Boose

12/10/2025

Yo.
Thank you to everyone who came out to the opening night of The Wild West Within and Beyond.
Rain, sleet, snow… and somehow a full-on blizzard — and y’all still showed up. That love will never be lost on me.

So many reunions.
So many new connections.
So many goodbyes.

Thinking about it even now feels overwhelming in the best way. I’m still coming down from it all. My heart is full. I love y’all, deeply.

Truly — thank you to everyone who pulled up. I’m beyond grateful.

And for those who couldn’t make it (understandably so — that blizzard was serious), the work will still be up and available to view for the rest of the month at .socialclub . Stop by, spend some time with the paintings, and grab some NA beverages while you’re there.

Lastly — and definitely not least — thank you to my extended family at .socialclub for giving me not just the space, but the belief. I almost didn’t do this show. But they held it down, along with , who reminded me to ‘KEEP PAINTING’ when I needed it most.

This one’s for Tony. Rest In Power Big Dawg.

Chicago.
My home.
My heart.

It’s been real.
Until next time.
Peace.

11/26/2025

This Saturday.
November 29th at .socialclub —
my last art show in Chicago for the foreseeable future.

pull up.
see some art.
say goodbye.
celebrate this chapter with me.

we’ve got a themed mocktail menu curated by .online,
and some fire pizza courtesy of .

prints available for purchase — link in bio.

this Saturday, the 29th @ 7p.
love. peace.

11/24/2025

my time in chicago has come to a close.
im leaving this amazing city.
this is my last show here for a while.

pull up, say goodbye, see some art.

we’ll have non-alcoholic drinks from .socialclub,

pizza from ,

and prints from ya boi.

prints available now for purchase — link in bio.

this saturday, the 29th .
love. peace.

11/19/2025

i lost my mother in february of this year.
i was her caretaker, her provider —
but the moment she passed, i felt stripped.
because i realized she had been giving me something money can’t buy:
her prayers.
her covering.
her love.

a reality hit me that i hadn’t felt until that moment:
no one on this earth will ever love me like my mother did.
no one will ever pray for me the way she did.

from that point on, i knew it was time to step up in my own walk with God.
to stay anchored.
to fight the good fight.

ironically (but not ironically),
i painted this before i even knew i’d be going to seminary—
on the rough and rugged terrain we call life.
just me, my Father God,
and my mother,
Solyluna — above,
with me always, in my heart.

the pain is real.
it doesn’t go away.
you just learn how to make peace with it.

but it’s also empowered me —
it’s made me fearless.
it’s given me a kind of growth i couldn’t have reached any other way.
a growth only deep loss can teach.
a growth that reshaped me from the inside out.

at the end of the day,
nothing in this life is more important than your faith—
your walk with God.

when all else fails,
He is right there with you.
enduring.

for everyone who’s experienced loss this year,
my heart is with you.
it’s painful,
but it’s also transforming.

fight the good fight.
stay strong.
love you all.
thank you.

announcements coming soon.
peace.

11/14/2025

11/12/2025

I’ve always wrestled with impermanence.
why can’t the good times just stay good?
why can’t we remain in that feeling —
where everything sits right,
and peace feels close enough to touch.

but the truth is... we can’t.
we’re pilgrims — constantly moving, adjusting, changing.
and as much as i’ve hated that,
i’ve come to realize something:
if things never changed,
that would be its own kind of hell.

we’d get bored.
we’d stop discovering the beauty of life —
the strength and beauty within ourselves.
we’d stop growing.

new things need to happen.
we need to grow.
we need to let go.
and that means walking through hard places.
it means stepping into the unknown.
it means moving forward.

this piece is about that —
moving forward when you can’t go back.
having courage when the path looks rocky.
and remembering:
you’re not walking alone.
a greater power walks with you.

announcements coming soon.
stay tuned.
love. peace.

06/02/2025

SATURDAY, June 7th: come through and enjoy some wine and art with your boi at Door 24 Wine in Bucktown (2124 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL 60647). This is my first time showing paintings in real life—since 2020 y’all have only seen these paintings on my IG. Thank y’all for all the love and support; now you can check them out IRL. I’ll be showing three pieces: “Uncharted” and “Pyrole Red” from 2020, plus my latest centerpiece, “The Red Cowboy” (painted in 2023 as part of a larger exhibition). Come kick it THIS WEEKEND. Peace ✌🏾

11/02/2024

(1/3) “The Eyes Never Lie” ~ 2023

11/02/2024

(2/3) “The Eyes Never Lie” ~ 2023

11/02/2024

(3/3) “The Eyes Never Lie” ~ 2023