#ral86

Hung out with the Greenway Glow folks this past Saturday for a quick lil self portrait demo, using stencils, freehand techniques, and fluorescent spray paints. I REEEEEALLY wanna do this UV reactant project in large scale now. Anyway, it's chillin at @northrupkingbuilding right now, in studio 394, so hit me up if you wanna stop in and take a look. . . . . . #aerosol #spraypaint #stencil #freehand #outdoors #demo #paint #fluorescent #uv #blacklight #ultraviolet #selfie #portrait #mpls #GreenwayGlow2018 #RAL86 (at Northrup King Building)

Here are a few pieces I'll be showing during this upcoming Art-A-Whirl 2018, alongside a few other surprises. May 18th-20th with the @northrupkingbuilding folks, Studio 394. THIS FRIDAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY Y'ALL 😱 #artawhirl2018 #mpls #art #nkb #northeast #RAL86 (at Northrup King Building)

...And that's that. The entire process in getting this put together was a bit amateur-ish but I'm okay with that. Just having some fun before the big projects start. See you folks soon 😎 #overseer #oc #digital #sketch #illustration #freehand #surfaceart #ral86

4 weeks and two days after the death of George Floyd and I'm finally starting to get my focus back. Thanks for waiting y'all. I'll be back to my 100% self here soon. #RAL86 (at State Theatre (Minneapolis, Minnesota)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CB1-m4cBdcl/?igshid=192v7a8byrdec

Speaking with collaborator and friend Robyne from @fivexfivepublicartconsultants, along with a few others, about something incredibly important. The past 3 weeks here in Minneapolis have been a nightmare - both in the sense of trying to process the events surrounding George Floyd's murder, while also observing how a lot of the Twin Cities based creatives and businesses are using their talents and resources in response to the protests and riots that happened. I don't have much of any thoughts planned, apart from just speaking what's in my mind, but I'm hoping you'll join me anyway. Tomorrow from 6-8 CST (Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TzKMQovoQDeuLaLibO9-ow?mc_cid=94c364bcc5&mc_eid=e953442db8&mc_cid=fba0937cbb&mc_eid=e953442db8) #RAL86 (at Minneapolis, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBigaU0hcK1/?igshid=1rmtuy7i3t2dj

Fun fact: I'm a little bit of a writer/story teller. And for various reasons, I've been all sorts of shy, timid, and distracted from doing more with it than I should be. But what better time to start putting out my thoughts about the world than right now? For years I've been stockpiling a series of my original short stories and graphic novel ideas that pair with my personal paintings and illustrations - most of which involved me writing about my experiences with the creative process, the arts industry, and in this case, the soul and spirit in relation to the universe and its human made deities. The Overseer is one of these projects, and it's been developing with me and my other writings since the early 2000's. Fast forward to today, and I'm nearly there with acquiring all the neccessary things to communicate this story to everyone. I don't have all the words quite down just yet, but given how rough things are in the world (pandemic or otherwise)...well let's just say that I've been inspired to put out more of my true and authentic self now. Stick around and you'll see what I mean. Peace y'all. #RAL86 (at Minneapolis, Minnesota) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAnHCL0HNZw/?igshid=1bodpc40z6tpy

New project incoming! I'll be testing out my latest live streaming session with the @mplsart folks this Sunday at noon CST (https://www.mplsart.com/z/ral86/room). Hoping to make this a regular thing, so stop through during my hour set and say hey! #mplsart #livestream #RAL86 https://www.instagram.com/p/CALWdz_nMAR/?igshid=18x4cf0ogf8bq