Sir Fernando Amorsolo

being that it's a holiday weekend, i got to get out of work early! hence, i had to answer a question... what do i do now? i hate going home. the only thing i do when i'm here is either watch tv or type in my blog. so it came down to a choice between watching a movie, dreamgirls topped the list or do something new! i chose the latter... or is it the former... i chose the doing something new. :)


so took the muni to the asian art museum. i've been meaning to check it out since it moved from golden gate park, and i finally had the chance. i saw a poster at an eatery near my work that advertised a special exhibit by painters from the philippines. the image above was on the poster. it's called "Palay Maiden" by Fernando Amorsolo. seeing this painting in person was truly amazing. there is so much detail with the brush strokes on her face but i love the impressionism of the backgrounds. on top of these things, i love his use of color in his use of her outfit and the rice stalks she's carrying - the colors of the philippine flag. very nationalistic in a point in time of rural life. in going through the web, i love his other works of what manila looked like as world war 2 was breaking out and also scenes of the muslims of the philippines.

it's good to expand my horizons a little bit and something i hope to continue in doing by doing/learning/seeing something new EVERY DAY!