Askew One - Diaspora & Elliot Francis Stewart - Kneecaps @ Known Gallery

Got a chance to go check out another dope show at the Known Gallery, recently. Two amazing artists... First Elliot Francis Stewart's wood panels, then Askew's plexiglass pieces (photographed at an angle).

One last post for 2013...

Hello world! ...Another new painting titled "Daddy", before we welcome 2014. Thanks again for checkin' out Bsombin'! I wish you all a safe and Happy New Year!!

Getting ready for 2014!

I'm going through making corrections, editing old content, and cleaning up my labels, tags, and meta data, to tighten up the blog. I've been working on the blog all day, trying to get as much done before we enter the new year. I plan on making 2014 a much better year for Bsombin' and this blog. Great things are on the Horizon, for Bsombin. And, I am happy to say that great things are also happening with Kibatsu and Mobizyne! ...I am a very blessed and busy man with a lot on my plate right now. As I'm learning to juggle all the things I have going on, I am getting better at managing my time, energy, and attitude. So, because of this, you can expect this blog to have a lot more new posts in the new year!! Please join me, in the new year, as I continue the story of my "journey", while I "up my street photography game, explore new artistic mediums; medias; and genres, dive back into the music/DJing world, continue on my poetic path, and much more! For now, though, here is a pic of one of my more recent paintings titled "Betta Fish", to wrap up the year. Thanks for checkin' out Bsombin' & I please check back soon!

The Black Mamaba

Hello world! Here are some images of another piece I finished recently, for my "Creatures" series, titled "The Black Mamaba". Yes, I am a Laker fan. But, no, this piece isn't a Kobe tribute. It's a lot more personal than that. It's more to do with how I spent the "year of the snake", having been born in the "year of the snake". I found a quote from a German author by the name of Franz Kaufka, that I felt was perfect for the piece... "The meditation by the serpent was necessary, evil can seduce a man but can not become man." That's all I'm gonna say about the piece, the rest is open to your interpretation... Thanks for checkin' out Bsombin', please check back soon!

"Bee Disciplined"

Hello world! Thanks for checkin' out the blog. Here's another painting I recently finished titled "Bee Disciplined". I painted a bee, on a flower, over the word discipline, as reminder to self to be disciplined. To emphasize the point, I wrote a quote from Jim Rohn, next to the bee, which says,"Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment." Something I try to keep in mind during those long days, on the grind, that drag into long nights. Dreams don't just come true. But, with hard work and discipline, they can. Dream big and work hard! Check back soon for more art, photography, poetry, music, and more!
 

The Lord's Sovereignty 1 & 2

I've been getting a lot of art done lately. Here are 2 more pieces, from my "Creatures" series, that I finished not too long ago. The 2 halves represent knowledge and wisdom, strength and power, & love and faith. Together they make the tree of life and the path to heaven.

"La L.A." ...The painting and the poem.

Hi! I finished this piece a few weeks ago, and finally took some good pics of it. It's titled "La L.A." It's also one of the first pieces in a new series of mixed medium/media art, titled "Angels and Muses", that I am working on. I was inspired to write a poem for the piece, as I was working on it. I wrote it on green Post-It notes and glued them on the piece. It's kind of hard to read, even up close, so I'm just going to write it below the image, for those interested in what it say. 

...While I'm at it, I'm also going to make her the new header on the blog and website, because I really like how this piece came out! Thanks for checking out the Bsombin! Please check back soon for more art, music, poetry, and more...

"La L.A."

As I look at her skyline,

She pours a 

Hard joy into my concrete...

Her sharp solid angles, & shimmering faces,

Cast, & shine, inspiration in empty souls & hollowed spirits,

As she crushes the meek & kills the dreams of many...

She breaks hearts, & mends them, 

With her beautiful complexities &,

As the sun sets, each day, the seas serenade her...

She is 

The City of Angels

...La L.A.

-Bsomb4

A look at another one of my creative processes

2 more W.I.P.s

A pair of W.I.P.s that go together...

"La L.A." ...a work in progress

I am on a journey in a new direction, but a part of me can't abandone "the roots that grew the tree". I have a few "W.I.P.s"(work in progress), right now, that I am pushing to complete. Here are a couple of pics from the starting stages of one of the many W.I.P.s...

"Song for the South-central Siren"

Hi! As I've been mentioning lately, I am going through a period of change, as an artist. The changes have recently gone from my visual to my written expression. I tried doing some new things with my poetry & wanted to share a new piece & poem. ...both are a bit different from "my usual". The piece is titled "Sixteen Kisses (The Siren from South-central)" & the poem is titled "Song For A Siren". Hopefully you enjoy them & come back soon for more Bsombin'! 

"Song For A Siren"

Left in a storm

Afloat on a boat

Lost & alone on a 

Violent sea...

When, suddenly 

He was found by a 

Siren who began to

Sing seductively

As he drifted,

He became enchanted 

By the siren who's 

Song was so lovely

So, to set 

Himself free

He began to sing, too,

& the siren stopped singing, reluctantly

As he sang,

The storm settled;

There was a calm on the sea; & 

The siren swam silently 

He sang,

"Siren, kind siren,

With beauty & grace,

Please be kind & show me mercy!"

