L'Arc En Ciel Art Gallery

You're invited! March 6-19 show

2012-03-01T22:14:00.000-08:00

You're invited to our "Spring" art show! Please come to our opening exhibit on March 6, Tuesday, 5-8pm, at the ArtistSpace of the Ayala Museum in Makati. Formal attire.

Get a preview of their works

by clicking on their names below:

Pilar Quiros
Stella Kim
Connie Quirino
Alfred Galura

Featured on PhilStar. Feb 27, 2012

2012-03-01T19:05:00.000-08:00

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=781439

ARTS AND CULTURE

L'arc en Ciel's 'Spring!' at Ayala Museum
By Norma Bourgeois (The Philippine Star) Updated February 27, 2012 12:00 AM

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MANILA, Philippines - The Ayala Museum will showcase the works of L’arc en Ciel atelier artists Alfred Galura, Stella Kim, Connie Quirino and Pilar L. Quiros, from March 6 to 19 in an exhibit titled “Spring!”

Bound together by the experiences of spring by the four artists, the exhibit is not so much about the season, especially since it is an alien season to the Philippines, but about the eloquence of feeling, in expressing it, and capturing it in the moving language of art.

Alfred Galura presents works in watercolor and pen and ink. His brass and copper gleam like newly-polished metals. Galura’s flowers are rendered with such photographic accuracy that it is hard to tell one is not looking at a photograph. Whether it is a cluster of white or purple mums, the viewer can feel the softness of the petals and the grittiness of the leaves just by looking at Galura’s watercolors.

Stella Kim’s paintings speak of meticulous precision and discipline. Oil on canvas flower, fruit, person, animal: the subjects are rendered with realistic details, yet one is aware of looking at a painting, unlike the realism of Galura’s watercolors. The smooth transition of color gradients is masterful and Kim’s paintings project the resolution of a well-focused photograph. Mostly still life, every rendering shows a play of geometric forms with clean, uncluttered look even on a canvas filled with objects.

Connie Quirino’s canvas is like a child’s room surrounded by toys and meandering colours, a spring full of promise with play and discovery. Her oils can display flowers in subtle tones (“A Burst of Spring”) or garden scenes with bold strokes and colours (“L’arc en ciel Fountain 1” and “Statue of a Young Boy”). In Lavender Field, the indecorous strokes are foiled by the symmetry of the painting, with lavenders in orderly rows and a pink roadway demarcating the greens from the purples. But even as Quirino is aware of symmetry, her strokes exhibit a characteristic playfulness that shuns rigidity.

Pilar Quiros has a keen sense of form and her canvas looks uncluttered even when done with bold colours. Her oils are rich but not disturbing. Bright blooms (“Cosmos and Zinnias,” a “Study of Complementary Colors”) are like a burst of fireworks lighting up the blue sky, with lines balanced in all directions.

The founder and owner of the L’Arc en Ciel atelier, Elaine Ongpin Herbosa will present the four artists at The ArtistSpace, second floor, Glass Wing, Ayala Museum, Greenbelt Park, Makati Ave. corner Dela Rosa Street, Makati City.

For information, call 0917-8901219 or e-mail elaineoherbosa@yahoo.com.ph.

Galura

The more than 10 pen-and-ink drawings depict a simple life in Pampanga, where Alfred Galura is from, but they convey the peace in the rhythm of ordinary life more than its hardships — simple scenes not drawn simply but with the complex marriage of thin and thick lines, creating values with an unforgiving medium: ink.

Quirino

Connie Quirino’s evolving style appears fueled by the exuberance of grappling with self-discovery reflected in her works. She recently attended a landscape workshop by American artist Jill Steinhuis in Aix en Provence and this, too, has greatly influenced her style.

Kim

The abundance of spring is exemplified in Stella Kim’s painting “Spring Harvest,” fecund with perfectly shaped eggs, luscious red tomatoes huddled with the green spring onions in front of a ceramic white pitcher, fresh garlic bulbs sitting with a chunk of pumpkin on a butcher block, and, in the middle of the arrangement, a big round pan raring to be struck like a gong.

Quiros

A faithful disciple of art, Pilar Quiros expresses herself while keeping in mind the rules of the discipline. In the autumn of 2009, she attended a workshop in Lenno, Lake Como, Italy conducted by Jerry Fresia, renowned Impressionist. This has inspired her recent works, done in quick spontaneous strokes, all seemingly breathing with atmosphere.

Spring: Alfred Galura

2012-02-28T23:51:00.014-08:00

Sa Aming Baryo
Pen and ink on paper
14.5 x 22 cm
2010
Php 15,000
sold

Detail:

Ang Bahay ni Aling Inday
Pen and ink on Paper
10 x 20 cm
2010
Php 15,000

Detail:

Off to Work
Pen and ink on paper
11 x 20 cm
2010
Php 15,000

Detail:

Helping Out with the Harvest
Pen and Ink on paper
10.5 x 21 cm

2010
Php 15,000

Detail:

After A Day's Work
Pen and ink on paper
11.5 x 21 cm
2010
Php 15,000
sold

Detail:

After School
Pen and ink on paper
12 x 18 cm
2011

Php 15,000

sold

Detail:

An Invitation
Pen and ink on paper
10.5 x 20 cm
2011
Php 15,000

Detail:

The Enchanted Castle
Pen and ink on paper
12 x 18.5 cm
2011
Php 15,000

Detail:

Birch Tree
Pen and Ink on paper
18 x 12.5 cm
2011
Php 15,000
sold

Detail:

I Will Help, Too!

Pen and ink on paper
12 x 12 cm
2011
Php 15,000

Detail:

The Lighthouse Keeper
Pen and ink on paper
10.5 x 17 cm
Php 15,000
sold

Detail:

Off for A Bath
Pen and Ink on paper
12" x 19.5 cm
Php 15,000

Detail:

Off to Work, Too: A Study
Pen and ink on paper
14 x 12 cm
Php 15,000

detail:

Brass and Coppers I
Watercolor on Paper
29" x 21"
2011
Php 75,000

Brass and Coppers II
Watercolor on Paper
14" x 17"
2011
Php 45,000

Golden Sunset II
Watercolor on Paper
7" x 17 ½"

2011
Php 20,000

Golden Sunset III
Watercolor on Paper

7" x 17 ½"

2011

Php 20,000

Skyscape
Watercolor on Paper
7" x 17"
2011
Php 30,000

Seascape
Watercolor on Paper
7" x 17"
2011
Php 30,000

Pink Flowers
Watercolor on Paper
21" x 29"
2012
Php 75,000

Yellow Buds
Watercolor on Paper
29" x 21"
2012
Php 75,000

Lilac Mums
Watercolor on Paper
21" x 29"
2012
Php 75,000

White Daisies
Watercolor on Paper
29" x 21"
2012
Php 75,000

White Mums
Watercolor on Paper
29" x 21"

2012
Php 75,000

Boatman
Watercolor on Paper
29" x 21"
2012

Php 75,000
sold

Planting Rice
Watercolor on Paper
29" x 21"
2012
Php 75,000

Harvesting
Watercolor on Paper
29" x 21"
2012
Php 75,000
sold

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Spring: Connie Quirino

2012-02-28T23:27:00.013-08:00

Lavender Fields
Oil on canvas
8" x 10"
2012
Php 10,000

Colorful Gerbera
Oil on canvas
15 ¾" x 11 ¾"
2011
Php 16,000

Sunflowers in Brown Jar
Oil on canvas
13 ¾" x 19 ¾"

2011
Php 16,000

sold

Yellow Mums and Blue Jar
Oil on canvas
12" x 12"
2012
Php 15,000

Provence
Oil on canvas
12" x 9"
2012
Php 14,000
sold

Small Sunflower

Oil on canvas

8" x 10"

2011

Php 10,000

L'arc en Ciel Guardian

Oil on canvas

18" x 16"

2011

Php 25,000

sold

White Orchids and Buko
Oil on canvas
8" x 10"
2012

Php 10,000

Fruit Bowl
Oil on canvas

11 ¾" x 15 ¾"
2012

Php 12,000

Sunflowers in Aqua Vase
Oil on canvas
16" x 12"
2012

Php 15,000

Seascape
Oil on canvas
16" x 20"
2012

Php 30,000
reserved

Lovely Hat
Oil on canvas
20" x 16"
2012

Php 20,000

L'arc en Ciel Fountain
Oil on canvas
24" x 18"
2012

Php 22,000

Pink Rose on Grandpa's Chair
Oil on canvas
16" x 12"
2012

Php 15,000

Peach Carnations
Oil on Canvas
16" x 12"
2012

Php 15,000

A Million Flowers
Oil on canvas
16" x 16"
2012

Php 20,000

L'arc en Ciel Altar and Lotus Painting
Oil on canvas
2012
Php 25,000
sold

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Spring: Stella Kim

2012-02-28T23:24:00.014-08:00

White Pitcher and Spring Vegetables
Oil on canvas
15 ¾" x 19 ¾"

2012

Lemony Surprise
Oil on canvas
22" x 28"
2012

Apple Cider
Oil on canvas
14" x 16"
2012
Php 25,000

White Orchids
Oil on canvas
28" x 22"

2012

Php 35,000

Yellow Jar and Eggs after Helmantel
Oil on canvas
18" x 14"
2011
Php 35,000

White Cat with Odd Eyes
Oil on canvas
16" x 16"
2012

Php 18,000

Can't Stop Thinking of You
Oil on canvas
16" x 16"
2012

Php 18,000

What Lies Ahead?
Oil on canvas
20" x 16"
2012
Php 20,000
sold

Blooming Iris
Oil on canvas
12 ⅛" x 9"

