East of Here and West of There

I'll let you in on a little secret -- I'm partially color-blind. So I've become more conscious of colors -- both the ones I can see accurately as well as the others that I can't -- and not taking their presence for granted. An advantage though is that I see little nuances here and there of color, especially in reflected light . What appears as a blank sheet of white to most would appear as a lightly water-color washed area of light to me. I'd see the reflected colors from things nearby more easily. Thank god for small blessings;) Taken around places I regularly walk around through; 2012

Take a second look at mundane, everyday things in a different light. They may just surprise you with color. Taken around places I regularly walk around through; 2012

 Kulay Kalye --just a little exercise in finding splashes of color underneath the urban grit and grime. Taken around places I regularly walk around through; 2012

A plug commemorating Jose Rizal, the Philippine's National Hero; 2012 Art direction, illustration and motion design by myself; Written by Ruth Guhit and animated by GMA Videographics

Konsyerto; The Philippine Philarmonic Orchestra during the CCP Misa de Aguinaldo; 2012

Fascinating and impressive man this Sir Christopher Lee. I've always known of him as a villain's villain and he will always be Scaramanga, Dracula, Saruman and fallen jedi Count Dooku to me but was literally astounded to know that he is the son of a contessa, a classical singer, an intelligence soldier who served in the LRDG in North Africa AND the SAS -- that alone is totally BADASS, is related to James Bond creator Ian Fleming, General Robert E. Lee, speaks at least 7 languages, is 90 years old, is the only actor from Peter Jackson's film adaptations of "Lord of the Rings" to have actually met J.R.R. Tolkien, played the role of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, founder of modern Pakistan in Jinnah, is the jabberwocky, still acts and plays heavy metal guitar! Awesome, awesome man! Digital illustration; 2012

Mang Junior; Oldschool Ilustrador; Pasay; 2012

Dave Brubeck (December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) Jazz pianist and composer and one of the foremost exponents of progressive jazz. Thank you for the music, sir!

At Manila Bay; 2012

Barbed; 2012

Bintana "Window"; Liliw, Laguna; 2012

Tshirt illustration for Spoofs Ltd; Mixed media original

All works by Jay Javier is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

A saturday morning at one of Manila's busiest, noisiest, messiest, smelliest and loudest wet and dry markets. All works by Jay Javier is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

Saturday morning at Divisoria Market; All works by Jay Javier is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

My mother. Digital illustration; 2012 My sister, Jingle. Digital illustration; 2011 My sister-in-law, Iya. Digital illustration; 2011 My wife, Sandie. Digital illustration; 2011 My nephew, Joaquin. Digital illustration; 2011 My mother-in-law, Babsie. Digital illustration; 2013

It's 7,107 times more fun in the Philippines. Watch the official Philippine Department of Tourism AVP to find out why :) Enjoy the video! October 2012 For more fun, visit us at: www.itsmorefuninthephilippines.com facebook.com/itsmorefuninthephilippines twitter.com/DOTPhilippines

Acrylic on canvas, 24" x24", 2009. Details and story behind the painting can be read here and here . This piece is for sale. You can email your inquiries to cooey2ph@yahoo.com. The original article regarding this piece was posted in multiply. since I've stopped using that site, I'm reposting my WIP notes here after the jump.

Sayaw (Filipino for "Dance") Acrylic on canvas; 36" x 24" This piece is for sale. You can email your inquiries to cooey2ph@yahoo.com.

Tatlong Generasyon ( Three Generations); 16" x 20" Acrylic on canvas This piece is for sale. You can email your inquiries to cooey2ph@yahoo.com. Enjoy!

Yakap (Embrace); Acrylic on canvas; 20" x 20" This piece is for sale. You can email your inquiries to cooey2ph@yahoo.com. Enjoy!

I stumbled on this very, very nice poster by Holstee recently. I don't usually take much notice of these feel-good motivational posters but this was nicely written, well designed and the typography by designer Rachel Beresh was refreshingly simple, unassuming but highly effective. I wouldn't mind having this in my design studio. Visit Rachel Beresh's portfolio and drop by Holstee to check out the stuff for sale. The poster's a bit expensive though...

One of the sketches I used for a painting project. "Kandila" is Filipino for "candle".

Pencils on paper; 2010