Dwight Shack Shackelford
@dwightshack.bsky.social
Artist, musician, dancer, database designer, left wing but consider "woke" to be an arrogant term lacking in the empathy it purports to portray. My pronouns are “He who shall not be ignored” and “Not HIM again".
Pinned
Gouache done plein air almost three years ago that I decided to touch up.
June 10, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Gouache done plein air almost three years ago that I decided to touch up.
I think this is a quote by nietzche or something.
March 23, 2025 at 2:22 AM
I think this is a quote by nietzche or something.
My band, Les Amis Zydeco, will be playing at the West Sacramento Vfw hall on Sunday, 3/16, from 2-5pm. Y’all come. Www.lesamiszydeco.com
March 9, 2025 at 3:10 AM
My band, Les Amis Zydeco, will be playing at the West Sacramento Vfw hall on Sunday, 3/16, from 2-5pm. Y’all come. Www.lesamiszydeco.com
I keep seeing these calls for one day and even one week boycotts of businesses that supported Trump. Do you really think you are causing an impact? If you want to make a statement, PERMANENTLY move away from these businesses. FOREVER. Send a REAL message out.
February 19, 2025 at 4:49 AM
I keep seeing these calls for one day and even one week boycotts of businesses that supported Trump. Do you really think you are causing an impact? If you want to make a statement, PERMANENTLY move away from these businesses. FOREVER. Send a REAL message out.
Entering three pieces in a show. Pleasant Hill Senior Center.
February 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Entering three pieces in a show. Pleasant Hill Senior Center.
Just for tomorrow, instead of repeating a story you’ve told multiple times, to multiple people, ask another person about themself
February 14, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Just for tomorrow, instead of repeating a story you’ve told multiple times, to multiple people, ask another person about themself
Something I did last year. I now see that I need to hang where I can view it from a distance instead of where I have it hanging now. This is just a documentation photo. This is just painted from reflex. No conscious meaning.
February 3, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Something I did last year. I now see that I need to hang where I can view it from a distance instead of where I have it hanging now. This is just a documentation photo. This is just painted from reflex. No conscious meaning.
I’m developing my boycott list. Hard to find consistent information sources though. Looking to get off of comcast. Amazon donates to both parties, but bezos was at the inauguration.
Hobby Lobby
Macy’s
Bed Bath and Beyond
Ross
TJMaxx
Marshalls
HomeGoods
Comcast
WalMart
Amazon
Ace hardware
Hobby Lobby
Macy’s
Bed Bath and Beyond
Ross
TJMaxx
Marshalls
HomeGoods
Comcast
WalMart
Amazon
Ace hardware
February 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I’m developing my boycott list. Hard to find consistent information sources though. Looking to get off of comcast. Amazon donates to both parties, but bezos was at the inauguration.
Hobby Lobby
Macy’s
Bed Bath and Beyond
Ross
TJMaxx
Marshalls
HomeGoods
Comcast
WalMart
Amazon
Ace hardware
Hobby Lobby
Macy’s
Bed Bath and Beyond
Ross
TJMaxx
Marshalls
HomeGoods
Comcast
WalMart
Amazon
Ace hardware
I’m finding, now that I’m doing works on paper, the chore I have the most resistance to, is matting.
January 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I’m finding, now that I’m doing works on paper, the chore I have the most resistance to, is matting.
Fooling around with extremely shallow depth of field. No effects or doctoring.
January 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Fooling around with extremely shallow depth of field. No effects or doctoring.
Untitled. Also done with Procreate Pocket.
January 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Untitled. Also done with Procreate Pocket.
Me doing my other thang. Doesn’t hurt that the photo shaves 20 years off my perceived age.
January 29, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Me doing my other thang. Doesn’t hurt that the photo shaves 20 years off my perceived age.
“Loss of Significance”, done with Procreate Pocket.
January 29, 2025 at 9:17 AM
“Loss of Significance”, done with Procreate Pocket.
Hang in there. We got this.
January 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Hang in there. We got this.
