East of Here and West of There

Adios, Patria adorada, region del sol querida, Perla del Mar de Oriente, nuestro perdido Eden! A darte voy alegre la triste mustia vida, Y fuera más brillante más fresca, más florida, Tambien por tí la diera, la diera por tu bien. En campos de batalla, luchando con delirio Otros te dan sus vidas sin dudas, sin pesar; El sitio nada importa, ciprés, laurel ó lirio, Cadalso ó campo abierto, combate ó cruel martirio, Lo mismo es si lo piden la patria y el hogar. Yo muero cuando veo que el cielo se colora Y al fin anuncia el día trás lóbrego capuz; Si grana necesitas para teñir tu aurora, Vierte la sangre mía, derrámala en buen hora Y dórela un reflejo de su naciente luz. Mis sueños cuando apenas muchacho adolescente, Mis sueños cuando joven ya lleno de vigor, Fueron el verte un día, joya del mar de oriente Secos los negros ojos, alta la tersa frente, Sin ceño, sin arrugas, sin manchas de rubor. Ensueño de mi vida, mi ardiente vivo anhelo, Salud te grita el alma que...

Jose Rizal (June 19, 1861– December 30, 1896), the foremost Filipino patriot, an ophthalmologist, poet, journalist, novelist, biologist, political scientist, painter and polyglot. Digital illustration; 2011 My Final Farewell Farewell, dear Fatherland, clime of the sun caress'd Pearl of the Orient seas, our Eden lost!, Gladly now I go to give thee this faded life's best, And were it brighter, fresher, or more blest Still would I give it thee, nor count the cost. On the field of battle, 'mid the frenzy of fight, Others have given their lives, without doubt or heed; The place matters not-cypress or laurel or lily white, Scaffold or open plain, combat or martyrdom's plight, T is ever the same, to serve our home and country's need. I die just when I see the dawn break, Throug...

I work as an art director for a major network in the Philippines. Part of my work for the company involves developing PSAs or Public Service Announcements for advocacies or causes the network believes in. In time for the opening of classes all over the country this June 6, 2011, we developed a series of PSAs promoting reading as an important tool in improving lives. The series was written and conceptualized by George Moya, our assistant creative director, myself as art director, Rolly Magpayo as videographer, Neil Iguiz as production designer, as well as the creative talent of the people at GMa Network's post production department. As it sometimes goes with non-profit PSAs, these were done with no budget. Not "a little", not "some", but NO budget. To get around the minor problem of not having any money to spend on production, we enlisted the aid of fellow art director Rolly and his lenses, the department Canon camera, as well as footage previously shot by GMa...

Digital illustration; 2011

Digital sketch; 2011