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2025/03/24

March 24, 2025
The end of a concrete dock at night. The sky is a deep blue and filled with stars. A low layer of greenish mist covers the water. The dock is low and flat, with a few leaking pipes on the side. On the dock itself is a small, boxy shack with a large dish antenna mounted on the roof. The shack and antenna are lit on the right side by a pale source of light located offscreen; maybe the headlights of a parked but running car. On the left side of the shack, facing out to sea, is a glowing white light. At the very end of the dock, a figure stands, holding a glowing yellow lantern out over the water. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2025/03/20

March 20, 2025
A strange hunk of something stands in a foggy area under a cloudy greenish sky. In the sky are the hazy forms of not one but two blazing white suns. The something looks like it is constructed of concrete: a lone fragment of what was probably an unusual, perhaps alien structure, going by the irregularly placed round windows. Rebar sticks up from the rough edges. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2025/03/14

March 14, 2025
A dark, cloudy, city night. The sky is heavily overcast; the whole scene is an oppressive brownish gray. In the foreground, a figure stands on the roof of a building. The figure is in an action pose, as if they're ready to leap into the sky. A low fog surrounds them. They have a Greek letter "pi" on the back of their outfit, and two squarish horns on their head. Hovering in the sky, projected against the clouds, is a ghostly greenish spotlight that also has a Greek letter "pi" at its center. In the distance are other skyscrapers, the windows dimly illuminated in the fog. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2025/03/12

March 12, 2025
A sheer cliff. Built on the very edge, to the point that it is hanging off the edge, is a small, rickety house. It is leading over the emptiness at an ominous angle, propped up by one board against the side of the cliff. Hanging in front of the house, suspended from a long, slapdash signpost, is a small sign that just says "Open". In the back of the house is a window, in which a person is standing. There is another small window under the roof peak. The sky is filled with yellow clouds. A blazing white sun sits in the top right. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2025/03/01

March 1, 2025
A small stone bridge crosses a river. It's night; the sky is a deep blue. Silhouetted against the sky is a cylindrical tower with a tall, conical roof. The bridge is connected to the tower, and a small doorway faces out onto the bridge. A slight haze hangs over the water. There is a dark, blurry suggestion of trees in the distance. The bridge and tower are dimly illuminated by a soft blue light that could be moonlight, but there is no visible moon. The only thing in the sky is a comet, glowing blue. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2025/02/20

February 20, 2025
Either early morning or late evening: most of the sky is still a dark, heavy blue. There is a slight bluish glow on the dark horizon. On a small hill is a large industrial complex: smoke stacks and piping, with a few glowing red and green lights. It appears to be unpopulated. Glowing green smoke comes from two of the stacks. In the foreground, the ground is a dark indigo. A dim road winds along the ground towards the viewer. Driving along the road is a small car, the headlights casting a yellow glow in front of it. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2025/02/12

February 12, 2025
An aged signpost that consists of several rough-looking slats of wood nailed to an uneven log stands in the middle of a green meadow. The sky is clear and blue. In the background can be seen two small houses with red roofs. The topmost sign points to the left, although the way it's mounted, it is also pointing towards the sky. The word "cancel" is roughly painted on it in drippy white letters. The second sign points to the right and has the word "reject" in red, similarly rough lettering. The last sign points to the left and slightly down and has the word "OK" in light blue lettering. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2025/02/10

February 10, 2025
A tall, dark brown column of soil stands isolated,a greenish-yellow sky in the background. The column is shaped a little like a tornado, the top part flat, tapering off toward the base. The ground it's standing on is unseen. The effect suggests ground at a higher elevation, hollowed away by erosion or heavy machinery until only a remnant of the original topography remains. Sticking out of the column of soil are small roots. Sitting on the flat part is a small red house with two white-framed windows, a chimney, and a tiny porch. In front of the house is a red mailbox. In the sky, two birds are circling. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2025/02/07

February 7, 2025
A dark blue night with a hazy sliver of a moon and no stars. Looming in the background is the vast silhouette of a classical building that resembles the front of the Parthenon: a wide triangular pediment supported by eight columns. The sky is seen between the pillars, suggesting that much of the building is gone. The moonlight reflects dimly off the right side of the pediment. Gathering in front of the building are the dark silhouettes of a crowd of people, some of whom are carrying glowing yellow candles and torches. A low bluish haze covers the ground. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2025/01/31

