It’s been a minute since I made a watercolor. I’ve been focusing on the larger canvases. As always, attracted to the purples, pinks, emerald green.
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Taken in direct sunlight. Above capture taken in overcast natural light.
This painting went through many phases, and I learned some new techniques along the way.
Stellar Nursery, 2024
Lady in Red, 2024
Adding this frightening theme to the series. Thank you for visiting the site. Please browse.
The space theme continues, but I’ve begun to think about the mind as a phenomenon within the universe, such as a black hole, wormhole or star.
The concept of the mind is almost as impossible to grasp as space.
This painting was born out of a keen desire to make an artwork completely out of oil paintstick and pastel, all in one go, no preliminary drawings, just go. It is hard to eliminate the sheen when taking the photo. The black hole as mother of the universe is a theme to which I continue to return.
I’ve had ideas, and I’ve been working them out. I like the moody, nightmarish colors, and I like the tension between the soft and hard edge elements. Overall, I am happy with this painting, and I leave it to you to interpret. Thanks for stopping by the site. Please check everything out.
It’s been a while since I’ve turned to the watercolors, but the ethereal nature of the medium lends itself to paintings of space.
Aug Stone writes up Your Silent Face in his Substack, the Counterforce. I really dig Aug's writing on music, bands and books. He also chronicles his book tour travels and other shenanigans.
Regret that we could not connect in Hamtramck when he breezed through. Check out his review of YSF below.
"When I was in touch with Book Suey in Hamtramck, MI setting up my reading, Cat there recommended Tim Lane’s writing as we seemed to share similar interests. I was immediately intrigued by the title of Tim’s Your Silent Face, being a New Order song I love. We traded books (I love doing this) and was quickly drawn into the story. Anyone who grew up listening to all the brilliant 80s British bands will find something to appreciate here. And although I’m a little younger than protagonist Stuart Page - the book takes place mid-late 80s - Lane captures that late teen angst perfectly, specifically that summer after your first year of college when you’re back in your hometown, still quite tied to it though having begun to branch out beyond, dealing with your limited surroundings while faced with what calls to you from the wider world, here especially Joy Division’s legacy. Drinking too much, working a crap job, heading to strange places at strange hours, tied to old friends and lovers whilst yearning for others, dazzled by folks who offer that bridge to the life you want, this last presented in the character of Nigel, with his poetry, record collection, and minimal family drama. There’s the local club night with the good music but same old songs, the making of mixtapes, the awkward and brief romantic encounters. Lane makes you remember what was great and what was awful about being in your late teens and early 20s, the sapping ennui and the promise of brilliant dreams. There are also a few mentions of Van Halen, which I truly appreciated. Lane has a new book out, Phil’s Siren Song, dealing with the same scene, though through a different focal point, that I’m very much looking forward to reading."
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I don’t usually put a study in the shop, but I am fairly pleased with how this turned out. So I added it to the shop with an appropriate price.