2012

Php 10,000

Pomegranate and White Cup

Oil on canvas
14" x 16"
2012

Php 25,000

"To Be Or Not To Be"
Oil on canvas panel
16" x 20"
2012

Php 32,000

Marc's Horse Ranch
Oil on canvas panel

15 ¾" x 20"
2012

Php 20,000
sold

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Spring: Pilar Quiros

2012-02-28T22:19:00.024-08:00

Marigolds in Copper Teapot
Oil on canvas
12" x 16"
2012
Php 16,000

Lue Veron Provence
Oil on canvas
12" x 16"
2012

Php 16,000

Cherry Blossoms
Oil on canvas
8" x 10"
2012
Php 10,000

sold

House on A Cliff
Oil on canvas
19 ½" x 19 ½"
2012
Php 21,000

Pretty in Pink
Oil on canvas
10" x 14"
2012
Php 16,000
reserved

A Walk in the Woods
Oil on canvas
12" x 16"
2012
Php 16,000
sold

Fire Trees
Oil on canvas
16" x 20"
2012

Php 16,000

Lavender Fields
Oil on canvas
8" x 10"
2012

Php 20,000
sold

Yosemite
Oil on canvas
24" x 18"
2012

Php 21,000

Rocky Shores
Oil on canvas
16" x 20"

2012

Php 16,000

Mangoes and Blossoms
Oil on canvas
16" x 16"
2012

Php 16,000
sold

Cherry Blossoms in the Sky

Oil on canvas
12" x 16"
2012

Php 18,000

The Countryside
Oil on canvas
12" x 14"
2012

Php 16,000

Marigold Ensemble
Oil on canvas

8" x 10"

2012

Php 12,000

Waterfall Rainbow

Oil on canvas
16" x 12"
2012

Php 18,000

A Portrait of Hope
Oil on canvas

10" x 8"

2012

Php 12,000

Purple Carabao
Oil on canvas
8" x 10"

2012

Php 12,000

Springtime in Holland
Oil on canvas

9 ¾" x 14"

2012

Php 12,000

Still Life in Mia's Workshop
Oil on canvas
10" x 14"

2012

Php 16,000
reserved

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Mia featured on The Philippine Star: 2011 Nov 14

2011-11-19T17:06:00.000-08:00

website link: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=747734&publicationSubCategoryId=79

The Philippine Star : Arts & Culture :

Mia Herbosa channels the past, reveals the present
By Marika B. Constantino

MANILA, Philippines - Choosing a career in art is not an easy decision. For Mia Herbosa, this calling knocked on her door early in life and she has not looked back since then.

“I remember one particular lecture in college that stuck to me. The professor said that in this age of technology and highly-industrialized society everything is compartmentalized. In general, the workforce then is unable to feel what they are doing. Since you are your work, then most of the time you are unable to know the reason why you are working beyond the financial motivations. In this respect, artists are lucky, he said. That really got me thinking,” shares Herbosa. “This is what I like best about being an artist. I know why I am doing this. The direct communication with the people who admire your work and the links you create with them are additional perks,” she further intimates. This is what Herbosa imparts: associations, relationships and linkages to her journey.

In this regard, it is impossible not to feel refreshed when looking at her works. Talking to her invigorates you even more.

There is an immediate connection with the images she depicts. Not solely because they are familiar, not solely because they are distinct, not solely because they are ethereal. Her works are inviting for they are a combination of all these and more.

Having been trained at the Art Student League in New York, her masterful technique is readily apparent. Over 10 years of rigorous study taught her the fundamentals of painting, drawing and printmaking from a traditional approach. As such, Herbosa creates her works from life, sans technology. The details are exquisitely rendered, the colors are vibrantly projected, the compositions are well thought out and the proportions are exact.

Her classical leanings are most evident in her portraits. The portrait of Dominque Lhuiller is a case in point. One can almost pinch her chubby cheeks, see her wiggle her toes as she tries hard to stay still for the sitting. Through Herbosa’s painterly rendition, the little girl pops out of the canvas, enveloping us with her sweetness. In “Dalagita” we can see the soft brushstrokes that soulfully compliments the budding beauty. Indeed, this adolescent is brimming with expectation of what lies ahead. “Katya Zobel with Mocha” is both warm and comforting in its innocence. Even the puppy is portrayed with good-natured grace. In all these portraits, one cannot disregard the richness of the fabrics, the intricate patterns and its elegant flow.

Interestingly, although Herbosa’s western aesthetics are deeply ingrained in her process because of her background, the last four years here in the Philippines have given her a different perspective. For one thing, the tropical light now evokes a different fervor and glow in her oeuvres. She also incorporates local foliage in her still life compositions. These are mostly plants, herbs and fruits that she finds in her own garden or are available locally. For Herbosa, this integration is her way establishing herself to the Philippines. “The flora I use grounds me in this part of the world. The papaya, mustasa and rosal are grown in my garden. What I depict situates where I am,” she says. While these works acknowledge the manner of instruction she received, it is also her way of showing respect to her roots.

This fusion reveals the poignant nature morte renditions. Herbosa’s skills are perceptible with the almost tangible textures and reflective surfaces. Luscious vegetation, supple fruits, weathered antiques and symbolic objects all come to life. “These also serve as my homage to art and the art muse,” she volunteers. Each still life depicts a narrative within a narrative through the elements within the composition; all coming together to create another story.

According to Herbosa, her artworks are visual annotations of her life — as an artist, as a mother, as a daughter, as a wife, as her own person. These are the different facets of what makes up her core and being. All are records of the prosaic and the significant; the fleeting and the enduring; the obscure and the discernible.

“Onib Olmedo once told me that an artist who is honest about his experiences can‘t help but be a catalyst. This is what I strive to do as I try to adjust to where fate leads me,” she reveals. Yes, it is impossible not to feel refreshed. With everything going on in the world around us, seeing artworks that reflect and are grounded in the basics, in terms of methodology, attitude and imagery, it would be hard not to be energized by its quiet and profound disposition. Without a doubt, Herbosa’s works are all these and more.

According to Lao Tzu, “A good artist paints their vision, while a great artist lives their vision.” Most definitely Herbosa is trying to live hers.

* * *

“Art Matters” is Mia Herbosa’s latest solo exhibition. It will open on November 23, 2011 at the Silverlens Gallery, 2320 Pasong Tamo Extension, Makati City, Philippines. The exhibition will run until Dec. 23.

Mia featured on Mabuhay Magazine: Sept 2011

2011-11-18T19:53:00.000-08:00

On painting still-life, Mia says, "One could be sitting in the studio for a whole week staring and observing the same flower, seeing it from just picked and in full bloom, to falling off its stem and decaying on the table. This shows me the flow of life, and the acceptance of all life gives, the circle and cycle involved in living it."

Mabuhay Magazine: Sept 2011 issue

Eye on Art
Portraits Unedited

Words by Nyx Martinez
Photo by Mel Gatchalian

SHE IS THE FRUIT OF A VERY prominent family tree, one whose forefathers were Damian Domingo (the first well-known Filipino painter), Roman Ongpin (of Old Manila's Chinatown street), and Jose Rizal, the country's national hero. You wonder if it isn't hard to get past the stock in which this artist was born and bred.

"The striving was always there," Mia Ongpin Herbosa says. "The achieving, the sense that our lineage was good. Everywhere I went, everyone seemed to know my parents. I just wanted to be anonymous. Just me--no name, nothing. I think that's why I left."

In 2000, Mia enrolled at the Art Students' League of New York, where she did find herself--painting with oils like the old masters and developing a fondness for still life and strong portraits. There's nothing unique about her pictures--that is, until you look closer. Many of her portraits show the human form in an unedited version: bodies are fuller than in print or magazines; breasts seem less pert than we are accustomed to seeing on billboards.

She smiles and explains: "What I try to paint is the real, the beautiful that is often bypassed. Whatever man made, God made more beautiful. There is a world out there that escapes our ordinary sense of it. And that is miraculous and wonderful. In that school, I learned tolerance. I realized that that even though we were all artists, we all saw things differently."

In 2000, Mia received the prestigious Edward G. McDowell Grant which enabled her to travel Europe's art capitals for a year and paint even more. Nearly a decade later, with her global perspective in focus, Mia finally returns to the Philippines, bringing with her the awards and accolades collected across continents over the years.

To see more of Mia's work, visit www.miaherbosa.com or go to L'Arc En Ciel Gallery in Alabang.

Mia's Top 5 Tips for Starting Out:

Be positive when starting a painting.
Enjoy the process. There are no mistakes, only lessons learned.
You are your best teacher; be patient.
Let line, color, texture, balance and composition guide you to express what you have always wanted but couldn't in words.
Know the honor of painting the beauty of God's creation.

Mia Herbosa at SLab on Nov. 23 to Dec. 23

2011-11-10T22:24:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,

Please come help me celebrate my paintings for 2011 and some early drawings, too. :-) My show will be at Isa Lorenzo's SLab on Pasong Tamo Extension on Nov. 23 to Dec. 23. The opening party will be from 6 to 9pm on Wednesday, the 23rd. :-) I shall be so happy to see you there! :-)

Show extended until July 28, 2011!

2011-07-21T08:45:00.000-07:00

To preview their artworks, please click on the name below:

Mia O. Herbosa
Alfred Galura

Elaine O. Herbosa
Ditas B. Dominguez
Pilar L. Quiros
Miguel G. Buhay
Margie R. Villonco

Stella Kim

Carla H. Jang Kim

Connie R. Quirino

See also http://larcencielgallery.blogspot.com/2011/06/june-30-artistspace.html for other works on sale!

Alfred Galura's Recent Works

2011-07-20T08:35:00.000-07:00

Guest Artist
Recent Works

July 14 - 28, 2011

Para po sa akin, ang SINING ang siyang tunay na sumasalamin sa sariling damdamin. Bawat sining ay isang kasangkapan na siyang pumupukaw sa aking pagkatao. Ito ay liwanag at kawagasan ng aking layon.

Golden Sunset I
Watercolor on paper
7" x 17.5"
2011
Php 20,000

Golden Sunset II
Watercolor on paper
7" x 17.5"
2011
Php 20,000

Golden Sunset III
Watercolor on paper
7" x 17.5"
2011
Php 20,000

Skyscape (vertical)
Watercolor on paper
7" x 17"
2011
Php 30,000

Seascape
Watercolor on paper
7" x 17"
2011
Php 30,000

Landscape Pampanga
Watercolor on paper
14" x 17"
2011
Php 40,000

Panoramic Pampanga with Boy on Bike
Pen and ink on paper
10.5" x 24.5"
2011
Php 40,000

Golden Mums
Watercolor on paper
21" x 14"
2011
Php 55,000
sold

Orchids
Watercolor on paper
10" x 29"
2011
Php 55,000

Still Life with Shells I
Watercolor on paper
11" x 25"
2011
Php 55,000

Still Life with Shells II
Watercolor on paper
11" x 25"
2011
Php 55,000

Still Life with Copper, Silver and Brass
Watercolor on paper
14" x 17"
2011
Php 55,000

Batanes Boy in Window
Watercolor on paper
21" x 29"
2011
Php 75,000

Farmer in Ricefields
Watercolor on paper
21" x 29"
2011
Php 75,000

Still Life with Copper, Silver and Brass (L)
Watercolor on paper
21" x 29"
2010
Php 75,000

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Mia O. Herbosa's Recent Works

2011-07-20T07:55:00.000-07:00

Wake to Sleep, Sleep to Wake
Oil on canvas
36" x 48"
Please inquire

Fish and Bread
Oil on canvas
Php 180,000

Carnations
Oil on panel
18" x 14"
2010
Php 120,000

Interior with Lana and Happy
Oil on canvas
13.5" x 17.5"
2010
Php 120,000

Blue Chair and Rununculus
(after Pierre Bonnard)
Oil on panel
11" x 8"
2010

Php 65,000

Gerbera
Oil on canvas
2010
Php 85,000

Still Life with Jars and Eggs
Oil on canvas
11" x 14"
2011
Php 85,000

Still Life with Blue and White Jar
Oil on canvas
11" x 14"
2011
Php 85,000

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2011-07-02T21:01:00.000-07:00

From Tagaytay To Tuscany: Eat, travel and paint

By Elaine O. Herbosa (The Philippine Star) Updated June 20, 2011 12:00 AM

MANILA, Philippines - Happy surprises in life are indeed welcome!

Just arrived from a most enjoyable trip back in time to Vermont. Some 10 years back, I used to accompany my daughter Mia on her plein-air summer classes with her art mentor Frank Mason at The Art Students’ League of New York. These were probably the best summers I spent abroad. While Mia painted, my husband and I would walk through the winding bike trail, encountering rippling brooks, fish jumping from its waters, birds chirping all around, and the endless green mountain ranges (Mount Manchester the most majestic of all). Flowers just sprang from everywhere, even the most common yellow dandelions dancing in the breeze in fields of green were delightful. The air was crisp, fresh and clean.

And so it was déjà vu… and the bed and breakfast inns even seemed better this time around. Some had very modern facilities and even flat-screen TVs (a no-no in days of yore) defying the “simple and laid-back life” in the old-fashioned and authentic inns. I also indulged in some painting together with Mia and her eight-year-old daughter Lana. People were amused to see three generations painting together. Everything was done at a leisurely and pleasurable pace. No intentions whatsoever for a show in the near future.

I dreamt though that somewhere in time, I would be brave enough to have a mother/daughter show with Mia, these paintings included. Inspired by the Bennington Museum, I hoped that I would not be as old as Grandma Moses before this event happened. She started her prolific career at 78 and painted till the ripe old age of 102. A large area of the museum filled up the walls with her very charming paintings, classified as “primitive” and naïve yet lovely, as only Grandma Moses could portray them in her stylized manner.

To my surprise, an invitation came in from Ayala Museum in my last day in New York City for a show in the forthcoming month. I was in a quandary: Was there enough time for preps? Enough pieces? My first reaction was to turn down the invitation. But hey, this was a door opening for my atelier again, and it’s not like me to turn down this opportunity to share our art with an audience in this prestigious institution. So with bravura in my heart, I heartily accepted the challenge.

I gathered my thoughts and convinced Mia to share our minimal output from Vermont (but which for both of us were precious and intimate memories of our time there). Then I remembered all the plein air outings I recently had with my fellow artists at L’arc en Ciel. We had a treasure trove available!

A recent article featuring our atelier in Town and Country magazine (May issue) came to my mind and I asked the author permission to use its title (“A Rainbow Collection”) as the title for the show. Featured are recent works by the atelier’s senior artists: Ditas Dominguez, Miguel Buhay, Margie Villonco, Pilar Quiros, Stella Kim, Connie Quirino and Carla H. Jang Kim. A special intimate section will feature my recent Vermont mother/daughter paintings with Mia. It will somehow be just a sneak preview of the dream — the planned bigger show in the future.

In consonance with this travel theme, the whole show includes favorite destinations, both foreign and local, of the different artists including sceneries of Tagaytay, Sta. Rosa, Calatagan, and Baguio. Foreign landscapes include London, the South of France, Paris, Venice, Tuscany and the areas around Lake Como, where a few members of the group studied under impressionist master Jerry Fresia in the fall of 2009.

“Painting en plein air has given each and every one of us unending joy and pleasure and we would just like to share these experiences with you. To feel the beauty of light, air and nature just as we see it, is often difficult to express in words and so we hope the paintings will speak to you as no ordinary language can. Alla prima paintings are a direct means of communication and many times, the freshness of paint creates an intimate point of view revealing a sacred interaction between painter and nature revered,” says Mia.

“The Rainbow Collection – A Travelogue” at the Ayala Museum’s Artistspace runs from June 30 till July 13, 2011. For inquiries call or text 0917-890-1219.

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=697829&publicationSubCategoryId=79

June 30 - ArtistSpace

2011-06-28T02:00:00.000-07:00

YOU'RE INVITED!

The Rainbow Collection - A Travelogue

June 30 - July 13, 2011

Artist Space, Ayala Museum

Cocktail reception on June 30 from 5 to 9pm.

To preview their artworks, please click on the name below:

See you there! :-)

About the artists of L'ARC EN CIEL ATELIER:

L'arc en Ciel Atelier was born some 11 years ago. A motley group of four kindred spirits painted together under a mentor in a village in the South. Through the years, the atelier has amazingly expanded into a much larger group classified as Senior Artists, Junior Artists, and beginners. They follow the French Atelier system wherein advanced students and beginners paint side by side, immersed in their own work. In this process of introspection, they learn not only from the mentor but from each other. Just by looking over one's shoulder and seeing the bold and confident brush strokes of a senior painter is an education in itself. Soft classical music plays in the background and a common bond of passion for painting unites this energized and inspired group. The gallery environs is inspiring, too, with the walls of the working areas filled with their finished triumphant paintings on display as a permanent though revolving exhibit.

Occasional workshops are held by Mia O. Herbosa who studied in The Art Students' League of New York for twelve years. She remains the role model of the group.

In this exhibit "The Rainbow Collection - A Travelogue", her recent alla prima works done in Vermont are featured together with Elaine O. Herbosa's as they painted together in the inspiring fresh and green mountains. The mother/daughter tandem travelogue theme is complemented by the works of the Senior Artists of the atelier.

The atelier goes out on plein-air outings as often as possible and the production done in Tagaytay, Calatagan, and Sta. Elena are shared in this show, as well as places abroad that are special to some. Carla H. Jang Kim paints the four seasons of her beloved Korea; Pilar Quiros and Margie Villonco still find Lake Como in their hearts where together with Elaine they studied under Impressionist master Jerry Fresia in the autumn of 2009.

Ditas Dominguez is enthralled with the flowers of London; Miguel Buhay paints an impressive view of a wind farm on his way to Kentucky; Connie Quirino's weekend in Malarayat are memorable to her. As a breaker to the landscapes, Stella Kim presents two impressive still lifes as a homage to Dutch painter Hank Helmantel whose work has been her inspiration.

Welcome to our show! Come travel with us to our favorite destinations as you view our works. Thank you for supporting us and nurturing our art!

"THE RAINBOW COLLECTION - A TRAVELOGUE"

June 30 - July 13, 2011

Show extended until July 28, 2011!

Mia O. Herbosa on The Travelogue

2011-06-28T01:59:00.000-07:00

Guest Artist

The Rainbow Collection - A Travelogue
June 30 - July 13, 2011

"Painting en plein air has given each and every one of us unending pleasure and joy and we would like to share these experiences with you. To feel the beauty of life, air and nature just as we see it is often difficult to express in words and so we hope the paintings will speak to you as no ordinary language can. Alla prima paintings are direct means of communication and many times, the freshness of paint creates an intimate point of view revealing a sacred interaction between painter and nature revered. There is no one better, who can teach me about life and living the way nature can, for it is truly the handiwork of God."

Mia Herbosa is a New York trained artist, having studied over 12 years full time at the Art Students' League of New York She has taken four year, full time certificate course Fine Arts Painting, Fine Arts Printmaking and Fine Arts Sculpture. She is the recipient of the Edward Macdowell Award, the highest distinction given a student in this institution. She has also been given two O-1B visas by the U.S. government, a category for extraordinary aliens with exceptional talent. She has had several solo shows and countless group shows here and abroad.

West Mountain
Oil on canvas
5" x 5"
2011
Php 50,000

Weeks Hill Road
Oil on canvas
6" x 6"

2011
Php 75,000

The View from Green Mountain Inn
Oil on paper
9" x 6"
2011
Php 65,000
sold

Mt. Manchester
Oil on linen
14" x 10"
2011
Php 75,000

Moonlight in Vermont
Oil on paper
9" x 6"
2011
Php 65,000

Sunflowers
Oil on panel
10" x 10"
2011
Php 65,000
sold

Tulips
Oil on panel
14" x 10"
2011
Php 65,000
sold

Vermont Barn
Oil on linen
14" x 10"
2011
Php 45,000

Vermont Calf
Oil on linen
14" x 10"
1994
Php 45,000

A Secret Studio

Oil on panel
7" x 12"
1996
NFS

Strawberry Fields
Oil on linen
14" x 10"

1990
NFS

Vermont Sunrise
Oil on linen
14" x 10"1997
NFS

Vermont Sunset
Oil on linen
14" x 10"
1997
sold

Mayo Farm
Oil on linen
14" x 10"
2011
Php 75,000

Vermont Landscape with Horse on Misty Meadow
Oil on linen
14" x 10"

1994
Php 75,000
sold

Boston Spring
Oil on panel
5" x 7"
2011
Php 65,000
sold

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Elaine O. Herbosa

2011-06-28T01:58:00.000-07:00

Curator / Founder

The Rainbow Collection - A Travelogue
June 20 - July 13, 2011
extended to July 28

"This trip to Vermont was a trip back in time. Some 10 years ago, we used to accompany Mia in her summer month-long plein air sessions with Frank Mason, her mentor at The Art Students' League of New York. My husband Poch and I would take brisk walks down the mile long bike trail, encountering quaint wooden bridges over rippling brooks, birds chirping, squirrels frolicking. The majestic green mountains in the background were endless and breathtaking. This time around, I painted too, with Mia and Lana, her 8-year old daughter. People were amused to see 3 generations painting together. We are sharing these alla prima paintings with you in this show.

I am also very proud to present the various works of my senior artists at the L'arc en ciel in their latest travels.

Welcome to our show!"

Graduated from Maryknoll College 1965

Attended watercolor classes at The Art Students' League of NY 2004

Solo Show at Ayala Museum "Rainbows in My Life" 2007

Attended Jerry Fresia's Impressionism Workshop in Lenno, Italy 2009

Three Person Show at the Ayala Museum - "Glimpses of Faraway Places - A Sojourn to Europe" 2010

Participant in 4 Mia Herbosa Workshops 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2011

Participant in all annual shows at L'arc en ciel and many group shows in Makati and Manila

Curator and Production Manager of all L'arc en ciel shows since 2000.

San Clemente Sunset
Oil on canvas
11" x 15"
2011

Robert Frost House
Oil on paper
9" x 12"
2011
Php 25,000

Horse on Misty Meadow
Oil on paper
9" x 12"
2011
Php 25,000

Red Barn
Oil on canvas
6" x 9"
2011
Php 20,000

Vermont Violas and Flea Market Finds
Oil on paper
9" x 12"
2011
Php 28,000
sold

The Rippling Brook Under Emily's Bridge
Oil on panel
14" x 11"

2011
Php 32,000
sold

Emily's Bridge I

Oil on panel
11" x 14"
2011
Php 35,000

sold

Emily's Bridge II

Oil on panel
11" x 14"

2011
Php 32,000

Serenity - Vermont's Adirondack Chairs on Green Mountain Inn
Oil on panel
16" x 20"
2011
Php 50,000

Lana Frolicking in Brass Lantern Lawn
Oil on panel
17" x 14"

2011
Php 35,000

The Magic of Vermont
Oil on paper
9" x 6"

2011
Php 28,000
sold

West Mountain
Acrylic on canvas
7" x 5"

2011
Php 22,000

Weeks Hill Road
Oil on canvas
7" x 5"
2011
Php 25,000

Hillcrest
Oil on paper
9" x 6"

2011
Php 28,000

Vermont Sunflowers
Oil on canvas
7" x 5"
2011
Php 28,000
sold

Set of Three Vermont Flora
Watercolor
8" x 5"
2004
Php 50,000

Covered Bridge Vermont
Watercolor
9" x 12"
2004
Php 30,000

Bucolic Scene (after Kreutz)
Watercolor
8" x 8"
2005
Php 22,000

Bellagio
Oil on canvas18" x 14"
2009
Php 40,000

Paris
Oil on canvas
12" x 16"
2009
Php 40,000

Tuscany
Oil on paper
12" x 19"
2009

Php 40,000

Gateway to Lake Como
Oil on paper
12" x 8"
2009
Php 30,000

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Ditas B. Dominguez

2011-06-28T01:57:00.000-07:00

Senior Artist

The Rainbow Collection - A Travelogue
June 30 - July 13, 2011
extended til July 28

"Flowers have always been a source of personal delight. When I chance upon them, their delicate beauty and colors give me a sense of serenity, whether they be wildflower Pansies along Church Road, Wimbledon, UK, Lotus flowers in the ponds of Beijing, Hibiscus of Malaysia and our very own local blooms of Milflores, Mums, Firecracker flowers, Baby's breath put together in a glorious bouquet.

With every brushstroke of color in these paintings, I hope to be able to capture and gift a sense of serenity I wish for all."

Graduated from the University of the Philippines, College of Dentistry 1990

Practicing dentist since 1990

Participant in Mia Herbosa's Workshop 2006

Part of L'arc en Ciel's 4 Person show in The Enterprise Center "Summer Landscapes and Still Lifes" 2008

Founding Member L'arc en ciel 2000

Duyan
Oil on canvas
12" x 16"
2006
Php 15,000

sold

Untitled
Oil on canvas
14" x 16"
Php 12,000
sold

Fuego Cove II
Oil on canvas
12" x 16"
Php 22,000

Fuego Cove III
Oil on MDF
12" x 12"
Php 27,000

Pansies Along Church Road
Oil on MD
10" x 16"
2010
Php 24,000

Hibiscus - A Burst of Pink
Oil on canvas
8" x 10"
2008
Php 18,000

Bouquet I
Oil on canvas
8" x 10"
2008
Php 18,000

Bouquet II
Oil on canvas
10" x 14"
2009
Php 21,000

Bouquet III
Oil on canvas
10" x 18"
2011
Php 24,000

Quad Le Fleur
Oil on canvas
18" x 24"
2008
Php 32,000

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Pilar L. Quiros

2011-06-28T01:56:00.000-07:00

Senior Artist

The Rainbow Collection - A Travelogue
June 30 - July 13, 2011
extended to July 28

"Gratitude to the Almighty comes easily when beauty is all around.

Travelling allows me to see the wonders of God and man. These experiences jolt my senses and my spirit rejoices. As I gaze on the beautiful scene, my being meditates on the wonders and imbibes the essence of the surroundings and savors the colors and forms of the objects. My mind then tries to imprint their exhilarating experiences to memory hoping to recapture them again and again. In my canvas, I do not try to capture the illusion of reality but rather the feelings brought about by the memory."

Graduated from Assumption College 1976

Attended Jerry Fresia's Workshop in Lake Como, Lenno, Italy 2009

Major 3 Person Show in Ayala Museum "Glimpses of Faraway Places - A Sojourn to Europe" 2010

Participant in 4 Mia Herbosa Workshops 2006. 2009, 2010 and 2011

Part of 4-Person Show at The Enterprise "Summer Landscapes and Still Lifes" 2008

The Most Beautiful Building in the World
Oil on canvas
11" x 15"
2011
Php 18,000

Grand Canal
Oil on Canvas
12" x 18"
2011

Php 18,000

Venice Before Darkness
Oil on canvas
13" x 17"
2011
Php 18,000
reserved

The Longing
Oil on canvas
11" x 15"
2011
Php 15,000

View from Villa de Este
Oil on canvas
17" x 13½"
2009
Php 15,000

Yosemite
Oil on canvas
15" x 11½"
2011
Php 15,000

Lake Como
Oil on canvas
17" x 8½"

2011

Php 15,000

sold

Foie gras Restaurant in Perrouge
Oil on canvas
16" x 16"

2009

Php 22,000

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Miguel G. Buhay

2011-06-28T01:55:00.000-07:00

Senior Artist

The Rainbow Collection - A Travelogue
June 30 - July 13, 2011
extended til July 28

"I personally don't travel much but whenever I do, it is always fun-filled and memorable. Catching up with relatives that I don't see often or seeing wonderful sights I've never seen before. I am exhibiting some of the scenes that I saw and had the pleasure of experiencing. I hope you enjoy them as I did."

Studied Fine Arts at the University of the Philippines

Pursued Oil Painting classes at the Art Students' League 2010

Part of L'arc en ciel 4 Person show at The Enterprise "Summer Landscapes and Still Lifes" 2008

Participant at Mia Herbosa's Workshops on Portraits and Figures I and II 2010 and 2011

Had 2 solo shows at the Ayala Museum: "Leap of Faith" 2009 and "From Dark to Light" 2010

Another Good Harvest
Oil on canvas
15" x 16"
Php 25,000

The Studio in Cobalt Blue
Oil on canvas
18" x 14"
Php 25,000

Nectar Buffet
Oil on canvas
20" x 24"
Php 35,000

How Refreshing
Oil on canvas
16" x 20"
Php 35,000

Windfarm
Oil on masonite board
16" x 20"
2011
Php 50,000
sold

Tagaytay in Full Bloom
Oil on masonite board
20" x 16"
2011
Php 50,000
sold

Cast Off Point
Oil on canvas
18" x 24"
2011
Php 50,000

Coron with Kate
Oil on canvas
18" x 24"
2011
Php 50,000

Will We Ever Be
Oil on canvas
20" x 24"
2011
Php 50,000

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Stella Kim

2011-06-28T01:54:00.000-07:00

Senior Artist
The Rainbow Collection - A Travelogue
June 30 - July 13, 2011

"Wow! This is my second show in Ayala Museum this year.

My other life as a painter is already starting and I want to be a memorable one.

It's a good thing that we are again all together in this show. Our group at L'arc en Ciel maintains a good relationship with each other, helping each other, learning from each other. I am so happy to be a member of this group.

Thank you and I love you, my artist friends!"

Graduated from Hanyang University, Korea

Took Fashion Illustration classes in Korea

Participant at Mia Herbosa's Workshops in Portraits and Figures I and II 2010 and 2011

Major L'arc en ciel "Four Artists Par Excellence" show in Ayala Museum April 2011

Solo show L'arc en ciel "Artist of the Year" 2009

Ginger Pot with Red Berries

(after Helmantel)
Oil on canvas
24" x 20"
2011
Php 35,000
sold

Plums
(after Helmantel)
Oil on canvas
24" x 20"
2011
Php 32,000

sold

Memory of L'arc en Ciel
Oil on canvas
12" x 9"
2011
Php 10,000

Sweet Garden in Tagaytay
Oil on canvas
18" x 14"
2011
Php 16,000

Bottles, Chinese Bowl and Apples
(after Helmantel)
Oil on canvas
28" x 22"
2011
Php 50,000
sold

View of Calatagan Beach
Oil on canvas
16" x 12"
2011
Php 13,000

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Carla H. Jang Kim

2011-06-28T01:53:00.000-07:00

Senior Artist
The Rainbow Collection - A Travelogue
June 30 - July 13, 2011

"If somebody asks me why I love Korea so much, I would definitely say, because of the wonderful nature tempting me to paint all the time.

The splendid colors of Korean nature can't wait to be expressed thoroughly by my own paints, and its very humble colors make me agonize everyday over how to express them at the same time on my canvas.

I grab my brush again today, running after the mischievous Korean seasons."

Graduated Masters in Fine Arts from Ehwa Women's University, Korea 2005

Former President of Korean Artists Association

Solo Show in Ayala Museum "Inspiration" 2008

Major L'arc en ciel group show "Four Artists Par Excellence" April 2011

Part of 4-person show at The Enterprise - "Summer Landscapes and Still Lifes" 2008

Spring Sunshine

Oil on canvas
19½" x 19½"

2011
Php 45,000

The Shipyard
Watercolor on paper
21" x 13"
2011
Php 30,000

Late Autumn
Watercolor on paper
23" x 21"
2011
Php 40,000

Late Autumn
Pastel on paper
14" x 10"

2010
Php 12,000

A Snowy Road
Oil on canvas
28" x 28"
2011
Php 87,000

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Margie R. Villonco

2011-06-28T01:52:00.000-07:00

Senior Artist

The Rainbow Collection - A Travelogue
June 30 - July 13, 2011
extended til July 28

"Our sojourn in Italy and France still lingers in my heart to this day. It was a trip of forged friendships, picturesque landscapes and gastronomical indulgences.

I continue to paint scenes from that trip, though photos have been my journal, I can remember only too well the varied colors of the different cities and towns that were for us to appreciate; from the blooms to the walls... from the courtyards to the doors... from the windows to as far as the mountains. As the saying goes, "It was truly a feast for the eyes".

Each work created for this exhibit was done from fond memories.

To the viewer of my works, it is my hope that I can transmit to you the happiness I felt as I painted each piece."

Graduated from Marymount College, VA, USA 1978

Attended Still Life Painting in Marymount College, VA, USA in 1977

Attended Jerry Fresia's Workshop in Lake Como, Lenno, Italy 2009

Major 3 Person show in Ayala Museum 2010 "Glimpses of Faraway Places - A Sojourn in Europe" 2010

Participant in 3 Mia Herbosa Workshops - 2006, 2009 and 2011

Part of a 4 Person show at The Enterprise - "Summer Landscapes and Still Lifes"

Blooms for Como
Oil on board
12" x 16"
2009
Php

La Dominante
Oil on canvas
16" x 20"
2009
Php

Tagaytay Landscape
Oil on board
10" x 14"
2011
Php

Window in Monteriggioni
Oil on board
10" x 8"
2010
Php 9,500

Monteriggioni Window II
Oil on board
10" x 8"
2010
Php 9,500

sold

The Jewish Ghetto of Venice
Oil on board
14" x 18"

2011
Php 20,000

Van Gogh's Haven in Saint-Remy
Oil on board
14" x 18"
2010
Php 20,000

Monteriggioni
Oil on board
16" x 12"
2009
Php 22,000

sold

Bellagio II
Oil on board
16" x 20"
2011
Php 24,000
sold

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Connie R. Quirino

2011-06-28T01:51:00.001-07:00

Senior Artist
The Rainbow Collection - A Travelogue
June 30 - July 13, 2011

"Throughout my local travels with L'arc en ciel, I find myself rekindling the passions that life gifts me with the love for painting.

To see is to believe as the saying goes, yet there is definitely meaning to this statement.

I have seen the wonders of nature speak in every way, giving me the information I need: from the movement of the heavenly clouds, to the wind that make leaves dance, and the earth's energy tingling at my feet. I can now say a story is told.

It is from this healing point that I believe a connection has been made: Natures' miraculous work of art, that no canvas can ever replace!"

Studied at Assumption College

Pursued Art Studies at the Art Center of Pasadena, CA 1995

Mentored by Federico Aguilar Alcuaz, National Artist 1985

Participant at Mia Herbosa's Workshops on Portraits and Figures I and II 2010 and 2011

Major L'arc en ciel "Four Artists Par Excellence" show at Ayala Museum April 2011

Solo show at Gallerie Y, Glorietta 4 2001

Punta Fuego - Coffee Break
Oil on canvas
11½" x 15"

2011
Php 15,000

Sta. Elena
Oil on canvas
23½" x 23½"

2011
Php 25,000

Calatagan
Oil on canvas
17½" x 13½"

2011
Php 20,000

Mt. Malarayat Golf Course
Oil on canvas
15½" x 11½"

2011
Php 18,000

Tagaytay Villa Garden
Oil on canvas
29" x 19½"

2011
Php 20,000

sold

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Feature Article on The Philippine Star: March 21, 2011

2011-04-17T20:51:00.000-07:00

Four L'arc en ciel artists at Artist Space
http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=668055

“Bougainvillea” by Carla H. Jang Kim
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MANILA, Philippines - Carla Jang Kim and Stella Kim are in no way related but have something in common — they both have a unique talent in their art.

Carla is an Impressionist and never fails to elicit comments like “It looks just like a Monet!” She holds a master’s degree in art from the Ehwa University in Korea and was president of their Korean Art Group. She has had a soloshow at Ayala Museum in 2009 as well as numerous group shows here in Manila. In her large vertical painting of bougainvilleas, the flowers breathe with life; the fuchsia flowers seem to have been picked from the bush and glued on to her canvas. The highlight coming from the top right of the painting flows down and filters through the leaves and petals producing a dramatic effect on the overall appeal of the work.

Carla’s family is also involved in the performing arts, she herself being a violinist, with her sons playing the violin, saxophone, bass guitar and clarinet. Her husband Joon, who owns and runs an elevator company in Korea, is an artist as well excelling in watercolors. He also plays the piano and the sax. Together this talented family makes beautiful music.

Stella Kim is a photographic realist. Her art is “HD” as an amazed viewer once expressed — as in High Definition. All the fine details are incorporated in her paintings so that sometimes it is hard to distinguish them from a photograph. During her first few sessions at the studio, everyone gathered around her first painting, so beautiful, smooth and neat, with fine clean lines, and asked her “Are you sure you never painted before?” And she timidly answered, “I have been painting in my dreams.” Barely a year after joining L’arc en Ciel Atelier, she was deservingly feted in a solo show in their gallery. In her painting “Phaelaenopsis,” the delicate pink orchids against the dark raw umber background produces a dramatic effect, reminiscent of old masters’ chiaroscuro paintings.

“L’arc en ciel Interior” by Connie R. Quirino

Stella excels in her many varied fields of interest — among which are playing the contrabass and ballroom dancing. Her other interests are in sports — swimming and golfing. Part of her artistic background is a short stint in Korea at fashion design and computer graphics.

Both Korean artists produce exquisite works.

Connie Quirino trained under Federico Aguilar Alcuaz. His influence is evident in her present works. In this show, she presents nooks and crannies of the studio L’arc en ciel that enthrall her. She portrays the other artists as they paint while art class is going on, with the intricate and busy background of gallery interiors. Her major piece in this show starts out with the inspiration of a large floral bouquet in the center of the gallery. Interestingly, she includes a lady artist painting on the right side. In the background, another segment of the gallery is suggested subtly beneath the French doors, where one sees a four-poster antique bed, the favorite site for the figurative and nude paintings. On the table itself where the flowers are, a tableau of other items chime in, as in a featured Damian Domingo book and an open guest book. To the left of the painting is a large portrait of a young girl in a ballerina outfit rendered by another major artist of the gallery. The soft fringes of a Russian vintage mantle adds charm to the entirety of the composition.

Connie studied drawing and painting at The Art Center of Pasadena in California. She is also an equestrienne and a commercial model. She is proud of her heritage, being a presidential granddaughter of Elpidio Quirino.

Golden Mums” by Alfred Galura

Alfred Galura stands out in his field: watercolors. Hailing from Bacolor Pampanga, his home devastated by the Pinatubo eruption and buried under lahar, he spent his lifetime savings from a 10-year stint in the Middle East relocating to Mabalacat. A fulltime artist, his work is a product of experimentation and discovery, as he never had formal art schooling. His watercolors can only be described in superlatives. Even if he has unselfishly conducted workshops in L’arc en ciel, sharing his hard-learned techniques, one is still perplexed and in awe of his masterpieces, whether these be still lifes of copper, silver and brass, or panoramic landscapes of Pampanga rice fields or farmers at work. His mastery of depicting flora is so awesome and the varied tones create deep values as shown in this painting of yellow chrysanthemums.

