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I haven't been on nostr for a bit as I've been working on some commissioned paintings, here's one of them. Enjoy the color bomb!

#candy #fineart #realism #artrenaissance #artstr #artonnostr #color #art

Matthew Bird 3mo ago

Proof of work: "Still Life with Lemons and Silver"

#wip #timelapse #watercolor #painting #stilllife #silver

https://blossom.primal.net/2ca5b9cf30e5cd0a1967e20b6aa5f546c22ad2bc881417a277c4b1553ad3b9c6.mp4

Matthew Bird 3mo ago

"Still Life with Lemons and Silver" (SOLD)

29 x 21 in (74 x 54 cm)

Watercolor on paper

#stilllife #painting #watercolor #lemons #artrenaissance #artstr #artonnostr #realism

Matthew Bird 3mo ago 💬 2

"Float" (Sold) work in progress

#proofofwork #watercolor #painting #stilllife #workinprogress

https://blossom.primal.net/463ff5175b60e1e0a30179be818aea0495b1d920109ed409074862c643b0a672.mov

Replying to

🟠 isolabellart

It’s curious: outside Italy there are people who appreciate and share my art, while at home I remain almost invisible.

Often those who know you closely — family, friends, neighbors — are the first to downplay or overlook your merits, while strangers are more likely to offer respect and admiration.

Perhaps it’s true: no one is a prophet in their own land.

But that’s fine. Art travels freely, without borders, and always finds the eyes that know how to see.

Matthew Bird 3mo ago

It's mostly the same with me in my home town, my wife and I say that all the time. Mark 6:4

Matthew Bird 3mo ago

"Farewell to the Beach"

29 x 22 in.

Varnished watercolor on paper, on ACM panel

Available through the artist

#beach #fineart #painting #yesitswatercolor #artrenaissance #artstr #artonnostr #clouds #waves

Matthew Bird 3mo ago

Last week was one of joy and sorrow. I was honored to be the juror of selection and awards for the Florida Watercolor Society's 54th Annual Exhibition. It was a whirlwind of workshops, demos and presentations. The show will be on view through January at the Orlando Museum of Art, which is a beautiful venue. Definitely worth a visit if you are in the area. All the work looks amazing and I was blown away by the size of the crowds and the hospitality of FWS and OMA. Thank you to all the volunteers that made it a success.

But it was also a week filled with sadness, and sometimes the bleakness of the world can feel overwhelming. I closed my exhibition review encouraging all the artists that we are made in God's image to create, and that they need to keep putting beauty and truth out into this dark world.

"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about these things." Philippians 4:8

Replying to

HODL

That’s beautiful

Matthew Bird 3mo ago

Thanks brother!

Replying to

HODL

I will follow back any young fathers on nostr. Regardless of ideological or political differences.

We have to have each others backs gentlemen.

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Matthew Bird 3mo ago 💬 1

Girl dad and artist, they are my favorite subjects to paint!

Matthew Bird 3mo ago 💬 2

Detail from my painting "Heritage Still Life" (SOLD)

Varnished watercolor on paper, on panel

#yesitswatercolor #fineart #stilllife #painting #scotch #whisky #tartan #artrenaissance #artstr #artonnostr #crystal

Matthew Bird 3mo ago

"Heritage Still Life" (SOLD)

Varnished watercolor on paper, on panel

#yesitswatercolor #fineart #stilllife #painting #scotch #whisky #bagpipes #artrenaissance #artstr #artonnostr

Matthew Bird 4mo ago 💬 2

Detail from my painting "Magnolia Still Life"

Watercolor on paper, 22 x 30 in.

Available through the artist

#yesitswatercolor #stilllife #painting #watercolor #magnolia #crystal #whiskey #artrenaissance #artstr #artonnostr

Matthew Bird 4mo ago 💬 2

Mint Julep anyone? Detail from my painting "Magnolia Still Life"

30 x 22 in.

Watercolor on paper

Available through the artist

#yesitswatercolor #painting #stilllife #bourbon #whiskey #magnolia #realism #matthewbird #artrenaissance #artstr #artonnostr

Matthew Bird 4mo ago

"Ocean Walk"

Watercolor on paper, 22 x 10 in.

