Do you have the book? What about the playlist? Have you checked out any of the reviews? Have you left a review?
“Who would you rather be? Bono or Sting?” —Stuart Page
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I keep going back into this figure. Adding and subtracting. I have now reworked the face, the neck, the hands, the figure’s right arm and parts of the jacket. A little bit of the jeans, as well…
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Spacetime, What? (Vibe), detail
After going back into the image within this painting many, many times, I finally arrived at a point where I was satisfied with the clothes/pose, and thought I was satisfied with the face (albeit masked). But the face wasn’t working for me. It was close, but if I was being honest with myself, it didn’t give me joy. It just wasn’t quite right, for me. There were a couple of aspects about it that I did not like. But unfortunately, I had gone into it so many times that I was beginning to stress the paper more than I wanted to. I began to worry about ruining the surface of the paper.
A couple of friends gave me some good feedback—the final piece of advice being, Get yourself a can of Coke and chill.
I literally went across the street and bought a case of Coca-Cola. It was late afternoon. I wanted to go back into the painting, but I was too high strung. I knew that I would ruin it.
Today, I took it out into the driveway, where there was plenty of sunlight. Then I went back into the image and gently worked on it. Photos of the image can help you figure out just what exactly is the problem, so I took a lot of photos, and slowly, I realized what I needed to do.
I feel a lot better about this painting, now.
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Spacetime, What? (Vibe), 2021
Spacetime, What? (Vibe), detail
This new painting is a continuation of The Sublime series—a continuation of my preoccupation and fascination with theories and writings on quantum physics (combined with my thoughts about the future). It seems to me that we need to be advancing and evolving inward and outward in equal measures, meaning that we need to investigate the virtual just as much as the real, the infinite just as much the finite, the possibilities just as much as what we know. Time. Space. Perception.
Hope you enjoy this new piece.
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Spacetime, What? (Vibe), 2021
On this day in 1978, a certain British post-punk band performed a certain song live on Granada TV. In Your Silent Face, Stuart Page spends a lot of intellectual and emotional energy analyzing this particular band and its now infamous lead singer. The band and lead singer were important to Stuart. Both spoke to eighteen-year-old Stuart like no other band. The song which aired on Granada TV was Stuart’s favorite song.
Pass on my gritty 80s coming-of-age novel, which is set in Flint, Michigan, today to somebody who loves Joy Division.
#JoyDivision #IanCurtis #Shadowplay #YourSilentFace #YourSilentFacetheNovel #YourSilentFaceTimLane #80s #80smusic #postpunk #NewWave #Flint #Manchester #NewOrder #UnknownPleasures #Closer #lovelansing
After finishing the floral background, this piece stalled for two months, if not longer. I could not decide where I wanted to go. When I finally figured it out, I dove back in, and it really felt good to be deep in process. Lately, I have really enjoyed working with colored pencils. Unfortunately, I tore the surface of the paper while pulling up some painters tape. I tried to roll with it, but the relationship with the painting was over. Sometimes I am able to incorporate similar issues into a painting, but in this case, it didn’t work. I couldn’t get past tearing the paper, and I wasn’t satisfied after pushing it further. However, I decided to post a capture. I will be returning to this image, me thinks. This piece is 30x22.
#contemporaryart #painting #coloredpencils #mixedmedia #worksonpaper #aimeemann #whataboutlove #tiltuesday #yoursilentface #quantammechanics #quantamphysics #space #spaceart #80smusic #GenX #yoursilentfacetimlane #yoursilentfacethenovel
The amazing Aimee Mann had a birthday on September 8th. Happy birthday, Aimee Mann! In my 80s coming-of-age novel, Your Silent Face, Stuart Page spends some time in a record shop thinking about Mann and the haunting song, “Coming Up Close.” The song ties into his overall feelings during his coming-of-age experience. If you haven’t read YSF, which is now available in paperback, you can check out the reviews on Amazon or at Kirkus Reviews.
Also available at the Amazon Kindle shop, or at the Apple Book Store.
There is also a companion playlist on Spotify! Link below.
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Did you know that I have four slim volumes of poetry available at my website? These are digital products. Two of the collections are free. Build your digital poetry library today with some of my work!
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