re: shoe and navel gazing moments.......

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

my birthday was this past week, and i've been thinking about it a lot and the future. been thinking about art and graffiti, as well as the reality of getting older. i need a studio of some kind, somewhere i can go anytime and create art, as i've been doing painting again, it'd be nice to have a place where i can make a mess with paints.

there's a lot on my mind, i've been starting to burn up energy and creative energy once again, it feels good. who knows what tomorrow may bring. but for sure i'll keep making art.

all the bets,

cb

ps: in the meantime, enjoy a "candwich" and marvel at humanity.

re: day before my birthday....!!!!!!

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

well, it's the day before my birthday.

it's kinda weird being older. i never thought i'd live past thirty. i partied hard, lived hard, and soaked up as much of the spice of life i could. then i turned thirty. now i'm into my forties. holy fcuk! i'm amazed beyond belief. and i am finally growing up a little bit. stepping up to the plate in dad duties, sorting shit out in my head and past, and moving onwards and upwards!

i'm also inspired to do some more digital art, as i've been on a bit of a break from it. sometimes, you just get sick of staring at a monitor, and have to go out into the real world and get your hands dirty.

in the meantime, check out some inspirational art and keep on keeping on. i'll definitely post something for tomorrow!

peace,


cb

re: travels.

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

just a quick hello to you, and thanks for coming. i'm working on some big mural projects, solo, and will contemplate posting them.

or at least, detailed close ups.

i've been traveling, down to penticton, kelowna and vancity, sort of my usual route. i love it.

but my last trip to vancity was so dark and ghetto.

i got off the longest greyhound ride ever, well, not really, 5.5 hours, but still cramped up like sardines with only 1 rest stop (10 minutes!) was not fun! plus, i when i got to vancity, it was PISSING rain and of course my feet were soaked within minutes.

but, i went to my favourite, or one of my favourite comic stores, RX comics and bought a shitload of art books and stuff. that was cool, the type of stuff you cannot get in the loops without ordering it and it taking forever to get here. example, my david choe book took a month, i shit you not, to get here. drives me crazy.

so, anyway, i hoof it back down main from broadway to the skytrain station, i think it's the science world station, ANYWAY, i did that and went downtown and checked out graf paint supplies and stuff. then caught the Hastings bus. that was brutal, the Hastings bus should not have cloth covered seats. at all. why might you ask? Well, because they become the most urine and shit stained seats ever. the bus reeked of puke and piss. the guy beside had shit breath. it was brutal. then, i saw this hardcore meth-head get on the bus with the cutest native toddler ever, which concerned me. this meth-addict had ground her teeth down, so it looked like nothing was left, just gums, and she of course, was super haggard and ancient looking. looking after this super cute native toddler. it was a reality check, and made me appreciate getting home more than ever. i just saw so much weird, sketchy things.

but, i've got work to do, and so i have to keep on, keepin' on!

until next time,


cb.
ps: here's a few photos of the trip. plus a video.

i loved this graff! hahaha! STEVE!!

re: hanksy.......panksy.......

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

check this graffiti out!

HILARIOUS!!!!

just thought i'd share it with you!

cheers,


cb

re: new art....digital art......

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

here's some new art just for you. i hope you dig it!

peace,


cb

ps: don't ask what it's about, i have no idea, but i like it. and the girl kinda looks like me ex. weird. nothing freudian about that though, seriously.

re: new art....

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

i saw some street art i thought you'd dig.

can't believe it snowed yet again today. argh.

anyways, i hope all is well in your world,

until next time,


cb

a new crew in town, "no public art."

until next time,

cb

re: st. paddy's day......

