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Despite the painting looking all gloomy, it is not in fact a sad piece. Look more closely. The children seem disinterested in eating. One boy sees the fun in having no electricity at all. The parents have no plates in front of them but are otherwise smiling and in prayer. They are full of hope that tomorrow will be better but today they are satisfied that their kids will have something to eat. They are full of love for their children. This is another reflection of a general Filipino attitude of seeing the good things in bad situations. As a side note, 50% of the income of the poor goes to buying rice.

I paint visual narratives. I try to create stories with themes that range from the blissful to the brooding. Typically, my compositions are laden with common and personal symbolism. My works seem to have disconnected elements but they are in fact linked in the way that I see them. To the audience, however, they are like puzzles; open to varied personal interpretations. I don’t like to confine myself in a box. Some days I paint social commentaries. Other days I just paint my personal observations of issues that pertain to almost anything under the sun - this can be political, social, environmental, religious, cultural, and even agricultural. I try to paint realities in, out, and of life. Early in my career as a painter, I was mostly...