This Raw Cold Life

This raw cold life is a beautiful thing. —Mos Def

My name is Shaun and I make paintings, drawings, and poems. My art is a reaction (one of many) to the countless and varied inspirations I encounter. This is an informal collection of such things, too scattered and far-reaching to be condensed into a single label.

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  1. laeticia:

General Toussaint L’Ouverture, the military genius who lead the slave rebellion of Saint Domingue in 1791, leading the way for the independence of the first Black Nation in the Western Hemisphere.
laeticia:

General Toussaint L’Ouverture, the military genius who lead the slave rebellion of Saint Domingue in 1791, leading the way for the independence of the first Black Nation in the Western Hemisphere.
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    laeticia:

    General Toussaint L’Ouverture, the military genius who lead the slave rebellion of Saint Domingue in 1791, leading the way for the independence of the first Black Nation in the Western Hemisphere.

  2. Model on Couch
oil on canvas
12” x 16”
by Shaun Gribouski Model on Couch
oil on canvas
12” x 16”
by Shaun Gribouski
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    Model on Couch

    oil on canvas

    12” x 16”

    by Shaun Gribouski

  3. Slick Rick
oil on canvas
15” x 18”
by Shaun Gribouski Slick Rick
oil on canvas
15” x 18”
by Shaun Gribouski
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    Slick Rick

    oil on canvas

    15” x 18”

    by Shaun Gribouski

  4. Self-Portrait w/ Yellow Wall
oil on canvas
12” x 16”
by Shaun Gribouski Self-Portrait w/ Yellow Wall
oil on canvas
12” x 16”
by Shaun Gribouski
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    Self-Portrait w/ Yellow Wall

    oil on canvas

    12” x 16”

    by Shaun Gribouski

  5. Every Sunday a nun lay from my gun spray / Fuck Carlito, we doing shit the Devil Son’s way.
oil on panel
11” x 14”
by Shaun Gribouski Every Sunday a nun lay from my gun spray / Fuck Carlito, we doing shit the Devil Son’s way.
oil on panel
11” x 14”
by Shaun Gribouski
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    Every Sunday a nun lay from my gun spray / Fuck Carlito, we doing shit the Devil Son’s way.

    oil on panel

    11” x 14”

    by Shaun Gribouski

  6. Bold II
oil on panel
11” x 14”
by Shaun Gribouski Bold II
oil on panel
11” x 14”
by Shaun Gribouski
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    Bold II

    oil on panel

    11” x 14”

    by Shaun Gribouski

  7. Rua Murtinho Nobre (Santa Tereza)
oil on canvas
9” x 13”
by Shaun Gribouski Rua Murtinho Nobre (Santa Tereza)
oil on canvas
9” x 13”
by Shaun Gribouski
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    Rua Murtinho Nobre (Santa Tereza)

    oil on canvas

    9” x 13”

    by Shaun Gribouski

  8. Praia de Ipanema
oil on canvas
11” x 14” Praia de Ipanema
oil on canvas
11” x 14”
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    Praia de Ipanema

    oil on canvas

    11” x 14”

  9. Remember P, the one you got your whole style from?
oil on canvas
12” x 16” Remember P, the one you got your whole style from?
oil on canvas
12” x 16”
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    Remember P, the one you got your whole style from?

    oil on canvas

    12” x 16”

  10. Bob Marley
oil on canvas
12” x 20”
The first painting I’ve posted in a minute because before this one, I spent close to three weeks on one that turned out to be shit. Such things are frustrating, but it’s all part of the game. Bob Marley
oil on canvas
12” x 20”
The first painting I’ve posted in a minute because before this one, I spent close to three weeks on one that turned out to be shit. Such things are frustrating, but it’s all part of the game.
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    Bob Marley

    oil on canvas

    12” x 20”

    The first painting I’ve posted in a minute because before this one, I spent close to three weeks on one that turned out to be shit. Such things are frustrating, but it’s all part of the game.