Eye of the Tiger

The eye of the tiger represents the intensity of focus on a prey. In a way, this is also my state of mind for several days now. I want baybayin to gain popularity in the Filipino Society. It's part of our identity, of who we are before the Spaniards came.

Mata ng Tigre, 9" x 12" Oil on Canvas

Bright Idea

In cartoons, one of the typical representation of a character having an idea, an AHA moment,
is a light bulb. I don't know where this custom originated but it's probably a depiction of what's
in Thomas Edison's mind when he finally invented a working light bulb. Following this
tradition, I painted a light bulb with the filament spelling the word 'ideya' in baybayin.

Ideya, 12" x 14" Oil on Canvas

Machine

As a child, I was fascinated by machines. I still am. Here is a baybayin painting of 'makina', the Filipino word for machine. I thought I could finish the painting in a week but it took longer because of the details. I hope you like it.

 Makina, 12" x 18" Oil on Canvas

Passion from the Heart

My interest in baybayin took off when I got a copy of the book of Marius V. Diaz, "Aklat Sanayan ng Abakadang Rizaleo". While I have heard of baybayin before, this book showed me the possibilities of the ancient Filipino script. He presented several typography of baybayin (with his own modifications). It was beautiful.


Now I am adding  my own contribution to this growing interest in baybayin. I am painting images with the matching word in baybayin. The idea is to teach baybayin through this paintings. Hopefully, the viewer learns baybayin while savoring the visual feast before their eyes. As a tribute to this passion, I have painted a heart.

Tagos sa Puso, 9" x 12" Oil on Canvas