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May 30, 2022

In Which the Artist Revisits a Series from which He Had Moved On

Engine, projector, cell, conduit, eye, creator—I don’t know anymore. The central image of The Reality Project continues to speak to me. There are so many lines to explore. This painting mashes up a painting from The Sublime series with ideas from The Reality Project. Really loving my watercolors—a thoroughly new exploration in itself.

#worksonpaper #quantumphysics #outerspace #innerspace #scifi #duranduran #painting #contemporaryart #coloredpencil #smallworks #watercolorpainting #artistsoninstagram #lovelansing #yoursilentface

Come Undone, 2022

Why Can't I Be You (Me), 2022 New Work 2022: The Realities Project Above the Cove, 2021 The Sublime

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My Grandmother Was Passing #quantamstories (Double-Universe Topology) 2018 2.39.46 AM.jpg.JPG Original Art for Sale
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Published on May 30, 2022 12:07

May 25, 2022

Most Recent Series

Hello, thank you for visiting. You can find 80s playlists, poetry, my 80s coming-of-age novel and all of my artwork at this site. Please take some time to browse.

Why Can't I Be You (Me), 2022 New Work 2022: The Realities Project Above the Cove, 2021 The Sublime

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Staging (Stag), 2018 Double-Universe Topology

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#BlackLivesMatter, 2016 BLM

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Your Silent Face By Lane, Tim Pure Pop cover image.jpg Poetry My Grandmother Was Passing #quantamstories (Double-Universe Topology) 2018 2.39.46 AM.jpg.JPG Original Art for Sale IMG_1701.jpg Your Silent Face: The Playlist
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Published on May 25, 2022 05:23

May 13, 2022

In Which the Artist Invokes Identity, The Cure and the End of a Series

Why Can’t I Be You (Me), 2022 just might be the last piece in this series. I can never be sure, but for now, I do feel done.

I wanted to book end this series with a larger piece. Send Me an Angel was the first piece (30”x22”). Most of the other pieces were 8”x8”.

#painting #acrylic #spraypaint #canvas #outerspace #innerspace #quantumphysics #thecure

Why Can’t I Be You (Me), 2022

acrylic, spray & colored pencil on canvas

20”x16”

Why Can't I Be You (Me), 2022 New Work 2022: The Realities Project My Grandmother Was Passing #quantamstories (Double-Universe Topology) 2018 2.39.46 AM.jpg.JPG Original Art for Sale
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Published on May 13, 2022 10:58

May 10, 2022

Chevy in the Hole Your Silent Face Mashup

Come listen to me and Kelsey Ronan read from our books this coming Saturday, May 14, at the Robin Theatre in #reotownlansing. Free event. Reading at 3pm. Books available. 1105 S Washington, Lansing.

Learn more about Kelsy’s book here.

Learn more about my book here.

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Published on May 10, 2022 04:33

May 1, 2022

7 Books That Tell the Stories of Flint and Detroit, by Kelsey Ronan

Am I thrilled that Your Silent Face gets a brief mention in Kelsey Ronan’s article, “7 Books That Tell the Stories of Flint and Detroit”? You’re dang right, I am.

I will never forget reading Ben Hamper’s Rivethead in the early 90s at 8104 Carroll Lane, Silver Spring, Maryland. When I finished the last page, I rolled over in my bed and wept. For about six months, I seriously wondered if I should ever write anything remotely connected to Flint ever again (ha! but seriously). I had left and it was unlikely that I would ever capture it the way Ben Hamper did, or so I thought at the time. I was 23 or 24 years old. I had yet to figure out how I wanted to do it. I was at the time primarily a poet, but I was trying to write stories, too.

Check out Kelsey’s article. Kelsey and I will be reading at The Robin Books, 1105 S. Washington, Lansing, at 3p.m. on Saturday, May 14.

Kelsey Ronan, author of the novel, Chevy in the Hole, Henry Holt & Co, 2022

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Published on May 01, 2022 21:14

April 30, 2022

In Which the Artist Just Continues to Continue

The exploration with watercolor continues. Inspired by the work of various artists, including @diazeeart and @seonnahong. Yesterday—last night, actually—just needed to make a painting. This is what I made. The image of the figure walking away from us is from The Sublime series.

#worksonpaper #smallpainting #watercolor #colored pencil #art #thepretenders #80s #newwave

Brass In Pocket, 2022

Above the Cove, 2021 The Sublime

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My Grandmother Was Passing #quantamstories (Double-Universe Topology) 2018 2.39.46 AM.jpg.JPG Original Art for Sale Tim with tenspeed.jpg Your Silent Face Available Now
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Published on April 30, 2022 11:56

April 20, 2022

Invisible Sun(s): A New Painting

Well, this little one went through some serious spontaneous transformations. It reached a point where I thought it was done but something felt unfinished. Then I dove in rather recklessly and risked sabotaging the whole endeavor. Now, I am happy with this piece. I always have to remind myself that sometimes you just have to go for it.

#artofinstagram #artistofinstagram #worksonpaper #innerspace #outerspace #quantummechanics #watercolor #contemporaryart #thepolice #yoursilentface #timlane #lovelansing #studiolife

Invisible Sun(s), 2022

My Grandmother Was Passing #quantamstories (Double-Universe Topology) 2018 2.39.46 AM.jpg.JPG Original Art for Sale They Ran (So Far Away), 2022 New Work 2022: The Realities Project Above the Cove, 2021 The Sublime

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IMG_1701.jpg Your Silent Face: The Playlist Tim with tenspeed.jpg Your Silent Face Available Now
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Published on April 20, 2022 04:50

April 15, 2022

April 10, 2022

In Which the Artist Slips Molchat Doma Into the Conversation

Need a sweet 80s playlist. I have some suggestions for you (like and follow one of these!). My short, 5-song Ultra 80s playlists can be found here. The companion playlist to my novel, Your Silent Face, can be found here.

Also, for you Joy Division and New Order fans, check out Molchat Doma here:

“Molchat Doma is a Belarusian dark wave/post-punk band from Minsk, formed in 2017. Their current lineup consists of Egor Shkutko, Roman Komogortsev, and Pavel Kozlov. Their style is influenced by 1980s Russian rock music and has been described as post-punk, new wave, synth-pop, and cold wave.” Wikipedia

#SundaySounds #darkwave #newwave #synthpop #postpunk #joydivision #neworder #molchatdoma #yoursilentface

Molchat Doma

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Published on April 10, 2022 08:16

April 2, 2022

Situation(s) on Yupo paper

It’s been ages since I tried to work on Yupo. The last time—roughly 2007—I got a couple of good ones, but not many. Situation(s) is a continuation of The Realities Project. The new frontier is clearly just as much deep innerspace as it is deep outerspace, in my opinion, but it has been for some time now, hunh?

#worksonpaper #artworkonpaper #yupo #yupopaper #innerspace #outerspace #spaceart #quantumphysics #contemporaryart #art #artistsoninstagram #artoftheday #artoninstagram #spraypaint #acrylics #stencils #yoursilentface #timlane

Situation(s), 2022

My Grandmother Was Passing #quantamstories (Double-Universe Topology) 2018 2.39.46 AM.jpg.JPG Original Art for Sale Situation(s), 2022 New Work 2022: The Realities Project Tim with tenspeed.jpg Your Silent Face Available Now
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Published on April 02, 2022 14:07