Originally from the Philippines, I went to Otis Parsons in Los Angeles and Parsons in Paris where I finished with a Bachelor of Arts in Illustration/Graphic Design in 1989. In 2017 I completed the Figurative course at Leith School of Art in Edinburgh where I currently live and work.
My work includes floral paintings, portraits or people and pets as well as still life paintings. I work in oil and sometimes in watercolour. My paintings have a slow, meditative quality with passages of restless brushwork with dramatic use of colour and light. I am currently working on an exploration of the Baroque period with particular attention to colour palette and tenebrism.
I have exhibited in several group exhibitions in Edinburgh, the most recent a show of floral artwork – Florescence- in August 2021.
CV
WORK
Director, Gifcaf Limited, Edinburgh
(2011 – 2016)
Director, Macaroni Limited, Edinburgh
(2003 – 2015)
Freelance graphic design, Manila
(1998 – 2002)
In-house Art Director for Advertising, Bench, Manila
(1993 – 1998)
EDUCATION
Centre for Open Learning, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh
Various (Sept 2017 -March 2018)
Leith School of Art, Edinburgh
Figurative course with Alan McGowan (August 2016 – June 2017)
Parsons in Paris, Paris
(September 1987 – June 1989)
Graduated BFA Communication Design/Illustration
Otis Parsons School of Design, Los Angeles
(September 1985 – June 1987)
EXHIBITIONS
August 2021, Florescence, The Life Room, Edinburgh
November 2018, With the Nak.Ed.Art Collective, St. Margaret’s House, Edinburgh
June 2019, With the Nak.Ed.Art Collective, Edinburgh Ski Rooms, Edinburgh
November 2017, Quartet, The Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh
