When Art Speaks ...

2010-05-12T15:39:00.008+08:00

MOLESKINE ART part 3

2010-05-07T01:28:00.014+08:00

NOYNOY
never made good headlines before,
but at least he didn’t make the headlines
for something bad either.

NOYNOY AQUINO
FOR PRESIDENT!

2010-05-06T19:02:00.006+08:00

How far can your 75 pesos go?

Support
SKETCHES FOR A CAUSE
by buying our sketches at 75 pesos.
This is for the benefit of the
Day Care kids in Brgy. Sawang Calero, Cebu City.

Your 75 pesos will be of big help
in making this outreach program possible.
Support the Kids, Support your Local Artists!

2010-05-05T21:06:00.008+08:00

is it serigoylas?
or seneguelas?
or sereguelas?
(unsa man jud ?!? naglibug na jud ko ay ...)

2010-05-03T02:55:00.012+08:00

••••• LOL graphs •••••

more at
LOLgraphs

2010-04-08T13:49:00.004+08:00

DOLL SHOES, Kirstine Therese Regner Lapasaran,

12 x 9, acrylic on canvas, 2010

TO: OUR VALID COSTU-

MER WATCH OUT YOUR BELONGING'S INCLUDING

YOUR CAR, MOTOR, ETC.

WE ARE NOT RESPONSI-

BLE OF ANY DAMAGED.

LOST.

2010-03-23T17:58:00.008+08:00

NinoyCory-inspired Moleskine Collage
by LAPA

Pilipinas stamps and ink on Moleskine

NINOY ♥ CORY

2010-03-13T15:24:00.010+08:00

MOLESKINE ART part 2

(left side:) TiNTiN - ambigram of my nickname ☺

2010-03-07T15:14:00.004+08:00

made for Ace, by LAPA
acrylic on canvas, 18cm x 24cm, 05 march 2010

2010-03-06T15:10:00.027+08:00

☺ MOLESKINE ART ☺
by LAPA

ink on moleskine

2010-02-20T16:26:00.011+08:00

34th National Artist Jose Joya Art Awards & 35th Annual Students' Exhibit

February 14 - 27, 2010
SM Art Center
Cebu City

2010-02-17T15:11:00.008+08:00

Because my paintings have to look good,
I must look good too... (",)

for my paintings:

Reeves Artist Gloss Varnish from National Bookstore

for myself:

Sneakers from Artwork, Php850

Portugal Shirt from Nike, Php995

Sling Bag from Nike, Php1095

2010-02-14T17:37:00.017+08:00

robot, ink on paper

kuriskuris + ada's name, ink on paper

USB, ink on paper

rak en rol, ink on paper

2010-02-01T21:35:00.006+08:00

COVER YOUR COUGH
* A Friendly Reminder from Mang Inasal *

2010-01-30T18:55:00.004+08:00

Marvin the Martian, ink on paper, 2009

Kyle and Stan (South Park), ink on paper, 2009

2010-01-27T12:45:00.005+08:00

Microsoft Windows, Mabet Angustura,
18cm x 24cm, acrylic on canvas, 2010

Fish out of Water, Mabet Angustura,
24cm x 18cm, acrylic on canvas, 2010

2010-01-25T16:08:00.006+08:00

ABSTRACT, Kirstine Therese Regner Lapasaran,

24cm x 18cm, acrylic on canvas, 2010

2010-01-24T14:10:00.007+08:00

Superman, Kirstine Therese Regner Lapasaran,
18 x 24 cm., acrylic on canvas, 2010

• • •
(given to my friend -- Anji -- on her 21st birthday)

2009-12-29T19:11:00.014+08:00

These are the smiles I got from the Smile Campaign.

"Life is like a mirror, we get the best results when we smile at it."

2009-12-05T16:34:00.010+08:00

Yes, I print shirts too.

••• Alpha Sigs Don't Haze •••

The Artist's Statement:

2009-11-23T13:46:00.008+08:00

Sitting quietly with my brushes and paints engages my mind and body in such a way that it allows the opportunity to pay attention to the ever-present inner monologue that continually bubbles away in the background. Thoughts, feelings, concerns, ideas, and daydreams all come and go throughout the day. Whatever my mood or mindset, art-making is ultimately a meditative process that provides me with precious moments of contemplation and inner reflection.

