Pride Month starts today and why it matters to me.

I didn't come out to a soul until I was 51. Not because I didn't know but because it was a part of me I squashed down. I came out as Queer because the label gave me room to breathe after years of telling myself I was bi but never fully embracing it. I'm honestly still unsure whether I was protecting myself because it felt "safer" to believe a lie or if there was a kernel of truth in it. But since coming out, the "gay part" of me has been the loudest by leaps and bounds.

The real me finally getting sunlight or some kind of Queer Rumspringa after years of repression? Possibly both. What I do know is this: I would have figured it out a lot sooner if I’d lived in a world that didn't fear difference.

I'm not great at writing these sorts of personal posts, but I’ve felt especially introspective after just losing a childhood friend. The second in the past year. One was gay, but still neither knew this part of me until the very end. And that’s not enough.

So here’s to Pride, whether you came out at 14 or 94. Love to all of you, and a knowing wink to the ones who didn’t take the direct road to their truth. Not late. Not broken. Not alone.

#PrideMonth #Queer #LGBTQ #Pride #Pride2025

It's been a minute since I shared new photos of the cats for #Caturday - they are enjoying the recent influx of boxes.

nostr:npub1cc09lpehuf2493hruvv5xs765qga26v99szx6msp7jk44e5fr68skeeuss Aww thank you very much - I'm glad that you appreciated that one enough to want it and hope you enjoy it for some time to come!! 🥰 ❤️

nostr:npub1eeujhtd8lgaqey3jrw20mr0d90z0l635d4efltghe7qdc0fcurnqr7u43z I saw an order this morning so I'm going to guess you figured this out?

But just in case, the print sizes is the actual print, does not include mat and frame.

Underneath the framed image there's a little section that shows the overall dimensions including the mat and selected frame. I hope that you saw that but just in case!

Thank you!!

nostr:npub1jq683kjmkyf37w3dpzdyvzvn5zd8kpacqvqmgm7m2p74anam6cnqfzs72z Awww! I love it the way it is - so cool to see the model and the art side by side!! 😻 ❤️

nostr:npub1adx2ccvqlxetq3ykk2gzwpjuqkgln5cf0zprrv6k5jxl9yn4czqsn6tfdt This was about the time I moved away. Maybe things are busier than I remember but here's a Google street view from 2012 that's only got two cars from basically the same perspective.

nostr:npub1adx2ccvqlxetq3ykk2gzwpjuqkgln5cf0zprrv6k5jxl9yn4czqsn6tfdt Not easy to see but there are some people on the opposite side of the street and cars in the distance. I had to pull the file back up to remind myself what day it was. Saturday May 9, 2009 - about 11am.

Thanks to someone in Boston who got two #Georgia prints of the #Savannah river at #sunrise - if you happen to be here - thank you and please give me a yell!

https://fineartamerica.com/saleannouncement.html?id=a84031135a5d4f52bfa3f2422f9692a6

#CreativeToots #Photography #FediArt #MastoArt #BuyIntoArt #MarkOnArt

A sight that is familiar I think to most who have ever called #Atlanta home.

Prints here: https://mark-tisdale.pixels.com/featured/fabulous-fox-theatre-on-peachtree-mark-e-tisdale.html?product=art-print

#Georgia #CreativeToots #ATL #MastoArt #FediArt #Photography #MarkOnArt

nostr:npub1nlflqu2ahg79mh58n5tz6ve4dtf98zhldtggtlt3vtww5z3ykweqmllgem nostr:npub16hmk8mhtag8rldrnnlryq6nh9cduszj6pxxrg0z0x5krpjxkxucqthxt0c It's funny that I didn't live all that far away from the place pictured and I went multiple times but always in Autumn because Fall is my fav season. I'll have to try to get back up there sometime in the summer. I'm sure it's lovely then, too! ❤️

nostr:npub1l64cdp3m0grhkqxwlxxp2cypew58407xedv9vxrmh8588awh4y0qjn5dkt Yay! Thank you very much!! 😃

I've used Fine Art America/Pixels to print my work for around 15 years now and have always been happy with what they produce but for privacy reasons they don't share the customer identity so all I knew was the location and what was ordered. Thanks for letting me know it was you! ❤️

nostr:npub1nlflqu2ahg79mh58n5tz6ve4dtf98zhldtggtlt3vtww5z3ykweqmllgem nostr:npub16hmk8mhtag8rldrnnlryq6nh9cduszj6pxxrg0z0x5krpjxkxucqthxt0c Thank you! ❤️

nostr:npub1jq683kjmkyf37w3dpzdyvzvn5zd8kpacqvqmgm7m2p74anam6cnqfzs72z Aww that would be awesome to see!! 😻

nostr:npub1yr34gx0xawxpwstvdwzw47ezcysur22f6gd4sgdwzvdtcjtae7qqr2nrs8 Aww thank you very much! ❤️ 😀

Hope you might give a hoot for this #colorful #Owl artwork from last year. 😄

#DigitalArt #FediArt #Owls #MastoArt #Nature #Birds #OwlArt #ArtMatters #AYearForArt #MarkOnArt

Find this here: https://mark-tisdale.pixels.com/featured/colorful-mosaic-owl-mark-tisdale.html?product=canvas-print

Some #BlackCat love for your #Caturday revels.

#DigitalArt #Painting #GraffitiStyle #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #BlackCats #CatArt #MastoArt #FediArt #ArtMatters #AYearForArt #MarkOnArt

On my site here https://mark-tisdale.pixels.com/featured/black-cat-colorful-graffiti-style-mark-tisdale.html?product=art-print

Step into the sunshine and soak up the beauty of the Galway Waterfront on this winter day 🌞 - this was some years ago but can you feel the sunny day joy?

#Galway #GalwayCity #Ireland #Eire #IrishArt #MastoArt #FediArt #photography #ArtMatters #MarkOnArt

On my site here: https://mark-tisdale.pixels.com/featured/winter-on-the-galway-waterfront-mark-e-tisdale.html