Back to painting after nearly 10 years....Ahhhhhhh!

[old mark]

I stopped painting many years ago because I had a series of jobs in social work that just left me burned out. I didn't have problems with the people I was trying to help, but with the management. I found that many management people in social agencies are little hitlers, and I have a hard time not fucking with them, a lifelong character failing of mine.
BUT I started working on 2 paintings I put aside "temporarily" nearly 10 years ago, and it felt like no time had passed at all. How good to be back! I still have a little paint around my fingernails, and I intend to leave it there till it wears off.

mark

[Forkboy]

1. lol...that's cool to hear.

If you can, take some photos and put them up. I'd love to see 'em.

I can't paint to save my life, but I sure like seeing other people do it. :)

[old mark]

2. Working on 2 right now,

might put some old ones up , but not for a while yet- have to finish working on my studio.
Thanks for the idea.

mark

[old mark]

3. Nearly finished one - it is going to NYC to my nephew

as a gift.
I intend to do some pics before I ship it, and will post it here.

mark

[Forkboy]

4. Can't think of a cooler gift than someone's art.

Hopefully your nephew agrees. :)

[old mark]

5. FINALLY! please check the beginning of my new web page -

http://www.mschmidtfineart.weebly.com/

Just started to put it together this afternoon, has a sample of what I was painting when I posted this a long time ago.
You folks are the first to see it!


mark

[Kind of Blue]

6. That's great....

An artist who can create his own site! I'm struggling with mine and looking forward to seeing your works. :)

[old mark]

7. I can't stand galleries, and I found the freeware web page - just put it

up yesterday, and I have to do more pics of past work to post on it.

I don't rely on art for my income, and I'm not going to take bhe BS I got from previous gallery owners years ago.
The Weebly site if very easy to use and you can put up a site in stages and still have some sort of web page to show people.

Thanks for looking.

mark

[Kind of Blue]

8. Thanks for the info! I'm going to check out Weebly.

No need for unnecessary struggling. Thanks again.

[old mark]

9. So far it's been painless, and I have been putting this off for months

out of dread.
I'm old, and not the most computer savvy person...
I think you will enjoy it.


mark