In our busy world of temptations, it's easy to get caught up in trivialities. Take, for example, the greed and desire spurred by consumer culture and mainstream media, which causes people to feel they need objects and status to fill any perceived vacancies in their lives. In a world where people are more concerned over which color iPod to purchase or squabble over who has the buying rights to the latest mobile phone on the shelf, it is shockingly easy to forget that there are millions of other human beings just like us who lack access to food, shelter, sanitation, medicine, and political freedom. What separates us from them? Now more than ever it is necessary to be aware of what is going through our minds, what governs our decisions and what motivates the way we function. If we can distill what's truly important from what is superfluous and unproductive, we have the power to change the world for the better.

Art is my way of making sense in the world. I don't have the answers to poverty and disease; I don't have the antidote to greed or malice. I can't offer solutions or suggestions other than what I myself have witnessed and experienced in this life. But I can strive to consciously live a life of meaning and awareness which will hopefully benefit myself and others. My art is an offering to the world, for those who may find harmony, solace, or inspiration in my drawings and paintings. Art-making can be healing and therapeutic for both the creator and the observer. Art is a way of sharing and connecting, helping us realize our similarities while celebrating our differences. Everyone has a story to share and something to contribute to the world. I create art to share my story. *KIRSTINE THERESE REGNER LAPASARAN*

2009-11-22T18:57:00.006+08:00

Wild Flower, Kirstine Therese Regner Lapasaran,
watercolor on paper, 2009

2009-11-17T17:12:00.012+08:00

PASADA, Kirstine Therese Regner Lapasaran,

18 x 24 cm., acrylic on canvas, 2009

••• new tools of the trade •••

2009-11-07T17:14:00.024+08:00

"The pen is the tongue of the mind." • Horace •

This blog supports the
PENS OF HOPE PROGRAM

• • •

Pens of Hope Program was initiated by Nortehanon, a blogger from Northern Samar.
to view Nortehanon's blog, click on this link: www.nortehanon.com

2009-11-05T16:49:00.011+08:00

ABSTRACT, Kirstine Therese Regner Lapasaran,
12 x 9, mixed media on canvas, 2009

• • •
(given to my colleague -- Tammie -- on her birthday)

2009-10-31T16:13:00.006+08:00

Cookie Monster, MABET ANGUSTURA
Acrylic on Canvas, October 2009

• • •
(teaching my teacher how to paint is not an easy task. tsktsktsk.)

2009-10-07T16:29:00.006+08:00

FLOWERS, Kirstine Therese Regner Lapasaran,
oil pastel on gouache paper, 2009

2009-10-06T17:52:00.007+08:00

ISDANG BUTITI, Kirstine Therese Regner Lapasaran,
9 x 12, mixed media on canvas, 2009

2009-09-30T13:18:00.004+08:00

AGENT OF THE YEAR

2009-09-29T19:29:00.009+08:00

ANTI-LEPTOSPIROSIS?
Got this pic from one of the websites doing a full coverage on tropical storm Ondoy which hit the Philippines last Saturday. I'm amazed how Filipinos can still manage to joke around in this time of crisis.

2009-09-27T13:24:00.009+08:00

with Adrian at the Eco-Art Exhibit in Ayala Center

2009-09-12T19:04:00.006+08:00

Indian Call Center
* Microsoft Tech Support Ctr - Bombay *

2009-09-09T17:41:00.011+08:00

09/09/09

Modern numerologists — who operate outside the realm of real science — believe that mystical significance or vibrations can be assigned to each numeral one through nine, and different combinations of the digits produce tangible results in life depending on their application.

As the final numeral, the number nine holds special rank. It is associated with forgiveness, compassion and success on the positive side as well as arrogance and self-righteousness on the negative, according to numerologists.

Though usually discredited as a bogus, numerologists do have a famous predecessor to look to. Pythagoras, the Greek mathematician and father of the famous theorem, is also credited with popularizing numerology in ancient times.

"Pythagoras most of all seems to have honored and advanced the study concerned with numbers, having taken it away from the use of merchants and likening all things to numbers," wrote Aristoxenus, an ancient Greek historian, in the 4th century B.C.

As part of his obsession with numbers both mathematically and divine, and like many mathematicians before and since, Pythagoras noted that nine in particular had many unique properties.

Any grade-schooler could tell you, for example, that the sum of the two-digits resulting from nine multiplied by any other single-digit number will equal nine. So 9x3=27, and 2+7=9.

Multiply nine by any two, three or four-digit number and the sums of those will also break down to nine.

For example: 9x62 = 558; 5+5+8=18; 1+8=9.

September 9 also happens to be the 252nd day of the year
(2+5+2=9).

