Finished – sort of…?

Shaun Hays, Chicago Chalk Champ – final public 3D Chalk Artwork announced to happen at Naperville Art Faire June 22,23 2019

Naperville ART FAIRE 2019

Come experience the mind bending illusion based artwork of the Chicago Chalk Champ, Shaun Hays, this June 22 & 23. Shaun will be demonstrating his extemporaneous, freehand mastery of the 3D anamorphic drawings that have made him famous! Photos interacting with the illusion are a must for your summer to do list! The Naperville Woman’s…

Adler Planetarium – Eclipse 2017 Summary

  On August 21st, 2017 North America bore witness to a historic Solar Eclipse and I was privileged to be asked by Adler Planetarium to help them celebrate! Initially I was told to expect about 10,000 to attend the party and witness my chalk art on the Chicago lakefront, but on last count we were…

August Outings

If you have trouble reaching me for the next two weeks, please be patient. I may have less connectivity than usual. Tomorrow, August 3, I will be near Buckingham Fountain drawing as part of the Chicago Lollapalooza festival. I leave immediately for Montana and Wyoming for about a week. On the 10th I leave for…

Chicago’s Adler Planetarium Chalk Art Aug 21st 2017

I usually don’t make announcement before an event finalizes the details, but I think you should be notified about this one asap: I am working out details with Adler Planetarium on Chicago’s Lakefront for some amazing Chalk Art Masterpieces! MONDAY, August 21st will be a very rare Solar Eclipse for us in the U.S. Midwest. We…

On Criticism

Excerpt from a small book that I have yet to finish:

“Dear reader, whether the victim of criticism or the criticiser…I urge you to remember:

It takes no talent (at all) to carelessly criticize what you had no part in.” – Shaun Hays

Motivations via Quotations

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” – Mark Twain