As a product of growing up as a U.S. Army brat, witnessing the damaging impact of cancer with the passing of my late mother and grandmother; and navigating the digital age as a LGBTQ+ man— it is my hope that through my artwork people can contemplate the layered complexity of our identities.

For me, I believe that the hope of this country can always be found in the hearts of military families that risk everything to safeguard the ideals that America represents. I picked up creating artwork while I was a graduate student at Boston University— a therapist I had at the time had suggested channeling my complex emotions into paintings.

Each time that we would meet, I would remind myself that “there are no mistakes” when it comes to how the paint makes contact with the canvas— and how it takes shape with additional layers in my unique iterative process. This coping strategy-turned-hobby has continued to develop into a broader body of work that I refer to as the Haute de Laissez-faire Collectionwhich debuted in 2025.

Please contact me directly on Instagram @rhinowillie_art for a custom commission or questions about pricing and availability of existing artwork. Serious inquiries only.

Thank you for the love and support.

Cheers,

RDW