RF Alvarez's richly cinematic paintings weave together scenes of domestic interiors, back porches at night, quiet tableaus of lovers in conversation, and the dust-charged arena of the rodeo. Queer men appear in kitchens, under porch lights, or mid-dance in jeans and white T-shirts, their movements and gestures carrying the charge of closeness, hesitation, and private ritual - moments that feel at once intimate and defiant.