Colors have always fascinated me. As an artist, I find colors to be an effective way to express feelings, record experiences, and even to share one’s dreams and aspirations. Perhaps it is because of my many years of experience in the printing industry as the CEO of Demontfort Labels Corporation – a company that caters to the printing needs of some of the top businesses in the country. Through my life’s work, I have learned to see how colors can be effective in transmitting concepts and ideas to others.
It was a pleasant surprise to have people share this joy for color with me. With my artist friends, I continually strive to develop my painting skills and enhance my art appreciation. Participating in different art groups, joining learning activities and projects, and going on art travels, are what occupies my time currently. It is a source of joy and satisfaction to meet other artists as we explore and paint beautiful sights and places.
It was a pleasant surprise to have people share this joy for color with me. With my artist friends, I continually strive to develop my art skills and appreciation by participating in different art groups, joining learning activities and projects. I get to meet many artists while we explore and paint beautiful sights and visit museums and galleries.
EXHIBITION HISTORY
2019 IWS Indonesia Competition & 3rd Exhibition 2019, AB.BC Building, Nusa Dua Bali, Indonesia
2019 Fabriano In Acquarello / Fabriano In Watercolor 2019, International Watercolor Museum Fabriano, Italy
2018 2nd International Watercolor Festival of IWS Nepal, Kathmandu Et Lumbini, Nepal
2018 “What Makes Me Smile,” Artist Trading Card Exhibition, Toa Payoh Community Library, Singapore
2018 Summer Art Group Exhibition 2018, National Parks Development, Rizal Park, Bulwagan ng Kagitingan, Museum Archive Gallery, Manila, Philippines
2018 Narrative of Color, 2nd Annual Exhibition, IWS Philippines with the Philippine Guild of Watercolorists, GSIS Museo ng Sining, Pasay City, Philippines
2018 Manila Polo Club Art Exhibit, Manila Polo Club Polo Field, Makati City, Philippines
2018 Waves of Colors, 1ST International Watercolor Biennale of IWS Bangladesh, Shilpakala Academy, Dhaka, Bangladesh
2018 Fabriano in Acquarello, International Watercolor Musuem, Fabriano, Italy
2017 Heritage@rt Watercolor Exhibition, 2nd IWS Indonesia Biennial, Fort Vredeburg Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
2017 Ave Maria – A Marian Exhibit, St. Alphonsus Mary de Liguori, Magallanes Village, Makati
2017 150 Ways to Celebrate, IWS Canada Online Watercolor Competition
2017 Kulturang Pinoy- Noon at Ngayon, 1st Annual Exhibition of IWS Philippines with the Philippine Guild of Watercolorists, GSIS Museo ng Sining, Pasay City
2017 2nd Tirana International Watercolor Biennale, IWS Albania, National Historical Museum, Tirana, Albania
2016 Nostalgia – an exhibition of recent works by the Philippine Guild of Watercolorists and IWS Philippines, The Plaza Art Gallery, Balanga, Bataan, Philippnes
2016 AUDACE alla Trattoria Poggio Antico – An Art Exhibit of New Beginnings Artist Group, Trattoria Poggio Antico, Taguig City, Philippines
2015 Living Colors, Artists Group Exhibit, 3 Forty Fifth Residences, Filinvest, Philippines
ART ACTIVITIES annd WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
- Tuesday Artists Group in FullyBooked (2014 – present)
- Regular Art Session with Ms. Eileen Bondoc-Escueta, Fullybooked Greenbelt, Makati City, Philippines
- International Watercolor Diary 2019 (in progress)
- Mail Art Friendship Across the World with IWS Hungary (May 19 2018)
- 2nd Philippine Watercolor Convention, IWS Philippine with Philippine Guild of Watercolorists, GSIS Museo ng Sining, Pasay City (March 2018)
- Non-adhesive Bookbinding in Cloth Workshop with Mark Cockram, Ortigas Foundation Library, Pasig city, Philippines (March 9-10, 2017)
- Sketching Silay, Sketching around Negros Occidental (May 25-30, 2016)
- #SKETCHEAT at 52nd STATE, an afternoon of food sketching with watercolor, 52nd State Gastropub, Makati City (May 14, 2016)
- Maginhawang Pasko celebrates Food, Art, Music and Fashion with USKPh, Maginhawa StrEat (Dec 12-15, 2016)
- Volunteered as the Instructor’s Assistant at a Basic Watercolor Painting workshop held at the National Museum of the Philippines in cooperation with Emilio Aguilar Cruz Foundation, Inc. (September 6 and October 3, 2015)
- Participated in the Urban Sketchers 2015 Symposium in Singapore (July 22-25, 2015)
AFFILIATIONS
Agos Kulay Manila
Art Association of the Philippines
International Watercolor Society – Globe, Associate Member
Museum Volunteers of the Philippines
Urban Sketchers Manila
Urban Sketchers, Philippines