My Fairy-Tale Life, by Steven Boone

"Hombre Sandía" oil on canvas, 60 x 80 cm, (sold to a collector from California, USA) When one of my favored paintings, such as Ho...

This 72 year old artist often feels the horizon pulling closer, the once-distant line now brushing against the edges of his days. No longer ...

For many of us, the winter solstice marks a time to reflect, recharge, and reconnect with the rhythms of nature. For my wife Amy and me, thi...

Last night, Amy and I drove into Oaxaca and headed to Llano Park, where a lively "feria" has been set up for the holidays. These t...

Since October 2006, my blog, My Fairytale Life, has been a space where I’ve shared 797 episodes of my journey through art, life, and love. O...

One of the biggest events in the world, Dia de Muertos, has come and gone in Oaxaca. As always from the end of October to beginning of Novem...

 Living on the outskirts of Oaxaca de Juárez, each year as Día de Muerto approaches, I can feel the city’s pulse quicken with the thrill of ...

From my ongoing “Vanitas” series, these two skeletons seem to capture moments of life—and death—in a quiet yet playful way. Painted in my st...

Life in our small village near Oaxaca has its rhythms, and our two dogs, MaliNalli and Avion, are very much a part of that. MaliNalli, our s...

 Five years ago, my wife Amy and I made a big life change—we moved to a village in southern Mexico on the outskirts of Oaxaca. We are both a...

Visiting Abastos Market in Oaxaca, Mexico is a grand adventure⏤an immersive experience in the heart of local culture. As one of the largest ...