Autumn skies

An observation of beauty...

D.T.L.A. on clear day...

I went up to Runyon, yesterday, for a hike. The view was breathtaking! It was one of the clearest days I have ever seen, from the mountain's summit...

Pushin' Kibatsu

...Some more images from the shop. 

Teaching art

Hi! Thanks for checkin' out Bsombin'! As a parent, I think it is important to be a part of our kids education, as much as possible. Over the years, I have spent a bit of time volunteering in my daughters classes. Last year I decided to offer my services as an artist, since my daughter's school doesn't have an art program. I have helped a lot of people learn to draw and paint, through out my life. But, I had never taught a class, until then. I worked together with the teacher to put together lessons for the kids & I went & taught the kids several times through out the school year. It was a wonderful learning experience for me, as well as a really good time! I had a lot of fun, learned a lot, taught a lot, & I showed my little artist how important her education is to me. This year I am back to teaching my daughter's 5th grade class. Her teacher is super cool & has been a pleasure to work with. I've been given a lot more freedom to make my own lesson plans, this year, so it's been a little more challenging for me as a teacher. But, my daughter's teacher is very helpful & even finds ways to get extra supplies, so we can do more things like paint! So far, we've had a hand full of lessons & a lot of fun. Recently I taught them a lesson on color theory and I talked to them about the color wheel & complimentary colors. The teacher was able to get watercolor paints for the whole class, so we were able to make it a painting lesson as well. I decided to photo document some of my teaching experience, when we came up with the lesson plan. Here are images of the color wheel I drew up for them (the teacher made copies to hand out to the class, so all the kids could have one to keep), the example painting I did to teach the lesson with, & some of the class' finished paintings. I'll be posting more of my student's work, as the year continues, as well as pics from the field trips the class has planned. Check back soon for more work from myself & my little artist friends!

WTF tree?

I found this in a tree, while helping my buddy Franky hang Christmas lights in it. Thought it was pretty interesting, so I kept it & decided to share some images of it...

The L.A. Auto Show

Last Sunday was the last day of the L.A. Auto Show. I had some passes, for the show, that my partner had hooked me up with. So I took my lil' girl & a good homie to go see what's new in the auto world. There was a lot to see, when we got there! All the major manufacturers had their new makes & models on display. Lexus, Cadillac, & Jaguar blew my mind, with some of the most beautiful new cars there. But, it was the "after market/tuner" section of the show that was the highlight, if you ask me! It took me a while to finish editing pics to share, because I had so many to go through, but I finally finished. Here are some of my favorites. Hope you enjoy & check back soon!