I think we’re all comforted by a little light in the dark. Whether you call them fireflies or lightning bugs they’re a beautiful sight flickering in the night. The funny thing is other than their light they’re not all that pretty. I love finding things that are beautifully ugly. It gives me hope that we can all shine brightly in this world no matter what we look like or where we come from. “This Little Light of Mine” is a 8” X 8” oil painting on 1 1/2” deep gallery wrapped canvas. It will be well packed for shipping and arrive ready to hang.

*** I’m a Texas based artist finding inspiration in the everyday beauty of the world. I’ve been a public-school teacher for 20+ years (say a prayer for me.) I’m also a musician, a husband, a father, and an animal lover. Like a lot of bald guys I wear a lot of hats. I’ve been fortunate over the years to show my paintings at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, the Museum of East Texas, the Dishman Art Museum, the Museum of the Gulf Coast, and the Mesquite Arts Center as well as in galleries throughout the country. My solo show “The Wild World of Mark Nesmith” opens at the Longview Museum of Fine Arts in May 2022. My paintings have appeared in American Art Collector, Art Reveal Magazine, the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, Empty Easel, Professional Artist Magazine, VIP, Voyage, and more. I’m honored to have paintings in homes and collections in thirty states in the U.S. and hope to one day have paintings in all Fifty Nifty United States and overseas.