Of Mice And Men

pigments

colored pencil, calbayog city, 2025

A few days ago I had a thought. These pigments are so great, FTW, let's just have fun with color for a while.

Midnite - Musi to honor my King

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In that case

Black sharpie on cardboard reverse image

Monrovia 1997

1997 was a pivotal year for me.

1997 was the year I handed my resignation letter to my asshole boss.

When I handed it to him you want to know what he did?

He quietly read my letter then he looked up and became furious and screamed,

"Well, in that case YOU'RE FIRED!!!"

I kid you not.

In my life there was a before and there has been an after to that moment.

Calbayog City 2024

i hope I'm this cool when I'm your age

Thank you, Anonymous. Life is a mysterious journey. Just enjoy it and whatever you do, don't let go.

Mysterious nature

Ballpoint pen on a post card

Los Angeles 2014

drawing

pencil drawings, Calbayog City, 2024/25

I try to draw a little bit every day. It's good for the soul. And it's free.

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Snails

pen drawings

Los Angeles 2017-2018

Do snails dream? And if snails dream, of what do they dream?

Do snails dream of wet clover and fresh lettuce?

Do adolescent snails have wet dreams and leave little snail nuts on the morning grass?

So cute.

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final layer

colored pencil, calbayog city, 2025

I added another layer to this drawing, and I'm thinking it's done. Not gonna lie, I like it.

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Meanwhile, far away

Checking out the piggery

Mano Chao - Minha Galera

My life has been a random path governed by a combination of occational planning, frequent accidents, and unexpected surprise parties.

My life has been a random path that has ultimately lead me to the deep provinces of the Philippines. Here I live, with my family, an unknown artist, gone native.

pen & colored pencil, calbayog, 2024

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Aluminum can #1

Watercolor and pen

Los Angeles 2016

A friend of mine once told me that she liked Mark Rothko because she liked how he applied paint.

That got me thinking.

What I need, I thought, is a simple image to serve as a vehicle for the application of paint.

With this thought in mind I began painting fantasy aluminum cans.

Some of them turned out very pretty.

Here's another one.

Aluminum can #2

Watercolor and pen

Los Angeles 2016

These days I'm not so ambitious. When I want to apply pigment I just freakin' apply it.

All blue

Colored pencil and alcohol

Calbayog City 2024

ballpoint pen and alcohol

Calbayog City 2024

Drawings from yesterday

Ink and alcohol

Calbayog City 2024

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America - Ray Charles

Oh beautiful for heros proved,

in liberating strife.

Who more than self their country loved,

and mercy more than life.

America,

America,

May God thy gold refine.

Til all success be nobleness

And every gain devine.

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