Break from politics

Emma
Oil on canvas
10x14
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Eleksyon Series IV

"Gibo"
Oil on canvas
7.5x10

This project is proving to be valuable to me in two ways.
One, I get to practice a lot on doing portraits in oil.
Two, I get to know these presidential candidates more through research.
This way, I'll be able to choose a little more wiser when the time comes.

Eleksyon Series III

Gordon
oil on canvas , 7.5x10

Slightly different technique.
The canvas was stained by raw umber prior to painting.

Eleksyon Series II

Erap
oil on canvas.
8X12 inches.

Same technique as the previous piece.
The only difference is I spent more time refining the face.
But in the end, I liked "Noynoy"s looser approach better.

Eleksyon Series I

Noynoy
oil on canvas.
8x12 inches
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This is an experiment.
I started with a red primer.
A first for me.
It turned out better than i expected.
I love the the red canvas showing through in some of the parts.
I think I'm gonna do more of these.

palette: white, black, yellow ochre, alizarin crimson

old man with still life

Old man with still life
oil on canvas, 9x12 inches


It started as a still life study of an apple plus dried squid and fish about 5 months ago.
It got parked for a long time.
Then i completely lost interest on it.
So i decided to paint over the canvas with a different picture.
My initial plan was to completely cover the still life with that old sheepherder's image.
But in the middle of the process, the apple showing through made a cool effect.
So i left some significant parts of the apple and dried sea foods showing.

A dead still life canvas reincarnated as a double exposed effect painting.