My Sketch Bag

Here are the stuff I bring when I go out the house.

• 9" x 10" Small Messenger Canvas Bag

• 7" x 2" Tin Pencil Case

• 3" x 2.25" Altoids Mint Cased Watercolor

• 5.5" x 8.5" Sketchbook

• iPod Classic

• and an ancient Cellular Phone

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Inside the small Altoids Mints case is a #8 Round Grumbacher Brush, #2 Pencil, W&N Watercolor, and a piece of paper where I wrote down the colors of each box.  (very helpful for my colorblindness)

Inside my tin pencil box is a Pencil Sharpener, 0.20 mm Micron Pen, 0.5 Pentel Tech Pencil, and a Namiki Falcon Flexible Nib.
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Lost Bunny | Pinoy Komikls Anthology

"Lost Bunny" is a piece originally intended for Borderline.  But I decided to do it in watercolor and donated it for Pinoy Komiks Anthology on kickstarter.  My heartfelt gratitude to Maarten Schilder from Holland, (one of the many backers for this project) who got both the book and this artwork. I also would like to thank Adam Pasion and Zon Petilla for coming up with this anthology. This is certainly a big help for so many Filipinos. THANK YOU.

Valentine's Day Sketchbook

I've always been fascinated with Dante Alighieri and the pure love that he had towards the muse of his life, Beatrice Portinari. So this Valentine's day I am going to reread one of his masterpieces, La Vita Nuova.  This is the third time I bought this book. My first copy was borrowed by a friend, never got it back. The second copy I believe was lost.

I also did this thing called "Love at First Stop". It is an old sketch that was initially intended for "Borderline". I played around with it today with an x-acto knife and came up with the one below.

Perya

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Bedtime Story

Moleskine: Febuary 2013

Moleskine: January 2013

Illustration Friday: Sky

Drawing Sept 29. 2012

Moleskine: September 2012

Oil Painting

"Sampayan" (Clothesline) a sketch for an oil painting.

I haven't touch my oil tubes for years since my daughter was born.  So that's 7 years of not doing an oil-painting, though I was happy doing watercolors and acrylics, I just missed doing oil.

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The Dance - A Father's Day Short

Father's day is on June 17, 2012.  I am posting this piece I made earlier than it should have been. So here it is.  You may view it at Fables in Melag. Just click on the image below and it will lead you to Melag.  It is also available to download as a Free HiRes PDF file.

A Short Story for Father's Day

Illustrating a short story I made for Father's Day 2012. Will be available free to read at fablesinmelag.blogspot.com.
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New Fable

Please click on image for the whole story at Fables in Melag

Picture Book Project

Sketch Book: "The Tour", pen and ink

"Why think about that when all the golden land's ahead of you and all kinds of unforeseen events wait lurking to surprise you and make you glad you're alive to see?" - On the Road. Jack Kerouac

Sketchbook: "Remedy" Ink and Watercolor

Happy Birthday, Dr. Jose Rizal

When little boy Pepe rode a boat to cross Laguna Bay, he accidentally dropped one of his slippers and was immediately swept away by the strong currents. Instead of crying, Pepe intentionally threw the other slipper into the water. The father asked him why did he do that? The young Jose Rizal said: "A slipper is useless without its mate."

Sketchbook: "The Arrival of Captain Favian and His Latest News"