City of Angels

No new stuff. I'm on vacation in L.A. visiting relatives. It's been fun. Hollywood blvd however is quite a disappointment. It's a little dirty, but it's still a fun place to go and see things. No celebrity sighting yet, just an onsite shoot of some movie called "Knock..." or something like that. The security guard doesn't even care much about the movie. No big stars maybe. It's a movie from the peeps that created "40 Year Old Virgin," so it's gonna be a riot regardless.

Laguna Beach is nice and clean, and places are very accessible.

This is what I have for now.

I have some more ideas now in my mind for my Asian flavored abtract paintings. Hopefully when I get home, I'll get to work immediately.

Spirit in the Sky Series

TITLE: Raging Spirit
MEDIUM: Acrylic on Canvas
SIZE: 24x30
Sorry, the lower left side came out too dark. I'll try to post a better picture later.

TITLE: Calm
MEDIUM: Acrylic on Canvas
SIZE: 16x20

This piece is both sad and hopeful. This is more aptly called "stitching the universe." That's what it represents. The painting has torn pieces. and a lace trying to hold the piece back into place. This is how we live. We make the best of what we have. Yes, the tree is bent in many ways, yet it rises up.

Materpieces??? another ?

When I hear someone on TV saying masterpieces by so and so artist, it still makes me roll my eyes. For some reason, I can not let myself believe that an artist can really have multiple masterpieces. I think having it in plural form defeats the basic nature of someone's artistic journey. Masterpiece is the culmination of the artist's work. The single piece that puts him to a new level of artistic expression. It is the piece when style and emotion finally become one. The piece that defines the artist, and the standard for the succeeding pieces.

Maybe I'm searching for a different word.


On personal note, I think Monalisa is the only true masterpiece of Leonardo. All the rest are just extremely great works of art.

Dance For Me, Salome

TITLE: Dancer
MEDIUM: Enamel and Oil on Canvas Board
SIZE: 16x20

For some reason oil paint doesn't photograph well, the actual painting is more vibrant.

Oh well, 'til I'm rich enough to afford a professional photographer, I just have to make do with my trusty digital cam.

Detail view of the craquelet effect of the outer outline.

Nice Kitty...

TITLE: Cheetah
MEDIUM: Oil Pastel on Canvas Board
SIZE: 16x20

Dry medium is a nice way of re-examnining color technique. My color palette is usually small. I rely mostly on blending and mixing. I think, this is a simple way of giving your work its own characteristics.

The Last Leaf Ver. 2

TITLE: Last Autumn Leaf
MEDIUM: Acrylic on Canvas
SIZE: 11x14

A different take on the subject. This is a more literal interpretation, a dried leaf clinging on the branch. You can easily visualize it falling to the ground.

The Last Leaf

TITLE: Last Leaf
MEDIUM: Acrylic on Canvas
SIZE: 11x14

This is a homage to the short story "The Last Leaf." It's a story about an aging artist who's been contemplating about his masterpiece and a dying young lady. Just like how the popular song goes with the same title, she stakes her life on every leaf that clings on the branch by her window. When the last leaf fell to the ground, the good artist carefully painted the leaf on the window.

Binary Pigments

This is what happened when I get a new toy to play with.

Poser images imported and composed using Photoshop.

Scanned drawings colored using Photoshop.

Finally!!!

My blog is now on full swing. Just like many of us who procrastinate even on things that we really want to do, it took me a while to finally start my own blog with actual contents. Wheew!!! Thanks for joining me.

Who am I? I'm a native of the islands of the Philippines. Just like many of us, life circumstances take us to many directions that we don't even plan or think about until we are smucked in the middle of it, so I'm transplanted to the other side of the world. I'm CURRENTLY(yes, in emphasis) living in Omaha, NE and working as a computer programmer. It seems that the road is starting to own me, but the only thing constant about my life is my love of pigment. I abandon it many times, and many times, I always have the urge to revisit it but never have the time or money. Hopefully, this time it will stay with me before it slips away from me.


Again, thanks for coming.

Traditional

Illustration style painting.

TITLE: Tree
MEDIUM: Acrylic on Canvas
SIZE: 24x30

Bob Rose inspired seascape.

TITLE: Wave
MEDIUM: Acrylic on Canvas
SIZE: 22x28

Color Study

Some older stuff. These are color and texture study not to be meant as commercial. However, they did turn out pretty decent.

TITLE: Maps (Color Study)
MEDIUM: Acrylic on Board
SIZE: 15x24, 24x36

Greenfields Series

This series is part of the my "realistic abstraction" paintings. The goal is to use realistic elements to compose an abtract visual characterized by strong contrast and bold colors.

Sunset (Green on Red)

Noon (Green on Blue)

Morning (Green on White)

MEDIUM: Arcrylic on Canvas
SIZE: 24x36

Whitestone Bridge

Whitestone Bridge, NY

MEDIUM: Digital Photography


This photo was taken on my last visit to NY using a Sony Cybershot in night setting for a slow exposure effect.

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