It’s Nemiranda’s birthday on Valentine’s Day. He is inviting me to the opening of his exhibit this Saturday in Angono, Rizal. His close friend and art collector Kim Marcelo is
Category: Art & Exhibit
January 2, 2019, Bellagio Oyen got us tickets to the art exhibit of Japanese icon Yayoi Kusama, on the ground floor of Bellagio Hotel. The line was long and the
Located in the same building as Cafe Sanso is Museo Sanso where a few dozen pieces that belong to the personal collection of the artist himself are on display. Several
I’ve been trying to avoid going to art galleries lately. That’s also why I didn’t bother to check out the recently concluded Art Fair in Makati. I also did not
December 22, 2017 Beverly Hills Yen and I spent practically the whole day walking around Rodeo Drive. On our way back to the hotel, we got attracted to a sculpture
There’ s a Christmas exhibit on the ground floor of the controversial Municipality of Makati’s building. The lobby is normally full of taxpayers but last week, it’s aglow with Christmas
Some super duper rich guy buys a Leonardo da Vinci painting for $450.30 million dollars. P23.1 Billion pesos plus fees and taxes for this 500 year old oil painting called
My son’s room has been locked ever since he left. I open it occasionally to check on his things and to clean it. Today I decided to open it. I
There’s an exhibit of Philippine-made handicrafts at the Baguio Export Processing Zone. I took a cab from the hotel and ventured out into a place I have never been to
Last year, a gallery in SM Megamall was selling a Juvenal Sanso Oil Painting for P500,000. After a few months I saw the painting again displayed at the art fair
I found this 1958 oil painting hanging on the wall of a shabby chic style stall inside the Antique Mall of America in Las Vegas. Although it was done 58
I couldn’t say no to Nemiranda. Although it was almost zero visibility because of heavy rains, I didn’t think twice going to Alabang to attend the opening ceremony of his
Aside from works by masters, all museums have thought-provoking and shocking pieces to capture the visitors’ attention and imagination. Pieces that would conjure up not only the hidden artistry and
December 2, 2015 I knew exactly how to get to the Ben Cab Museum in Baguio because I called their reception before leaving the hotel to make sure I had
I had a difficult but exciting challenge last Sunday. I pushed myself to paint women’s nude bodies while they’re there in front of me. That was really difficult. First, I
I am not the nude model. I am the artist. I didn’t anticipate that Nemiranda would ask me if I wanted to paint also “O ikaw rin?” Without any hesitation