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Two of my thoughts about the content below:

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Two of my thoughts about the content below:

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1. The artists paint beautiful, uplifting images.
2. Painting can be a positive and impactful way to communicate with the world.

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Three vocabulary words important to understanding the artist's work and practice:

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Three vocabulary words important to understanding the artist's work and practice:

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Composition: the way that objects, colors, and shapes are placed within an artwork in order to draw attention or to lead the eye through the work.
Cropping: cutting off part of an image in order to focus the viewer on a portion of the artwork.
Proportion: the size relationships that parts of an artwork have with one another.

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Two pieces of evidence that support the important ideas

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Two pieces of evidence that support the important ideas

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1. Bayoc's website and his work painting murals in schools supports his desire to create a better world.
2. Bayoc's 365 Days with dad appears in an online news source, The Globe, published by the journalism staff at Clayton High School in St. Louis.

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Two important ideas about the artist's work and practice:

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Two important ideas about the artist's work and practice:

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1. Bayoc "paints the world he wants to see his and your children thrive in." cbabibayoc.com/works

2. Bayoc believes in the power of loving male figures.

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Gerald Lovell's Engaging Paintings at Mint Gallery

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Gerald Lovell's Engaging Paintings at Mint Gallery

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Gerald Lovell’s Engaging Paintings at Mint Gallery | Widewalls

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Isis Davis-Marks reviews Gerald Lovell’s current exhibition of paintings at Atlanta’s Mint Gallery.

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Primary Source: Cbabi talks about his life.

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Primary Source: Cbabi talks about his life.

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The year before, Bayoc was approached to exhibit artwork at an organization called Dignity House in St. Louis, which was a beneficiary of musician Prince's Love 4 One Another (L4OA) charity tour. The volunteer team recorded the food donation event on July 27, 1997 and took the footage back to Prince. The rest, as they say, is history. Prince liked what he saw and collected Bayoc's art for many years. On October 20, 2000, the day Cbabi's first child was born, Prince's management called to request samples of new work. Prince used one of the pieces he acquired during that round, "Reine Keis Quintet", as the cover art for his 23rd studio album, The Rainbow Children, which was released in 2001. The artwork was also the centerpiece of Prince's first Celebration event held at his Paisley Park complex in Chanhassen, Minnesota, June 13-17, 2001, celebrating The Rainbow Children album and the re-claiming of Prince's name after the expiration of his Warner Brothers contract.

Over the years, Cbabi has had the pleasure of working with a variety of clients and families, all equally appreciated. Some notable clientele include Anheuser-Busch, Coca-Cola, New Line Cinema, St. Louis Post-Dispatch and MCA Records, to name a few.

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The year before, Bayoc was approached to exhibit artwork at an organization called Dignity House in St. Louis, which was a beneficiary of musician Prince's Love 4 One Another (L4OA) charity tour. The volunteer team recorded the food donation event on July 27, 1997 and took the footage back to Prince.

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Celebrate the Negro Leagues Centennial with a new Commemorative Print Edition of "Down the Line" by Kadir Nelson. 24HR FLASH SALE ends 2 PM 2/14/2020 @ store.kadirnelson.com

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Secondary Source: Cbabi Bayoc 365 Days with Dad

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Secondary Source: Cbabi Bayoc 365 Days with Dad

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Cbabi Bayoc is becoming a well-known name in the St. Louis area. The artist, a St. Louis local himself, had his work featured as the cover of Prince's 2001 album, "The Rainbow Children," and has even had Beyonce order cupcakes from Sweet Art, the vegan bakery/art studio that Bayoc runs with his wife, Reine.

Sweet Art began as an effort to combine the pair's talents. Reine is the baker - hence the sweet - and Cbabi, of course, is the artist. With a personal studio, Cbabi began to focus on his artwork.

He started painting 20 years ago, upon graduating high school. Although he did not feel particularly passionate about school, Cbabi knew he had to study something and thus decided to pursue visual art as his focus in college.

