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!Apiow Akwai
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!Apiow Akwai @dothedonts.bsky.social · Nov 17
Sudden silence” - Oils and acrylics 31.5” x 47.24 canvas.

Song: If it hurts by Gallant

#blackart #blackartist #oils #acrylics #mixedmedia #contemporaryart #artist #art
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friendzonepod.bsky.social
Episode 477 of #TheFriendZone is now live.

Listen to "Types of 'Pecia - Featuring Dr. Lauren Seale-Sarkipato" on Simplecast: the-friend-zone.simplecast.com/episodes/typ...

Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite podcasts.
Types of 'Pecia - Featuring Dr. Lauren Seale-Sarkipato | The Friend Zone
This week on #TheFriendZone, we’re joined by Dr. Lauren Seale-Sarkipato (Dustin’s cousin!) to talk about the horrific history of racism in the field of Dermatology.
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May 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
dothedonts.bsky.social
From initial inspiration, reference, concept to realization. Lots of edits needed but so far I’m excited about this one.

“Look inward” -Mixed media on 36” x 48” canvas

Song: Tyrant, All night remix by Beyoncé
#contemporaryart #art #artist #blackart #blackartist #oilpainting #visualart #blacksky
May 4, 2025 at 1:56 AM
dothedonts.bsky.social
“Look inward” -Mixed media on 36” x 48” canvas

Song: Lightbeamers by FKA Twigs

#contemporaryart #art #artist #blackart #blackartist #oilpainting #mixedmediasrt #visualart #blacksky
April 20, 2025 at 1:39 AM
dothedonts.bsky.social
“Look inward” -Mixed media on 36” x 48” canvas

Been a minute since I painted anything, feeling a bit rusty but happy with this new concept. Can’t wait to see how it turns out once completed.

#contemporaryart #art #artist #blackart #blackartist #oilpainting #visualart #blacksky
April 18, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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friendzonepod.bsky.social
Episode 472 of #TheFriendZone is now live.

Listen to "Fantasiaba" on Simplecast: the-friend-zone.simplecast.com/episodes/fan...

Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite podcasts.
Fantasiaba | The Friend Zone
This week on #TheFriendZone, we talk overconsumption, excess and viral TikTok products.
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April 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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heyassante.com
Happy Wednesday Family!

Check out the latest episode of @friendzonepod.bsky.social out now! Listen to “Black or White" now available on all platforms.

link: the-friend-zone.simplecast.com/episodes/bla...

@lsnpodcasts.bsky.social #TheFriendZone‬
Black Or White | The Friend Zone
This week on #TheFriendZone, it’s a shoot the shit episode. No Hot Button. No segments. Just whatever wants to come up. Brace yourself.
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April 9, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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heyassante.com
Happy Wednesday Family!

Check out the latest episode of @friendzonepod.bsky.social out now! Listen to “That Must Be A New One" now available on all platforms.

link: the-friend-zone.simplecast.com/episodes/tha...

@lsnpodcasts.bsky.social #TheFriendZone‬
That Must Be A New One | The Friend Zone
This week on #TheFriendZone, we talk Main Character Syndrome.
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April 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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This week on #TheRead: No More Parents For Me, Thanks. I'm Full.
No More Parents For Me, Thanks. I'm Full. | The Read
Dealing with rebellious dog vomit...
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March 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
dothedonts.bsky.social
Change- mixed media on 20” x 30” canvas

Song: It won’t stop by Sevyn Streeter ft Chris Brown

#contemporaryart #art #artist #blackart #blackartist #oilpainting #mixedmedia #visualart #blacksky
March 3, 2025 at 3:01 AM
dothedonts.bsky.social
Varnish day!

“Indecisions” - mixed media on 36” x 48” canvas

Song: II hands II heaven by Beyoncé

#contemporaryart #art #artist #blackart #blackartist #oilpainting #mixedmedia #visualart #blacksky
March 3, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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friendzonepod.bsky.social
Episode 464 of #TheFriendZone is now live.

Listen to, "Assigned Meaning", on Simplecast: the-friend-zone.simplecast.com/episodes/ass...

Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your favorite podcasts.
Assigned Meaning | The Friend Zone
This week on #TheFriendZone, we talk about the challenging “rug pull” moments of life and whether or not we assign deeper meaning to them.
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February 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Don't Hate The Player this week on #TheRead
Don't Hate The Player | The Read
I will hate more. I will hate harder.
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February 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
dothedonts.bsky.social
Demo for tonight’s painting class for youth…pissed I lost it on the way to work so now I gotta create another one. 😫

Acrylic and modelling paste on 11” x 14” canvas

#visualart #contemporaryart #art #artist #blackart #blackartist #acrylics #mixedmedia
February 12, 2025 at 8:59 PM
dothedonts.bsky.social
Quick hand study. - Oils on canvas

Interlude: The glory is in you by Master P

#visualart #contemporaryart #art #artist #blackart #blackartist #oilpainting #blacksky
February 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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film still #44

John and Britt rehearsing.

#severance
February 9, 2025 at 5:21 AM
dothedonts.bsky.social
New merch available on my website! You can find mugs, tote bags and notebooks with “Dreams We Forget” artwork printed on them! Hope you like the designs. 😊

#visualart #contemporaryart #art #artist #blackart #blackartist #oilpainting #acrylics #blacksky
February 8, 2025 at 11:46 PM
dothedonts.bsky.social
Rise up - Mixed media on 19.7” x 39.4” inch canvas

Still learning to not obsess over details but to let the work turn out how it may.

This piece was gifted to a colleague for his birthday.

#visualart #contemporaryart #art #artist #blackart #blackartist #blacksky
February 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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thisistheread.com
The Puppy Bowl this week on #TheRead
The Puppy Bowl | The Read
Happy blackity black month
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February 6, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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heyassante.com
Happy Wednesday Family!

Check out the latest episode of @friendzonepod.bsky.social out now! Listen to "Her Neck, Her Back, Her Van" now available on all platforms.

link: the-friend-zone.simplecast.com/episodes/her...

@lsnpodcasts.bsky.social #TheFriendZone‬
Her Neck, Her Back, Her Van | The Friend Zone
This week on #TheFriendZone, we talk a little tech, a little music and a lot of TV.
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February 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
dothedonts.bsky.social
“Altered realities” - mixed media on 36” x 48” canvas

Finally complete! Hopefully I get to exhibit this piece in the next few months.

I hate that my work is being heavily censored…it’s just breast! 😒

#blackart #blackartist #art #artist #contemporaryart #visualart #blacksky
February 3, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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“I think sometimes genre is a code word to keep us in our place as artists, and I just want to encourage people to do what they’re passionate about” - Beyoncé after winning Best Country Album for “Cowboy Carter”
February 3, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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this was helpful and now i get why you lot are in a tizzy
February 2, 2025 at 2:43 PM
dothedonts.bsky.social
“Dreams We Forget”- oils on 31.5” x 47.24” inch canvas

Song: 16 Carriages by Beyoncé

#visualart #contemporaryart #art #artist #blackart #blackartist #oilpainting #acrylics #mixedmedia
February 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
dothedonts.bsky.social
Change- mixed media on 20” x 30” canvas

Song: Runaway by Jhene Aiko ft The Weekend & Frank Ocean (JayBeatz Mashup)

#contemporaryart #art #artist #blackart #blackartist #oilpainting #visualart #blacksky
February 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM