A traditional image of Jesus Christ

Just a midnight stroll on the beach. Charcoal on toned gray paper. 

As a follow-up to "Eyes Cream," "Eyes Cream II: Unrequited" is a pun-filled take on the crushing feeling of love not returned.

Part of the river rocks collection

I was inspired by my recent experience in live nude sketching. 

Senior scout of Boy Scouts of the Philippines

My rendition of Napoleon Crossing the Alps using charcoal and graphite, originally by Jacques-Louis David (1805)

Inspired by the "Bust of Diana" sculpture

Charcoal on cold-pressed masterboard

A realistic portrait of a lion in pencil on paper

We always see what we perceive them to be. The most we see is half seen behind the depth of a soul's eyes.

This artwork captures the violent stillness of persecution through a striking black-and-white composition. A central female figure stands bound, engulfed in jagged strokes of white paint that rise like flames. Her expression is solemn, her eyes closed, and she exudes a haunting calm amid surrounding chaos, which suggests resignation and being on the verge of giving up.

Inspired by the Salem Witch Trials in 1962, the female figure is burnt at the stake, similar to women in the past who were not proven guilty and yet killed through firing. Women convicted of witchcraft were traditionally executed by being burned at the stake. 

The piece juxtaposes the staked figure with an eruption of expressive, violent marks, creating a tension between internal strength and external violence. The thick, impasto-like texture of the black paint surrounding her adds visual weight, as though the environment itself is pressing down, suffocating. The white flares, reminiscent of fire and symbolic of judgment and suffering, radiate outward and upward, consuming and exalting the figure.

"Girl with a Pearl Earring" was originally painted by Johannes Vermeer (1632-1675).