Mark Green Art

Mark Green Art Painter, Photographer, and Designer. Using my original artwork as prints for Clothing, Accessories, and Home Goods. I am also a dedicated Father and Husband.

I enjoy Commission work with others to bring their ideas and art into form in this manner as well. I enjoy Gardening, Cooking, DND, Board Games, Karate, Bowling, and long walks on the beach. Kidding aside I love to be in Nature, I feel at home in the Forest. I spend a lot of time pondering Philosophy and Existence so metaphysical conversations are welcome.

Every time I made a plan for this piece, life rearranged it.I taped it. Stepped away. Painted a little. By the time I ca...
05/30/2026

Every time I made a plan for this piece, life rearranged it.

I taped it. Stepped away. Painted a little. By the time I came back I had to mentally untangle which layer of tape was on top of which — what was underneath, what would pull away, what was actually still there. Every return felt like solving a puzzle before I could even start painting again.

That was fitting. Because that's exactly how everything around making it felt.

I started this series intending to push straight through. That wasn't happening. I skipped the second piece entirely and came back to it later — which, looking back, happened to be an accurate reflection of how things were going despite my initial intent.

The waiting kept this one constantly on my mind. I'd work out what I was going to do with it on the drive somewhere, watching my kids, and especially while laying in bed instead of getting the much needed sleep. Then enough time would pass that a better idea replaced it. Or I'd forget because I hadn't written anything down.

In the piece, the plans that were mostly holding together for the one before this are now harder to recognize. The geometry is falling apart. The pour underneath is fighting back through. There's a spiral built into it — originally meant as the lead into full chaos in the next piece.

But I've been sitting with that spiral since I finished it.

A spiral doesn't only go down. It depends on which direction you're moving. That's the part of this series I didn't fully see when I started it. It's not a straight line from order to chaos. You slide back and forth based on how you respond to what happens. Things fall apart, you fight back, you make ground, something else shifts.
The spiral can be a descent or a climb. Sometimes both in the same week.

I was happy with how it turned out. Not because everything went as planned — a great deal did not. But I learned a lot. And pushed through the difficulty. It reminded me that you can always move in either direction, no matter how far things have slipped.

If any of this sounds familiar, I'd love to hear it. We don't always see what someone else is carrying from the outside. But knowing you're not the only one being pulled in every direction — not the only one whose plans keep getting rearranged — that matters. It helps.

Entropy is on display this weekend only at the FASST member show at JWCC — today noon to 5 and Sunday noon to 5. After that it comes back to my studio. Come see it in person, or reach out if something here landed.

I had a plan for how this series was going to hang before I really sat down with it.After I'd painted a few and walked p...
05/29/2026

I had a plan for how this series was going to hang before I really sat down with it.

After I'd painted a few and walked people through where it was going, they came back with some interesting ideas I hadn't considered. So I decided to actually look at what I made before locking anything in. The series is called Order to Chaos for a reason.

So here it is. Six options, labeled A through F — different orientations, different ways the gradient moves across the wall. The photos show exactly what each looks like.

Drop your pick in the comments and you'll get a free 5x7 print of your favorite piece — stop by the studio anytime to claim it, or I'll send it your way if you're not local.

I'll be at JWCC this Friday 6-8 for the FASST member show and in my studio Saturday 12-5 during the open house. Available by appointment as well if those times don't work.

One note — yesterday's post included an experiment piece that isn't part of the final series, so what you're seeing here is a little different. And then there's the optional switcheroo...

Extra credit for those who scroll all the way through: photos G-L show the same six arrangements with a fifth piece included, to replace the fourth — a pure pour that wasn't part of the original plan, due to accidental portrait orientation instead of landscape, so I didn't go ahead with the next steps like I did with the others.

Does that matter? Maybe it completes the cycle regardless... or does it not belong? Does the arrangement change your answer? Weigh in and you'll get a 5x7 of each piece in the series.

Every time I get something figured out I have to go and change it up. Can't just run another pour and call it progress. ...
05/28/2026

Every time I get something figured out I have to go and change it up. Can't just run another pour and call it progress.

No matter what I'm working on or habit I'm stuck in, I need a new angle or it starts to feel like I'm going through the motions.

That's probably why I've never been great at accepting the way things are just because that's how they are.

