East of Here and West of There

Battle of Hue City. Production artwork for a movie I was commissioned to work on. "Under Heavy Fire" aka "Going Back" starred Casper Van Dien and was directed by Sidney J. Furie, the same director of the Iron Eagle film series. The piece was used to help the computer graphics guys from Germany in making a locale shot here in my country into a riverside quay in Vietnam during the battle of Hue. Most of the work made for the production were storyboards and concept drawings. Airbrushed acrylics on board; 2001 Here are emore production sketches:  

Fishes and Kites (Mga Isda at Mga Papagayo); Mixed media; 32" x 32"; private collection 2014

WIP; 32" x 32"

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!

Work in progress; Acrylics

Work in progress; acrylics

Another acrylic piece. Here's the underpainting in earthy warm tones. These were brushed in with thick strokes of paint. This was then left to dry. Then the colors I chose for the palette were slathered in using a painting knife. This time, the colors were applied in fast and furious strokes so that the acrylics would still mix while they were wet. The piece was then left to dry. another set of adjustment were made, again with a knife in fast, thick strokes. I'm tasking a break from the summer heat and maybe finish this within the week. The finished piece soon:)

More work on this one over the weekend. almost done.

Here's what's on my easel. The painting is 20" x 20" and is being made in acrylic. I'm hoping to finsih it this Holy Week. Perfect for Easter Sunday:)

Digital comp for an acrylic painting

Here are two acrylic paintings I'm working on. These are digital sketches of what I plan to do. Ever since, painting has been a spontaneous act for me, with the composition, colors, strokes, etc being determined as I work on the piece. Nowadays though, I'm planning each step. And the computer has been a very useful tool for this. With Photoshop, I can fool around with the composition and the colors. Although I plan to avoid a heavy outline, the heavy linework in these digital roughs gives me a fresh perspective  in planning out the composition. I drew these roughs with a thick round brush on the exact canvas size I plan to use but only in 72 dpi. This is more for expediency's sake than anything else. Using digital roughs have also made me more conscious of my color choices. Before, I'd grab whichever tube was suitable for me during the actual work. This is why my taboret is extremely messy and crammed with different colors, varieties and brands of paint. By trying ou...

Untitled Nude; Acrylic on Canvas; 1997; Private Collection

Acrylic on board; Private Collection; 2005 Spoof of Harry Potter book cover; Mass marketed as t-shirt for Spoofs Ltd Inc.

Acrylic on board; Private Collection; 2005 Spoof of Nike brand; Mass marketed as t-shirt for Spoofs Ltd Inc. "Pike" ( pi-keh) in Filipino means "knock-kneed"

Acrylic on board; Private Collection; 2005 Spoof of Polo brand; Mass marketed as t-shirt for Spoofs Ltd Inc.

Nude Woman; Acrylic on canvas; not dated; private collection

Untitled Acrylic/Mixed Media on Canvas; 1991; Private collection