"I caught the bug and haven't gone back," Cbabi said with respect to his passion for painting and art.

In 2012, he began a project called 365 Days with Dad. Cbabi painted one image of a Black father every day of 2012 in efforts to promote the role of fathers, particularly Black fathers at that time, in their children's lives.

"There are far too many [children] who don't either have their dad in their home or know them. I wanted them to know that there were Black men that were responsible and taking care of their children," Cbabi said.

With hopes of achieving this goal, Cbabi would paint the portraits of the fathers' real stories. Each painting had a true story behind it.

"I think it's nice to see stories because we just see people walking around - mad, sad, whatever - but we have no idea what's going on, and a lot of times it has to do with what's happening in the heart," Cbabi said.

Connecting to the heart is exactly what the project achieved. Cbabi received very emotional and passionate responses from the community - St. Louis and beyond.

"Impact wise, that was just reflected in stories people were sharing with me and emotions people felt when witnessed the project unfold," Cbabi said. "I know [the project] works because people are crying and texting. It's doing what it needs to do"

Inspired by the success of this last project, Cbabi has just started another 365 Days with Dad for 2017, five years after the original one in 2012. This time the project will feature fathers of all nationalities, not just African-American men.

"I really just want to keep pushing the importance of family, the importance of men being responsible, and using real stories to let people know how they've been impacted by the dads, sons, and uncles, nephews, or the local janitor or whoever it is they've had a connection with with a male presence and what it really means to our community in whole, not just in the Black community," Cbabi said.

Cbabi's passion about the responsibility of fatherhood stems from what he has observed in the world around him. His focus criticizes the gender roles that push dads out of the parental and nurturer responsibility.

"Mother's day is really blown up - for great reason - but father's day really isn't treated in the same light," Cbabi said.

As these gender roles suggest dads as not having full responsibility of their children and solely being the "babysitter," Cbabi has made his email signature include a personal quote: "dads don't babysit 365."

"When I take my daughter to the grocery store I'm not babysitting, we just happen to go to the grocery store together. My time alone with my children is just as important as mom's time alone," Cbabi said.

As for the future, the new 365 Days with Dad is Cbabi's main focus along with the expansion of Sweet Art, specifically Sweet Art's mission, as Cbabi called it.

"Our mission there [is] to have people of all walks sit next to each other, enjoy good food, and just have great conversation," Cbabi said.

Similarly, Cbabi advocates pursuit of a life mission to those transitioning to adulthood in today's society.

"Know whatever's in your heart and whatever you're passionate about and try to find a way to make it your life mission and just spread some love!"

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Tweet Cbabi Bayoc is becoming a well-known name in the St. Louis area. The artist, a St. Louis local himself, had his work featured as the cover of Prince's 2001 album, "The Rainbow Children," and has even had Beyonce order cupcakes from Sweet Art, the vegan bakery/art studio that Bayoc runs with his wife, Reine....

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Lebanon High School students are receiving a lesson in diversity and inclusion in the form on a new mural now taking shape in the hall.

Lebanon High School Art Teacher Elizabeth Barker eceived a grant from the Missouri Arts Council to have St. Louis artist Cbabi Bayoc paint a mural with the assistance of students.

Bayoc is working on a wall-size painting at the high school "to empower kids and give them a sense of self," art teacher Eric Adams said.

"Every student has a welcoming environment in Lebanon. When they walk by this mural they will see different faces and activities that represent a variety of people," Adams said.

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Cbabi Bayoc Mural at Lebanon Senior High School

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Lebanon High School students are receiving a lesson in diversity and inclusion in the form on a new mural now taking shape in the hall. Lebanon High School Art Teacher Elizabeth Barker eceived a grant from the Missouri Arts Council to have St. Louis artist Cbabi Bayoc paint a mural with the assistance of students.

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Primary Source: Cbabi paints a mural at Webster Child Center and talks about his work

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Primary Source: Cbabi paints a mural at Webster Child Center and talks about his work

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https://youtu.be/foACBt5fz08

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cbabi paints live mural at webster child