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The Ascending Stroke
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Purveyor of fine art and queer snark. Gemini sun in the streets. Scorpio rising in the sheets.
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Step up! Stand out! Be PROUD!

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June 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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PLANTATION from THE LOUISIANAESTHETIC COLLECTION

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Reggie Michael Rodrigue

#art #fineart #contemporaryart #visualart #digitalart #digitalimage #Louisiana #Louisianaart #plantation
June 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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COMMUNION

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Reggie Michael Rodrigue

#art #fineart #contemporaryart #visualart #digitalart #digitalimage #Louisiana #Louisianaart #pelican
May 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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When Nottoway Plantation burned to the ground last week, artist Damien Davis felt something strange but familiar: relief — a kind of exhale he didn’t know he was holding.
Let It Burn
For Black people, watching the Nottoway plantation go up in flames felt like witnessing a lie collapse under the weight of truth.
hyperallergic.com
May 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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NEST

graphite and watercolor on paper

8 5" x 11

Reggie Michael Rodrigue

#art #fineart #contemporaryart #visualart #Louisiana #Louisianaart #drawing #graphite #watercolor #abstraction #abstractart #egret
May 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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"Each time the populace shifts to accept a new norm, a new level of cruelty, a new outrage, the White House is further emboldened and the rules are reset. The deportations and renditions of innocent people without due process begins with migrants, but it will not end there."
May 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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ONAN

assemblage sculpture with an industrial pipe fitting, a metal framework, a wooden base, jute rope, epoxy, mud and acrylic paint

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Reggie Michael Rodrigue

#art #fineart #contemporaryart #visualart #sculpture #assemblage #abstraction #nonobjectiveart #abstractart #Onan
May 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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AWAKENINGS from THE FLOATING WORLD SUITE

acrylic and newsprint on an antique, Acadian window

32" x 35"

Reggie Michael Rodrigue

#art #fineart #contemporaryart #visualart #painting #abstraction #Louisiana #Louisianaart #egret #magnolia
May 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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AT PLAY WITHIN THE MAGNETIC FIELDS

acrylic and newsprint on an antique Acadian window

22.5" x 32.5"

Reggie Michael Rodrigue

#art #fineart #contemporaryart #visualart #painting #abstraction #nonobjectiveart #magneticfields
May 8, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Salt Lake City, Utah, and Boise, Idaho, adopted official Pride flags on Tuesday in response to state laws barring the display of any nonofficial flags at schools and government buildings.
Salt Lake City and Boise Adopt Official Pride Flags in Response to State Laws
www.nytimes.com
May 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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APPROACHING TOTALITY, DIALOGUE 6

acrylic and oil crayon on board

24" x 30"

Reggie Michael Rodrigue

#art #fineart #contemporaryart #visualart #painting #abstraction #nonobjectiveart
May 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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FROM THE EDGE OF THE DEEP BLUE SEA

acrylic and enamel on board

48" x 48"

Reggie Michael Rodrigue

#art #fineart #visualart #contemporaryart #painting #abstraction #nonobjectiveart
May 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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ZYDEC0 (FOR JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT) from THE LOUISIANA'S GREATEST ARTISTIC HITS (FROM AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE) SERIES

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Reggie Michael Rodrigue

#art #fineart #contemporaryart #visualart #digitalart #digitalimage #Louisiana #Louisianaart #appropriation #homage #Jean-MichelBasquiat #Zydeco
May 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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PONTCHARTRAIN from THE LOUISIANAESTHETIC COLLECTION

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Reggie Michael Rodrigue

#art #fineart #contemporaryart #visualart #digitalart #digitalimage #Louisianaart #Louisiana #LakePontchartrain
May 4, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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REFLECTION

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Reggie Michael Rodrigue

#art #fineart #contemporaryart #visualart #digitalart #digitalimage #Louisianaart #Louisiana #egret
May 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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PROTECTION

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Reggie Michael Rodrigue

#art #fineart #contemporaryart #visualart #digitalart #digitalimage #Louisiana #Louisianaart #pelican
May 2, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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"In 72 hours, I have to fill 667 Mother's Day orders, meet with two separate bridezillas, get a bikini wax, oversee the Wilton Manners PRIDE board meeting, AND I haven't been boned in a dumpster for months! Plus, I'm out of vodka, Xanax and crawdads! I'm on the edge of a nervous breakdown, Mary!"
May 1, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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POINT OF PRIDE

watercolor and graphite on paper

8.5" x 11"

Reggie Michael Rodrigue

#art #fineart #contemporaryart #visualart #watercolor #drawing #Louisiana #Louisianaart #egret
April 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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JANUS

assemblage sculpture with a wooden chair, an antique, Acadian window, lumber, a tree branch, a metal bolt, and candle, acrylic and soil

34" x 24" x 66"

Reggie Michael Rodrigue

#art #fineart #contemporaryart #visualart #sculpture #assemblage #abstraction #Janus
April 29, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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ABUNDANCE from THE FLOATING WORLD SERIES

acrylic and newsprint on an antique Acadian window

32" x 30.5"

Reggie Michael Rodrigue

#art #fineart #contemporaryart #visualart #painting #abstraction #Louisiana #Louisianaart #egret #magnolia
April 28, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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THE GENESIS OF FORM AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE

acrylic and newsprint on an antique Acadian window

42" x 38"

Reggie Michael Rodrigue

#art #fineart #contemporaryart #visualart #painting #abstraction #nonobjectiveart
April 27, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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I BLEW-UP YOUR BODY, BUT YOU BLEW MY MIND

acrylic and charcoal on board

48" x 48"

Reggie Michael Rodrigue

#art #fineart #contempoaryart #visualart #painting #abstraction #nonobjectiveart #RoxyMusic #InEveryDreamHomeAHeartache
April 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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APPROACHING TOTALITY, DIALOGUE 5

acrylic and oil crayon on board

24" x 28"

Reggie Michael Rodrigue

#art #fineart #contemporaryart #visualart #painting #abstraction #nonobjectiveart
April 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Weirdo present and ready for duty, Sir!

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April 24, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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INFINITY GRAVEYARD (FOR YAYOI KUSAMA) from THE LOUISIANA'S GREATEST ARTISTIC HITS (FROM AN ALTERNATE UNIVERSE) SERIES

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Reggie Michael Rodrigue

#art #fineart #contemporaryart #visualart #digitalart #digitalimage #Louisiana #Louisianaart #YayoiKusuma #graveyard #appropriation
April 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM