LightNews LightNews
banner
mark-paintem.bsky.social
@mark-paintem.bsky.social
270 followers 460 following 190 posts
Acrylic painter exploring introspection, metaphor & the unknown. Hobbyist with a camera, capturing moments.
Posts Replies Media Videos
mark-paintem.bsky.social
Just hanging around, watching you. #macromonday #eastcoastkin #nature
A jumping spider on the underside of a leaf.
December 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
Just squirrelposting. #nature #eastcoastkin #photography
A squirrel sitting on a post.
November 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
Cool weather brings strange houseguests. #macrophotography #photography #nature #eastcoastkin
A macro shot of a magnolia green jumper.
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
A hoverfly doing the thing. #MacroMonday #EastCoastKin #photography #insect #photographersofbluesky #nature
A hoverfly just hovering. Nothing else.
October 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
When near a peaceful pond, be as the elegant cormorant GLLURRRLGL #stunday #poetry #birds #nature
A photo of a pond. A cormorant with a fish stuck in its mouth.
October 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
A molting mallard for the #BirdOfTheDay theme #Ducks
A male mallard duck.
October 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
Quack (Good morning). The closest and sharpest wildlife I have been able to get with my hardware is a duck. Begs the question, is wildlife photography just chasing sharpness? #photography #eastcoastkin #nature #birds #artyear
A closeup of a female mallard.
October 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
An alternate timeline spinoff where Jeff Goldblum turns into a hoverfly and is just generally more photogenic. “Buzz, buzz”(Jeff Goldblum voice).
#31daysofhalloween #insectthursday #Macrophotography #eastcoastkin
A hoverfly feeding on nectar.
October 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
Saw some hopeful fluorescent roses at lunch and then someone ran over a baby turtle in front of me as I stopped to move it… FML
Fluorescent rose flowers.
October 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
Check out this sneaky ambush bug I saw yesterday 😎 #insect #EastCoastKin #MacroPhotography #Nature #Photography
An ambush bug waiting for prey among flowers.
October 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
Overcast walks hit different.
#RockinTuesday
#EastCoastKin
#Photography
#Nature
#Birds
A female mallard standing on a rock in the river.
September 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
These are the rest of my terrarium plants in bloom so I’ll probably not post any flowers for a while. Give it up for ‘Midnight Poison’, ‘Black Cat’ and ‘PK Maja Sport’ Streptocarpus. #flowerreport #bloomscrolling #eastcoastkin #flowers #houseplants
A purple and mottled cluster of flowers. A black flower with a purple center. A cluster of white and yellow frilly flowers.
September 27, 2025 at 6:57 PM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
Thank you all for 200 followers! Enjoy a macro from the violet terrarium. #bloomscrolling #macrophotography #eastcoastkin #flowers #photography #stunday
Macro photo of a vintage african violet double flower.
September 21, 2025 at 10:10 PM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
Persian Lace in full bloom.
#flowers #bloomscrolling #photography #photographersofbluesky #photographersunited
A closeup of a mini african violet in full bloom.
September 21, 2025 at 12:10 AM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
One good and one bad thing in the same photo. I hurt my hand but my oil paints have arrived! #EastCoastKin #ArtYear #artist #onlygoodvibes
A hand bandaged and in a splint resting on top of a new set of oil paints.
September 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
Check out the blooms starting on my mini violet ‘Persian Lace’.
#bloomscrolling #eastcoastkin #flowerreport
Closeup of a miniature african violet. A miniature violet blooming between two larger plants.
September 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
The moon looked cool last night so I tried some night pics. #photography #eastcoastkin
The moon.
September 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
Little velvet black holes!
#bloomscrolling #flowerreport #macro
Macro of a blooming streptocarpus. Macro of a black streptocarpus flower.
July 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
A daily fuck AI content saturation being everywhere and contributing to inauthentic, exhaustive experiences. WHY AM I GETTING ADS TO DRINK HOT WATER. WHAT IS THE END GOAL BIG WATER??Curated authentic spaces when? #acrylic #painting #wip #humanart #eastcoastkin #rant
A green pig. A Behemoth.
July 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
Tansy

Unwelcome guest in prim estates, she lingers near the pasture gates.

#poetry #bloomscrolling #photography #artyear #macro
A closeup of a tansy in bud and bloom. A macro of a tansy flower, showing detail.
July 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
July 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
This was the only guy that wanted to pose tonight. He nasty but he okay 👍

#macro #photography #insect #eastcoastkin
A fly resting on a tansy bud.
July 10, 2025 at 11:44 PM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
I love the melancholic beauty of dark flowers. My vintage African Violet ‘Double Black Cherry’ is in bloom. Does anybody else keep violets?

#macro #bloomscrolling #flowerreport #eastcoastkin
A macro photo of a purple double flowered African Violet.
July 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
These dark periwinkle are the coolest I’ve grown. Almost gothic! 🧛‍♂️🦇🥀
#macromonday #flowerreport #bloomscrolling
Dark purple Periwinkle flowers and leaves covered with water droplets.
July 8, 2025 at 1:16 AM
mark-paintem.bsky.social
“Dinosaur Vision” has me cracking up.
July 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM