Me, again

Do you know how it is when you want to do it again after you've just done it knowing full well that you can't and don’t have to? I'm referring of course to having another serious strength training workout after this morning's two-hour session with just myself. Right now, I'm mentally denying my fatigue. Knowing full well that I can't do another bout of self-training exercises mainly because you need some downtime, I'm just ruminating on exercising again. So yeah…it’s that kind of a day. Anyway while waiting patiently for my doctor's teleconsult this afternoon, I thought it would simply be nice to blog about something, something within the radius of my consciousness or reality because subject matters on TV are really beyond my scope of concern and after gym, TV is my go-to leisure activity at home. So today, I'm going to blog about what's trending on social media, at least in the Philippines. This is not bashing or ranting about something that so...

  J une brings showers, flowers and beauty all around us. The name means youth from Latin juvenis , young people. As of today June 4, I think I have seen 4-5 free movies in the regular theaters as part of my Senior Citizen perks. Two of them really are for children, IF and Garfield...and I loved them both.  I thought Garfield won't be a disappointment to watch for its cuteness based on the books but when we were introduced to Vic his estranged father  (spoiler alert) , we all saw a cuter fatter cat than Garfield himself, the ultimate lazy fat sarcastic cat. Never mind the storyline at first I thought. The 3D animation and wisecracks were good enough to grab our collective attention, adults and children alike especially if you're already familiar with the strip. Now if I wanted more immersion, maybe I'll plan on watching it again next week as I missed on the nitty-gritty of the criminal world they find themselves embroiled in not that any of it is complicated. Nothing her...

At the moment, as in today Saturday the first of June, I find myself stranded at home and staring at my adorned bedroom wall behind the bathroom door, at the Kois acrylic painting I did from an image I found in Pinterest several years ago. Maybe I'm procrastinating in doing my friend Ellen's portrait on the roof. It's probably too hot to paint there anyway. I'm staring and I'm thinking about the myth of the Koi   turning into a dragon by swimming up a waterfall and going against the the forces of nature and successfully swimming upstream by sheer will. Kois have always been a symbol of positivity. They're vibrant, lively and full of energy and are favorite subject matters for artists, as I am witness to my artist circle of friends’ usual artworks. They're revered animals in both China where the myth originates and Japan where they are strong symbols of luck and wealth and used as a popular tattoo design. So, I'm here today stuck in my room to meditate up...

4th Installment Prompts:   *Mad Hatter *Football *Dollar Bill *Koala Bear *Hummingbird  *Wooly Mammoth *Giraffe *Wishing Well Give me five! Mixed Media: #watercolor #gouache #ballpen "Coz if it's raining in Manila..." Plus! My actual assignment...my friend's family portrait still in #wip state. Ellen's Family

I have no more platform left to vent out my feelings for the ☘️ month 🌼 and days that just passed and will come, except this one☝️so forget about my artworks for a while. Let’s just do some serious blogging. May is my birthday month. 20 is my birthday and on Monday the 20th of May this year, I will turn 60 and a Senior Citizen of the world as a matter of fact! 🍃I’m trying to figure how this one goes but just like I said, it’s just a matter of fact. 🍁 I don’t feel any different or special or even older except that I’ve accepted the days that keep marching by to be days that lead to substance, days that count, days that lead to acceptance and productivity…to happiness, fulfilment and all gaining momentum for me to become a better me; 🌞 things that were so alien to me just a couple of years ago 🐦‍🔥. Whatever this means, I feel a lot more whole than when I was   oh , 30?  💥 I try to do what I can to maintain a level of happiness that no one else can give me, not my family ...

Summer for me has always been indulging in indoor activities: drawing, painting and now, adding to my 300 Drawing Prompts Journal. How about you?   Here are the prompts: * Aladdin's Lamp/ Tooth Fairy * Blue Prints * Cyborg/Totem Pole * Magic Kingdom * Beach Scene * Pac-Man Video Game * Your Zodiac Sign * Something 3-D * Anaconda/Something Upside Down * Computer from the future * A bright idea * Grand Canyon * Lion All done in #Mixedmedia: #ballpen #watercolor #coloredpencils #gouache

I haven’t done a proper acrylic painting since my “fruit stand” a couple of years ago, I noticed (on my roof studio). I also noticed although it’s semi-original in terms of style and subject matter (ie, I modified on a reference picture), it also wasn’t that hot. Only semi-hot. I say this because at the very least, your creations should speak to you more than anybody else and that semi-ugly fruit stand actually made me focus on eating healthier and be more acute of the importance and presence of natural food in your diet. And what’s so bad about that? Projecting not only your ideas but your aspirations on canvas as possible manifestation for your wishes is a win . Of course! Make your art purposeful is what they say. How much more purposeful is turning your long set-aside, to-do list item as a beautifully-painted artwork and reminder for what’s important in your life? In other words, draw what you like and what you want (to take place even). Do it for you initially. Make your art h...