A snap of an old work

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A snap of an old work

Monday, December 15th, 2008

Last Supper by you.

One of the great things about going for a short trip home is that I got a chance to picture my old works that hang on my parents’ house. The one above is a watercolor I did back in college, based from an old postcard I had. I was so happy of it back then. Now, I see all the flaws– harsh bold lines, distorted faces and all. It was even painted using cheap water colors (well, not THAT cheap though) and Chinese brushes. But when I remember all the hard work put into it, the puzzles of resolving every color and the labyrinth in each and every curl of cloth, I’m still proud of it. Especially with all the things that I’ve learnt and the improvement of skills I’ve acquired through the years after this painting. It’s satisfying to know that I have improved and developed as a person and as an artist as well, at least even in my own little way. it’s great to realize that I’m not redundant. that i have evolved and will continue evolving, still be learning more things– in life and in art– for the years to come. And this 38″x 24″ painting will be a living testament to that– as it hangs proudly on my parent’s dining room.

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Previous Comments

di ko binasa post mo. greet lang kita ng happy birthday. hehe ;p

Posted by tin-tin at December 15, 2008, 7:03 pm

Rey, di ko mahanap ang email ad mo, kaya dito na lang ako post hehehe. kanina ko lang nabasa ang phone no. mo sa blog ko, kauwi ko lang ng pinas, sayang di tayo nagkita. kapos din kasi ako sa oras. di nga ako nakapaglibot, hanggang bugis lang ako at suntec. anyways, babalik naman ako dyan next year to attend cg overdrive at saka yung comics convention nila.

Posted by Randy Valiente at December 15, 2008, 9:56 pm

interesting ang contents ng blog frustrated artist k’se ako eh. mind if i add you to my link? thanks for dropping by my blog too

i’ve used the max zoom for my p&s, 10x optical zoom that’s why the moon looks big.

Posted by syel at December 15, 2008, 11:31 pm

Even though there may be flaws to the painting pero to me it is still beautiful. You’re a good painter Kuya, really.

Posted by Kyels at December 15, 2008, 11:47 pm

salamat, tin-tin. binisto mo pa birthday ko. :p

Posted by artkitekto at December 17, 2008, 12:39 pm

randy, sayang nga. Malapit pa naman sa Bugis office ko. next time.

Posted by artkitekto at December 17, 2008, 12:39 pm

thanks for dropping, Syel. and yes, feel free to do so.

Posted by artkitekto at December 17, 2008, 12:41 pm

Xi xi, Kyles. I hope to be better though.

Posted by artkitekto at December 17, 2008, 12:44 pm

We always see the flaws years after. The painting, however, was one of your firsts and surely yours parents are proud of it. And, whatever flaws you’ve seen, to them its not there at all. Ah, like the saying, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Great painting, Rey. Thanks for the nice comment on my blog.

Posted by Mari at December 19, 2008, 2:38 am

great painting! ang galing naman. wishing you a merry christmas and happy new year!!!

Posted by pusa at December 23, 2008, 10:30 pm

Only you can be your best critic. I though the painting looked great. I am sure your parents are so proud of it.

Happy Holidays to you and your family. Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!

Posted by Leah at December 27, 2008, 1:54 pm

Ganda ng artwork mo tsong ah.

Merry Christmas na rin!

Posted by Abaniko at December 27, 2008, 2:10 pm

Hi Rey,
May I invite you to please join Filipinos Unite!!!. You may do so by commenting on my blog stating your name, address, name of blog and its url or by sending an email to melalarilla@gmail.com containing the same set of information. Thank you very much. God bless.

Posted by Mel Alarilla at December 29, 2008, 8:07 pm

pusa:
thank you. belated merry christmas too!

Posted by artkitekto at December 31, 2008, 12:24 pm

leah:
my parents are my number one fans. I’m just lucky they supported me on everything I wanted in life. Some wanted their children to be doctors or lawyers when the kids themselves wanted to be anything but it.

Posted by artkitekto at December 31, 2008, 12:25 pm

Abaniko:
Salamat, Tsong. Happy New year!

Posted by artkitekto at December 31, 2008, 12:26 pm

Mel,
Thanks. I will one of these days.

Posted by artkitekto at December 31, 2008, 12:27 pm

Hi. I’m attempting irony. J.Zafra style. On Noynoy. For the republic. Would you mind visiting and leaving a comment if the blog might work? Or it had the intentional effect on you? Thanks.

Posted by Me at April 3, 2010, 3:07 pm

it’s at bisayafilms.blogspot.com.

Posted by Me at April 3, 2010, 3:08 pm