When Sam was a high school senior, her art teacher encouraged her to take up Fine Arts in college. And Sam had vehemently refused. She did not include Fine Arts among her … [Read more...]
Landscape painting on canvas, and an interpretation of a Manet portrait
July 11, 2011 By 27 Comments
A Chinese painting exhibit
February 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The last time we were at Shangri-La Plaza (we watched Sherlock Holmes), a Chinese painting exhibit was on the list of scheduled events at the ground floor lobby. There was a … [Read more...]
Postcard perfect Mayon Volcano
August 9, 2009 By 7 Comments
The time I wrote a column about our visit to the Blanco Family Art Museum in Angono, Rizal, I mentioned that one of the Blanco progenies is a classmate of Alex. Yesterday, … [Read more...]
At the Blanco Family Museum
September 30, 2008 By 18 Comments
(Today's column. The photos do not appear in the print and online versions of the newspaper.) My family spent two hours at the Blanco Family Museum on Sunday afternoon. My … [Read more...]
Encourage your kids to read…
May 19, 2008 By 37 Comments
... And never tell them that the only things worth reading are those labeled by the high-brows as profound. Alex reads a lot of manga online. There was a time when I … [Read more...]
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