Mark Tisdale’s Art Blog

This winter cabin art print is my last artwork of 2020. I would be lying if I said 2020 is a year I will fondly remember. I created some artwork that I’m certainly proud of but there was an undercurrent … Read More

Working on these Alabama Lighthouse art prints was a work of love. If you check out my shop, you’ll see that I simply love lighthouses. There’s something sort of magical about them for me. And I don’t think I’m alone … Read More

I’ve been an artist selling my work on Fine Art America for the past decade and one of the most common questions I hear is about sales stats for Fine Art America artists. Or more specifically artists want to know … Read More

It’s sort of a running joke that when I share my red phone box art, I have to comment on the apparent obsession I have with them. I mean, if you look at the work I’ve done over the years, … Read More

Sometimes the subjects of my new art are my own imagination but others like this Angel Oak wall art are the result of suggestions from customers and people who follow my work on social media. I won’t always promise that … Read More

I think I can safely call this red telephone booth art print a classic now. It’s been over ten years since I took the photo it’s based upon. And it wasn’t long after that I sat at home editing the … Read More

There’s no question this new fall artwork was meant to be cheerful and uplifting. I think most of the time my artwork leans in this direction anyway. I suspect anyone who has followed me for awhile is used to bright … Read More

It’s funny that one of the most perennially visited articles on my site is my now five year old artist websites review. And periodically I get questions from other artists who have read that several year old article and want … Read More

Were any of you out there expecting an XP-Pen Artist 22E review? Probably  not! Especially since I posted earlier this year that I had gotten an XP-Pen Artist 16. So, it only seems fair to explain how I went from … Read More

Lately I frequently get art-suggestions like a recent one for the old Point Loma Lighthouse in San Diego. Should I say she had me at lighthouse? There’s just something fascinating to me about old lighthouses, that’s why I have quite … Read More

The challenge of creating local Atlanta art is what really kick-started my drive to be an artist. For those who don’t know, I started out mainly interested in capturing far away places on trips overseas. I loved to travel and … Read More

I think most who follow my work would agree I’m more well known for my colorful work, but as these black and white photos of Atlanta illustrate, I sometimes dabble in monochromatic schemes as well! But it is, admittedly rare! … Read More

As the year is fast drawing to a close, I think it’s safe to say that my Auburn prints have been the most popular this year. For some of you that may be not surprise. After all, I think the … Read More

It’s funny how often some of my artwork, like this 50s music poster, starts as something entirely different. The basis of this actually started as a potential book cover I was working on. The cover itself went in an entirely … Read More

I recently completed a piece of Auburn art that has gotten way more attention than I honestly expected. I mean, every artist hopes a piece or two of their art gets a lot of notice but it doesn’t happen as … Read More

If you follow my art blog and you’re also an artist or aspiring artist, you may have read my recent post about my experience with the XP-Pen Artist 16, which is essentially a Wacom Alternative for the Cintiq line of … Read More

Only a handful of weeks ago, I finished a new piece of art that included a female silhouette and the blazing sun. As you’ll read there, it was kind of an accidental piece of art which started as a backdrop … Read More

Background On My Choice of an XP-Pen Display Tablet Just thought I’d share my initial thoughts about the XP-Pen Artist 16 – a Wacom Cintiq Alternative now that I’ve actually sat down and worked with it. But I think a … Read More

The word I keep finding myself using today is surreal. And it’s the only appropriate word I can come up with. How does some random guy from a small town in Georgia end up in the news following a terror … Read More

This new spiritual artwork print is a perfect example of how often I start one thing and find unexpected inspiration for something else. My latest piece was originally meant to be just a backdrop behind the text for Max Ehrmann’s … Read More