Thrift Gift

acrylic gift

12 FACTS…

1. this is a gift i made afternoon of saturday, july 25 2009
2. the canvass i bought from national bookstore is P160 per framed canvass
3. coz i don’t do this stuff as often as i would want to, my first try was a mess, sayang ang P160.00
4. for the successful version (or as I would like to call it, the pasang-awa one)
5. i spent 3.5 hours, for the unsuccessful version, i spent 2 hours
6. the toughest part to make, the lips part
7. this is not the best paint job in the world but i’m sure this is better than a “mango” blouse
8. P1000 or so saved just by doing this gift
9. the photo was shot in boracay using fuji point & shoot camera
10. at the office, doing this thing, i had tabo & timba by my side to wash the paint brushes
11. the subject in the painting, that’s her expert-look photographer shooting position
12. because the recipient loves the painting so much, she told me, the P50,000 i owe her, I can forget all about it. =P

HOW TO SAVE P1500 ON BIRTHDAY GIFT EXPENSE

• Buy canvass & acrylic
• From bed, jump on this piece  and work on your project
• Don’t eat your breakfast
• Spend one and half hours
• Slap the acrylics, the black white red and yellow
• And somehow, hope something “edible” will come up
• Frame it and present your artwork to your loved one
• Congratulations, now you save P2000.00. Less P500, cost of canvass, acrylic and frame, you’ll have P1500.00
• That P1500 you can use to buy furniture then.

FILIPINO ARTIST? MAKE A STAND!

Are you a Filipino artist? A painter? If yes, make a stand!

I mean, buy a stand! A painting stand… an artist stand… an easel.

Get your artwork into the next level using this painter’s easel. Perfect height, adjustable holder, foldable & ready-to-use, solid acacia wood, stable, antique paint finish… you have to have this accessory.

See the specs of the painting easel here.

(Some business owners also get this easel for use as a display stand during exhibits, bazaars, etc. Brilliant idea. Also, the female charcoal nude was made by me!)

Mini stool as painting, art pieces & artwork stand, top display

Oh, it just got into me, the mini stool collection is great as display “stool top” for various artworks & artpieces. Here’s a sample set.

• Even kid’s artwork, frame em up and display on top of a stool
• Rather than using block risers & pedestals as display tool, as an alternate, use these stools - mini benches - mini chair
• A sturdy stool chair makes an attractive display fixture coz it can come in a range of styles, shapes, sizes and colors. A carefully selected stool will surely complement an art piece. See the stool here.

*BTW, 3 of 4 framed paintings there are made by me. :-)

Abstract Painting “SUGOD”

The recipe for an abstract whatever yaya painting… dirty illustration board + 1 hour + hard 5 year old water color & acrylic paints + water.

Rather than throwing away the hardened water color & dirty illustration board, I made one distorted “art.”

Title: “SUGOD”

Promise, this looks better live than in photo. The white drips and paints are not visible in the pic.

Just testing. I’d like to do this again next week and see if I can make any good.