The siren then smiled &

Drew close to him, 

To say,

"You sing beautifully!" 

"...But, I regret to inform you...

Someone should have warned you

...Sinking you is 

My duty"...

Yet, he continued 

His song & kept 

Sailing on,

As the siren went along patiently

He sang,

"Siren, kind siren,

Please give ear to my plea &

Do not deliver me to tragedy!"

The siren then smiled,

As she drew close, 

To say,

"You sing beautifully!" 

"...Yet, I regret to inform you...

Someone should have warned you

...Sinking you is 

My duty"...

Yet, he continued

To sing, & kept on sailing,

With the siren still waiting 

patiently 

...And, so they went, 

Back & forth, & he continued on course

Till he reached

The end of his journey

Shocked, the siren said,

"How can this be,

Was your song really so strong that

It brought you home safely?"

His reply, "Not my song,

but faith & love for family!"

Then the siren turned back & 

swam away miserably

-Bsomb4

A painting with a poem

Hi & thanks for checkin' out Bsombin'! Below, are the 2 pieces I was working on, from the previous post, now completed. I also wanted to share another poem, along with the paintings. I wrote the poem a while back, but have been having more dreams, lately, like the one that originally lead me to write the poem. Although the two weren't intended to go together, I think they work together beautifully. I hope you enjoy them both! Thanks again for stoppin' by & check back soon!

"As I Slept..."

I held you last night,

For the first time in a long time,

After so much time spent longing

The sight of you 

Quickened my pulse,

Weakened my knees, &

Sent my world into a spin,

As my greatest weaknesses 

Quickly took to governing over my

Strength & fortitude  

The sound of your voice 

Calmed the chaos in me,

Settled my stirred mind, & 

Brought the two sides at war to

Peacefully agree on 

Where paradise exists & 

What euphoria feels like.

When you held me 

I felt the warmth of the womb,

While the dead were resurrected from their tombs...

I was healed of all wounds,

And made to swoon,

As angels crooned 

& carried me through 

The sunshine that leads to Heaven

...As I slept,

My heart prayed for you and 

Lead my 

Mysterious mind to 

Dream of you.

Bsomb4

This too shall pass...

Hello & welcome to Bsombin'! I've been working on a series of "nature" paintings, for a while now. I'm getting restless & am almost ready to move on to the next series I have been thinking of, but I still have a few more "nature" pieces to do. Here is a look at the start of the piece I am currently working on...

Thanks for checkin' out Bsombin' & please check back soon for more art, music, poetry, & more!

"Strong Is He..."

Here, along with a new poem, is the end result of several months of painting....

"Humming Bird"

Your wings...

Made of impossibilities,

Holding you on 

A dream's breath,

Colored, with light, by angels

Tiny marvel

Floating on the fluter of our

Disbelief

& your

Defiance of 

Nature's rules,

Graceful;

Vigorous;

Organically electric;

With the fury of a storm

Carrying you through the 

Sun's Kingdom,

With their stubborn 

Disregard for

What can & can't be,

While they mock 

Failure's call

...Your wings

With your inexplicable 

Speed, & control, 

You are a 

Beautiful wonder

Inspiring the worlds

Broken hearts, & 

Tired minds, 

To forget the future that 

We think we know, & 

Dream of the past that 

Never was, 

While working to manifest 

Our impossible destinies

By becoming everything

We were told we couldn't be!

-Bsomb4

Update on the work in progress

So, I posted images of a canvas I had started, a while back. I had to put the canvas on the back burner, because of all the work I had going, though. Things haven't really slowed down, but I have been sacrificing sleep to make sure things are getting done. I took some pics of the work in progress, recently, to share. I am almost done with the piece, now, so you'll be able to see the completed work, here, soon. In the mean time, however, here are the work in progress images...

My creative process...

Recently, I was commissioned to paint a piece for a friend who saw some of my art & wanted some for her home. I decided to photo document the process, so as to better understand my own process and improve it to make things more efficient & effective. Here are some of the images, going from the sketches that I drew; to the raw artist panels that I built (...with, my good friend, Franky's help); to priming the panels; then painting the panels; packing the panels so I could transport them safely; & then, finally, hanging the panels in their new home. ...Basically, from concept to final execution of the job. ...As I tend to do, often, I also wrote a poem for this piece. I wrote it on the piece itself, in the background. Since the images cover much of it, however, I'm including it at the bottom of the post, for those of you who would like to read it. Hope you enjoy this look into my creative process! Thanks for checkin' out Bsombin', please come back soon!  

"Aum"

The past;

The present;

The Future..

Creation;

Preservation;

Distruction...

All that is eternal

Sacred symbol,

Honey on a 

Newborn tongue

Piety,

From day one

Prana

Omnipotent,

Omnipresent,

God's aspects, both,

Manifested & 

Unmanifested

-Bsomb4