“Temperate” is a calming #orange 36x36” abstract painting from 2011, which in a private collection. Prints available: shorturl.at/ayft7 What do you see? 🤔 ShawnMcNulty.com #art #fineart #abstract #abstractart #Abstractpainting #contemporaryart #modernart #calm #kunst #blueskyart #art #modernart

My new article on Substack just dropped. 💫 Read about my experience creating two epic commissions for the Emerson corporation. open.substack.com/pub/shawnmcn... #art #fineart #abstractart #artcommission #artistlife #artstudio #abstractexpressionism #modernart #artist #blueskyart #minneapolis

“Mallard” is a 12x12” acrylic abstract painting available here: shorturl.at/JZJ6z Clearly my title gives away the big reveal. 🦆 What other things do you see? 👀 🤔 ShawnMcNulty.com #art #fineart #abstract #abstractart #Abstractpainting #contemporaryart #modernart #duck #blueskyart #mallard #duckart

Greetings from the hot art studio! 🌞 Here’s a little time-lapse of the first wave of pumice and acrylic on this new 30x30” painting on canvas. ShawnMcNulty.com #blueskyart #art #artstudio #abstractart #abstractpainting #artprocess #abstractexpressionism #fineart #abstract #timelapse #minneapolis

“Creamsicle” is a deliciously #orange acrylic and pumice abstract painting from 2017, which in a private collection. What do you see? 👀 🤔 🍭 ShawnMcNulty.com #art #fineart #abstract #abstractart #Abstractpainting #contemporaryart #modernart #midcenturymodern #kunst #blueskyart #art #modernart

“Angeles” is a vibrant purplish 16x16” acrylic abstract painting available here: shorturl.at/9H6uP The title is from the #ElliottSmith song. What do you see? 👀 ShawnMcNulty.com #art #fineart #abstract #abstractart #Abstractpainting #contemporaryart #modernart #kunst #blueskyart #purple #modernart

“Foreman” is a vibrant purple 24x24” acrylic and pumice abstract painting from 2013. Prints available here: shorturl.at/pO2pP What do you see? 👀 🤔 ShawnMcNulty.com #art #fineart #abstract #abstractart #Abstractpainting #contemporaryart #modernart #midcenturymodern #kunst #blueskyart #art #modernart

Here’s another time-lapse session on this new large painting. Shawnmcnulty.com Here come the reds! #artstudio #blueskyart #abstractart #art #modernart #contemporaryart #minneapolis #mnarts #timelapse #artvideo #abstractexpressionism #artist #abstract #red

“Skylark” is a new 20x20” acrylic abstract painting available here: shorturl.at/08I0W Some kind of creature busting out of a house? 🏡 What do you see? 👀 🤔 ShawnMcNulty.com #art #fineart #abstract #abstractart #Abstractpainting #contemporaryart #modernart #kunst #blueskyart #minneapolis #artist

How Large Should Artwork Be Above a Sofa? Art above a sofa should usually be 66–75% of the sofa’s width. Read my full article here: shawnmcnulty.com/how-large-sh... Here is Canos Cristales over a 72” sofa. ShawnMcNulty.com #interiordesign #art #interiordesigner #homedecor #fineart #livingroom

“Best Coast” is a vibrant blue 30x30” acrylic and pumice abstract painting from 2011. 💦 What do you see? The form on the right is something. 👀 🤔 ShawnMcNulty.com #art #fineart #abstract #abstractart #Abstractpainting #contemporaryart #modernart #midcenturymodern #kunst #blueskyart #art #modernart

Here’s a time lapse as I get started on my first large painting after #artawhirl. Shawnmcnulty.com Time to mess up the studio again. #artstudio #blueskyart #abstractart #art #modernart #contemporaryart #minneapolis #mnarts #timelapse #artvideo #abstractexpressionism #artist

“Cavalier” is a vibrant red and teal 36x36” acrylic and pumice abstract painting from 2022. What do you see? 👀 🤔 ShawnMcNulty.com #art #fineart #abstract #abstractart #Abstractpainting #contemporaryart #modernart #midcenturymodern #kunst #blueskyart #art #modernart

Sunny the Duck and the Backyard Nest Situation substack.com/@shawnmcnult... or that Spring when I had to limit my art studio time to become a "duck daddy." #duck #nature #bird #artistlife #birds #ducks #mallard #minnesota #minneapolis

Sunny the Duck and the Backyard Nest Situation

How One Mallard Quietly Took Over Our Lives for a Month

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Check out my substack article about #artawhirl in #minneapolis. This year’s warm sunny 🌞 weather brought out the crowds. 🚶‍♀️🚶 open.substack.com/pub/shawnmcn... #art #artstudio #abstractart #minnesota #artist #blueskyart #mnarts

Art-A-Whirl 2026: Heat Waves, Drafting Chairs, and the Minnesota State Fair of Art