These four diverse personalities are featured in a four-person show at Ayala Museum’s Artist Space, which opens on April 9. The show is on view until April 26.

For information, call Elaine O. Herbosa of L’arc en ciel Atelier at 0917- 8901219 or visit http://larcencielgallery.blogspot.com.

2011-04-10T07:00:00.000-07:00

Artistspace - Ayala Museums

presents

artworks by

Carla H. J. Kim
Stella Kim
Connie Quirino
Alfred Galura

April 9 t0 26, 2011

Come and visit us!

Alfred Galura

2011-04-10T06:23:00.000-07:00

Para po sa akin, ang SINING ang siyang tunay na sumasalamin sa sariling damdamin. Bawat sining ay isang kasangkapan na siyang pumupukaw sa aking pagkatao. Ito ay liwanag at kawagasan ng aking layon.

Batanes

(Little Boy in a Window)

Watercolor

29" x 21"

2011

Php 75,000

Farmer in Green Ricefield

Watercolor

21" x 29"

2011

Php 75,000
SOLD

Golden Mums
Watercolor
29" x 21"
2011
Php 75,000
SOLD

Nude White Mums
Watercolor
29" x 21"
2011
Php 75,000

SOLD

Pink Mums
Watercolor
29" x 21"
2011
Php 75,000

SOLD

Still Life of Copper, Brass and Silver
Watercolor
21" x 29"
2011
Php 75,000

Panoramic Batanes
Watercolor
10.5" x 24.5"
2011
Php 40,000

Panoramic Pampanga with Boy on A Bike
Watercolor
10.5" x 24.5"
2011
Php 40,000
SOLD

Still Life of a Porcelain
Watercolor
10.5 " x 24.5"
2011
Php 40,000

Still Life of Copper, Brass and Silver II
Watercolor
10.5" x 24.5"
2011
Php 40,000

Golden Sunset I
Watercolor
7" x 17.5"
2011
Php 20,000

Golden Sunset II
Watercolor
7" x 17.5"
2011
Php 20,000

*all artworks come in a frame with regular glass.

RETURN TO MAIN

Connie Rastrollo Quirino

2011-04-10T05:37:00.000-07:00

If I could paint a picture that says a thousand words, I feel now is the time. Passion flows within me, and I am romancing my life all over again.

I had a solo show entitled "Romancing Life" at Gallerie Y at the Glorietta 4 in Makati in 2001. I produced the pieces in that show with the tutelage of the master Federico Aguilar Alcuaz. Between then and now has been a long ten years but the feeling has been refuelled with my affiliation with L'arc en ciel with my mentors Elaine O. Herbosa and Mia O. Herbosa.

In this show at the prestigious Ayala Museum, I invite you to view my present world - interiors at L'arc en ciel, a horse farm at a neighboring village where I ride, places in nearby provinces where our group painted en plein air. Romance fills my life . . . I share this with you.

Self-Portrait

Oil on canvas

30" x 24"

2011

Php 40,000

The Fox Hunt

(A Tribute to "The Ultimate Horse Book" by Edwards)

Oil on canvas

24" x 18"

2011

Php 35,000

First Born
Oil on canvas
12" x 16"
2011
Php 25,000

L'arc en Ciel Interior II
(with male painter)

Oil on canvas
20" x 11"
2011
Php 25,000
SOLD

Wine and Fruits
Oil on canvas
20" x 11"
2011
Php 25,000

SOLD

A Pond in Lipa
Oil on canvas
12" x 16"
2011
Php 25,000

Ancestral Home of Atty. Pastor
(Batangas City)
Oil on canvas
12" x 16"
2011
Php 20,000
SOLD

Sunflowers
Oil on canvas
14" x 10"
2011
Php 20,000

Green Apples
Oil on canvas
8" x 10"
2011
Php 10,000
SOLD

L'arc en Ciel Interior I
(with female painter)
Oil on canvas
20" x 11"
2011
SOLD

L'arc en Ciel Interior III
(with Miguel, Nina and Lana)
Oil on canvas
20" x 11"
2011
SOLD

The Horse Farm
Oil on canvas
12" x 16"
2011
NFS

*all artworks come with a frame.

RETURN TO MAIN

Stella Kim

2011-04-10T05:23:00.000-07:00

It's a great honor to have a show with Carla, Connie and Alfred at the Ayala Museum. It means a lot of hard work to produce higher grade work than in the past to be at par with this group.

I consider my stay in the Philippines as a second life, giving me a chance to paint and express my innermost feelings. I thank God I crossed paths with Mia in our dance class. Thank you so much Mia and Teacher Elaine!

Katrina Nude

Oil on canvas

31.5" x 15.5"

2011

Php 40,000

White Orchid

Oil on canvas

24" x 20"

2011

Php 35,000

SOLD

Yellow jar and eggs after Helmantel
Oil on canvas
18" x 14"2011
Php 35,000

SOLD

Chickory after Helmantel
Oil on cavas
18" x 14"
2009
Php 32,000
SOLD

Pink Orchid
Oil on canvas
18" x 14"
2010
Php 28,000

Copper Jar and White Flowers
Oil on canvas
18" x 14"
2011
Php 25,000

Wild Horse
Oil on canvas
20" x 15"
2011
Php 25,000

Mr. Pastor
Oil on canvas
16" x 12"
2011
Php 20,000

SOLD

Dreamy Flowers
Oil on canvas
12" x 8"
2011
Php 12,000

Lone Bird
Oil on canvas
10" x 8"
2011
Php 10,000

*all artworks come with a frame.

RETURN TO MAIN

Carla H. Jang Kim

2011-04-10T04:22:00.000-07:00

I think of the Philippines as a country of evergreen plains and a colorful buffet of difficult-named flowers. This array is waiting for me to paint them under strikingly captivating sunlight; calling me to immortalize their beauty on my canvas.

Captivated by the light, shadow and the wind, I welcome them into my room. I start to interpret these on my canvas; I am full of anxiety to render the feast of colors.

Impressionism might have been the trend of the 20th century but in my dreams I explore the world of Van Gogh and Claude Monet.

Ravishing Tea Time

Oil on canvas

46.8" x 46.8"

2011

Php 200,000

SOLD

Bougainvillea
Oil on canvas
40" x 24"
2011
Php 120,000
SOLD

Peaceful Bay
Oil on canvas
18" x 36"
2010
Php 60,000

MAY (Red Roses)
Oil on canvas
20" x 20"
2011
Php 45,000

Pose I
Oil on canvas
28" x 22"
2011
Php 45,000

Secret Afternoon
Oil on canvas
20" x 16"
2011
Php 45,000
SOLD

Time When Dawn Kisses the City
Oil on canvas
24" x 18"
2011
Php 45,000

An Autumn Night
Oil on canvas
16" x 12"
2011
Php 35,000
SOLD

Going Home
Oil on canvas
8" x 8"
2011
Php 19,000

*all artworks come with a frame.

RETURN TO MAIN

We were featured! :) Phil.Star: March 5, 2011

2011-03-09T20:52:00.001-08:00

Art in the Park 2011

2011-02-15T19:11:00.001-08:00

Come join us in Salcedo Park this Saturday, February 19, 2011 from 2:00 to 10:00 pm for another amazing art fair! Artworks rendered by Mia O. Herbosa and many talented artists of the Atelier will be up for sale on that day. The following are:

Elaine O. Herbosa

Pilar Quiros

Margie R. Villonco

Miguel G. Buhay
Connie R. Quirino
Carla Kim
Stella Kim
Desiree Colyer
Han Soo Jung
Alfred Galura
Toots Magsino
Nina Herbosa
Annika Caniza

Come and join us on Saturday, Feb. 19! Salcedo Park's Art in the Park. 2 to 10 pm.

Opening Exhibit @ The Bellevue Hotel

2011-02-15T18:55:00.000-08:00

The show was a success! The guests were happy and the artist were able to meet a lot of people. The event was graced by Mr. Ryan Chan and Mr. Johnny Litton. This coincided with the celebration of the Chinese New Year and a raffle of wonderful prizes, from masterpieces rendered by some of the participating artists to gift certificates from the Bellevue Hotel were awarded to the lucky winners. It ended on a high note and everyone went home happy. A good way to start the new year! :-)

Upon entering the exhibit area at the new wing of the Bellevue Hotel

Johnny Litton hosts the program.

Guests watching the show and getting to know the artists.

Artists mingle with the guests.

Junior Artists

2011-02-04T14:44:00.001-08:00

Artworks are displayed at the Grand Lobby of the Bellevue Hotel in Alabang from February 3 to 6, 2011.

