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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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A beautiful breath of fresh air 🌿
February 6, 2026 at 5:06 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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Love all the movement in this one.
February 3, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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Wow, what a find!
February 1, 2026 at 9:44 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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Groups like Patriot Front had started masking because they were getting doxxed and losing their jobs for being racists.
January 30, 2026 at 6:24 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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Thoroughly enjoying Ludwig on Britbox.
January 23, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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Came here to say that!
January 23, 2026 at 5:44 AM
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An intriguing piece ✨
January 23, 2026 at 5:20 AM
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Missing a joke is different from being rude and dismissive. I hope you take the time to learn the difference.
January 20, 2026 at 9:55 PM
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Stunning shot!
January 18, 2026 at 8:02 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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Thank you! 💕
January 17, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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Perfectly captured winter mood.
ianrpearsall.bsky.social Ian R. Pearsall @ianrpearsall.bsky.social · 25d
'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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Thank you!
January 10, 2026 at 4:24 AM
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Thank you! I guess it depends on what you ride 😊
January 10, 2026 at 12:15 AM
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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