Heat Waves, Brewery Crowds, and Twenty Years in Northeast Minneapolis

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These originals all found new homes over #ArtAWhirl weekend along with several prints. Thanks to everyone who made it out to the studio and found work online! ShawnMcNulty.com Northeast Minneapolis looked like the state fair. #blueskyart #minneapolis #abstract #abstractart #fineart #artstudio #art

It was a whirlwind weekend for sure. Thanks to so many people who came through my studio during #artawhirl. Several originals and many prints found new homes. Shawnmcnulty.com Time to mess up the studio again. #artstudio #blueskyart #abstractart #art #modernart #contemporaryart #minneapolis #mnarts

#ArtAWhirl takes over #Minneapolis this weekend. Over 1,600 @nemaamn.bsky.social member artists, galleries, and businesses participate across all of Northeast Minneapolis. Check out my studio in the Thorp Building: 1618 Central Ave NE #217 shawnmcnulty.com #artstudio #abstractart #art #blueskyart

I’ll be offering some vintage screenprints from the year 2000 at #artawhirl this weekend. Here are 4 of 8 from my “Dead End” series. These are original 22x28” pieces that fit in a standard frame. They have never been exhibited before. #screenprint #deadend #minneapolis #artistlife #blueskyart #art

“Trope” is a new 20x20” acrylic abstract painting available here: shorturl.at/vUKs5 Grab it before #artawhirl. Is it a vessel? ⛵️ What do you see? 👀 🤔 ShawnMcNulty.com #art #fineart #abstract #abstractart #Abstractpainting #contemporaryart #modernart #kunst #blueskyart #minneapolis

“Bombus” is on its way to a new home in Austin, Texas. 🐝 Check my website shawnmcnulty.com for available work and pick something out before #artawhirl open studio May 15-17th in #Minneapolis. #abstractart #abstractexpressionism #modernart #abstractpainting #blueskyart #art #artstudio

“Viceroy” is a new 20x20” acrylic abstract painting available here: shorturl.at/Xzt2L Grab it before #artawhirl. So much going on. What do you see? 👀 🤔 ShawnMcNulty.com #art #fineart #abstract #abstractart #Abstractpainting #contemporaryart #modernart #kunst #blueskyart #minneapolis

“Mozambique” is being auctioned tonight at the gala event for AccessAbility. www.accessability.org Their mission is to provide opportunities for self-sufficiency for people with barriers to employment inclusion. #abstractart #minneapolis #abstractexpressionism #blueskyart #artstudio #fineart #artist

Hi from the studio. 👋 I’m starting a new 20x20” abstract acrylic painting on board. Here’s the first forms. Hmmmm. 🤔 I’m seeing some dinosaurs. 🦖🦕 ShawnMcNulty.com #fineart #artstudio #wip #artprocess #artvideo #abstract #abstractart #abstractpainting #minneapolis #abstractexpressionism #artist

Here’s the story of how the last painting was titled. Strange things can happen at an art studio. 🤔🤡 #blueskyart #artstudio #fineart #artistlife #abstractart #modernart #abstractexpressionism #minneapolis open.substack.com/pub/shawnmcn...

The Day a Stranger Walked Into My Studio and Named My Painting

He pointed at every painting and said the same word—until it stuck

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“Salvation” is a vibrant green Springlike 36x36” acrylic and pumice abstract painting from 2012. 🌱 Prints available: shorturl.at/ibzMw What do you see? 👀 🤔 ShawnMcNulty.com #art #fineart #abstract #abstractart #Abstractpainting #green #contemporaryart #modernart #kunst #blueskyart #art #modernart

Here’s an update on my 20x20” building or hot pants work in progress. It’s both…and some kind of anime creature has been born in the center. 🐲🏠👖 #abstractart #abstractpainting #fineart #abstractexpressionism #anime #blueskyart #painting #modernart #animeart

Home art studio vs commerical space. Let’s discuss the pros and cons. What’s your choice? Find me over at Substack. #fineart #artstudio #artistlife #abstractpainting #blueskyart #minneapolis #substack 🤔 open.substack.com/pub/shawnmcn...

Home Studio vs. Commercial Space: The Artist’s Eternal Tug-of-War

Let's break down the pros and cons of home vs away studio.

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Hello from the studio. 👋 ☕️ Here’s a work in progress. I’m not sure if this is going to be a building or hot pants. 🤔 🏠👖 What do you see? 👀 ShawnMcNulty.com #art #fineart #abstract #abstractart #Abstractpainting #contemporaryart #modernart #kunst #blueskyart #wip #art #modernart #minneapolis

Parrot is a vibrant colorful 36x36” acrylic and pumice abstract painting from 2019. 🦜 Prints available: shorturl.at/7hQYo What do you see? 👀 🤔 ShawnMcNulty.com #art #fineart #abstract #abstractart #Abstractpainting #contemporaryart #modernart #kunst #blueskyart #parrot #art #modernart #fbf #birdart