January 31, 2025
A blazing yellow and orange sky over a dark maroon field. Hovering in the sky is a vast, roughly teardrop-shaped rock with a churchlike building on top of it. The building has a tall central steeple and multiple pointed roofs. Both the building and the rock are a dark maroon. The bottom of the rock is illuminated crimson, suggesting the sun is near the horizon. The building has glowing red and yellow windows. A few birds are in the air around the building. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2025/01/05

January 5, 2025
A tall, dark, greenish tower with a pointed roof and an arched belfry. Sitting in the belfry, where a bell would otherwise be, is a blurry dark shapeless figure with two glowing eyes and a white halo above its head. Protruding from the right side of the belfry is a rod with a small yellow sign hanging from it. The sign has the word "open" on it. In front of the tower, about half its height, is a small mustard-yellow booth, also with a pointed roof and a large arched window. Sitting in it like a ticket taker is a figure who looks a little like a monk: shaved head, greenish robes. There is a suggestion of trees in the background. A bright white sun sits in the top right of the yellow sky. Sitting on the roof of the larger tower is a dark bird. This painting is done primarily in shades of gold, brown, and dark green.

2024/12/29

December 29, 2024
An impressionist scene of an abandoned building at night. The building is an old stone house missing a roof. One inner wall of the house is visible; an arched window lets in moonlight. On the wall facing the viewer is an empty arched doorway with a few stairs beneath it. A small stony hill leads down from the building. Greenish moonlight reflects off the hill. In the sky, the moon blazes white. This is a predominantly blue painting composed with heavy brushwork and bright colors. The brushstrokes surrounding the moon are a mix of white, yellow, bright, green, and various shades of blue.

2024/12/27

December 27, 2024
A tall figure stands against a yellow green background, holding a sword in one hand. The point of the sword is against the ground. Where the figure's head would be is a balcony with a small roof over it. A person is leaning over the balcony, releasing a large bird into the sky. A yellow sun hangs in the top right of the painting.

2024/12/23

December 23, 2024
A person stands in what appears to be a museum, phone upraised, aimed at a giant sculpture of a head. The head is large and misshapen, and appears to be carved from dark gray stone. It is easily the size of a small hut, towering over the person. It is mounted on a thin pole, which itself is planted in a large block of concrete. There's a small red barricade between the head and the person. The eye of the head is a glowing yellow window, in which is seen the silhouette of another person.

2024/12/22

December 22, 2024
A reddish meadow under a reddish-yellow sky. Sticking up from the meadow is an extremely rickety, haphazardly constructed collection of nailed-together wood scraps that form a column of sorts. The column winds upward, looking more like a plant than something artificial. At the top, balanced impossibly on one of the boards and hammering in a nail, is the person building it. The person is mostly a silhouette. Below sits an equally disorganized pile of wood.

2024/12/20

December 20, 2024
A scene early in the morning or early in the evening. The sun is down, and the world is various shades of blue, with a dim gold tint around the horizon. In the foreground is a very tall, narrow, conical mountain peak. The mountain is black against the sky. At the top of the peak, seemingly built into the mountain, is a building with a pointed steeple. It's unclear where the building ends and the mountain begins. A single glowing window is visible below the steeple. Winding past the mountain below is a narrow road. In the distance is the faded treeline of a distant hill. In the sky to the upper right is the dull sliver of a crescent moon.

2024/12/14

December 14, 2024
A small, churchlike building sits on a platform high in the air. The building has a clock tower and a single arched window. The platform is supported by a rickety, patched-together tower of what appear to be haphazardly connected boards. Dangling from the platform is a rope ladder that ends in the middle of the air. This is set against a greenish yellow sky, with no other details except a few birds in the background.

2024/12/10

December 10, 2024
A person sits on the corner of what looks like the edge of an unfinished building: a point where multiple iron beams join. The person appears to be high up, silhouetted against the pinkish-blue sky. The person is holding out a birdfeeder which several small white birds are hovering around.

2024/12/07

December 7, 2024
A person stands on a low balcony of what looks like a mansion. It's a clear, starry night. The sky is dark blue. The side of the mansion, on the left side of the painting, has a large, arched window glowing yellow. We can't see the door to the balcony but it's probably open, since a yellow glow is illuminating the back of the person. The person is leaning over the balcony, a lit cigarette in their hand. Below the balcony, concealed in the darkness, is a shadowy figure wearing a hoodie. The figure looks like they are looking up. They have a clock key sticking out of their back. All around, the night is serene; the darkness like a still pool of water, waiting to be shattered.

2024/12/05

December 5, 2024
A mostly submerged iceberg, with blue sky above and the blue arctic sea below. The view is more like a cross-section, rather than from above or below. The bulk of the iceberg is under the water and blurry. Visible towards the bottom of it is a dim glowing rectangle that looks like a window. Sticking out from the top of the iceberg is a small red mailbox, the mailbox post covered in snow.

