I’m Still Standing – and Painting!

Nov 4, 2022
This painting will be displayed in the Annual Vista Lights show at Stormwater Studios.

The past week was hard for me.  I was hacked on Facebook and permanently banned from their platforms, which includes Instagram.  After exhaustive research, I have discovered that this is a nationwide problem.  Facebook will not respond to me or anyone else.  

If you see questionable material coming from my pages on those platforms, it is not me.  Please take a moment to let me know.  I am compiling my evidence in the hopes that Facebook will one day respond.  If you happen to know anyone at Meta/Facebook, I sure would appreciate an introduction.

If this has happened to you or someone you know, this video may be of some help. I’m still working on it.

Nonetheless, I am still painting and working in my studio.  This week’s blog post will give you a peek at what I am painting for our Annual Vista Lights show “Under the Lights.”

For more information on this show: https://www.stormwaterstudios.org/event/vista-lights-2

Remember the studies of the sunset from a few weeks back? I had a plan… : )

A method to my madness. : )
Click here https://www.michelmcninch.com/the-beauty-of-fall-is-coming for that post.
The Sun has made its appearance. More to be revealed next week.

Here’s to still carrying on in the face of adversity. Hoping for great things to happen this week, and until then – I’ll be painting!

Michel

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3 Comments

  1. Roxanne on November 6, 2022 at 9:29 am

    Beautiful!



  2. Lucy Bailey on November 6, 2022 at 1:40 pm

    Love these new paintings! (Sorry to hear about your social media woes…keep painting!!)



  3. Crush Rush on December 31, 2022 at 7:50 pm

    I miss your presence on FB and I’m so tired of stuff like this happening to people who don’t deserve it.
    I can’t wait until your return to Meta when ever they get some sense.



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