These two works were made in 2002 with found papers. While purging the studio this morning, I couldn’t bring myself to throw them away. I was making collages in the late 90s and early 00s. I haven’t made a collage in roughly twenty years. One could debate whether these are actually collages. Maybe montage or conceptual art are better terms for the purposes of discussion. We have to be able to talk about things. I realize that it’s a slippery slope.
Run a Red Light: A New Playlist /
It’s been a minute, but here’s a new playlist. I hope you enjoy it.
Study for an Early Travis Black Painting /
This is a study for one of my favorite early, early Travis Black Paintings. I’ve been practicing drawing on the iPad.
Study for an early Travis Black painting, Digital, Procreate pencil.
Early painting by Travis Black, circa 2005.
One-of-a-Kind Print: Spooky Action at a Distance /
Offering this framed one-of-a-kind print. Print made by artist Petrus Martens. You can see my original piece below. This print deal includes light-weight frame and postage.
Spooky Action at a Distance, one-of-a-kind print, 10"x8"
$45.00
One-of-a-kind print from the Sublime series. Printed by artist Petrus Martens. Light-weight frame and postage included.
Spooky Action at a Distance, 2020, 20"x16"x1.5"
$200.00
acrylic, house, gouache, spray & colored pencil on canvas, 20”x16”x1.5”
Staging (Stag) Anew /
Staging (Stag), 2018, is a painting which has always bothered me. I’ve always felt that the penciled-in image of the deer fit in with the aesthetic and theme of the painting, but might be too subtle for most viewers to appreciate. I finally went back in with ink. I had to know. The result is the second image below. The discrepancy in the pink color of the painting is due to the top image being shot in overcast conditions while the bottom image was shot in direct sunlight. I’m not sure what I think, now. The deer stands out.
Staging (Stag), 2018, 20"x20"
Sale Price:
$65.00
Original Price:
$125.00
acrylic, house & colored pencil & ink on canvas, 20”x20”
In-Ter-Plo-Ra-Tion: a New Painting /
This painting was made entirely with Shiva oil paintsticks. That’s a first for me, even though I’ve been using oil paintsticks for 20 years.
In-Ter-Plo-Ra-Tion, 18”x24” on paper, 2023
In-Ter-Plo-Ra-Tion, 2023, 18"x24", payment plan available
$125.00
Shiva oil paintstick on paper, 18”x24”, payment plan available
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.
Three Works /
Spooky Action at a Distance, 2020, 20"x16"x1.5"
$200.00
acrylic, house, gouache, spray & colored pencil on canvas, 20”x16”x1.5”
Re-entry, 2023, 7"x5"
Sale Price:
$20.00
Original Price:
$45.00
acrylic, colore pencil & ink on paper, 7”x5”
*featured image shot in indirect natural light
**additional image shot in bright direct natural light
The Wondrous: New Artwork /
This painting. I don’t know what else to say. It was a process, and it really evolved me. I hope you can dig it. It’s in the shop. Payment plan available. Thanks for stopping by yoursilentface.com…
If Everything We’re Hearing Is to Be Believed, 2023