The book reading and discussion at the Flint Public Library was a blast. I had a great time. The newly renovated library is gorgeous. And now Your Silent Face is part of the library’s fiction catalog. I am thrilled about that. So check it out—pun intended!
Or use the link below to purchase YSF if you’d like your own copy.
I have been reading about being in the flow. It’s a state of mind. You can check it out if you are interested. I’ve also been looking at a lot of abstract paintings. It is definitely not my strength, but I have wanted to try to paint a series of abstract paintings for some time. I decided to buy some fluorescent colors and go for it. For this piece, I wound up falling back on some of my prior imagery. I am hoping this piece is a gateway to a pure abstract painting.
Becoming More Tangible While Becoming Less Real, 2023
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.
Continuing with the theme of small works. This painting is on a Fabriano fine grain postcard block, 5”x7”. The image of the astronaut is borrowed from the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. I greatly admire this film, and the orange space suits are sexy.
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Future Sunrise, 2023, watercolor, 5”x7”
When I saw the tiny canvases at the art supply shop, I couldn’t resist. But they did sit around for a bit. Finally, a new work of art.
Rose Passage, 2023, watercolor & colored pencil on canvas, 3”x3”
Certain paintings take you forward. Sometimes it is the exploration and execution of a large painting; other times the completion of a painting which developed very slowly and absorbed a lot of mindful reflection. Below are 5 groupings, 4 paintings each. Each group represents a different stage, as well as a progression. They are not necessarily my most cherished pieces, but definitely meaningful works for me.
Buy it, read it, tattoo your favorite quote on your body. A second novel is in the works, but in the meantime I continue to occasionally promote Your Silent Face. Enjoy the companion 80s playlist, too!
“The reader will likely be reminded of Nick Hornby’s 1995 novel High Fidelity or possibly Richard Linklater’s 1993 film Dazed and Confused; Lane’s tale is similarly episodic and digressive and more dedicated to re-creating the feeling of a time and place than telling a cohesive story. Even so, the sharp prose and inviting energy help it to succeed where similar novels fail. Readers will enjoy following Stuart’s thought processes, wherever they lead.” —Kirkus Reviews
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.
Key words; fiction, coming of age, 80s music, New Wave, Gen X, Rust Belt, Native American, graffiti, urban poetry
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.
No Two Portals Alike is my first painting of 2023. The Astronaut Rose Portal series continues. I also continue to explore different watercolor paints and techniques. It’s been a hard autumn and winter, but I have much to cherish, and for that I am thankful. Enjoy the site. There are lots of galleries, playlists, my novel, an art shop and more.
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.
