I like to work big, and in a square format. Unless we’re talking really big—then I like a rectangular format.
Occasionally, I get on a jag and make some small work. In an effort to create some more affordable options, I’ve added some smaller pieces to my shop.
Check it! Use the “Original Art for Sale” link below.
There’s a lot of content at yoursilentface, and I’m working on creating more.
photo circa 1988, Washington, D.C.
Three must-follow playlists in my new Playlists section.
This playlist is a companion to my 80s coming-of-age novel, Your Silent Face. Stuart Page is a protagonist obsessed with 80s New Wave and Ian Curtis, the lead singer of Joy Divison. All of the tunes and bands in the playlist get a mention in the novel. The novel is available on Amazon.
Late nights editing the manuscript.
So, Split Enz called to say, “Hey, what’s up? Why aren’t we included on the playlist?” Fair point, we concluded. We’ve added seven tracks. Hopefully that makes up for things. My personal favorite is “I Hope I Never.”
We’ve also added “Duel,” by Propaganda. Remember that one?!?!? “The first cut won’t hurt at all/The second only makes you wonder.” Wow. Not sure. Great track.
There’s a new gallery at yoursilentface: Abstractions. And three new paintings!
I have always been attracted to abstract art, and while I ground a lot of my imagistic paintings with abstract foundations, I have never tried to make a straight up abstract painting.
Recently, I have been studying Abstract art, old and new, again. The other day, I dove in and tried to make a series of abstract paintings.
A final finish with a matte spray deepened the colors.
During the process, I learned that it really helps to work on several pieces at one time, or to roll right into another piece after finishing one. This keeps the paintings in conversation, but ensures that you don’t cram too many ideas into a piece that needs spaces for the eye to rest.
I hope you enjoy the new gallery. Link below.
Hello, I have added images of two paintings from the 2015 Selfie Series. I hope you like them.
Treat Yo Self, 2015
36”x36”
Bombs Photo (Jackie, Emily, Joe the Co), 2015
36”x36”
“My favorite character was the sewer cat. It was a brief cameo, but I just think the sewer cat could be the purrfect antihero in a sequel, which I will write. I did not care for the characterization of the other cat which gets mentioned, and who cares about the dog. The dog is dumb.”
Coming soon, digital downloads for my self-published debut novel, Your Silent Face.
What lies ahead that doesn’t suck? Summer break forces Stuart Page to return home and wrestle with his fraying ties to the East Side of Flint, his memory an archive of cassettes he would like to erase. His freshman year of college was lame. More early Cure than Spandau Ballet, he might be overheard saying. More Gary Numan than Falco.
Flustered by visits from a stoic viking, fueled by an endless supply of beer, Stu picks apart an obsession with the lead singer of Joy Division and chugs the sour dregs of insecurity as he drunkenly veers through Flint’s blue collar fight culture, summer hook ups, the aftereffects of Old School Catholicism and Reaganomics in Your Silent Face.