BUBBLES AGUILAR

Venice
Oil on Canvas
12 x 16 inches
2011
Php 12,000

Colorful Foliage in Lipa
Oil on Canvas

16 x 20 inches
2011
Php 12,000

DEE DEE AGUSTINES

Feel the Energy
Oil on Canvas

12 x 16 inches
2010

Php 14,000

The Washbasin
Oil on Canvas
16 x 20 inches
2010
Php 14,000

DESIREE COLYER

Lipa Plein Air
Oil on Canvas
14 x 18 inches
2011
Php 12,000

The Rooster in the Nook in the Gallery
Oil on Canvas
12 x 16 inches
2011
Php 12,000

NINA HERBOSA

Alla Prima Flowers in a Copper Pot
Oil on Canvas
10 x 14 inches

2011
Php 8,000

sold

Let's Cook
Oil on Canvas

12 x 16 inches
2011
Php 8,000

sold

JACQUELINE HESS

Cheerful Mums 1
Oil on Canvas
12 x 9 inches
2011
Php 12,000
sold

Cheerful Mums 2
Oil on Canvas

9 x 12 inches
2011
Php 12,000
sold

Lanai
Oil on Canvas
16 x 12 inches
2011
Php 12,000

MELANIE HUANG

Chinese Screen
Oil on Canvas
12 x 18 inches
2010
Php 12,000

Doña Aurora in Copper Pot
Oil on Canvas

12 x 16 inches
2010

Php 12,000

HAN SOO JUNG

A Lush Garden Nook
Oil on Canvas
14 x 18 inches

2011
Php 14,000

Le Bain at L'arc en Ciel
Oil on Canvas
16 x 12 inches
2010
Php 12,000

LAUREN DE LEON

Statis in Baguio Basket
Oil on Canvas
9 x 12 inches
2010
NFS

The Glow of Copper
Oil on Canvas
18 x 14 inches
2010
NFS

TECHIE LEONIO

Gardenias on A Rocking Chair
Oil on Canvas
14 x 16 inches
2010
Php 14,000

Porcelain Pitcher and Avocadoes
Oil on Canvas
9 x 12 inches
2010
Php 12,000

RAQUEL MATHAY

A Medley of Blooms
Oil on Canvas
16 x 20 inches

2010
Php 14,000

Kathmandu Mantle
Oil on Canvas
18 x 14 inches

2010
Php 14,000

CHARISSE S. OLIVARES

One Lazy Afternoon
Oil on Canvas

16 x 20 inches
2011
Php 14,000

Still Life of Apples and A Copper Kettle
Oil on Canvas
20 x 16 inches
2011
Php 14,000

LINA RACHO

Still Life
(After David Leffel)
Oil on Canvas
16 x 20 inches

2009
Php 18,000
sold

Taal Lake from Midlands
Oil on Canvas

16 x 20 inches
2010
Php 14,000

DANIELLE SAN JUAN

Mountain View from Casa Cumbre Monte

Oil on Canvas
14 x 18 inches
2010
Php 14,000

sold

The Horizon from Casa Cumbre Monte
Oil on Canvas
18 x 22 inches
2010
Php 12,000

RYAN CHAN

Bangkok Kalachuchi
Oil on Canvas

16 x 12 inches
2011
NFS

Connie Quirino

2011-02-02T20:19:00.000-08:00

Artworks are displayed at the Grand Lobby of The Bellevue Hotel in Alabang from February 3 to 6, 2011.

L'arc en Ciel's New Wing

Oil on Canvas

20 x 16 inches

2011

Php 25,000

Casa Cumbre Monte
Oil on Canvas
20 x 16 inches
2011
Php 25,000

Female Nude
Oil on Canvas
12 x 16 inches

2010
Php 25,000

Horse Farm
Oil on Canvas16 x 20 inches
2010
Php 25,000

Wine and Fruit
Oil on Canvas
16 x 20 inches
2010
Php 25,000

Stella Kim

2011-02-02T20:06:00.000-08:00

Artworks are displayed at the Grand Lobby of The Bellevue Hotel in Alabang from February 3 to 6, 2011.

The Glow of Silver

Oil on Canvas

18 x 14 inches

2010

Php 27,000

Luscious Cherries
Oil on Canvas
12 x 16 inches2011
Php 22,000

Purple Orchids
Oil on Canvas
16 x 12 inches
2011
Php 20,000

Yellow Orchids
Oil on Canvas
16 x 12 inches
2011
Php 20,000

The Lone Bird
Oil on Canvas
12 x 9 inches
2011
NFS

Carla Kim

2011-02-02T19:45:00.000-08:00

Artworks are displayed at the Grand Lobby of the Bellevue Hotel in Alabang from February 3 to 6, 2011.

Atmosphere

Oil on Canvas

20 x 16 inches

2011

Php 60,000

Island of Dreams
Oil on Canvas
12 x 24 inches
2011
Php 60,000

Secret Garden
Oil on Canvas
16 x 20 inches
2011
Php 60,000

The Ostentatious Composure
Oil on Canvas
12 x 18 inches
2011

Php 60,000

The Sorrows of Young Werther
Oil on Canvas
12 x 24 inches
2011
Php 60,000

The Zarhir
Oil on Canvas
20 x 20 inches
2011
Php 60,000

Miguel G. Buhay

2011-02-02T08:54:00.000-08:00

Artworks are displayed at The Grand Lobby of The Bellevue Hotel in Alabang from February 3 to 6, 2011.

How Refreshing

Oil on Canvas

16 x 20 inches

2011

Php 60,000

Another Good Harvest
Oil on Canvas
16 x 16 inches
2010
Php 50,000

An Illusion of 3
Oil on Canvas14 x 18 inches
2010
Php 50,000
sold

The Studio in Cobalt Blue
Oil on Canvas
18 x 14 inches
2010
Php 50,000

While There Was A Cool Breeze
Oil on Canvas
22 x 19 inches
2011
Php 40,000
sold

Margie R. Villonco

2011-02-02T08:46:00.001-08:00

Artworks are displayed at The Grand Lobby of The Bellevue Hotel in Alabang from February 3 to 6, 2011.

Cosmos in Bloom

Oil on Canvas

12 x 16 inches

2010

Php 20,000

The Walled City of Monterriogioni
Oil on Canvas
14 x 18 inches
2010
Php 20,000

Sunflower and Mums Medley
Oil on Canvas
12 x 16 inches
2011
Php 20,000

Van Gogh's Haven in San Remy
Oil on Canvas
12 x 16 inches
2010
Php 20,000

Pilar Quiros

2011-02-02T08:12:00.000-08:00

Artworks are displayed at the Grand Lobby of Bellevue Hotel from February 3 to 6, 2011.

Venice

Oil on Panel

12 x 14 inches2011
Php 22,000

Chinese Temple
Oil on Panel
16 x 20 inches
2010
Php 22,000

A Castle in Lake Como
(Mine for a Week)
Oil on Canvas
12 x 16 inches2010
Php 18,000

Cherry Blossoms in Sakura
Oil on Panel
16 x 12 inches
2011
Php 18,000

Lenno, Italy
Oil on Panel
16 x 12 inches
2011
Php 18,000

Ditas Dominguez

2011-02-02T07:56:00.000-08:00

Artworks are displayed at The Grand Lobby of Bellevue Hotel from February 3 to 6, 2011.

Pansies

Oil on MDF

10 x 16 inches
2010

Php 24,000

Fuego Cove 3
Oil on MDF
12 x 12 inches
2010
Php 27,000

Fuego Cove 2
Oil on Canvas
12 x 16 inches2010
Php 23, 000

Shells
Oil on Canvas
12 x 16 inches
2010

Php 18, 500
sold

Senior Artist: Elaine O. Herbosa

2011-02-02T07:45:00.000-08:00

Artworks are displayed at The Grand Lobby of Bellevue Hotel from February 3 to 6, 2011.

Triptych After Pierre Bonnard

Oil on Canvas

48 x 48 inches

2011

Php 100,000

Dizon Haven in Lipa
Oil on Canvas
16 x 20 inches
2011
Php 40,000

Cozy
Oil on Canvas
16 x 22 inches
2011
Php 30,000

Welcome Bouquet at Tagaytay Sala
Oil on Canvas
12 x 16 inches
2011
Php 25,000

Guest Artist: Mia O. Herbosa

2011-02-02T07:00:00.000-08:00

Artworks are displayed at The Grand Lobby of Bellevue Hotel from February 3 to 6, 2011.

Wake to Sleep, Sleep to Wake
Oil on Canvas
36 x 48 inches
Please inquire

Honey Blonde

Oil on Canvas

1997

Php 200,000

Earring

Oil on Canvas

1996

Php 150,000

Tea Party
Mixed Media
2008
Php 150,000

Christlike

Graphite Drawing on Tea Stained Paper

16 x 16 inches

2007
Php 55,000

Butterflies Are Rising
Watercolor
2009
Php 40,000

Sorbetero
Watercolor
Early work
Php 40,000
sold

Luminous
Oil on Panel
2011
NFS

L'arc en Ciel @ The Vue for 2011

2011-02-02T03:28:00.000-08:00

Come join L'arc en Ciel celebrate Chinese New Year with a bang! Come see their exhibit at The Grand Ballroom Lobby of Bellevue Hotel on February 3, 2011. Show starts 5 pm.

See you there! :-)

Dec 16: Miguel Buhay @ the Ayala Museum

2010-12-12T06:44:00.001-08:00

link: http://miguelbuhay.com/

Mia featured in an article on the Philippine Star: 2010 Dec 06

2010-12-12T06:38:00.000-08:00

link: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=636471&publicationSubCategoryId=79

Mia Herbosa and a certain kind of light
By Igan D'bayan (The Philippine Star) Updated December 06, 2010 12:00 AM Comments (0)

Laguna sunrise: “There’s something enriching about living in Laguna,” says Herbosa. “My house is small, everything is very Spartan, but I feel very rich inside. There’s something good for the soul.”

MANILA, Philippines - Something about place, something about location.

Arles stirred something in the soul of Van Gogh. Giverny did the same thing to Monet. The landscapes outside sometimes crawl into the mind’s terrain to be relocated on canvas or a wooden panel. A shift of planes, so to speak. A metaphysical relocation.

For artist Mia Herbosa, living in Laguna has given her a quiet spark. Herbosa was based in the Big Apple for more than a decade while studying at the Art Students’ League of New York. (She once wrote, “Why did I stay so long? I knew instinctively that I was learning more about art in these life classes.”) New York with its everyday sirens, frenetic rat race and maddeningly inspiring boroughs and avenues.

