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TOMORROW OCTOBER 17th 5-9
SEE WHAT I’VE BEEN DIGGING UP FOR 6 MONTHS

HUNT GALLERY DOWNTOWN by @rive.render

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UNEARTHED

HUNT RESIDENCIES VOL 8
FRIDAY OCTOBER 17th
5-9 taken in Inside Out by @rive.render

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For the past six months I’ve had the honor of being in @huntresidencies

Come see what my beautiful cohort and I have been digging up out of the bedrock of our souls at our show,

UNEARTHED
October 17th, 5 to 9pm at Hunt Gallery downtown Buffalo. taken in Hunt Art Gallery by @rive.render

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An AKG Public Art Retrospective: a masterclass in nonlinear storytelling by @rive.render

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A bouquet of time

The paintings I had the opportunity to show at @buffaloakgartmuseum.

My @gardensbuffaloniagara piece, “Self Contact”

My East Side Garden Walk pieces from last year, “Ghost/ The Shell” (turn yo phone to the left)

A newly varnished “Freedom’s Prisoner”

A message from the past

My last minute contribution to @northparktheatre ‘s Ghibli chalk festival, Prince Ashitaka and his demon infection.

Finally, a peek at the @stitchbuffalo mural from @buffaloakgartmuseum and @sairacreative that contains more sweat from my body than I could ever imagine was possible to produce

Come see the unveiling Tuesday August 19th at 10:30am taken in Forever and Ever by @rive.render

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Work on breathing
Breathing on work

“There is no time to waste”
Say that again. But slowly. by @rive.render

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Summertime rendering taken in ＬｏｖｅＰｏｉｎt by @rive.render

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Sketchbook interlude.
I love you taken in Light in the Darkness by @rive.render

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Fossil Record of The Dream To Be Complete

This is the first comprehensive exhibition of my work through time. Included are pieces from my college career all the way to an unveiling of new paintings.

I refer to my own paintings as ghosts, or monsters; something like dreams made of what once was, returned to leave a footprint or a snapshot of their existence to state that they never left my side. Fitting, seeing as I have been obsessed with dinosaurs and dragons and other fantastical creatures ever since I could remember. The more I create, I see the more alive they become, and thus the more alive I myself become. Perhaps, they are more than simply phantoms of my imagination. Thank you for taking part in this process of becoming. These pieces of who I am, or rather, who I was, are nothing without you, the observer.

“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”- Søren Kierkegaard

Thank you my friends, thank you my family, thank you not-so-strangers, you are truly my lifeblood. Thank you for having me @buffaloartsstudio. Thank you TRIMANIA. taken in Tri-Main Center by @rive.render

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Introducing our Trimania 2025 live painters!!! As you adventure through TRIMANIA_REBOOT, keep an eye out for these 5 artists creating artwork live during the event!

⚡️TRIMANIA_REBOOT LIVE PAINTERS⚡️
@mrlaughingboy roaming
@a.j.fries , outside suite 232
@breegilliamart , suite 304
@chucktingley , outside suite 350
@naija.art , outside suite 554

To see what other visual artists are participating, view the whole schedule, and purchase tickets visit the links in our bio!

Trimania - a fundraiser for Buffalo Arts Studio by @rive.render

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Fossil Record Of The Dream To Be Complete

I see the only way to say what I mean is to share these small fragments of my life with you. I appreciate every one of you souls for being here. I wouldn’t be here without you.

Also, announcement.
I will be showcasing art and painting live during this year’s TriMania, March 29th. It would be an honor to share more fragments with you. taken in Where the Heart is by @rive.render

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Realm of things unspoken

#procreate taken in 𝑵𝑶𝑾𝑯𝑬𝑹𝑬 by @rive.render

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