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2025/03/29

March 29, 2025
A person stands silhouetted by a huge blue-green aquarium window, staring in. A large fish dominates the upper left of the image, its open mouth facing right and its textured body rendered in shades of blue and green. The left half of it is out of the frame. The fish is much bigger than the person; about the size of a bus. Light reflects off it in iridescent shades from both above and below. The painting is signed "Chris Silverman."

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.

2024/12/04

December 4, 2024
A person stands in the middle of a green meadow, gripping a slingshot in front of them. They've just fired a large rock at an enormous yellow sphere with a smiling face. The sphere is hovering in the clear blue sky above and to the right, and is staring back at them.

2024/11/20

November 20, 2024
A dull, boggy area in the woods on a gray day. Here, the world is more muted and the only trees are dead hulks. Sitting on a dead branch of one of the trees is a large red figure wearing a red suit and a red fedora. Perched on the figure's left hand is a raven. In the background is the blurry suggestion of a treeline and another tree.

2024/10/08

October 8, 2024
Little Red Riding Hood walks through a deep, spooky forest, holding a glowing orange jack-o'-lantern in one hand. The dark woods press in all around.

2024/10/04

October 4, 2024
A small orange bird with blue-green plumes sits in the branches of a blue tree. The branches are highly complex. Hanging down from one of the lower branches is a yellow apple. The tree has equally intricate indigo roots. The entire drawing is set on a dark starry background. A round white moon hangs in the sky.

2024/10/01

October 1, 2024
A person with an enormous dark gray object strapped to their back walks through a dark gray field, carrying a hiking stick. The object looks to be about the size of a refrigerator and has, among other things on it, a set of stickers, a glowing window, a chimney sticking out of it, several antennae, and two red lights. Whatever this is, you don't want to go on a hike without it. The sky behind them is bright yellow, with a few birds.

2024/08/31

August 31, 2024
A small pond nestled at the foot of a forested hill. The hill is blurry, suggesting fog. The pond has mist rising off it. On the side of the pond, closest to the viewer stands the dark silhouette of one person; directly across from them, on the other side of the pond, stand a ghostly white figure, looking back. It appears to be a dull, foggy day. This is a primarily indigo drawing.

2024/08/29

August 29, 2024
A large, rusty, spherical bomb embedded in a hillside. This is one of those cartoon grenades with the fuse sticking out of the side. The bomb has a smiley-face visible on one side. Approaching over the hillside are a number of people, one of which is ominously holding a shovel. The sky is a greenish yellow. A single bird circles overhead. Perhaps it will be the only remaining witness of whatever happens here.

2024/08/23

August 23, 2024
A fluorescent green meadow that looks as though it is illuminated by sunlight, except the sky above is dark and filled with stars. One star in particular is greenish and particularly prominent. In the right is the blurry dark outline of a distant forest, a slight glow above the trees as though the sun has just gone down. Hovering above the meadow is a very large orange-gold bubble. Below the bubble, making its way through the meadow, is a hunched, dark figure holding a staff.

2024/08/13

August 13, 2024
A small round building, white, with a pointed dark roof, sits in the middle of a grassy meadow on a clear blue day. It has a red door with two crossed boards on it, like a barn. Below the building, below the earth, is a subterranean room with brick walls. A single torch burns in the gloom. Snaking from behind one of the walls is a giant gray tail.

2024/08/10

August 10, 2024
A large body of water. On the right side of the painting is an outcropping of heavily wooded land jutting into the water: maybe an island, maybe the coastline. On a small beach, someone stands next to a fire, the dark smoke rising into the otherwise clear blue sky. To the right, in the dark of the trees, another figure stands next to the water. In the sky are two moons: a huge one, looming over the scene, and then a smaller one closer to the horizon. A few white birds circle over the fire.

2024/08/07

August 7, 2024
A field with spherical objects connected to the ground by vines. The objects look like fruits or vegetables, but have smiley faces on them, as though they are emoji. In the distance is a ragged scarecrow, its head a frowning face. Perched on its right arm is a bird. There is a suggestion of trees in the distance. The sky is cloudy. This is a pink and purple painting.

2024/08/06

August 6, 2024
A lonely, wooded mountaintop under a greenish-yellow sky. Blazing in the top right of the sky is a white dot: not the moon, not the sun, something else. A small gray path winds up the mountain. At the top of the mountain is a crumbling, abandoned radio installation: a small shack and a large dish on a tower. A single bird is in the sky.

2024/07/29

July 29, 2024
A large field under a hot yellow afternoon sky. The field has tall grass with a suggestion of woods in the background, and small white and yellow flowers about. Standing in the middle of the field is a person with their left hand on their hip, a phone in their right hand. In the sky is a cloud shaped like the "typing" bubble on iOS Messages, partially obscuring the sun.

2024/07/27

July 27, 2024
A large meadow with tall grass and wildflowers. The sky is a very pale, mostly white blue. In the distance is the blurry hint of a tree line. Hovering in the air is a stone cube with a question mark carved into it; an object that should be familiar to anybody who's played Mario. The cube is covered with vegetation and has moss hanging from below. Colored butterflies flutter around it. On the ground, someone approaches the cube holding a ladder. The ladder does not look long enough to reach the question mark. A few birds circle high in the sky.

2024/07/18

July 18, 2024
A craggy mountain peak set against a blue sky with white clouds. Descending from the sky onto the peak is a person holding a red umbrella and a suitcase. The person does not have any visible means of flying in the air, other than the umbrella, which might be a parachute or even some magical device, similar to the umbrella carried by Mary Poppins. A few birds circle in the sky.

