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2026/10/14

October 14, 2026
The onset of evening in a barren, flat place. The sky is blue fading to pink, with yellow in the horizon. In the top left is a thin white crescent moon. In the foreground looms the Groke, a vast, dark, hill-shaped creature with a wide nose; staring yellow eyes; and a flat mouth showing teeth. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/10/13

October 13, 2026
A clumsy wooden cutout of a person, barely held together with tape and haphazard patches, stands on a concrete pedestal painted with fading gold paint. The pedestal has a small black plaque with illegible writing. The person is raising a fist and has an angry expression crudely drawn on its head. It is wearing a painted-on dark suit and fading red tie. The cutout is leaning backwards, propped up by a few supports. It stands in the middle of a barren gray meadow, under a gray sky. A few crows are perched on it. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/10/06

October 6, 2026
A hulking figure wearing a white shirt and dark tie stands in a dismal, dimly lit space, gesturing to a glowing white screen on which are displayed various dull-colored charts and indecipherable text. The figure has a black hole for a head. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/10/03

October 3, 2026
A group of people stand on a dark cliff under a slightly cloudy blue sky, staring at an apparition in front of them: a puppet with a white robe, red bow tie, and a spherical yellow smiley-face for a head. The puppet is raising a black top hat to reveal a conspicuously fake white halo fixed to its head. Manipulating the puppet is a giant unknown creature off-screen; all we can see if it is a dark, furry, green-tinged arm. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/09/29

September 29, 2026
A strange figure wanders across a barren hillscape. The figure is shaped like a hill itself, with one large green eye on the front and a windup key sticking out of its back. It is carrying a suitcase, and has a glowing white halo above its head. The painting is predominantly shades of burgundy, but the figure is lit from behind by a tinge of greenish light. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/09/24

September 24, 2026
A large, dark house dimly lit by an orange full moon in a dull purple sky. The door to the house is ajar. Stalking away from it, across the orange-illuminated grass, is a dark, shambling figure. Behind the figure is a blurry treeline. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/09/18

September 18, 2026
A figure with a large, disturbing face—maybe a mask, maybe its own yellow, mummified face—stands in a brown space staring at a glowing phone. It is wearing a suit jacket. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/09/15

September 15, 2026
A dirty, slate-blue plaster wall. In the center of the wall is an arched alcove, in which is a grimy carving of an unsettling figure: a heavily bearded faced wrapped in a robe or cloak. The face has deep-set eyes and two large horns that emerge from the alcove. Its left eye is a gleaming camera lens. Pasted to the wall next to it are faded, ragged posters and flyers, their contents impossible to make out. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/09/12

September 12, 2026
The interior of a strange concrete building. Three rooms, one on top of another, are separated by concrete walls. Staircases extend and descend from one of them. Each one has a glowing light: a hanging lamp, a fluorescent bulb mounted by the stairs. The middle room has a door with an orange triangle on it. Below, in the lowermost room, a large horned monster sits beneath a blazing pink light. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/09/04

September 4, 2026
A large, rectangular, harsh-looking face mounted on a pole. The face is frowning, craggy, and looks like it is made from tarnished greenish metal. In place of eyes, it has camera lenses. It stands against a mottled neon yellow-green sky, with a blurry city skyline in the background. A tiny red light glows near its upper left corner, while two dark birds perch on top. You probably have one of these in your neighborhood. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/08/29

August 29, 2026
A large, hulking monster shambles through a meadow at night. A low fog hangs over the meadow. Behind the monster, in the distance, rises a mountain range, illuminated by a full moon. The moon sits in a glowing iridescent-green sky. A white glowing halo hovers above the monster's head. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/08/25

August 25, 2026
A glowing, vaporous figure sits on a hobby horse. The figure gives off a greenish light. The pole of the hobby horse is seen through the figure. The hobby horse has a horned, iron-gray, distinctly un-horse-like head that looks more like that of a dog god. The background is blue. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/08/15

August 15, 2026
A person sits on a small rock on a shore, fishing. Above is a bright green sky, a round white sun, and a single bird. Below, under the water, on the submerged part of the land, is an eye; below, the fishing person's line leads into a mouth. The land is alive. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/08/05

August 5, 2026
A person wearing a rusty iron suit stands in a pale green space. The suit is haphazardly bolted together and looks vaguely like a minimalist metal sculpture of a rodent or fox: conical body, conical snout, pointed ears. Where its right arm would be is an open hole that looks like it was fitted with a robotic arm at one point. Its eye is also an open hole. Emerging from the armhole is a green tentacle with small white spots. The figure holds a red balloon in its left hand. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/07/27

July 27, 2026
A hunched, neon-pink figure holds a white mask in front of its head. The mask is white and has a frowning, pinched face that looks like a gargoyle. The figure itself has bright green spots on its back, and a few small pockets at various locations on it. It casts a long shadow. The background is bright yellow. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/07/16

July 16, 2026
A reddish-yellow toy devil against a brown background. The devil's head has several seams, holes, and nubs; the kind you would expect on a cheap plastic toy. The devil's face is a simple emoji-style smiling face: empty eyes, teeth. One arm is raised. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/07/06

