that would be an exploration and interpretation of my feelings inside my head as colors. This how The Wild Things came to be.

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Why a Visual Journal is a Must in my Creative Process and Daily Routine

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Why a Visual Journal is a Must in my Creative Process and Daily Routine

If there is one routine and creative process that shapes my entire studio practice it is my discipline with my visual journal. I keep a notebook journal where I write down my thoughts almost daily and I have a visual mood board where I hang photos, magazine cutouts and basically anything else that I find that is currently inspiring me. But the most important aspect of my studio practice is the work that I do in notebooks each and every day.