#watercolor #painting #beach #ocean #summer #realism #artrenaissance #artstr #artonnostr #matthewbird

Replying to

Bearetta 🐻‍❄️🇨🇿

First hashtag got me laughing, but I still refuse to believe it. #artstr #art

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Matthew Bird 4mo ago 💬 1

That’s probably the question I get the most: “That’s watercolor?” #yesitswatercolor ☺️

Matthew Bird 4mo ago 💬 9

Detail from my painting Ploughman's Lunch, watercolor on paper

#yesitswatercolor #realism #art #painting #matthewbird #stilllife #sourdough #pickle

Matthew Bird 4mo ago

It Comes In Pints (Detail from Ploughman's Lunch)

Watercolor on paper

#beer #painting #stillife #fineart #handmade #matthewbird #art #realism

Matthew Bird 4mo ago

Zap to support handmade art!

"Ploughman’s Lunch"

30 x 22 in (76 x 56 cm)

Watercolor on paper

#painting #fineart #matthewbird #realism #artrenaissance #artstr #artonnostr #stilllife

Matthew Bird 4mo ago

Half Shell

Framed size: 10.25 x 10.25 in.

Varnished watercolor on paper, on ACM panel

Available through the artist, 312,000 SATS

#painting #artrenaissance #artstr #artonnostr #oyster #art

Matthew Bird 5mo ago

I'm honored to be included in the current issue of Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine and admire their commitment to excellence and authenticity in the arts. With the proliferation of AI images, now more than ever we need to teach visual literacy, critical thinking, and communication skills, or be susceptible to whims and fancies.

"Stop judging by mere appearances, but instead judge correctly." John 7:24

https://fineartconnoisseur.com/2025/07/yet-another-benefit-of-fine-art/

Replying to

Mike Dilger ☑️

Make no mistake.

That's it. I'm not going to follow that up with some bullshit like most people who use the phrase do.

Matthew Bird 7mo ago 💬 1

The reality is…

Replying to

FLASH

⚡️POW - 138 th day on Nostr, when everything's going well I've been transparent, now I have to do the same when things aren't going so well. As a reminder, all the work is done manually, no automation!

🔸 7717 Notes

🔸 5377 Replies

➤ 7717 / 138 = 55.92 publications per day

➤ 55.92 / 24 = 2.33 publications per hour

➤ 13094 / 138 = 94.884 traces of activity per day

In terms of financial return, here are the figures:

🔸 1,135,000 sats in total.

➤ 1135000 / 138 = 8,224.638 sats per working day

➤ 8224.638 / 55.92 = 147.0786 sats per publication

➤ 8224.63 / 8 = 1,028.0788 sats per hour worked.

That's the equivalent of about $1 an hour of work.

For your information, in the last two weeks it's clearly plummeted to around 2000 sats per day (I haven't yet identified the cause, but there are several hypotheses, such as the fact that I'm no longer "new" or a "drop in interest").

To sum up, I'm clearly beginning to realize that it's going to be very difficult to make a living from it, at least by 2025 I consider the goal to be impossible.

To be able to make a living from it, I was talking about it this morning. I've calculated 50,000 sats per day, if I maintain a cadence of around 60 publications, that would be 833.33 sats per publication, which sounds enormous, but if we show this with almost 7,000 subscribers, we can say that it's feasible. Let me explain: if readers zap with 1 zap each, assuming that only 1/4 of my subscribers see my publication, we're at 1,750, and if only half of them zap with 1 sats, we're at 875 sats. So seen like that, it's achievable, but it's only theory...

The reality is that only a handful of people (who wish to remain anonymous for the most part) support me in a consistent way, which "compensates" a little for the "inactive mass".

On the human side, it's my best experience of any platform. There's a great deal of benevolence, but I think that goes hand in hand with intelligence. Intelligent people are basically good people, and you can see that here.

In terms of user experience, I'm having a bit of trouble keeping up with notifications and posting from time to time, but nothing catastrophic.

