Paul M.I.D.A.S.
@paulmidasarts.bsky.social
Artist in many mediums, love nature, live to eat, exercise procrastinator, love animals. Wish the world was better. 🏳️🌈 www.paulmidasarts.com
I just realized that I never showed the completed painting for my parents 25th wedding anniversary. Here it is! They were very happy to receive it.
#artasagift #createsomething #appreciateyourparents #happyanniversary
#artasagift #createsomething #appreciateyourparents #happyanniversary
December 7, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I just realized that I never showed the completed painting for my parents 25th wedding anniversary. Here it is! They were very happy to receive it.
#artasagift #createsomething #appreciateyourparents #happyanniversary
#artasagift #createsomething #appreciateyourparents #happyanniversary
Not a top student, but I try.
Try everything.
Try everything.
December 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Not a top student, but I try.
Try everything.
Try everything.
Hate needles...did it anyway.
If you can find a way to help others, do it.
If you can find a way to help others, do it.
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Hate needles...did it anyway.
If you can find a way to help others, do it.
If you can find a way to help others, do it.
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
Just binged the first half of #strangerthings5 and I am not ready/can't wait for the second half! So good! #strangerthings #Netflix #greatshow
November 29, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Just binged the first half of #strangerthings5 and I am not ready/can't wait for the second half! So good! #strangerthings #Netflix #greatshow
So, I'm reading Kamalas #107days and I read this part.
If I understand it correctly - some time ago Republicans sent immigrants/migrants to Chicago. Then this year they sent 🧊 to attack communities in Chicago. Feels like setup/punchline.
If I understand it correctly - some time ago Republicans sent immigrants/migrants to Chicago. Then this year they sent 🧊 to attack communities in Chicago. Feels like setup/punchline.
November 13, 2025 at 6:40 AM
So, I'm reading Kamalas #107days and I read this part.
If I understand it correctly - some time ago Republicans sent immigrants/migrants to Chicago. Then this year they sent 🧊 to attack communities in Chicago. Feels like setup/punchline.
If I understand it correctly - some time ago Republicans sent immigrants/migrants to Chicago. Then this year they sent 🧊 to attack communities in Chicago. Feels like setup/punchline.
I've come to the conclusion that anyone that says the Moon landing was fake is just voicing a desire to be taken up there...and have their helmet removed for 15 seconds. Just so they can feel how real it was.
#letsmakeitrealforyou
#letsmakeitrealforyou
November 3, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I've come to the conclusion that anyone that says the Moon landing was fake is just voicing a desire to be taken up there...and have their helmet removed for 15 seconds. Just so they can feel how real it was.
#letsmakeitrealforyou
#letsmakeitrealforyou
1. Its been a very busy but actually fun weekend. However it was so busy that I had to push through today to accomplish things. For a moment, I paused and took some deep breaths in order to re-center myself. #art #wip #blueprint #oc #nature #scififantasy #origins #sketch #independentartist
October 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
1. Its been a very busy but actually fun weekend. However it was so busy that I had to push through today to accomplish things. For a moment, I paused and took some deep breaths in order to re-center myself. #art #wip #blueprint #oc #nature #scififantasy #origins #sketch #independentartist
Good morning! Posting another snapshot from my sunrise walk in #sanfrancisco . Have no idea what this structure is for but it certainly looked cool.
#morningwalk #explore #discover #photography #photooftheday #birdinflight #sunrise #unknownplaces
#morningwalk #explore #discover #photography #photooftheday #birdinflight #sunrise #unknownplaces
October 15, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Good morning! Posting another snapshot from my sunrise walk in #sanfrancisco . Have no idea what this structure is for but it certainly looked cool.
#morningwalk #explore #discover #photography #photooftheday #birdinflight #sunrise #unknownplaces
#morningwalk #explore #discover #photography #photooftheday #birdinflight #sunrise #unknownplaces
1. We had a storm sweep through today and I believe there's more tomorrow; so I thought to place one of my characters that is a powerful force of nature even though she is less than 1 inch tall.
#characterdesign #wip #originalcharacter
#characterdesign #wip #originalcharacter
October 14, 2025 at 4:35 AM
1. We had a storm sweep through today and I believe there's more tomorrow; so I thought to place one of my characters that is a powerful force of nature even though she is less than 1 inch tall.
#characterdesign #wip #originalcharacter
#characterdesign #wip #originalcharacter
On Tuesday I went down to an art scanning place in #SF in order to start phase 2 (phase 1 is blueprints) of my book character pieces.