“Life is a journey an interior journey and an exterior one,” the artist tells me over a dishes of mushrooms and chorizo at Terry’s. And painting? Well, painting is her visual diary. “When you paint you are always leaving traces of yourself. (These images) are my notes in a song.” The song that would take a lifetime (or in the case of Buddhists, lifetimes) to finish. The case for each of us.

“Andrea & Tinkerbelle”

Mia is part of a group show titled “Illuminata,” which features the recent works by Herbosa, Denise Weldon, Emmanuel Cordova, Olivia d’Aboville and Neal Oshima, with a special participation of visual artists from L’Arc En Ciel. The show opens on Dec. 12, Sunday, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., at Art-in-House, The Picasso Residences, 119 L.P. Leviste St., Salcedo Village, Makati City. The show was put together by curator Dindin Araneta.

“When I was in New York, (the effect of the environment) didn’t just come out solely in one painting. It came it in a whole body of work. When I came home to Manila, the same thing (happened). Now that I am living in Laguna, the same thing is happening. There is a change that takes place in you whenever there’s a new stage in your life, or a new place where you live.”

Laguna offers less of a stimulus, is more laid back, kind of pastoral. Mia still goes to Alabang every Monday where her energetic mom Elaine maintains a gallery and art school. The younger Herbosa teaches a master class in nude portraiture.

But when she is in Laguna she feels so good to be living in the Philippines.

“Laguna looks like an Amorsolo painting,” she gushes. The rice fields, the glorious sunset, everything’s green, and there are fireflies in the night.

“Abundance”

The paintings bear this enthusiasm out. A young Pinoy male stands magnificently in full bloom in a painting titled “A Beautiful Filipino.” A youngish rooster gazes upon something left of the canvas in “Rooster.” In other paintings, there are fish from the market, loaves of bread, coconuts and flowers. Has Mia gone completely rustic?

Not totally, she answers.

Those who are fans of the artist’s European-inspired palette work will still see traces of her astounding technique (lifelike flesh tones, dramatic lighting, precise compositions and blocking, etc.) She still has New York paintings. She also has an homage to Pierre Bonnard. Also one abstract (“I wanted to do something based purely on feeling and without any representational object, but I ended up putting a cross.”). A painting even presents the dichotomy of her Western and Eastern mindset a Toulouse-Lautrec poster is juxtaposed with some “Mickey Mouse” plants and some rambutan on the table. “This a reflection of myself, a dichotomy.”

Technique-wise, it’s a case of back-to-basics for the artist. In the “Life’s Kaleidoscope” exhibition in August 2008 at Ayala Museum’s ArtistSpace, Mia used oil paint, her usual medium, but superimposed surfaces with Japanese, Nepalese and Burmese handmade paper. She even put real hair onto a portrait of a woman named Mutya.

“This year, nawala ’yung feeling ko that I wanted to work with paper. Maybe there were too many changes in my life leaving Alabang, living in Laguna, maintaining my own home, enrolling my daughter Lana in a new school and that I wanted my art to serve as the anchor.”

"Fish & Bread"

Yes, both anchor and illuminator.

The “Illuminata” group show is all about illuminating things about life, a facet of existence that is sometimes relegated to the shadows.

When you paint from life, she explains, you can get hundreds of beautiful things from something you’d otherwise take for granted. “Something you felt was very regular that is until you started painting it.”

And each artist sees things in a different way (“They’re going to be all different from each other like a person’s handwriting.”), chooses his or her own colors (“No matter how much a teacher tells you to make it exactly like the model.”), and creates that truly idiosyncratic mark (“What differentiates each painter? One is history or training.”). “Ultimately,” Mia Herbosa illuminates, “The subject of your painting is always your mind.”

Rightly so. Whether in the New York or the Laguna of the mind.

* * *

“Illuminata” features the recent works by Mia Herbosa, Denise Weldon, Emmanuel Cordova, Olivia d’Aboville and Neal Oshima, with a special participation of visual artists from L’Arc En Ciel. The show opens on Dec. 12 at Art-in-House, The Picasso Residences, 119 L.P. Leviste St., Salcedo Village, Makati City.

Save the Date: Dec 12, Sunday @ The Picasso

2010-12-08T23:25:00.000-08:00

Check it out! See Mia's works at the Art Cabinet at The Picasso on Sunday, December 12, 6.30pm. Exhibiting alongside her are Denise Weldom, Neal Oshima, Emmanuel Cordoba, and Olivia D'Aboville. :-)

Also features works by the Senior artists of L'arc en Ciel Studio, namely:
Elaine O. Herbosa
Ditas B. Dominguez
Miguel G. Buhay
Carla S.J. Kim
Stella Kim
Pilar L. Quiros
Margie R. Villonco

works on view at the "backroom" on the 4th floor of The Picasso.
Don't miss it! :-)

Dec 5 - x'mas show at the Atelier

2010-11-30T12:11:00.000-08:00

You're invited!

Please come to the Atelier on Dec 5, 5pm, for cocktails and a chance to meet the artists. Artworks for sale are on preview starting this week.

Appointments must be arranged if you are coming before or after December 5. Please call Elaine at 842-5607.

Come Visit Us!

2010-10-20T04:13:00.001-07:00

By appointment only starting October 25, 2010!

Featuring artworks by the following artists:

Mia O. Herbosa

Elaine O. Herbosa

Ditas B. Dominguez

Pilar A. Quiros

Margie R. Villonco

Miguel G. Buhay

Carla H. J. Kim

Stella Kim

2010 Art Shows to Anticipate :-)

2010-10-14T03:37:00.000-07:00

Mark your calendars for these red-letter days:

Oct 26 at LRI Business Center along Nicanor Garcia St., Makati

"Magic Mystery Trip"
Featuring Mia Herbosa with the Carl Jung group.

Dec 5 at the Atelier Studio

Annual Christmas show

Dec 12 to Jan 16 at The Picasso, Salcedo Village, Makati

"Illuminati"
Mia Herbosa

Dec 16 at the Ayala Museum, Makati
Miguel Buhay
2nd solo exhibit

Keep posted for more information.

Hope to see you there! :-)

Mia featured on Artes de las Filipinas

2010-07-28T22:01:00.000-07:00

Mia Herbosa has been featured in an article at the Artes de las Filipinas. To view article, please click on this site:

http://www.artesdelasfilipinas.com/

An Afternoon with the Amazing Alfred Galura

2010-07-16T03:00:00.000-07:00

by: Marie Amarra

How thrilled I was when I got an invitation from Tita Elaine to join the class that Tuesday afternoon. It was an opportunity to know one of our country's renowned watercolorists up-close-and-personal. Not only does an artist demonstrate certain techniques in his choice of media, he also imparts a part of himself to the group he teaches.

Like a magician wowing the audience with his magical tricks, he has wowed the class with his innate gifts and skills in painting.

The class started exactly on time; 2 o'clock in the afternoon. The L'arc en ciel studio, situated in the heart of a quiet village, bustles with lively activity of students (from kids to adults) excitedly chattering about how good the artworks are or what is expected to happen that afternoon. The room is decked with art and paintings from floor to ceiling. From a corner plays a string of instrumental pieces from known Broadway plays. The smell of oil paint and turpentine fill the room. The ambience is welcoming. It invites any outsider to stay in longer and relax, often forgetting how fast time has flown.

Mr. Alfred Galura is a down-to-earth and simple person. Despite the talent and exposure he has received from his work, he still maintains humble and simple. He is shy but is open to teaching new students how to paint with watercolors. His eyes sparkle when he shares his knowledge to the eager students hungry to learn the skill. With "Oooohhhhs" and "Aaaaahhhhs" abound, the delightful sounds of amazed students bring smiles to the rest of the room including that of the professor. I have learned a lot from him. His demo had made my desire to paint in watercolor burn again.

I have learned that using Lamp Black is good because it creates a matte effect. Certain brands are good, too, like Grumbacher, and Prang, as the paints are bright and do not fade even after 10 years. He taught us the following techniques: masking, layering, wet-on-wet, etc. He also taught us how to create marvelous trees, cloudy and sunny skies (without using white paint), and grassy lawns. He even taught us how to control directional flow of where the paint should drip. He said it is important that, "An artist must know how to control his medium; And not let the medium control the artist."

His works are of fine detail and every work you see is unique. Like a photographic memory, his works mimic real life. From a distance, it is sometimes hard to tell whether what you see is a photograph or a painting; but when one draws near to his artwork, you can see fine pencil sketches and paint pigments that are not found in photograph prints. It is also amazing that he is a self-taught artist! His determination and interest for the subject brought his skill to a much higher level.

He spent most of his life in Bacolor, Pampanga until the lahar from the Mt. Pinatubo eruption came and buried his house. He and his family then transferred to Dao, Pampanga where he and his wife now work extra hard to make ends meet while raising a healthy, wonderful son.

His supposed two-hour talk lasted to almost three, with him entertaining questions raised by many curious and interested students. There would have had been an opportunity to paint with him but time ran out. After the merienda cena and some opportune time to chat with him, the students went home... happy, for they learned something new and exciting to explore on their palette. A request for a part two (painting-on-the-spot hands-on demo) with Mr. Alfred Galura in the near future is in the works. As it turns out, one afternoon is not enough! :-)

Plein Air @ Tagaytay

2010-04-29T00:49:00.000-07:00

2010 April 21

Plein air outing in Tagaytay for L'arc en ciel members. Varied versions of the view from the Tagaytay Midlands Country club rendered by the artists and students. Peking duck lunch at China Palace was another highlight of the landscape adventure! And merienda at Elaine's villa with braised seafood noodles followed by ginataan (:

Standing, 2nd row (L-R): Carla Kim, Dipper Lachica, Elaine Herbosa, Lina Racho, Desiree and Emmanuelle Colyer. Kneeling, 1st row (L-R): Techie Leonio, Miguel Buhay, Nina Herbosa and Cara Leonio. Not in picture: Pilar Quiros.