Akuna by Isaac Cruz

I've been sketching this image in my head for quite some time already, and I was finally able to put it onto canvas, and framed. It now hangs proudly in my office.

I had it framed in Frameworks Homefront. I wanted a floater frame for it - part of the challenge was explaining how I wanted the frame executed. I made sure that the framers would leave a space between the recessed matting and the edge of the frame because I'm planning to put LED strip lights to illuminate the painting.

I'm quite proud of it. It was Kim who named it Akuna. It was the first word that came to his mind when he saw the painting.

Just wanted to share my piece!

Akuna (2016)
Isaac Cruz
Acrylic on canvas
24" x 36"

Kurangga 3 by Robie Perdiguerra

I went back to the Bigkis Sining Binangonan exhibit in Il Centro last Saturday to pick up my two Gener Blanco paintings. I was quite excited as I was to immediately drive to Frameworks Homefront to have these framed. I had saved pictures of the paintings in the Blanco Museum, and I was to show them to Frameworks - I wanted the 2 paintings to look like they were lifted from the Blanco Museum.

A good friend of mine from New World Hotel and One Serendra, Myra Bass, sent me a Viber message in our group. You see, that morning, Marina Monina had messaged me with paintings that she had available, and I sent these to the One Serendra Viber Group. Myra wanted paintings to be placed in her office in Raffles. I informed her that one of my stops was the exhibit in Il Centro, and she asked if I could send her pictures of the paintings that were available.

As soon as I got to the exhibit, I started taking pictures of the paintings that caught my eye. Of course, I sent her pictures of Gener Blanco's works. A piece that really caught my attention, though, and wasn't in the exhibit when I had gone there the week prior was Robie Perdiguerra's Kurangga 3. It is acrylic paint on a 13.5" x 10" canvas, and is a mother and child. It was enchanting, and Myra being a mom to a beautiful daughter studying in Assumption San Lorenzo, I had an inkling she might like it. I took a picture of Kurangga 3 and sent it to Myra via Viber. 

She loved it, along with 3 Blanco paintings that I sent. She asked me to purchase these for her. 

I brought them with me to the office, I thought Myra was going to work today, but she was, unfortunately off today. For today, though, the Kurangga 3 is on exhibit in my office, just for a limited time. 

I couldn't resist, so I took a photo of it on my desk, so that I could share it with everyone. 

My mom saw the painting and was upset that I didn't buy it for her. It was then I realized that she really enjoys mother and child paintings. 

I'm just hoping when Myra comes to pick up her paintings tomorrow, I'd be able to let them go. 

A Hundred Blooms in Cevio Art Haus

We got caught up in the Sanso Museum yesterday we were unable to go to the opening of A Hundred Blooms in Cevio's Art House. My friend, Kat Pauso, was able to attend though, with her daughter Kallie. Kallie asked her mom to purchase a flower painting - it was priced at PhP 1,000.00. She was so encouraged by the flower paintings that she saw that she declared to her mother that she will be drawing flowers and will be selling them in the lobby of their condo. 

Below is the painting the mother and daughter purchased last night. Its acrylic on 12" x 12" canvas by James Imperial. 

Kim and I decided to take a side trip to Cevio on the way home tonight. We passed by, and was able to speak to the caretaker if we could see the exhibit. He obliged. 

The exhibit was composed of over a hundred 12" x 12" canvases. The media used were acrylic, oil, and MMC. 

They were presented like checkerboard tiles in the gallery - very cute concept.

Kim liked this painting:

A piece made by Miguel Toni Villanueva. While browsing through the other artworks on display, I sent an SMS to Kat confirming which pieces she acquired. As it turns out, she purchased the other Miguel Toni Villanueva painting, an acrylic masterpiece on canvas. 

So I knew I had to get the painting Kim liked, so that Miguel Villanueva's paintings would be owned by two college friends. Spoke to the caretaker, and left him my contact details, so that I could place a bid on the painting. 

I really love going to Cevio. One of the reasons I do is because of Keith Paras. It was in this gallery where I discovered his paintings - they had a very Klimt feel to them. Below is a snapshot of a Keith Paras painting that was shown in ManilArt 2014.

And here's another Keith Paras painting we found in Cevio while browsing through the blooms:

Please feel free to visit Cevio, below are their contact information:

Cevio Art Haus

60 San Isidro St., Brgy Kapitolyo, Pasig

tel. no. 02.6564931

open from 12:00PM to 8:00PM