Anyhoo, property records and previous reports on the matter reveal Mister Boyd’s abode—situated a short block from the beach and, by Your Mama’s assessment, desirably unconventional—was briefly owned by two-time Golden Globe nominated actress Maria Bello (Prime Suspect, ER, A History of Violence, The Cooler) who owned the unorthodox domicile for only 13 months (or so) and sold it in November 2005 at a near quarter-million dollar profit to Mister Boyd for ,715,000.

Boyd -- who counts Aubrey Beardsley and Egan Schiele as visual influences and Henry David Thoreau and Henry Miller as philosophical inspirations -- considers both completed projects to result from a very “creatively abundant year,” but one that came at a hefty price that grew from writer’s block to a sequence of physical maladies.The residence sits hard up on the street with nary an inch of buffer between the sidewalk and the front door opens that directly into the spacious main living space.Mister Boyd (or his nice, gay or lady decorator) wisely installed some sort of curved screen between the front door and the base of the staircase.He is genuine, sincere, and has a strong sense of personal integrity. Brandon has strong attachments to his past, the place where he grew up, his heritage and family traditions.In fact, Brandon Boyd may be unable to step out of the habits and roles that he learned as a child.Brandon Boyd has a great deal of pride and needs to be recognized and appreciated.The way to really hurt his feelings is to ignore him.PHOTOS: The Art World's Own Oscar Week , came out in 2007 so I guess I’ve been working on it a little bit longer than that.I’m always drawing and writing -- not where I sit down every single day and draw a picture or write something, but I go through certain waves of inspiration.He enjoys being taken care of and pampered, and self-indulgence is always a temptation for Boyd.SELLER: Brandon Boyd LOCATION: Venice, CAPRICE: ,195,000SIZE: 3,500 square feet (approx.), 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms YOUR MAMAS NOTES: Brandon Boyd—writer, artist and plaintively-voiced front man for mainstream rock band Incubus—may hail from the archetypal-suburban streets of Calabasas, CA but he’s long made his home in the nitty gritty beach community of Venice (CA) where in August 2011 he put his arty-farty if prohibitively pricey for most artists residence on the market with an optimistic ,495,000 price tag.On Sons of the Sea’s self-titled debut album, out Sep.24, Boyd is accompanied by pianos, strings and synths instead of a wall of electric guitars.There’s times when it seems more forced and then there’s times when you can’t write.Warm, loving and generous in his relationships, Brandon Boyd inspires tremendous devotion and loyalty in his loved ones.