Tiger Tattoo

Last Saturday, I was printing t-shirts for the Alumni of the Sisters of Mary School, Inc, Cebu when my batchmate sent a message that he will be coming in our office after lunch. He was interested to have a tattoo before our final basketball game (playing for 3rd place) that was scheduled last Sunday at the Boystown. Eventhough, I told him that it's not advisable to have tattoo and play a physical game a day after it is done, we still proceeded the 3-hour long of enduring the pain. He wanted a tiger with a wave-flow design depicting his inner self's strength and might of overcoming hardships in life.

Since I don't have a thermal paper for stenciling or a surgical pen, I always use Pilot V5 pen in drafting the design in the body. This application is hard especially for an artist who relies in tracing designs and uses stencils since every wipe after the ink is applied, the lines of the sketch will also be erased.

Tirso Ardiente - my batchmate who owns this tattoo didn't play anyway and only celebrated after the game. But he coached us the whole game bagging the 3rd prize of the Fr. Al's Cup 2010.

My Hand Painted T-shirts

As I arrived late last night in my boarding house, I noticed that some my fabric paints were not in place. I started to check if the old paints are still usable. Since I have nothing to do that night and with extra white tshirt I began sketching the image of Mother Mary found in the magazine. Somehow, this gives me an idea of painting my own customized tshirts for a change. Usually, I used photographic silkscreen printing for my other tshirts but I can say that the hand painted design is more artistic than the former.

My other hand painted tshirt during our Alumni Homecoming last March 2010.

WOLVERINES - Hindang Airsoft Team

26" x 30" without frame
tinting color in cloth

Michael Abundo - a friend of mine and a fellow airsoft enthusiast requested to have a painting of this character. His relish to have such came from a bond of airsofters that he formed and called it as Wolverines – Hindang Airsoft Team.

Wolverine is a fictional character and a superhero. Known to be a member of X-men. A mutant known as Logan who possessed an animal-keen senses. He has a retracting metal claws in both hands as his main weapon and invulnerable from wounds because of his healing factor. The healing factor also slows down his aging process, enabling him to live beyond a normal human lifespan and can only be seen in Fantasy World.

GO WOLVERINES!

Charcoal Painting

Stephanie and Bradley Bacasmas

(unframed)

Am not fond of using charcoal pencil. Since I’m trying to use this medium, I should love the art of this blackish residue consisting of impure carbon brushed gradually for a better result. Charcoal leaves a track that is darker, velvety and it can be spread much easier and finer using brush. I’m no pro regarding this medium but I love to paint as much as I love to learn the different medium in visual and graphic arts.

I have painted this as a present for my friend’s hubby who celebrated his natal day a week ago. Can’t ignore or refuse her request, since she’s one of a kind friend. I didn’t sell this work but she provided me the paper, pencil and the brushes. This only tells that I don’t have enough materials in such medium. I’m still learning about this. Somehow, I have tried to do things that I love.

Art is accusation, expression, passion. It is a fight to the finish between black charcoal and white paper.