Sorry I took so long, but it feels good to share this adventure with you, who knows, maybe in a while I'll be the first Nostrich to make a living out of it, and I'll be able to use my Proof of Work publications to testify. In any case, I've achieved the biggest Nostr speed run in the history of the protocol, I think. Well, I don't know, maybe others have done better before me....

Thank you all, for your support every day I know that some are eagerly awaiting my publications and that makes me proud! I love you ❤️

Our next target is 10,000 notes, by which time we'll be updating you in a little more detail.

Matthew Bird 7mo ago 💬 1

I share your sentiment, although no where near your reach. Got some traction initially on nostr with my art, but something seemed to change and of late it's been crickets. My paintings take so long to make, but I'd still rather be doing my work than scrolling primal 😜 I'm following you now though!

Matthew Bird 8mo ago

"Branzino for Two"

30 x 22 in. (76 x x 56 cm)

Varnished watercolor on paper, on ACM panel

Available through the artist

#stilllife #painting #artrenaissance #artstr #artonnostr #artcollector #cooking #fish #lemons #realism

Replying to

verbiricha

If you are a content creator or organization on nostr you should have a #communikey where all your content is showcased and you have a chat to interact with your frens/customers.

ping me if you want to get started!

Matthew Bird 8mo ago 💬 1

Not sure if this is right for me, can you say more? thx!

Replying to

Contra

Haha 🎯

Matthew Bird 8mo ago 💬 1

I wish I were a MAHA podcast so my wife would listen to me! 🤣

Replying to

Ben Justman🍷

Hey I'm starting a show on Bitcoin + Merchant Adoption called nostr:nprofile1qqsqkaay6mxplgv3f9z0ep0rq4w8jrte3rvcm43xd2cgehsjevglmdcqewx80

My Normie Friends:

Matthew Bird 8mo ago 💬 1

Where can we listen to this show? I offered to help nostr:npub1pdm6f4kvr7sezj2yljz7xp2u0yxhnzxe3htzv64s3n0p9jc3lkmsjmmjzk with their logo and still have no idea what that name means. Memes are funny but maybe help the normies out with a better call to action?

Replying to

Tanja

Let’s give him plenty of reasons!

Need a hand from you all — can you drop any small businesses already on Nostr in the replies? 🫶🏻🫂

#asknostr

Matthew Bird 8mo ago 💬 1

I'm a small business (fine artist) and like nostr, but I'm super new and still trying to figure it out. Love the community of likeminded people here but don't have much reach yet.

Matthew Bird 9mo ago 💬 2

"My Darling Clementine" watercolor on paper, 15 x 22 in.

Available through the artist

#watercolor #stilllife #artrenaissance #artstr #artonnostr #artlist #artcommunity #artstr #grownostr #portfolio #clementine

Matthew Bird 9mo ago 💬 1

The irony of this is too much. I took a photo of The Big Print by nostr:nprofile1qyt8wue69uhh2mtzwfjkctnvda3kzmp6xsurgwqpp3mhxue69uhkyunz9e5k7qpqd3f4m9dgvkdjxn26pqzsxn6lpfn78sxwllxyt8mp76q0a9zyyjlsu8qztu so I could share on #nostr. iPhone uses an unfriendly image format so I have to convert to jpeg in order to post. I CANNOT open it in Photoshop and get this message on the "restrictions for copying and distributing banknote images"

lol—that’s what this book is about! The gov freely copies and distributes banknotes at will, which is why we are in this inflated mess. Thanks for the laugh Adobe.

#TheBigPrint #bitcoinfixesthis #LawrenceLepard #fiat #inflation #photoshop #plebs #plebchain

Matthew Bird 9mo ago 💬 1

The Big Print is a great book, time to pass on to my normie friends. nostr:nprofile1qyt8wue69uhh2mtzwfjkctnvda3kzmp6xsurgwqpp3mhxue69uhkyunz9e5k7qpqd3f4m9dgvkdjxn26pqzsxn6lpfn78sxwllxyt8mp76q0a9zyyjlsu8qztu does an excellent job distilling complex fiscal issues into digestible chunks. And as a visual person I found the charts very helpful. Because words hard.

#TheBigPrint #bitcoinfixesthis #LawrenceLepard #goodreads #orangepill