Kickstarter Campaign - PRINTS!

Written by Kickstarter on 11 February 2012.

I have found my true calling with "365 DAYS WITH DAD." For the entire year of 2012, I will paint a new image of fatherhood every day, depicting positive images of "present" black men interacting with their children. This project is in honor of my dad whom we lost in 1984.

My original paintings depict black men because I personally know the hurt black children feel when dad is not present, whether by choice, incarceration, divorce, death or whatever other reason there may be.

This is not just an opinion. According to Children-our investment.org, homes without fathers ultimately affect children in numerous tragic ways:

'I will paint a new image of fatherhood every day': For artist, every day is a day with dad

Written by Steve Nagy/BND on 22 January 2012.

Artist Cbabi Bayoc thinks he may have found his defining project with "365 Days With Dad."

"For the entire year of 2012, I will paint a new image of fatherhood every day," he said. "They will be positive images, black men with their children."

Bayoc, 39, lives in south St. Louis with his wife and three kids. His wife owns and runs Sweet Art From Scratch Bakery at 2203 S. 39th St. in St. Louis. Bayoc grew up in O'Fallon and is an alumnus of Southwestern Illinois College and Grambling State University.

He was Clifford Miskell Jr. when he graduated from O'Fallon Township High School. But he later changed his name, which stands for Creative Black Artist Battling Ignorance and his last name for Blessed African Youth Of Creativity.

Blog Talk Radio - Community Builder Cbabi

Written by urbannewsmaker on 12 January 2012.

South St. Louis artist Cbabi Bayoc Spending A Year Creating A Painting A Day Dealing With Being A Dad

Written by Patrick Clark - Fox2 Now on 09 January 2012.

South St. Louis artist Cbabi Bayoc Spending A Year Creating A Painting A Day Dealing With Being A Dad

ST. LOUIS, MO (KPLR)— Being a dad is a full time job. South City artist Cbabi Bayoc has an ambitious plan to inspire dad's everywhere. Bayoc is taking on a test of his artistic endurance. He's painting a new image of fatherhood for every day of 2012. His project is called 365 Days With Dad.

A dad a day is 2012 goal for struggling artist Cbabi Bayoc

Written by Nancy Fowler on 23 December 2011.

2012 may be the year of the dragon in Chinese astrology, but it's the year of the father for local painter Cbabi Bayoc.

Bayoc, whose dad died when he was 11, has portrayed fathers in African-American families throughout his career. This year, the father of three is prioritizing his emphasis on dads in a much bigger way.

"365 Days w/Dad" is Bayoc's New Year's resolution and the name of his project. He plans to paint one father figure each day for the entire year.