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Inspired by the Filipino proverb �Tularan ang palay - habang yumayabong lalong nagpupugay.� This is translated as �Be like rice - the more it flourishes the more it gives respect.� Rice is a symbol of humility. As the ripe plant matures, the panicles, heavy with grain bend lower to the ground. Rice reminds us that as you improve your quality of life or become successful, you must always be humble.

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...