I'm not trying to be difficult. I just want to know why. Why does it have to be done that way? Who decided? Did they consider other options? Are we still sure?

Because once you understand the why, you get a choice. Go with it because it actually makes sense to you. Or leave it because it doesn't apply to where you are.

That's very different from going along because that's just what you do.

Nobody has to do anything. I believe that. Not in a reckless way — I try to be a decent person. But "good" looks different depending on who you ask. So does "right." So does "correct." So does "success." These aren't fixed points. They're perspectives. And perspectives come from somewhere.

I'd rather play around with something first before locking into the accepted way of doing it. Start somewhere — a method, someone's approach — pull it apart and see what else it could be. Build something of my own, then see where it overlaps with what others found.

You can't argue someone into seeing things differently either. Two entrenched sides rarely meet in the middle — they just get louder. But a good metaphor, a painting, an image that makes you feel something — that opens a door without forcing anyone through it. The answer usually isn't on either side anyway. It's somewhere neither person thought to look.

Honor what came before. Have some fun with it. Then take it somewhere it hasn't been.

Its-a-me, Markio! Who says the kids get to have all the fun.It might've been a hot one out today, but we still went on s...
05/26/2026

Its-a-me, Markio! Who says the kids get to have all the fun.

It might've been a hot one out today, but we still went on some adventures.

Lately Mandi and I have been on a routine. She gets day to take care of business, and I get night.

Now that the weathers nice I'm enjoying as much adventures as I can with the kids. Plus it encourages naps that aren't too late lol.

Today started slow to get out of the house, but we made it.

Started with a loose plan to go to Glendale Park, to give Mina a nice track for her scooter.

As it often does, plans changed.

She asked what Nana was doing.

So we called Grandma and Grandpa and stopped there first.

After a while she was still ready for a park. And I was happy to continue to tire them out.

So round 2 we went to our usual haunt.

I joined them in the tubes for a bit to get out of the sun.

Why just supervise when you can play too?

Gotta try and stay young somehow!

The Brown gene does not mess around.I was spending the morning with Mina and Kyler — the usual routine of keeping little...
05/24/2026

The Brown gene does not mess around.

I was spending the morning with Mina and Kyler — the usual routine of keeping little minds moving, keeping them entertained, keeping the chaos somewhere in the productive range.

I asked Mandi if she had any photos from when she was pregnant or when Zayden was little. Ones I might not already have.

She went and looked.

Came back with actual printed photographs. From a disposable camera.

Only fourteen years ago. Somehow that's already ancient.

Same face. Same hair. With just the hint of a smile that could match Kyler's in taking over a room.

I thought about when Zayden was right around where Kyler is now. I used to catch him hiding under the table long after bedtime.

We'd exchange glances and stifled giggles while I was hanging out with Mandi. She would rarely notice.

I never told.

Some things are better as secrets.

I should put these on a wall together.

Sometimes you just have to step back from everything that needs doing and make time for what you actually want to do.I m...
05/23/2026

Sometimes you just have to step back from everything that needs doing and make time for what you actually want to do.

I made "Concessions" for exactly that reason.

Most of us run on some version of the 80/20 split. Eighty percent of your time on what has to get done. Twenty on everything else. And slowly, quietly, that twenty starts shrinking.

I looked at my to-do list and had a thought, one that I probably should've had sooner.

It was never going to be empty.

There will always be a next thing. Another task. Something that needs handling.

The list doesn't wait for you to be ready — it just keeps going. So at some point you have to decide to step away from it. Not forever. Just long enough to recharge on something you chose.

So I closed it. And I went to make something.

I tried new techniques with this one. Some worked. Some didn't go the way I planned. There are things about it that'll catch my eye every time — things I'd approach differently next time.

My wife always tells me people won't notice. She's very blunt, and usually right. That's what happens when you care deeply about a craft. You stop skipping along and start picking it apart.

This piece is part of the Order to Chaos series. And making it was the most honest version of that theme I've lived yet. The plan met reality. Reality won a few rounds. I kept going anyway.

Row, row, row your boat.

Life is but a dream.

Keep it light. Enjoy the ride. Pick up the paddle when you need to.

Lately my studio has been way too much computer and not enough paint on my hands.A lot of my work time has been spent st...
05/22/2026

Lately my studio has been way too much computer and not enough paint on my hands.