2024/11/29

November 29, 2024
A gray, foggy night. A house and car are visible in the distance; beyond the car is a foggy tree line. Approaching in the foreground is a dark figure holding a flashlight. Only one window, in the top right of the house, is lit. Someone is expecting someone.

2024/11/24

November 24, 2024
A tall, rocky promontory that resembles something you'd find in the middle of the American southwest. This one looks like it's in the middle of a meadow. It's mostly black, silhouetted against a burning orange-yellow sky. It also appears to be a dwelling of some sort, having several glowing windows and one door, all arched, all glowing green. A small tree sticks off the right side of it. In the red sky hangs a giant yellow crescent.

2024/11/18

November 18, 2024
A small concrete building in the middle of a grassy meadow. It is either dawn or dusk. The sky is pink, still with stars visible, and the horizon blazes with yellow. The grass is lavender. The building has a large dish antenna sticking off of the roof, and a few other smaller antennas. A doorway and a small window are visible. Both glow with greenish light. The door is ajar. There is a sign to the right of the door, with a triangular warning symbol on it, and indecipherable text below. A person is running away from the building.

2024/11/06

November 6, 2024
A small building with a tall clocktower, a narrow arched doorway, and a narrow arched window. The building is on top of a grassy hill of greenish-brown. Behind it are orange hills that suggest fall foliage. The sky is a golden yellow, and sunlight blazes behind the building. A single bird circles in the sky.

2024/10/31

October 31, 2024
A dim, foggy, purple night. Placed in the middle of a meadow is an odd building: a small tower with one glowing, narrow window on the first floor and two tall, arched windows on the second floor. The windows glow green. The second floor of the building is slightly wider than the first. The roof of the building is tapered to a flat deck with a small railing around it. On the right side of the building is a small covered porch with a long staircase. Approaching out of the fog is a vast, lumbering figure with glowing white eyes. The figure appears to be, if not as tall as the building, definitely larger than anybody who lives in it. An enormous orange moon partially covered by clouds hangs in the sky.

2024/10/22

October 22, 2024
A tent is pitched on top of a tenement building. Sitting on the edge of the building, silhouetted against a yellow sky, is a person holding a fishing rod, the hook dangling into empty space. In the background are blurry red outlines of buildings. A hazy sun hangs in the sky. A few birds circle overhead.

2024/10/16

October 16, 2024
The old factory room was dark. Too dark for my liking. Heavy beams and wires dominated the ceiling. The mottled gray concrete walls were covered in dust and grime. Some unnamable object—a large metal cylinder with rusty pipes emerging from it—squatted to my right, in the darkest corner of the room. I trained the blinding white flashlight beam on the dirty wall and started in horror, even though I knew in my bones what I would find: that damned mark. The crude red circle, the smile, an O and X for the eyes, the dripping paint. He had been here, sure enough. He was out there. And tonight, I was sure, another dirty wall somewhere would bear his mark.

2024/09/30

September 30, 2024
A tall, dark house with several windows; too few for a structure like this. All except one are dimly lit. One window blazes with crimson light. The house is framed by an eerie green glow and set against the starry sky.

2024/09/18

September 18, 2024
A weird spherical house with a large circular window and a circular door. On the surface of the house are glowing colored circles, their purpose unclear. Sitting in the open doorway is a cat. The interior of the house glows blue, but no details are visible. It is a deep blue night. The house is surrounded by forest. In the sky are several aircraft, shapes indeterminate, white lights glowing.

2024/09/16

September 16, 2024
A tall, extremely narrow tower on top of a mountain, set against a bright, reddish-yellow sky. The tower has one window at the top, and a doorway with a light over it. A greenish light is visible in the window. There are a few antennae on the roof. Leading away from the doorway is a set of stone steps and a winding path. Behind the tower is the suggestion of another mountain in the distance, with a similar tower sticking up from it. This is rendered in red. A crescent moon is in the sky.

2024/09/12

September 12, 2024
A flat street, several outlines of buildings, and a streetlight sticking up out of the center of the street. The doors and windows look like holes in the buildings, as though the buildings are two-dimensional props. On top of the rightmost building is the silhouette of a water tower and a cat. A person is standing in the arched doorway of the rightmost building. A white sun hangs in the sky. The buildings are dark, navy blue; the sky is a yellowish green.

2024/09/11

September 11, 2024
A blurry, dark city skyline. Rising above it into a blue sky are the white shapes of the twin towers.

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