2009-08-24T16:48:00.020+08:00

canvas

acrylic paints
+
brushes
_________________
TOOLS of the TRADE

2009-08-16T20:14:00.024+08:00

"The economic downturn hasn’t persuaded everyone to pinch pennies. Philippines President Maria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was at Le Cirque with a large entourage enjoying the good life... Macapagal-Arroyo ordered several bottles of very expensive wine, pushing the dinner tab up to $20,000..."

* The Page Six section of the New York Post *
• • •
"The Filipino is worth DINING for..."
* Kirstine Therese Regner Lapasaran *

2009-08-16T15:38:00.021+08:00

REQUIESCAT IN PACE
+ Gawad Pambansang Alagad ng Sining
(National Artists Awards)
1972 - 2009

2009-08-12T16:43:00.025+08:00

ABSTRACT, Kirstine Therese Regner Lapasaran

12 x 9, acrylic on canvas, 2008

My paintings vibrate with color and detail. While working on paintings that are these detailed and colorful, I become so immersed in the work that applying paint becomes a meditative process through which I strive to achieve balance amidst chaos. The colors and designs arise spontaneously and reflect my interest in tribal and aboriginal art, specifically in the act of storytelling through nonrepresentational means. My abstract paintings are very process-oriented and carry a spiritual meaning related to the mystery of existence and a reverence for the unfolding process of life.

2009-08-11T20:18:00.010+08:00

had hard-boiled egg for breakfast...
and i just wish the egg was colored pink like the one above.

picture taken from my colleague's blog
http://bodaciousterrigirl.blogspot.com
thanks terri!

2009-08-09T20:29:00.024+08:00

mundane details.

Johnson's Baby Oil back print.

This is what i call the art of photography.

2009-08-04T15:36:00.018+08:00

ABSTRACT, Kirstine Therese Regner Lapasaran,

10 x 8, mixed media on canvas, 2009

Abstract art has the ability to express what other visual art styles cannot. It can address concepts that are intangible and theoretical, existing in the realms of mind and spirit, rather than in outer reality. The beauty and freedom of abstraction is that it is not supposed to look like anything. Therefore it's the perfect way to express lofty, intangible concepts - such as timeless questions of a spiritual nature, or an exploration of the deep pools of human emotions, or an investigation of the various mysteries of life and existence. It is a language of color. By its very nature, abstraction encourages free association, which means you can assign your own meaning to the artwork. It won't tell you what it's about... you must experience the artwork for yourself, and understand it in your own way. Because of this, it takes a heightened sensitivity to both create and appreciate abstract artwork. Abstract art expresses things that are beyond what we can see with our eyes. Instead of portraying images that we can easily grasp or understand, abstract art focuses on the non-linear world of emotions and the subconscious...

2009-08-03T16:41:00.013+08:00

+ Corazon *Cory* Cojuangco Aquino

January 25, 1933 – August 1, 2009
11th President of the Republic of the Philippines

YOU call her the ICON OF DEMOCRACY.
I call her the ICON OF HOPE AND COURAGE.

2009-07-28T16:31:00.013+08:00

Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men

who find it easier to live in the world they've been given
than to explore the power they have to change it.
Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion.
Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare.
Impossible is potential.
Impossible is temporary.

IMPOSSIBLE is NOTHING.

2009-07-26T17:05:00.013+08:00

Thank God Carabaos Don't Fly,

Kirstine Therese Regner Lapasaran,

10 x 8, acrylic on canvas, 2008

* KIRSTINE THERESE REGNER LAPASARAN *
is physically exhausted, but is keeping her head high.
She will not lose this battle.
She will NEVER lose any battle.

Sometimes she's broke.
But she'll NEVER ever be broken.

2009-07-25T20:46:00.010+08:00

GUMAMELA, Kirstine Therese Regner Lapasaran,

watercolor on paper, 23 march 2005

"Many of life's failures are people who did not realize
how close they were to success when they gave up."
* Thomas A. Edison *

"And that is why I learned how to wait.
Because I know that there's always a RIGHT TIME."
* Kirstine Therese Regner Lapasaran *

2009-07-25T19:48:00.016+08:00

SPOTS, Kirstine Therese Regner Lapasaran,

9 x 12, acrylic on canvas, 2008

"Of all the arts, abstract painting is the most difficult. It demands that you know how to draw well, that you have a heightened sensitivity for composition and for colours, and that you be a true poet. This last is essential."
* Wassily Kandinsky *