A lot of my work time has been spent staring at a screen instead of getting messy.

There’s been back end work. Planning. Design ideas I want to turn into real things. And trying to be in a good place before June hits, which is a wild month in our house.

May has already had plenty of car troubles, home projects, and extra family stuff to juggle too.

Then June brings birthdays, our anniversary, Father’s Day, and even a trip to the city for Grandma this year.

So even when I’ve had dedicated art time, a lot of it has gone toward the specific tasks that needed to get done first.

Which is fine.

Necessary, even.

But it also means I’ve been staring at the fun stuff from a distance.

The current series I’m working on still has one piece left to finish, and I’ve been itching to get back to it. I was already on the fence about bringing more fluid art into the final piece, but after seeing the response to my recent voting competition, that answer feels a lot clearer.

The pour got the most love, which made me happy because I really enjoy making them.

Second place was the freeform.

Sometimes it helps to hear what other people are connecting with, not because it makes the decision for you, but because it confirms something you were already leaning toward.

This one is starting freeform, but then adding elements of pouring in it.

If you've seen any of the others from past posts, I've been playing with tape as well.

The stories behind these pieces are coming soon.

And honestly, with everything in constant motion lately, it feels pretty fitting for the theme of the series.

But today, I’m taking the day to just get my hands messy.

And my arm, my shirt, and my hoodie... somehow more than my hands 🙃

The second signed framed print has found its person.Congrats to Charlene, the winner of Round 2 of the giveaway!Thank yo...
05/21/2026

The second signed framed print has found its person.

Congrats to Charlene, the winner of Round 2 of the giveaway!

Thank you to everyone who voted, tagged friends, and helped bring more people into the pool. I really appreciate you taking the time to share your favorites, and for helping more people see the pieces.

I’ll be starting ads soon to share these pieces with a wider audience, so now’s a good time to check them out in person before they start wandering off.

I'm available by appointment, and most nights am in the studio. Stop by and ring my bell if you see my lights on in the window!

Thank you again for all the feedback and support.

Honored to share that my acrylic piece received an award yesterday at FASST’s 128th Annual Members Show.This piece was e...
05/20/2026

Honored to share that my acrylic piece received an award yesterday at FASST’s 128th Annual Members Show.

This piece was entered in the special category celebrating 250 years of our country and remembering 9/11, 25 years later this September.

The focus for me was something unifying, as we are all in this together.

I’m grateful to the judges, FASST, and everyone who helped make the show possible. I was surrounded by so many talented artists across all different categories, whether they went home with awards or not.

It was also just a good day catching up with everyone that I could, especially those I haven’t gotten to see in a while.

The show is still ongoing through the rest of May at the Endicott-Johnson Cultural Center. My studio will be open as much as possible, with 5/20 and 5/30 being for sure.

Hours for show:
Wednesday + Friday: 6–8 PM
Saturday + Sunday: 12–5 PM

I’m genuinely grateful to everyone who took time out of their day to tell me not just which piece they liked, but why it...
05/18/2026

I’m genuinely grateful to everyone who took time out of their day to tell me not just which piece they liked, but why it connected with them.

The voting competition started as a fun way to share some work, hear what people responded to, and help me think about where I might focus some of my efforts moving forward.

But the part that has meant the most has been hearing what the pieces made people feel.

Some of that came through comments. Some of it came through messages. Some of it came from conversations with people seeing them in person.

It means a lot to hear that certain pieces struck a chord with people who have been through some of the feelings I was trying to put into the work.

That’s one of the reasons I keep coming back to these pieces, even when they aren’t the newest things I’ve made.

The story between them still feels relevant. And I’m realizing it can still be relevant to other people too.

It’s also helped me see the work a little more clearly. The story was connected, even if the styles stretched in different directions. Hearing what people respond to gives me a better sense of what I may want to explore more intentionally in future series.

So thank you for the votes, the comments, the conversations, and the time you took to look a little closer.

I’m grateful for what this has already opened up, and excited to see where the work goes from here.

If one of the pieces connected with you in some way, I’d still love to hear what it brought up for you.

Link to original post in the comments.

Tag a friend here or there who may appreciate them, and both of you will be entered into the second drawing for a FREE signed and framed print of your favorite!

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