Today, July 7, 2026, marks my 10th year of being involved with art groups, and I’ve been looking back at the people who helped me reach this point. My career as an artist did not just materialize out of thin air. It is more than a decade’s worth of hard work. This isn’t a listContinue reading “Of Mentors and Influences”
Tag Archives: 2Q Artists Philippines
On Live Portraits
By creating one’s portrait, I do not just try to capture the subject’s likeness, to preserve the moment; I attempt to capture the subject’s soul, while adding a fragment of mine.
My 2Q Story, Part One
July 16, 2016 started as a typical Saturday. After leaving the office at around 2:00 PM, I went to the EDSA – Shaw Boulevard area to buy a new backpack. After hours of looking around in SM Megamall, I could not find anything that seemed like a good replacement for my five-year-old Hawk bag thatContinue reading “My 2Q Story, Part One”
July 2016 vs. July 2019
I never knew that it was possible to create pictures using oil pastels on felt until I joined 2Q Artists Philippines. I could still remember how nervous I was when I first tried it, especially in the presence of the founders and my mentors Jeffrey Consumo, Abelardo Lovendino, and Romeo Montes. I tried to recreate theContinue reading “July 2016 vs. July 2019”
Sining ni Sing 