stuart shils

night swimming with friends

Penelope by the sea at the edge of her reason, the strain of desire and the shadow of love.

Two French Summers acrylic, paper, collage, graphite

Sappho and a lover visiting Izmir

when reuben was a seminarian

from a time when we looked at paintings with devotion and dreams

glimpses of a summer 40 years ago

1967, when my brother Larry was at school and we heard the Doors and, were already reading Huxley.

july 1972, night swimming at rosh hanikra with a beach fire.

torn paper for a torn nation ‘What have they done to our fair sister?’ Jim Morrison

wall papers and tape in a fleshy late afternoon light

staying overnight in fez

visiting wallace stevens’ beach house paper and tape in incandescent light

paper and tape, incandescent light

night thoughts about the day paper and tape on LED screen. 10.31.17

passing through north philly, tuesday morning

morning window with residue of rain