See The Line Walk

It is said that drawing is taking a line for a walk. If so, you'll be amazed how far it travels in the hands of this self taught, talented woman.

Hasale Mañoso Jayme doesn’t use a pantograph ,  a triangular scale, or draws graphs on her reference shots. Just four things: a pair of eyes, glasses, her hands and a pencil. She looks at the subject, draws freehand, and with the simplest materials, manages to come up with these stunning pieces.

Easy? No. Brilliant? Absolutely.

 This 70 year old lady simply inspires the pursuit of innate gifts bestowed by the Creator. The life in her works undeniably spring from the hopeful life she lives: surviving breast cancer, widowhood, and the rough and tumble of life in God's great grace. She is my aunt, my mother's sister. 

 

 

Almost everyone wants to be famous for five minutes and will fight for one shot at any opportunity that bears the title "Got Talent". 

With Hasale, there is no need for such.

All the love.

Long Weekend Yahoohoo

What started out as a doodle 

during one of the 

normal phone queries , 

has recently been fleshed out 

in another form.

SALAMANKERO IN OIL

I could have titled it "Salamankero 2.0" or something else, knowing the original doodle was done purely in ink and highlighter on a scrap of paper.  But "Salamankero in Oil" sounds a lot like some spicy dish. 

This is my second work with oil on canvas.

THREE OF A PAIR

A fairly larger work in black paper. A pair which look too big and too colorful to be birds, but too bird-y to be flowers or blossoms.  So is it a pair of birds or a pair of flowers? Or a pair of a flower and a bird? Partridges in a pair three? I do not really know.

Oil pastel on paper.

OF RUST and DUST

Rust and dust surely cloud the subject in this post apocalyptic-themed work. My first try on fantasy art/ female subject,   though I have toyed with the concept for a while. Perhaps the comics years are beginning to resurface.

Watercolor on paper.

TABLE # 1

Here's an artwork that remained taped on one of my working boards for a long time, simply for the reason that I didn't 'feel' it was done yet. One day, I just had it framed and is now reserved for a buyer.

Mixed media on paper.

That Blow

Actual size of this work is really small, about 5" x 8" in size from a scrap of paper.  I was doing a portrait on pastel and simultaneously, playing around that little scrap tacked on the wall.


I ended up finishing two works. Not bad.


Another one tucked in my digi-baul for a while.