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2026/10/04

October 4, 2026
A scene in the middle of a desert: yellow sky; hazy sun; vast, scrubby desert land. Planted in the middle of it is a tall post bristling with surveillance cameras and various forms of antennae. In the distance, approaching it, is the dim silhouette of a figure wearing a cowboy hat. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/10/02

October 2, 2026
A person with a shovel stands in a bleak yellow desert, a hazy white sun high in the sky. The person is silhouetted against the sky. In the foreground, half–buried in the ground, is a dirty blue pay-phone. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/09/30

September 30, 2026
A baseball player wearing a red cap and a catcher's mitt races across a green meadow under a blue sky. The projectile they are trying to catch is an asteroid larger than they are, dropping down out of the blue. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/09/22

September 22, 2026
A desert scene: a blocky tower of red rock rising up from the yellow sand. Above, a yellow sun blazes in the red sky. The sun is suspended from a long gantry, though, like that for traffic lights. The gantry is mounted at the top of the rocks. The painting is signed “Chris Silverman”.

2026/09/14

September 14, 2026
A natural formation of craggy stone rises up from the desert. The top is a flat, table-like surface, on which a person stands in front of a campfire. Smoke from the fire rises into the evening sky. The sky is a dull greenish color, with a yellow glow around the horizon. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/08/01

August 1, 2026
Two figures stand on opposite sides of a chasm, looking at each other. The figure on the left is smaller, and holding a flashlight pointed at the ground. The figure on the right is much larger and heavier, and pointing a flashlight in front of it, illuminating the cliff on the other side. There is a glowing white halo above its head. This is a primarily pink painting, signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/07/28

July 28, 2026
A small figure wearing a wide-brimmed hat sits on a rocky bank in an eerie swamp environment. Another rocky bank, and trees, are visible further on. The figure is holding a fishing pole. The sky and water are green. There's a slight fog. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/07/23

July 23, 2026
A bronze statue of a person stands in a flat, barren area under a yellow sky. In the top right of the sky is a round white sun. A few birds are in the sky. The person is wearing a suit and tie, and has both hands in their pockets. Where their head should be is a box with a question mark on the side. A few birds are perched on the box. In front of the statue is a red barricade, the kind you'd see in a museum. In the background is a blurry treeline. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/07/05

July 5, 2026
A small path winds across a rocky landscape towards a lighthouse looming out of the fog, set against a cloudy yellow sky. There are three glowing white windows in the side of the lighthouse. It casts a white beam across the sky. A round white moon sits in the top right of the sky. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/06/26

June 26, 2026
A tall tree with leafless branches stands against a green sky. It is lit on the right with a bluish light, and lit from the left with a crimson one. Sitting in a nest at the very top of the tree is a bird with a long neck and a plume. Hanging from the tree on the right is a mask with large, unevenly placed eyes. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/06/17

June 17, 2026
A structure reminiscent of a scarecrow stands in the middle of a hazy field, under a bright red sky. It looks like a cross with a ragged T-shirt placed on it, but where the head would be is a "One Way" sign pointing to the right. There's a blurry suggestion of trees in the background. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/06/05

June 5, 2026
An industrial scene: a grungy building with a water tower on top, set against a dull reddish-orange sky. The water tower glints in the sunlight. Both the tower and the building have fading graffiti tags on them. In the background is the blurry purple outline of another factory building. Sitting on top of the water tower is a ghostly white figure, feeding some white birds. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/05/18

May 18, 2026
A gold-colored landscape: blurry brown trees, yellow sunlight on the horizon, and a winding path. A few birds circle in the sky. Hurtling into view from the left is a giant, airship-sized bullet, because you never know—some things one doesn't see coming. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/05/16

May 16, 2026
A scene that looks like a clumsily assembled stage set. Two-dimensional colored stars hang from strings against a blue-purple canvas. The canvas has several visible patches.  The stage is a curved yellow-green surface that resembles a hill, with visible seams and a round hatchway in the middle from which a brown ladder is protruding. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/05/02

May 2, 2026
A reddish meadow under a fiery orange-yellow sky. Standing in the middle of the meadow is a doorway that appears to be a portal. Through the doorway is an entirely different world; one with a blue sky and white clouds. The doorway casts a yellow glow across the red grass, and is made of orange brick. Attached to the top of it is a round white sign with a black letter T: the logo for the Boston subway system. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/04/27

April 27, 2026
A conical chunk of rock with grass and a tree growing on top of it hovers in the air, anchored to the ground by a thin wire. It looks as though part of a mountain has simply been yanked out of the ground and is now floating like a balloon. On the side of the rock, though, are oddities: the outline of a door, missing tiles. On the underside of the rock is an open hatchway, revealing tubes and wires. A workmen wearing overalls and an orange helmet is poking around in there with tools. An orange toolbox sits on the ground. The scene is set against a blue background. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/04/16

April 16, 2026
A knight in armor, carrying a shield and sword, stands on the edge of a greenish brown, perfectly rectangular cliff. The shield is red, with a gold cross on it. Across from the cliff, hovering in the air, are 10 gold coins, arranged in two perfectly parallel columns. The overall scene suggests a classic video game such as Mario. Below, in the distance, are some purple mountains, and there are a few white clouds in the otherwise blue sky. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/04/09

April 9, 2026
A signpost standing at a crossroads in a barren place, under a pink and purple sky. It has two signs: "Accept", pointing right, and "Decline", pointing left. In the distance is a treeline. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/04/05

April 5, 2026
A rocky mountainous landscape under a desert sky. On the left is a dark, drab, rocky face with a smaller, round rock placed against it. Climbing up towards the round rock are two figures wearing robes. One of them is pointing to the rock, on which is hung a white sign that says "Do not disturb." The round white sun sits high in the sky. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman". Happy Easter.

