ART by Stahl
GREEN PASTURES
set me out
among the blades
let me soak in the sun
and bask in the haze
of those early days
jumping fences
chasing better fields
green pastures
weathered and blue
minted in time
faded from wanting
missed by waiting
made pale
by loving
anyone
everyone
you
acrylics in glues and paste on canvas
2024
Size: 24” x 24”
THE JOYS
not them joys
blinded by brightness
cracked in the sun
faded with time
or those joys
caught in the throat
springing every step
stopped all tracks
yes these joys
wonderfully complex
magically simple
divinely inspired
and that joy
in the smallest thing
over the next hill
just around the bend
all this joy
quaking the ground
stumbling around
doing stupid things
oh the joys
coming around again
acrylics in glues and paste on canvas
2024
Size: 24” x 24”
Baseless Claims
three months now
no reason to call
all you could
you won’t
too many weeks
spent pushing
pulling boots up
wading through the mess
one last time
wandering around
with all your
baseless claims
acrylics in glues and paste on canvas
2024
Size: 24” x 24”
NOWHERE ELSE TO GO
heart breaking
dawn waking
time wasting
sunsets chasing
love fading
memory making
Me
You
the difference
between
nowhere else to go
and
nowhere else
I'd rather be
acrylics in glues and paste on canvas
2023
Size: 40” x 30”
(this piece has a dark border that may look like a frame, it is not framed)
A MOST TOXIC MYTH
sunlight
cracked and faded
the smell of youth
gone far away
dreams
how many
forgotten years
pass with a twinkling
silver then gold
made of folly
freedom in the
age of twilight
an American Dream
is a most toxic myth
acrylics in glues and paste on canvas
2023
Size: 36” x 36”
An Apology
for all the pain
and suffering
and violations
and violence
for all the joy
and peace
and calm
and quiet
for all that is needed
and necessary
and deserved
and due
for all that is owed to mothers
and grandmothers
and sisters
and daughters
for all the ways it isn’t
it can’t be
it will never be
it won’t be
enough
of
my
your
his
an
Apology
acrylics in glues and paste on canvas
2023
size - 24" x 48"
Just Wondering
running from the wind
abandoned to the tide
colliding with time
riding the light
altering space
collecting hearts
curious
desired
falling
obsessed
crucified
not asking
just wondering
for a friend
acrylics in glues and paste on canvas
2023
size - 24" x 24"
center of gravity
launched
in strobe light
a million thoughts
hurling through time
a satellite
pushed into orbit
colliding
with the weight
of your memory
sent spinning
topsy turvy
a dizzying blur
taken over
swept under
knocked off my
center of gravity
acrylics in glues and paste on canvas
2023
Size: 40” x 30”
IN ARIZONA
better days
and dreams ahead
everything you meant
you manifested
or so you said
promises were made
quick then sinking
skortched and blistered
from flying to high
breaking like heat
on desert nights
that we shared
once upon a time
in Arizona
acrylics in glues and paste on canvas
2023
Size: 24” x 24”
$200 (unframed)
we all depend on someone
life is complicated
feelings are more
than just bad dreams
they can be explosions
minor hurricanes
heat waves
or winter’s freeze
needing more
to shelter from
longing to connect
a deepening void
not to slip
here hold my hand
let’s pretend
we all need someone
even if only
at the end
acrylics in glues and paste on canvas
2023
size - 24" x 48"
(this piece has a black border that may look like a frame, it is not framed)
and can you blame him?
trapped
in a box
in a box
trying to detox
from the love
and the light
you left behind
half a heart
trapped
suffocating
in full flight
each and every night
and can you blame him
for all he’s done
to be
in your fight
acrylics in glues and paste on canvas
2023
size - 24" x 24"
ANXIOUS & SLEEPLESS
static on tv
waking at 2:13
dawn never breaks
signal lost
station unavailable
are you connected
are you still watching
shutting down
sleep timer set
no
wake
acrylics in glues and paste on canvas
2023
size - 12" x 12"
ROMANTIC GESTURES
Every smile
Every laugh
The way your hand fits in mine
Every walk
Down life’s winding path
Every drink
From your loving cup
Every nibble
On my ear before a kiss
All these romantic gestures
That I miss
acrylics in glues and paste on canvas
2023
size - 36" x 12"
Horrors Freedom
they creak in the night
with a moon less light
a distant scream calling
pushes us forward
to freedom so bright
acrylics in glue on reclaimed wood
2022
size - 18" x 24"
The Morning
(there will be joy)
(there will be joy)
The darkest nights
The roughest storms
The endless ache
The deepest fears
There may be challenges
There may be chaos
There may be tears
It will all be worth it
In the morning
there will be joy
mixed media on reclaimed canvas
2022
size - 24" x 36"
Sex Life
In the United States today, having a sex life is a revolutionary act.
A Women’s right to make her own health and sex decisions have been stripped.
Transgender and Transsexual existence, Same-Sex intercourse, Interracial marriage are next.
This is a call for a new sexual revolution.
A revolution of sexual rights and protections.
A mandate to protect our right to a fulfilling and joyful life - a Sex Life.
acrylics and glues on plywood
2022
size - 20.5” x 20.5”
United by protest
In solidarity with those who have always marched…
towards freedom,
towards progress,
towards a brighter tomorrow.
acrylics and glues on plywood
2022
size - 30.5" x 13"
Girls can do
everything
boys can do
and more
everything
boys can do
and more
In vibe with Ms. Jackson, if ya nasty.
Until there is a guarantee of freedom and independence for everyone who isn’t white and male….
#FUCKTHEFOURTH
acrylics and glues on plywood
2022
size - 48" x 13.5"
New York City
Hot SpotS
Hot SpotS
the city
shining so bright
burning blue
the light of heat
glues and acrylics on canvas
2022
size - 24" x 20"
Towards a Definition
A new understanding taking shape.
Imagining the possibilities of love.
Joining of spirits.
Creating a new reality.
Where you, me, we, become us.
Reborn and moving….
Towards a Definition.
glues and acrylics on canvas
2022
size - 16" x 20"
Doesn't Mean I'm Done
When does done mean done? You may be gone, but not forgotten. You hide in the cracks of memories. Not quite faded and slipping out of focus. Here today, and another day, and another. Over you, moved on, in the past, long gone, and it still doesn't mean I'm done.
acrylics and glues on canvas
2022
size - 20" x 24"