2024/07/16

July 16, 2024
Night, deep in the forest. A full moon hangs in a clear, eerily greenish-blue sky. Something else is in the sky, also: a small flying saucer with a beam of white light emerging from an opening below. On the ground, to the left, buried amongst the trees, is a small cabin. Someone is opening the door to the cabin and yellow light pours out.

2024/07/05

July 5, 2024
A giant creature that looks like a plesiosaur rises out of the ocean, its long neck curving up into a yellow-green sky. Sitting on the back of it is someone under a beach umbrella. A few seabirds float in the sky.

2024/07/04

July 4, 2024
A person stands on a rocky mountain peak at sundown. At the top of the peak is a ragged flag, held together by an extremely rickety flagpole that is literally tied together. Arching into the sky is the white bolt of a firework about to explode. This is a mostly blue drawing.

2024/07/02

July 2, 2024
A barren, black landscape with the Y-shaped trunk of a scorched tree poking up from it. In the background are the yellow flames and red sky of a forest fire. On the left branch of the trees is a person sitting on a makeshift seat. The person is pointing a remote control towards the right branch of the tree, on which is mounted a large-screen television. The television looks like it is set to a talk show, likely one about how fine everything currently is.

2024/07/01

July 1, 2024
A deep woods at night. A crescent moon glows in a clear, starry sky. Beneath a thick hedge of trees are two figures, dueling with fencing swords. The figure on the left is wearing a khaki uniform with a patch on one shoulder and a rainbow stripe across it. The figure has a blue wolf's head and blue hands. The figure on the right is wearing a similar purple uniform and has a goldfish for a head.

2024/06/27

June 27, 2024
A sharp, craggy promontory with a slope on the left side and a steep drop on the right. At the very top is a One Way street sign pointing towards the edge. Approaching the sign from the slope is a hiker wearing a large pack and carrying a stick. The sky is a rough orange-red, with an orange sun in the top right.

2024/06/25

June 25, 2024
A huge pipe, grayish liquid pouring out of it. The pipe is above the ground, propped up by a thin wooden support. Beneath the pipe, on what looks like a small promontory, sits a horned figure with a pointed tail, tossing a wine bottle away into the valley. In the distance is the blurry suggestion of a forested mountain. A dim sun hangs high in the sky, birds, circling around. This is a mostly dull, orange drawing; the color of a hot, muggy day in a polluted place.

2024/05/29

May 29, 2024
A traffic light out in the middle of nowhere, mounted on a small hill. In the background is the blurry suggestion of a mountain and a cloudy sky. Hovering above the traffic light, which is red, is a blurry halo. This is a monochrome drawing that looks like it was rendered in charcoal.

2024/05/23

May 23, 2024
A small dirt road cuts through a scrubby area with low trees and high weeds. In the lower left is a small wooden sign, pointing to the road, but no letters are visible on it. Farther down the road is a small figure wearing a hat and carrying a staff. There appears to be a slight haze of fog hanging over the road. In the distance, high in the sky, is a huge red heart-shaped balloon with yellow stars printed on it. The sky is gray and cloudy. A few birds circle high above. This is a primarily gray and dull blue drawing.

2024/05/21

May 21, 2024
A scene at night, somewhere in a remote, natural area. The ground appears to be covered with low trees, weeds, and shrubbery. Rising up out of the ground is a sign with the word "open" on it in glowing pink letters. The sign is tall, like a sign for a gas station. Approaching the sign in the background are multiple hazy figures who appeared to be carrying powerful flashlights, like a search party. This is a mostly blue and black drawing.

2024/05/07

May 7, 2024
A forest at night. The sky is heavy and gray with clouds. The trees are faded and ghostly. In the distance, but still unsettling close, stalks a giant figure with glowing eyes, holding a white glowing lantern. In the foreground, a much smaller figure stands in the shadows, watching.

2024/04/13

April 13, 2024
A small, rocky path winds beneath a steep cliff. The path is on the right side of the drawing and the cliff is on the left side of the drawing. Standing on the path is a small figure with a wide-brimmed hat and a staff. In front of the figure, far in the distance, is the dim, vast shape of a mountain. The sky is clear blue. Standing on top of the cliff, in the top left of the drawing, is the bulky figure of a horned monster. The monster is peering down at the traveler, looking ominously focused.

2024/04/10

April 10, 2024
Night, somewhere remote. A white crescent moon hangs in the sky. A squat, hunched-over creature with thin legs wears a fedora and carries a ball under its right arm, staring directly at the viewer. The creature's face is indistinct and oddly featureless, as though it is wearing a mask. The part of its face most in shadow from the hat has a glowing green circle where an eye would be; its mouth is a row of glowing red lines, like a robot's face. It is wearing a baggy T-shirt, and appears to be surrounded by grass, with a blurry suggestion of trees in the distance. This is a dark gray drawing, with the only color being the glowing green eye and red mouth.

2024/04/05

April 5, 2024
A person stands in a rocky, mountainous area. The person is on a craggy open peak, with wooded skylines on both sides. Directly below the person, as if carved into the rock, is the huge form of a stone giant that may or may not be in the process of waking up. The giant is bald with a heavy, jowly face and eyes hidden beneath a heavy brow. The horizon is afire with either a sunrise or a sunset. Above, a hawk turns in the sky. This is probably not what Lebanon, New Jersey looks like, but then again, I've never been there.

2024/03/31

March 31, 2024
A glowing white humanoid figure climbs out of a trap door in the ground. In the background is the blurry suggestion of a wooded hill. The sun hangs high in yellow sky. Two birds fly overhead.

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