Inspiration

Route 66
boots (my own) These two illustrations are in a new adult coloring book entitled 'The Route 66 Coloring book'. The black and white drawings were drawn by other artists I just colored them with my favorite medium colored pencils using in the boots drawing-orange, yellow, red and black, brown and tan. In the main illustration it's a drawing of one view of Route 66 traveling down the road. I used shades of blue for the sky, shaded together black and gray for the road as well as greens for the trees and in the fore front I used orange and red for I made the little area like a flower patch on one side and light green on the other side. Again, I used colored pencil for this one as well.
By Mark Graham3 months ago in Art
Unplugged
Unplugged began as a response to noise, but it became something deeper. It became about clarity. About what surfaces when the systems around us are no longer allowed to blur the truth.
By Lay Simone3 months ago in Art
The Play Blanca Spoon in Concrete
Quantum metapolitics describes a condition wherein political activity appears to occur everywhere at once whilst manifesting nowhere in particular, creating the impression of ubiquitous political engagement that paradoxically produces no substantial political change. The concept captures how contemporary political life has become characterised by constant motion that generates no movement, endless activity that produces no transformation, and perpetual crisis that results in systemic stasis. Within this framework, where all political discourse has been absorbed into spectacular systems of representation and simulation, the spoon embedded in concrete emerges as something altogether strange: a deliberate anti-spectacle that refuses incorporation.
By Abigail Goldwater3 months ago in Art
A Modern African Tarot
The twelfth card in A Modern African Tarot brings the journey face-to-face with consequence. Where X WHEEL OF FORTUNE explores cycles and change, XI JUSTICE demands clarity, fairness, and responsibility. This card reimagines the traditional Justice archetype through African legal symbolism, moral integrity, and the balance between tradition and reform.
By Vongani Bandi3 months ago in Art
A Modern African Tarot
The eleventh card in A Modern African Tarot marks a shift from introspection to cosmic rhythm. Where IX HERMIT explores solitude and ancestral guidance, X WHEEL OF FORTUNE introduces the forces of fate, change, and opportunity. This card reimagines the traditional Wheel of Fortune through the lens of African mobility, urban aspiration, and spiritual timing.
By Vongani Bandi3 months ago in Art
A Modern African Tarot
he ninth card in A Modern African Tarot shifts the journey from motion to mastery. Where VII CHARIOT explores drive and duality, VIII STRENGTH centers on inner power—how courage, restraint, and spiritual alignment shape true resilience. This card reimagines the traditional Strength archetype through African symbolism, emotional depth, and embodied grace.
By Vongani Bandi3 months ago in Art
A Modern African Tarot
The eighth card in A Modern African Tarot accelerates the journey. Where VI LOVERS explores union and sacred choice, VII CHARIOT propels us forward—into motion, ambition, and the tension between control and surrender. This card reimagines the traditional Chariot archetype through African urban life, ancestral symbolism, and the modern pursuit of purpose.
By Vongani Bandi3 months ago in Art
A Modern African Tarot
The seventh card in A Modern African Tarot marks a turning point in the journey—from individual mastery to relational depth. Where V PASTOR explores public faith and influence, VI LOVERS brings the focus to connection, commitment, and the spiritual power of union. This card reimagines the traditional Lovers archetype through African symbolism, modern partnership, and the sacred tension between choice and destiny.
By Vongani Bandi3 months ago in Art
When Time Forgot to Behave
In the vast silence of the desert, where the land stretched like an unbroken thought and the sky hovered in patient blue, there hung a clock from the arm of a dead tree. It was an old pocket watch, silver once, now softened and drooping as if it had grown tired of its own certainty. Time, it seemed, had forgotten how to stay rigid.
By Jan weak 3 months ago in Art
A Modern African Tarot
The sixth card in A Modern African Tarot shifts the journey from personal authority to public influence. Where IV EMPEROR represents legacy and leadership, V PASTOR explores spiritual power in the modern age—how faith, charisma, and community converge in one figure. This card reimagines the traditional Hierophant through the lens of African religious life, media visibility, and social aspiration.
By Vongani Bandi3 months ago in Art
A Modern African Tarot
The fifth card in A Modern African Tarot marks a shift from nurturing abundance to establishing structure. Where III EMPRESS celebrates creation and communal prosperity, IV EMPEROR introduces order, protection, and legacy. He is the archetype of leadership—reimagined here through African heritage, modern influence, and ancestral responsibility.
By Vongani Bandi3 months ago in Art
A Modern African Tarot
The fourth card in A Modern African Tarot shifts the journey from introspection to embodiment. Where O FOOL begins the walk, I MAGICIAN channels intention, and II HIGH PRIESTESS guards sacred insight, III EMPRESS celebrates manifestation. She is the archetype of fertility, creativity, and prosperity—reimagined here through the lens of African womanhood, economic power, and communal abundance.
By Vongani Bandi3 months ago in Art