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Riis Griffen
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Mixed media artist, writer, crow-friend living in the Pacific Northwest.

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people who say that all creative endeavor can be replaced with AI probably need to reckon with the fact that all televised sports events with human athletes could easily be replicated by high-definition computer-animated simulations….and yet we don’t do this and no one seems to want to.
February 8, 2026 at 7:26 PM
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This is a cool photo of crescent Venus.

And the Moon, too.

Image credit: Iván Éder
A blue sky, some patchy clouds, and a thin, bright crescent. That's Venus. The larger, dimmer crescent is the Moon.
February 5, 2026 at 4:05 AM
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New painting in my small solo show at Brassworks Gallery until this weekend. 😊 The art still be available on their website afterward.

Ready, Set
mixed media on canvas
12 x 12"
#art #owl #ArtYear #BskyArt #PDXArt #painting #artist #NewArt #BskyArtist #ArtLovers #ArtOnBlueSky #painters
Painting of an abstract owl in shades of red, pink and gray with a striped collaged beak. The owl is standing, looking up and to one side.
February 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
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First hints of spring.

#photography #spring #blossoms #floral #macro #NaturesBeauty #NatureLover #MacroPhotography
Closeup photo of delicate white and pink fruit blossoms against a dark background.
February 1, 2026 at 8:14 PM
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There's an auction going for Minnesota! Loads of publishing-related lots and opportunities: have a look!

www.32auctions.com/publishingfo...
Publishing for Minnesota
Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
I'm sorry. As a technology writer, I'm supposed to be telling you that this bet will some day pay off, because one day we will have shoveled so many words into the word-guessing program that it wakes up and learns how to actually do the jobs it is failing spectacularly at today. This is a proposition akin to the idea that if we keep breeding horses to run faster and faster, one of them will give birth to a locomotive. Humans possess intelligence, and machines do not. The difference between a human and a word-guessing program isn't how many words the human knows. I'm sorry. I know that when we talk about "digital sovereignty," we're obliged to talk about how we can build more data-centres that we can fill up with money-losing chips from American silicon monopolists in the hopes of destroying as many jobs as possible while blowing through our clean energy goals and enshittifying as much of our potable water as possible.
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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once again saying: our ancestors accomplished more, with less, against worse.
January 17, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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January 15, 2026 at 6:25 PM
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Perfectly captured winter mood.
ianrpearsall.bsky.social Ian R. Pearsall @ianrpearsall.bsky.social · 24d
'Tracks to a Farm'
Ink
January 16, 2026 at 6:57 PM
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I've been feeling inspired from seeing so many friends and so much art at Brassworks last Saturday!

Here's another painting in my small solo show:

Incurable Optimist
mixed media on canvas
12 x 12"
#art #painting #OriginalArt #ArtSky #BskyArtists #PDXArt #artist #PortlandArt #painter #WeirdArt
Painting of an abstract character in shades of pink and gold on a black background. The character is wide, with small cat-like ears, a wide messy smile, and arms of different sizes.
January 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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Quiet time.

#nature #landscape #fog #foglover #naturelover #PhotoSky #winter #january #winterlove
Photo of a mossy maple tree with bare branches in front of fir trees in fog.
January 14, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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we’re in the vet’s office waiting room and they just called for Agamemnon. we all looked at the Great Dane but it turns out Agamemnon is an orange kitten in a backpack that makes him look like an astronaut cheese puff
January 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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"Fledgling" is in my show opening tomorrow at Brassworks Gallery in Portland. The online preview of the January shows is already live if you're not local and you'd like to check it out.

I'll be at the reception from 5 to 6:30--hope to see you!
#artist #NewArt #painting #PDXArt #art #originalart
Mixed media painting of an abstract birdlike character with big eyes, drooping wings, and a stance that lists slightly sideways. The character is shades of tan and gold on a black and red background.
January 9, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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Ice crystals from 9 years ago today ❄️

#winter #NaturesBeauty #january #WinterLove #NatureLover
Closeup photo of ice crystals backlit by the sun. The background is a fir tree and blue sky.
January 6, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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My ten newest paintings will be at Portland's Brassworks Gallery starting Jan 10!

