Story & Lesson Highlights with Alimo Alimo of Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Alimo Alimo shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.

Alimo, we’re thrilled to have you with us today. Before we jump into your intro and the heart of the interview, let’s start with a bit of an ice breaker: What do the first 90 minutes of your day look like?
After I wake up, shower, and get moving, the first thing I do is make a smoothie and coffee. Without this combo, I’m a cranky guy, lol. But for real, it sets me up for the morning. After that, I pull out my sketchbook or a larger 14×17″in. book and get to painting. I have this nice island next to the kitchen where I can get all my watercolors and acrylic gouache out on the table and get flowing.

For me, this moment in the morning while drinking my cup of joe and getting loose sets the tone for my day. Sometimes this painting can be quick, around 30 min, other times it’s 3 hours. This habit sets me up for the morning before I either bike over to the studio or jump over to the computer for admin work.

Once I finish, I always get in a little walk around the block if I decide not bike over to the studio to get some wiggles out.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Hey friends! I’m Alimo 🙂 I was born in Portland, Oregon and now based in Brooklyn, New York. I’m recognized for my curvy post-pop imagery, highly saturated colors, vibrant hand-drawn lettering, and worlds inhabited by figures arranged on flat tonal surfaces. My work bridges drawing and design, drawing inspiration from natural landscapes—from the ocean to the mountains—and focusing on people interacting with their everyday selves.

I love to travel, take funny photos of people and their expressions and draw in my sketchbook. Almost like a roll of film. In my case it’s my diary to remember.

Currently, I’m working on a new solo show called ‘Everydays’ at Greenroom Gallery in Haleiwa, Hawaii. This exhibition marks my first solo show in Hawaii and debuts a new series of drawings and paintings shaped by some of my memories and lived experiences on the island.

As its title suggests, Everydays invites visitors into a narrative journey that reflects the daily rhythms and moments the artist observed in Hawaii—specifically people and their everyday lives at the beach. Through intimate observation, Alimo captures the sense of community and connection that naturally forms around the ocean.

Opening Saturday, December 13, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at Greenroom Gallery Haleiwa.

I can’t wait to get out to Hawaii and to share my art with the people in Hawaii. Such an honor to join Greenroom Gallery and for them hosting me for my show.

Amazing, so let’s take a moment to go back in time. Who were you before the world told you who you had to be?
My 5-year-old kid self playing with toys and drawing dinosaurs with crayons on the walls 🙂 The innocence of playing outside with my friends, getting dirt all over my face, and having ear-to-ear smiles. This world knew me as a kid getting weird, being myself, stress-free, and having fun.

I still feel this about myself, but the early stages of kid life are pure, without rules, and free. I love those moments.

Was there ever a time you almost gave up?
Giving up as a creator hasn’t ever been in my DNA, it sort of feels like a creative curse in a way. Artists have to create to stay sane. lol.

That being said, there are so many times in the start or middle of a project where things just don’t go well. In fact, you’re lucky if you get in the flow state for a few hours each day. The number of days I spend painting, having mistake after mistake, and just want to throw in the towel and quit. I just know it’s part of the creative process and to keep going. Maybe that day just isn’t flowing, which is okay. I try to switch things up so I don’t have those mental breakdowns as often, but every single project I create, I have moments to give up and scream out loud. It never fails, but the creative process also never fails.

Life as an artist has a lot of ups and downs. It’s a rollercoaster of emotions. It takes an enormous amount of mental strength to finish a project, nonetheless, get the response it deserves. All I can say is keep pushing, or give up for a second and then return to it the next day.

So a lot of these questions go deep, but if you are open to it, we’ve got a few more questions that we’d love to get your take on. Is the public version of you the real you?
I try to be as authentic as possible as myself. To me, there is no difference with how I am with my family, friends, and the public. You never really want to be that person that meets their hero and turns out to be a jerk. That can destroy both that fan and the image of the ‘hero’. Be a nice person and that goes a long ways.

For me, online is also the same as in person. There isn’t any ego and I share out my life both in art, traveling, surfing, and snowboarding. I try to be me as best as I can sharing my creative practice, being transparent, honest, and simply sharing out what I love.

Thank you so much for all of your openness so far. Maybe we can close with a future oriented question. If you knew you had 10 years left, what would you stop doing immediately?
Ooof that is a great question. I would likely get up and continue to travel and see the world. Be around my family as much as possible and cross off all the bucket list items.

Equally, keep painting to pass on my legacy for folks to remember me by. I love sharing my art with the world and if my creativity can find homes that would keep me happy.

Mentally, I’d scrap all the random stresses that go through my head. We are a tiny little speck in the universe and so many things we worry about don’t really matter. Easier said than done though.

So far, I’m on this path. I’m fortunate to travel and to create for a living. This is a lifetime creative journey for me and if 10 years left, I’m going to enjoy as much as possible 🙂

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