2026/03/29

March 29, 2026
A vast, yellow grassland under a mostly clear blue sky. In the distance is a purple mountain. Long stands of wispy white clouds reach across the sky. In the middle of the grassland is a crooked pole with a red stop sign fixed to it, even though there is no road other than a vague path leading to the sign. A black bird is perched on the pole, with a few other birds high in the sky. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/02/16

February 16, 2026
A vast, green meadow under a mostly cloudless blue sky. The meadow is dotted with white and yellow flowers. In the distance are some blue mountains. Sticking up out of the grass is something unmistakably artificial, and yet unidentifiable: a bent, rusty pipe that resembles a tree trunk, with small pipes, wires, and a large hole towards the top. Extending out of the hole is what could be either a tail or a tentacle: a shiny green appendage with bioluminescent red and green dots on it. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/01/31

January 31, 2026
An ominous scene: a steep, dark cliff under a crimson sky. Right at the edge of the cliff, dangling down from the sky from an unseen source, is a long rope ladder. Racing towards the ladder—gripping it, in fact—is a figure wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase. Right behind the figure and reaching towards it is a huge dark arm with grasping fingers; an unhappy client, perhaps. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/01/26

January 26, 2026
A harsh, blocky building on a hill by the sea. The sky is the slate blue of a cloudy winter evening. The building is surrounded by snow and rust-covered, with few niceties: a terrace, several small windows, and a door with a concrete porch. To the right of the door is a single-car garage with a light over it. Another light on the side wall of the garage casts a greenish light over the snow. On the roof of the building are a few antennae with red lights and a large radio dish. The overall effect is that of a Soviet-style official building—perhaps a remote radio station—so the weirdest touch is the large, glowing, green-white sign on top of the building that reads "DINER". The sign has a pink neon underline beneath it. This building could not look less like a diner, but many things are rarely as they immediately seem. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/01/25

January 25, 2026
A snowy landscape; a colorless world of different grays. Footprints in the snow lead towards a small cabin in the immediate distance. The roof of the cabin is covered with thick snow. Smoke is coming out of the cabin's chimney. The cabin is surrounded by woods. A very dim, foggy treeline is visible behind the cabin. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/01/20

January 20, 2026
A deep blue city night. Someone stands on a balcony, looking out at a starless sky, illuminated only by an eerie green glow from the door behind them. The building design suggests some alien brutalist architecture: heavy vertical lines, heavy walls, concrete everywhere. In the background loom similar buildings, all of them dark and uninhabited except for one small greenish glowing window. The buildings have small red and pale green glowing lights on top. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/01/19

January 19, 2026
A scarecrow stands in a desolate field at dusk, the moon high in a pink-purple sky. The scarecrow has a dull-colored tattered shirt, a dark brimmed hat, and a traffic signal for a head. The yellow light is lit. In the distance is a dim purple mountain. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/01/15

January 15, 2026
A small, tall but narrow wooden house sits at the end of a pier. The house is brown, about two stories, with a tall pointed roof, a red door, and a window with a red shutter. It has a weathered look to it. It's a gray day, with fog all around. The pilings holding up the pier disappear into the fog. Moss hangs from the underside of the pier. The house has a tall pipelike chimney with white smoke coming out of it. On the right side of the house is a glowing white light hanging from a bar. Sitting at the very end of the pier, looking out over the unseen water, is a black cat. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/01/06

January 6, 2026
A house-sized stack of precariously balanced reddish-gray boulders sits in the middle of a green field. They are held together by rusted metal bands bolted into the rock. It is early dawn or early evening; the sky is clear blue, with a tinge of pink on the horizon. A soft glow of sunlight is visible on the left. Sitting on top of the boulders is a person looking at a phone. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2025/12/28

December 28, 2025
A desolate, barren, gray desert stretches away under a deep indigo night sky that, despite the color, still appears overcast. In the foreground is what looks like an open manhole, the interior glowing green. Planted next to the hole is a triangular warning sign with a question mark. On the foggy horizon is a house with two windows glowing a dull green, and a small light. Beyond the house is a blurry mountain. Above both, filtering down through the clouds, are two blazing greenish-white lights. The painting is signed “Chris Silverman”.

2025/12/16

December 16, 2025
A blazing red sky, yellow at the horizon, and a rocky purplish hill sloping sharply to the right. Hurtling down the hill is a very large, round object that looks like an alien pocketwatch: dark blue, with glowing green characters and lines on its face, and several lines that look like clock hands. Barely managing to stay in front of it is a person about half the size of the watch. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2025/11/30

November 30, 2025
A strange, blurry landscape with the ruins of buildings. This is a dull blue-green world that looks as though it is underwater: misshapen hulks of walls and columns and the vague ghost of a road running between them. A dim light spot in the top right of the sky suggests a sun, and two huge birds circle about it all. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2025/11/25

November 25, 2025
The deep, foggy, gray woods. Thick trees loom in the background. In the foreground, a dark figure wearing a wide-brimmed hat and carrying a staff stands before a crooked signpost with two arrows. The white sun filters through the trees and fog. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

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