pen and ink break

Sometimes I just love to go pen and ink. Back to basics :)

Another one of them studies/sketches sort of

Well, I couldn't stop sketching. Hehehe

Breaking the Habit

I was excited with the sketchpad I got so I decided to go make use of it:)

Line Art (and a few thoughts on a Waterdragon)

Earlier in the evening I got a bit excited about this whole "Waterdragon" year which should be lucky for me.  But as I worked on some pieces after the whole waterdragon thing I didn't feel that comfortable with my hand or with the subjects and medium and whatever.  To get this waterdragon luck running, maybe a long walk would work. Or a good chat. Or a reaffirmation of I don't know. Or a donut. Or a beer. Or a cigarette.  I should probably disappear a bit. It doesn't matter anyway. This waterdragon better be lucky!

Weightless

Weightless
70x55

On a foot bridge near my place lives a street dweller who I give my extra change or food to. My first pen and ink work of the year and I used a figure as a subject compared to my older subjects here and here. Thanks for visiting!

Homme et Femme (set 1)

Just to get myself warmed up on a pen and ink an
d the thought of revisiting some old studies to create a new set, I put my brush, ink, marker, and a technical pen for the run. I didn't really enjoy how heavy or violent the first two pieces came out then I started to remove more noise but ended up making it too... graphic? I'll probably make a new set :-s Well, um, we only put malice when we put malice.

22.5x55cm

22.5x55cm

Owner + Oreo!

I got to finish a 70x55cm pen and ink work! I think the last one I made was on September and I missed working on a scale that large. My housemate Gel brought her dog Oreo who kept me company for a bit!

My subject is a custom built jeep, usually called "owner's" here in the Philippines. This would fall on my Inanimates series. Enjoy!

in the making. my lamp was right next to me so the paper didn't seem that brown

Oreo!

Line Art

I'm a bit concerned today about my hand not being as steady as it used to be. Maybe too much coffee. I'll make more of these before I work on anything major. Enjoy viewing:)

to consider
23x30cm

on a day
23x30cm

Niluwalhating Bayani ng Bata (Glorified Heroes of Children)

Here's a set that's probably as controversial to the exhibit of Mideo at CCP. I just thought about how children view idols and if they were to make their own, who would they dress up?

Some of the Sto Nino idols look like dolls or toys and as a child, you'd wonder about what powers they have.

Artguments with the Coconut Climber and other things when walking

After having a crazy chat with one of my good friends who writes, and paints, I thought of "documenting" all the ideas birthed from that conversation on a 12x18cm blank paged notebook.

Below is a fake writeup by Ramon Taguchi (who is the good friend I chatted with) for the "launching" of this "exhibit". All works and titles did not go through serious thinking. This, again, is just for fun! If I take this album seriously I may have it exhibited. LOL.
 
I'll probably make some serious pieces out of these though :)

Coping with Change

Lines from the Intermediate

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"Artguments with the Coconut Climber and other things when walking"

Implicit perhaps, that art has finally lost its nerve-center, Joseph Valente, in his new 2011 series simply entitled "Artguments with the Coconut Climber and other things when walking", has a lot to say about the matter.

Born in 1981, Valente's visions of the world is carefully mirrored in his latest obra maesta series, giving emphasis in the in betweens of the signs of the times.

Inanimates

Aside from painting, I love going pen and ink.
All artwork dimensions are 55x70cm

My Attempt on Cubism/Abstract

This was made during a time when I was a bit experimental (which I will revisit some other time)

man on fire

95x122cm

FastFood Superheroes (2010)

Here are some drawings I made out of boredom giving some of our favorite fastfood characters a comic book finish.