Since I arrived 2 hours early, I took the time to wander. All photos have my Copper540 filter. #wander #photography #explore #morningwalk
Since I arrived 2 hours early, I took the time to wander. All photos have my Copper540 filter. #wander #photography #explore #morningwalk
October 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
On Tuesday I went down to an art scanning place in #SF in order to start phase 2 (phase 1 is blueprints) of my book character pieces.
Since I arrived 2 hours early, I took the time to wander. All photos have my Copper540 filter. #wander #photography #explore #morningwalk
Since I arrived 2 hours early, I took the time to wander. All photos have my Copper540 filter. #wander #photography #explore #morningwalk
1. Since tomorrow is going to be a day of traveling. I wanted to place a character that also travels, across dimensions and worlds.
October 7, 2025 at 5:52 AM
1. Since tomorrow is going to be a day of traveling. I wanted to place a character that also travels, across dimensions and worlds.
September 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
An issue I have with photography is that if the photo looks too perfect I assume its AI. It somehow doesnt matter how much work a person put into it in a photo editing program, if it looks fake I'm not hitting the like button/heart icon.
#AIsideproblem #realitytofiction
#AIsideproblem #realitytofiction
September 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
An issue I have with photography is that if the photo looks too perfect I assume its AI. It somehow doesnt matter how much work a person put into it in a photo editing program, if it looks fake I'm not hitting the like button/heart icon.
#AIsideproblem #realitytofiction
#AIsideproblem #realitytofiction
Since theres rain in the forecast here at home I thought this week I'd show a Blueprint of a character the controls the weather, or at least an aspect of it.
I spent the weekend working on a different set of pieces which I'll feature next week.
#art #wip #characterdesign
I spent the weekend working on a different set of pieces which I'll feature next week.
#art #wip #characterdesign
September 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Since theres rain in the forecast here at home I thought this week I'd show a Blueprint of a character the controls the weather, or at least an aspect of it.
I spent the weekend working on a different set of pieces which I'll feature next week.
#art #wip #characterdesign
I spent the weekend working on a different set of pieces which I'll feature next week.
#art #wip #characterdesign
Where are they?
More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site
As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.
www.miamiherald.com
September 24, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Where are they?
1 - The last two weeks have been productive. If I wasn't out at an event or family gathering with my Husband, I was in front of my design desk, setting down character designs.
September 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
1 - The last two weeks have been productive. If I wasn't out at an event or family gathering with my Husband, I was in front of my design desk, setting down character designs.
If you want a comical (the T) perspective on conservatism, watch Horace Vandergelder in Hello Dolly for the entirety of his introductory scenes.
#filmisthemirror
#filmisthemirror
September 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
If you want a comical (the T) perspective on conservatism, watch Horace Vandergelder in Hello Dolly for the entirety of his introductory scenes.
#filmisthemirror
#filmisthemirror
Got several photos of Praying Mantis and then put my Threa filter on it. Its fun to tinker and transform photos. Make it look like another world.
September 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Got several photos of Praying Mantis and then put my Threa filter on it. Its fun to tinker and transform photos. Make it look like another world.
I made a few friends today. They were all ready to pose the house down. I like this one the most.
September 1, 2025 at 6:14 AM
I made a few friends today. They were all ready to pose the house down. I like this one the most.
Taken today while enjoying a stroll around town before going to a #puppeteersforfears show.
I applied my Jupiter filter to the photo.
I applied my Jupiter filter to the photo.
August 21, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Taken today while enjoying a stroll around town before going to a #puppeteersforfears show.
I applied my Jupiter filter to the photo.
I applied my Jupiter filter to the photo.
My passion vine flowers are stunning! Its good to see some beauty in my home with how ugly the world has become.
There's hope in the bloom.
#flower #blooming #passionvine
There's hope in the bloom.
#flower #blooming #passionvine
August 20, 2025 at 7:05 AM
My passion vine flowers are stunning! Its good to see some beauty in my home with how ugly the world has become.
There's hope in the bloom.
#flower #blooming #passionvine
There's hope in the bloom.
#flower #blooming #passionvine
Remembering my visit to New Orleans. I took a tour of a well-known plantation. There was a lot to absorb between the accounts from individuals that went through slavery, as well as just the amount of names memoralized there. The feeling of oppression was clear.
I've put my Copper540 filter on these.
I've put my Copper540 filter on these.
August 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Remembering my visit to New Orleans. I took a tour of a well-known plantation. There was a lot to absorb between the accounts from individuals that went through slavery, as well as just the amount of names memoralized there. The feeling of oppression was clear.
I've put my Copper540 filter on these.
I've put my Copper540 filter on these.