Looking for some effective inexpensive or free video lessons on figure drawing or portraiture. I was able to get to this point tonight in a non-teaching figure drawing class. Proportions not quite right, but way better than my first ones of the evening. Recommendations welcome.
January 28, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Looking for some effective inexpensive or free video lessons on figure drawing or portraiture. I was able to get to this point tonight in a non-teaching figure drawing class. Proportions not quite right, but way better than my first ones of the evening. Recommendations welcome.
My favorite from the Mary Cassatt exhibition today. Last day. Legion of honor sf.
January 27, 2025 at 3:29 AM
My favorite from the Mary Cassatt exhibition today. Last day. Legion of honor sf.
Achieving significance -
There is the very highly traveled, and dysfunctional route of trying to be seen as better than someone else. Then there is the much less traveled route of trying to make a positive impact on the lives of others. This is often unseen even by the people reaping the benefits.
There is the very highly traveled, and dysfunctional route of trying to be seen as better than someone else. Then there is the much less traveled route of trying to make a positive impact on the lives of others. This is often unseen even by the people reaping the benefits.
January 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Achieving significance -
There is the very highly traveled, and dysfunctional route of trying to be seen as better than someone else. Then there is the much less traveled route of trying to make a positive impact on the lives of others. This is often unseen even by the people reaping the benefits.
There is the very highly traveled, and dysfunctional route of trying to be seen as better than someone else. Then there is the much less traveled route of trying to make a positive impact on the lives of others. This is often unseen even by the people reaping the benefits.
Went part way up a hill today to paint, only to discover I had forgotten my paints at home. So only a photo to show. Black Diamond Mines Preserve by Antioch.
January 26, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Went part way up a hill today to paint, only to discover I had forgotten my paints at home. So only a photo to show. Black Diamond Mines Preserve by Antioch.
From a collage of abstract ink paintings. Actually one large painting, ripped up, then pieces layered together.
January 25, 2025 at 4:27 AM
From a collage of abstract ink paintings. Actually one large painting, ripped up, then pieces layered together.
Funny, once I started moving away from Amazon (brotech), I'm also not feeding my dopamine scrolling addiction with Facebook either. I don't get on IG as much as I do FB, so, I can't tell about that one.
January 24, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Funny, once I started moving away from Amazon (brotech), I'm also not feeding my dopamine scrolling addiction with Facebook either. I don't get on IG as much as I do FB, so, I can't tell about that one.
How can I set my profile to preapprove follower requests? I've been on here two days and already seeing bogus people starting to follow me. I've blocked the one seemed highly suspicious. I would like to be able to approve follow requests before they get in.
January 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
How can I set my profile to preapprove follower requests? I've been on here two days and already seeing bogus people starting to follow me. I've blocked the one seemed highly suspicious. I would like to be able to approve follow requests before they get in.
Survive vs Thrive. You can't have one without the other. Some people like to downplay the former, but, sometimes, surviving, with a direction, with more knowledge, with more understanding of yourself and how you got here, is a type of thriving, just without the balloons and purring kittens.
January 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Survive vs Thrive. You can't have one without the other. Some people like to downplay the former, but, sometimes, surviving, with a direction, with more knowledge, with more understanding of yourself and how you got here, is a type of thriving, just without the balloons and purring kittens.
To all my liberal friends: Stay focused on reality. Don't take gray area topics and move them into black or white so that they are simpler for you to "feel". There is way enough things to focus on that will make a difference, not just jumping up and down saying "see, I told you so".
January 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
To all my liberal friends: Stay focused on reality. Don't take gray area topics and move them into black or white so that they are simpler for you to "feel". There is way enough things to focus on that will make a difference, not just jumping up and down saying "see, I told you so".
A strict translation of "Kombucha" is "caffeinated, carbonated sauerkraut juice". The subtext is "it's good for you, just drink the damned thing".
January 21, 2025 at 3:11 PM
A strict translation of "Kombucha" is "caffeinated, carbonated sauerkraut juice". The subtext is "it's good for you, just drink the damned thing".