Most "FAQ" pages out there on the web sound more like someone having a conversation with themselves, providing answers to questions that aren't likely to ever be asked by anyone. I'm only going to list questions here that people have actually asked. Since humans are a pretty un-curious lot, this FAQ is therefore very short. If you have a question and it isn't answered here, inquire. Q: I can't find your resume/CV on your site. A: Resumes are for people looking for a job. I'm not. (Having said that, there are a random few past exhibitions listed here.) Q: Do you have any control over the "Unofficial JSH site"? A: Yes and no. That site is run completely independently by Rob Ruane (and previously by filmmaker Jon Shelton), but done with my blessing. It bravely reports the "News flash! JSH ate a piece of toast at 10am today! No word yet if there was jelly on it!" type of micro-reporting that I would never bother with. Q: I noticed you do a LOT of shows. How can you be in Germany one day and Los Angeles the very next day, and back in Europe the next? A: Congratulations! Your question is the reason I started this FAQ page to begin with. The answer is that I don't actually personally attend most of these exhibitions. I rarely attend group shows unless they're on the East Coast, and don't even always attend solo exhibitions. I don't fly anymore, so it would take something very major to get me off the continent these days. Q: Why don't you have a MySpace? A: Because it's a cesspool of spyware, malware, bad coding that wreaks havoc with browsers, mundane posts filled with nonsense and netspeak, endless pleas to be added to everyone's friend lists followed by useless "thanks for the add!" graphics, and blogs filled with Really Deep Thoughts of stupid young people and the stupid old people who stalk them. Why on Earth would I want to associate myself with one of the best examples of how the internet is literally turning people's brains to mush? (Aren't you sorry you asked?) Q: Why don't you sign your paintings on the front? A: Defacing a painting with my signature, no matter how tiny or how woven into the scenery, just seems inappropriate to me. The image is more important than my ego. Occasionally I tried putting a microscopic "JSH" in the corner of paintings, but I just don't like it and haven't done it since 1998. I'm not fond of readable lettering of any kind in my "serious" paintings (Spunt and Crispy Cards don't count). On stretched-canvas works, I sign the back of the wooden stretcher frame, and that's sufficient. I can also send you a nomenclature card to display next to the work in your home, just as it would be displayed in galleries or museums. Inquire. Q: But what if the painted canvas one day gets separated from its stretcher frame with your signature? A: It's up to you to make sure that doesn't happen. (And if it does, all my paintings come with a lifetime guarantee free repair/restoration service.) Q: Who is "Spunt"? A: Read this.