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

it's Saint Patrick's day today, and it's dumping snow outside. so much for a day of art outside. i'll still got, but it'll be somewhere sheltered.....fuck!

thinking back to yesterday, i was at the bus stop with my kids and these two native women, twins, started smoking crack in front of me and my kids!

i fucking lost it and tore holy hell out of them, fucking junkies! do what you do, but not in front of my kids!

they left as i tore a strip out of them. it was sad, they had sores on their faces and still dressed in matching clothes, probably like when they were kids themselves. that is residential school shit hitting back hard in the face. how many people are lost like that? it was a shitty experience all around, i felt bad for getting pissed off at them, knowing they're so fucked up, and they felt bad being fucking junkies in front of my kids. my kids were asking me a bunch of questions. it was fucking awkward.

but that was yesterday.

today, i'm watching the snow fall and wondering what the fuck and where the fuck i'm going to go do some art outside. guh, i want to move somewhere warm year round. fuck this shit.

peace and happy st. paddy's day people!


cb

i do a lot of walking these days.

it's good for my health, but tough on my knees

i'm getting older and it sucks.

shitty weather on okanagan lake

it's been shitty weather all week

fucking cold winter won't leave!

i thought this was the hilarious shit!

sound like KERRY KING FROM SLAYER!

pawn shop in penticton.

outside a tattoo shop in Penticton.

later,

cb

re: SABER and the 7th Letter Crew.......

Hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

gotta love SABER, and at least he's honest about the art world and the graffiti movement.

check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU03UIfvoq4

working on digital art and outdoor stuff today, keep you posted, and hopefully meeting with the Kamloops Graffiti Task Force this week to come up with new ideas to challenge a score that was written on the walls in Roman times, the tag......we need public walls and less dangerous places........wish me luck!!!


all the bets,



cb

re: what is graffiti????

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

here's some video.....my friend tracey shot it.

enjoy!


cb

re: quick trip to penticton.....

Hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

just a quick update on my trip to Penticton and some images to go with it.

Apparently, angel babies are for sale in Penticton.

Fresh blood i photographed at a bus stop.

It was about the size of my fist that blood spot.

weird.

Also, Penticton is a hotspot for METAL!

The view from my hotel.

Graffiti Mural in Penticton.

Yours truly reading from "Stone the CRow"

my book of poetry published 

by Kegedonce Press.

re: new art......

hello friends, fans, foe and lovers,

hope all is well in your world. i'm in Penticton, British Columbia getting ready for a reading and a workshop at the enowkin centre. it has been snowing all day and the trip down here very early this morning was bumpy and snowy. i read a book by nikki sixx, yes, that nikki sixx from motley crue. it wasn't bad actually, part self-help book, part journal, part confessional and part philosophical journey, yes, i said philosophical journal about life. there were definitely some pearls of wisdom in this book, from a hard life lived and global traveler and photographer.

i look for inspiration in many different ways, and do not limit myself, at least, i try not to limit myself! haha!
so what this means is, i try to keep an open mind and since we might only have one kick at the can, if it's worth a read, i'll read it. this book was quite engaging and i read 100 pages in one day.

anyways, i'm in another hotel room and made some art today, which i'm gonna post based on what i read, and what i saw lately. penticton is an interesting town, because there's some great music stores here, mainly in the shape of pawnshops. this is something i don't get, because for such a small town, there's a hell of a lot of used gear for sale here. and after talking to one guy at a music store, three world class luthiers, one of whom doesn't sell guitars for less than $5000 and has a 5 year waiting list. or so i've been told.

it used to be that you could tell a lot about a town by the number of pawnshops and pubs/bars there were, but i think Penticton is the anomaly to that theory, as there is a large number of both in this small town. Plus several bookstores, none of which i made it to today. next time.

i'm in the hotel i always stay in, and after several years on the road i never really tire of it. i know exactly what to pack and how much to bring each trip, as well, i'm getting to have several favourite places to go in each town i go.

this is a short trip, but i'm thankful to be here, and it's a good feeling to finally be where i am in my life, and a month sober is a month sober. it's nice not waking up fucking hungover as hell, or sick, or tired, or sore. i get up early and move it, getting coffee on and planning the day. there's something warlike and arrogant to what i'm about to say, but i want to build an empire based on art/music/writing and film. life is too short, and i've outlived many, many others, survived hellish relationships, endless tours, and am still here. on the road, making art, writing books, creating films and playing music. this is despite being told i would never be able to do so, and now i want to make it bigger and better.

i hope life is as good to you. fare thee well my friends,

enjoy the art and the ride, we never know if we're gonna get it again!


cheers,


cb