July 6, 2026
A tall vertical concrete face sticks out of sloped, rocky ground. Imagine a tenement building, except it has no windows and one large, round conduit opening at the base. Green moss covers the rocks and forms drip patterns leading down from the opening of the pipe. A few faded tags of graffiti are on one side. The sky is eerily green, with a dim treeline in the background. A hunched, goblinesque figure stands on the rocky ground outside the pipe, looking into a small mailbox. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/06/28

June 28, 2026
An unsettling white figure with long, spindly legs stands in a dark gray field under a dark gray sky. It is looking over its shoulder at the viewer. One hand is up to its face. It's wearing a black gas mask: two large round, green lenses for eyes, and a respirator over its nose and mouth. Sticking out of its back in a black clock key. Hovering above its head is a white glowing halo. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/06/22

June 22, 2026
A vast gray hilly meadow under a vast gray cloudy sky. Wandering through the meadow is a tall figure with a traffic signal for a head. The orange signal is lit. A few birds circle overhead. A hazy sun sits in the top right. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/06/09

June 9, 2026
A rocky mountainside. Looming over the mountainside against a pale green sky is a vast, black ghost with glowing eyes, arms spread. Below it, brandishing a glowing green light saber, is a small figure. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/06/06

June 6, 2026
Two strange figures stand side-by-side against a dull greenish background that looks like a chalkboard. The figures are drawn in white linework that looks like chalk. Both are crudely rendered at first glance: stick figures, hair in straight lines, standing under a sun that looks like a toddler drew it. Their faces and bodies, though, are much more detailed. The figure on the left is wearing a white coat with a tie, and has an eerily craggy face and large, empty, eyes on which are placed lenses. The figure on the right, which it is holding hands with, is dressed entirely in white, and has a slightly simpler face, although its eyes are also large and empty. A crude halo is drawn above its head. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/06/01

June 1, 2026
A massive figure with long, heavy arms, dressed in some sort of khaki combat gear, stands in the middle of a fog of red and yellow fire. The figure does not have a head. Hovering above its empty neck is that smug-looking emoji with a blue halo. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/05/31

May 31, 2026
A figure wearing a dark greenish cover that looks like a ghost costume stands against an orange background. The cover has several conspicuous patches. The only details visible of the person's face are two round, white eyes that look like the lenses of glasses. A windup clock key sticks out of the figure's back. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/05/27

May 27, 2026
Three tall rectangular objects that look sort of like skyscrapers stand at varying distances against a yellowish green sky. They are not buildings, and have no windows. Each has an uneven surface texture, and a single eye at the top. All three are staring at a figure in front of them, holding a sword. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/05/23

May 23, 2026
A closeup of the right half of the face of a black furry creature with a green eye and three curved horns. Only the creature's eye is visible. They are standing against a pale green sky with a bright white sun. Where their iris would be is the blurry silhouette of a person. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/05/19

May 19, 2026
A very large, tall portrait hangs in a darkened hall. The portrait shows an imposing figure wearing a dark suit and tie. The figure's head is just a black blur, with a large red X crudely painted over it. To the right of the portrait on the wall are a few lighter patches where other pictures once hung. Below and to the right, running away from the painting, is a person wearing gray overalls and a hat. The person is holding a paintbrush with bright red paint, and carrying a paint can. This is a mostly black and gray painting, except for the red paint. It is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/05/10

May 10, 2026
A person wearing a ghost costume—a somewhat ragged white sheet with two eye holes—stands in an empty purple space. Around their neck, they are wearing an orange sign that says "off-line" in white letters. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/05/09

May 9, 2026
A heavily outfitted figure walks in a greenish-blue space. The figure is humanoid, but has disproportionately long arms and only three fingers. It is wearing some sort of dark suit with a bluish-purple sheen to it, and is carrying a pack on its back. The pack has small green and blue lights on it. The figure's head is covered by a helmet or face covering, and a tube extends from the pack to the helmet. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/05/07

May 7, 2026
An ocean with a land mass in the distance, heavily shrouded in fog and clouds. What sunlight there is filters dully up from the horizon. The entire scene is in shades of eerie green. Flying over the ocean, lit from below, is a witch on a broomstick. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/05/05

May 5, 2026
A headless person wearing a suit and tie stands in a dark blue space. They are lit yellow from the front, but the light source is not visible. The person is holding out a spray can, spraying neon green paint. Above the person, where their head would be, is a giant spray painted face, hovering in the air. The face is rough and spray-painted, rendered in shades of white, yellow, blue, and neon green. It is barely an emoji, with two round, staring eyes and a wide toothy mouth. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/04/22

April 22, 2026
A dark blue background. Hovering above is a large, orange space invader: one of those blocky pixel monsters from the classic arcade game. It is dropping neon green blocks. Below it, running away from the blocks, is a person, not pixelated, carrying a black umbrella. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

2026/04/21

April 21, 2026
A glowing, translucent, indigo-green blob that resembles a Pac-Man ghost hovers in a dark space. The blob has two round eyes and a fixed smile, like the face of a toy. Above the blob is a glowing blue-green halo from which fog is rising. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman".

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