Tuesday, August 30, 2011

agi-agi

maray pang ipinta mi. . .
ining panahon na agi-agi. . .



an art exhibit by the
salingoy art group

with
OsacnaB
of




opening / ribbon cutting: 4pm, 10 sept 2011
exhibit run: 11-19 sept 2011
avenue square
magsaysay avenue, naga city

Monday, August 22, 2011

kaming mga inaarak




inaarak kami, amu matuud, matuug na sira ngamin na pararatak
malang papatak, maitum pa sa uwak a kalag.
inaarak kami na baga na nakakaun kami sa arakiak
ag napunu sa bugaybu ka arakiak a buut namung ginagatlan, inaabagat.



amu kami na da data, da kamanungdanan, da isusugad,
kami na gamon sa arak, kami na maluyang klase sana
alagad kami sana man a inaarak, a iba nadadara sa pairak-irak.

ta kami inaarak di kami tumutugot na uda na arakon sadi kinaban.
riringgawan namu a mga kanigoan sanang pasali na kadakul
sanang pagratak sadi kanatu, orog na su uda man basang arakiak sa awak,
alagad malang gatol ka kamot sa pagrabas kadi irak tang banwaan.

inaarak kami, amu, alagad, iba kaming arakun,
a arak namu galin sa tam'is ka aratiles
sapog ka bungkukan, ka bangoy ka kamoteng-kawoy,
gatol ka katnga, parong ka kamgum,
hulyas ka atas, namit ka langkawas,
langsa ka pampano, ginhawa ka lakad-bulan.










kami a sinugot na nagkakayat.
kami mga makuapo ni sarikaw.
kami maiisog arog ku mga asog.
kami mga igin ni agang.
kami mga arakon.
kami a kulog sa tingron
ka mga mataban sa banwaan.



diri pagbasang-basangon ta kaya namung palayugon
a isip ka migmansay, mig-irungog, mig-awit, migatid-atid
ka mga kaarakan namu, uma kami sa mga lang papatak
uma kami sa mga tuog a pakpak
uma kami sa mga natuturog sa kama
na puno sa mga tinabanan na pirak
uma kami sa parataban uma.




surang kanamu a mga parasagin-sagin sanang mga ginagatlan.
puros sana kaguw dawa uda man gatol, kaguw sa pananaban,
kaguw sa pangguraan, kaguw sa pagurangan sa pwesto,
kaguw sanang pakinastan sanang pakinastan.


diri na kamo pakangana, ta tadi na kaming mga arakun, inaarak kami
lumulupad na kami, tumatabyon sa kahiwasan kading kinababaan
ta, sisilngi ninyo ta a mga kaarakan namu sadi awak, diri mabilang na labak:

b u r i k b u t i k a n

Sunday, August 21, 2011

pride - a good thing

there is a good distinction between the positive attribute of taking pride in one's achievements and the negative trait of arrogance.

the burikbutikan baao: julius, bidibidi, osacnab, tobmeb, paulix

inaarak in the baao dialect can have both the negative and positive connotations. this event title, however, of burikbutikan's group art exhibit, has all the markings of the positive inaarak.

with the salingoy group of naga city
doing the best in any endeavour, calls for taking pride in it. 'kaya kami biyong inaarak ta isi namo na magayon ag maray ading mga ginigibo namo.' (we take pride in what we do because we believe in and we are sure that what we are doing is good and beautiful.)

osacnab

bidibidi

paulix

kristian cordero

frank penones, jr

julius

bembot with kristian and frank

osacnab, kristian
to celebrate the feast day of our town's patron saints st. bartholomew and the divine shepherdess, the burikbutikan baao presents one group exhibit which opened yesterday 20 aug 2011 at the cafe des artes.


bidibidi with nadia, wheng and sarah

sophie and bea
matt

paulix, peter, elmer and al

the salingoy group of naga city: harold, dan, cris, richard,wilson, rommel

tootsie, ritzie, wheng and nadia

bing, elmer, jofrey

bembot, bing and osacnab
jofrey and matt
the show runs till 30 september 2011.


paulix, julius and osacnab

dan, osacnab, bembot and paulix

Saturday, August 6, 2011

quitting. . .what is that?



most of the time, i discover inspiration from things that surround me. i always put myself amidst beautiful things, engulfed and swallowed up in the beauty of natural surroundings, that is why, my favourite spot to paint is this area at my farm, la huerta, where, i am immersed, absorbed, wrapped up in the most vibrant, vivacious, pulsating colours of the crotons that by now serve as natural walls.

some days, however, anger is the fuel that keeps me going.

it was an early monday morning, i set out to do some painting. (my normal routine on a day when i do work, i.e., if staying at the farm and watching its natural growth is work). after several false starts, smearing acrylic on the tiled floors, some of them on my shorts (i don't wear an apron, sorry), and then finding my yellow ochre has been contaminated, i almost threw the tin on somebody, instead i threw it into the trash can. i found myself in tears and swearing and saying awful things to myself. loudly proclaiming i was a charlatan and had no talent whatsoever.

fifteen minutes. that was it. because of all the things i might be. . . a quitter is NOT one of them! so, i marched myself right back to my spot. . .angry at losing it, grabbed my fave brush, daubed and went for it!


some hours later, i made some remarkable progress(this is me, talking) on two projects, oh well, four projects - i am into diptychs nowadays, and i have my confidence back.



life can be difficult at times. i have my share of that. . . sometimes i think maybe more than my share. but i am a stubborn, determined and adamant rural woman. . . and i will NOT be beaten!





nothing. . . not life, and certainly not ART will break me.
nor should it you.