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

The Maze Runner and The Scorch Trials by James Dashner

I have just recently watched The Maze Runner, while checked in at New World Makati City Hotel. Movie was good, but it just left me with a lot of questions, which I felt would be answered if I had read the book.

First chance I got, I looked into purchasing a box set in Powerbooks Serendra, but since I wasn't familiar with the author, and wasn't sure whether I would like his writing style or not, decided to purchase the first novel instead.

The first novel is The Maze Runner, and at Powerbooks, it costs PhP 359.00. Unfortunately, at the time, I was not able to bring my Powerbooks Card, so I wasn't able to get a discount off of it.

I just finished the first novel a couple of days ago, and I do, in fact like the writing style of James Dashner. It was a good thing I was able to buy the 2nd novel, The Scorch Trials, so there was continuity in my reading.

As expected, there were a lot of details that were not captured in the movie, and things became clearer for me - especially the backstory as to why the Gladers were placed in the maze to begin with.

I'm currently reading through The Scorch Trials, and so far the Gladers are onto another challenge before they can finally discover what their true purpose is. I am quite excited for the movie adaptation to come out by next year, hopefully.

My only regret, though, is that I wasn't really able to follow the true time-sequence in reading the novels. The Maze Runner was published in 2009, The Scorch Trials in 2010, The Death Cure in 2011, and The Kill Order in 2012. The Kill Order, however, is a prequel to The Maze Runner, together with another upcoming novel, The Fever Code, slated for a 2016 release.

Anyway, I'll just end up reading it in the order it was published.

The Scorch Trials I purchased in National Bookstore in Market! Market!, and I got points out of it on my Laking National Card. Glad to report that the novel is cheaper there, it was priced at PhP 349.00.

If you're interested in reading these novels, feel free to check reviews of the series found online. They are quite gripping!