The online preview opens Friday--just enter your email address on their website to be included.

#riisgriffenart #newart #artshow #pdxart #pdxartist #portlandart #portlandartist #oregonartist
Art exhibit show card for several shows opening at Portland's Brassworks Gallery on January 10: a group show called Forest Myth; a two-person show with Amelia Opie and Rye Watts; a small solo show with Riis Griffen; a small solo show with Gwynn Goodner; and Embers in the Dark: Queer Stories of the Unseen, by Nat Erickson. I'll be at the reception from 5 to 6:30. If you're in the area, I hope to see you there!
January 4, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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important
badger eating berries
December 20, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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saskajanet.bsky.social Janet Hill @saskajanet.bsky.social · Dec 24
Wind-ruffled Northern Yellow-shafted Flicker #birds
Woodpecker with black moustache, bib and black polkadot belly is perched on a wooden deck railing with snow in the background. He has a bit of snow on his beak.
December 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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#ArtAdventCalendar, Day 21!

An all-time favorite of mine. In the new year I'd like to keep more of this looseness and ambiguity in my art.

Yo-Yo
mixed media on 18 x 24" canvas
2020, Sold
#art #artist #ArtSky #ArtistSky #BskyArt #BskyArtists #PDXArt #ExpressiveArt #WeirdArt #ArtOnBlueSky #paintings
Painting of an abstract childlike figure with a dismayed expression and a yo-yo with a tangled string. The figure is painted in shades of blue and back on a gray and white background.
December 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Christmas cheer from 2014 ✨

Snarky the Cat
mixed media on 8 x 8" board
Sold
#ArtAdventCalendar #art #paintings #artists #PDXArt #caturday #cattitude #CatArt #BskyArtists #BskyArt #WeirdArt
Painting of an abstract cat-like character baring its teeth.
December 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Light in winter.

#BlueSkyArtShow #OpenHouse #photography #NaturePics #NatureLover #forest #mossy #winter #NaturesBeauty #PNW
Photo looking up into a fir tree with dark moss-laden branches backlit by sunlight.
December 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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From last year's Postcard Show at Portland's Brassworks Gallery 😊This year's show is currently open and the art is available online as well as in the gallery!

Desmond
mixed media on 4 x 6" card
#ArtAdventCalendar #art #artist #BskyArtist #BskyArt #painting #WeirdArt #ExpressiveArt #ArtistOnBlueSky
Mixed media painting of an abstract four-legged creature with a big grin and upstanding ears. The creature is painted in shades of pink and red on a pale background.
December 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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As I've said before. You can make anything for your Christmas tree
An embroidered ornament of the Christmas hedgehog
December 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Happy Wednesday! Here's a larger piece. I had fun painting this one—in the new year I'd like to get back to working bigger. 🎨

Miss Helen
mixed media on 18 x 24" canvas
2024
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#ArtAdventCalendar #art #artists #ArtLovers #Chickens #ArtSky #BskyArt #BskyArtists #painting #ExpressiveArt
Painting of a large opinionated chicken in shades of red and pink. She has tiny white teeth lining her beak.
December 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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I've been working on art for a Jan. show and can't share it yet. Here's an older one that's still meaningful to me.

Wise Beyond Your Years
Mixed media on 8 x 8" board
2015
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#ArtAdventCalendar #Art #Artist #Painting #ExpressiveArt #BskyArt #BskyArtist #ArtOnBsky #PDXArt #WeirdArt #Arte #Kunst
Painting of an abstract animal-like character's face with long pink rabbity ears. The face is painted in shades of teal, gray, and gold on a dark blue background.
December 15, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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For the #BlueSkyArtShow, one of my most #FavoriteThings: Fog 🤍
#Woods #FoggyMorning #NaturePics #December #Photography #Landscape #NatureLover
Photo of tall Douglas firs with light shining through dense fog.
December 13, 2025 at 5:53 PM