He currently resides in Corona, where he works on his paintings and teaches sketch classes through the Corona Arts Association. He dreams to one day have his artwork be known as well as the paintings of Leonardo Da Vinci, Pablo Picasso or Salvador Dali. Bassim admires abstract art, and uses his natural instincts in his work. He did not study fine art academically, but is self-taught from nature and life. Bassim studied civil engineering in school and worked construction in Dubai for many years, but since childhood he has never stopped painting.