Hand

Studio Works

Hand
Graphite on Paper
9×12 inches
2013

For sale at Php500.

#pencil #drawing #hand #fingers #longliveandprosper

Panda Hug

Studio Works

Panda Hug
Graphite on Paper
9×12 inches
July 2013

For sale at Php500.

#drawing #panda #hug #pencil

Nagtabon Beach

Portraits and Plein Air Works

Will be posting a series of drawings for sale, starting with this sunset sketch of Nagtabon Beach, Palawan.Colored charcoal on Paper9x12 inchesJuly 2013For sale at Php500.Other drawings and sketches also available to buy.#sea #beach #palawan #nagtabon #sunset #drawing

Will be posting a series of drawings for sale, starting with this sunset sketch of Nagtabon Beach, Palawan.
Colored charcoal on Paper
9×12 inches
July 2013
For sale at Php500.

Other drawings and sketches also available to buy.

#sea #beach #palawan #nagtabon #sunset #drawing

Home and Family

Everyday Life

Big hugs to my family who came over to bless my new home today! Thank you for the love always and cheers to merry and golden days here!

#family #home #blessing

Fishie

Studio Works

Fishie
Oil on canvas
2003 (reworked 2016)

Picked up this old fishie today while playing with glazing techniques and gave it a nice blue tint. Added a fresh coat of yellow and voila! It’s ready to swim again.

#fish #swim #painting #montalutstudio

WIP: Jesus (commissioned work)

Portfolio

Happy with the progress on my Jesus painting today. Been frustrated with the flatness I was getting, so I decided to bring out my oil paints to lend body and softness to the work. It's slowly getting there... Extra pressure to get the face right, especially since the Divine Mercy devotion is all about the gaze of Jesus.#wip #portrait #divinemercy #Jesus #painting

Happy with the progress on my Jesus painting today. Been frustrated with the flatness I was getting, so I decided to bring out my oil paints to lend body and softness to the work. It’s slowly getting there… Extra pressure to get the face right, especially since the Divine Mercy devotion is all about the gaze of Jesus.

#wip #portrait #divinemercy #Jesus #painting

I'm 99% done with my commissioned Jesus painting! Yay. Father Romy will be happy!#wip #divinemercy #jesus #painting

I’m 99% done with my commissioned Jesus painting! Yay. Father Romy will be happy!

#wip #divinemercy #jesus #painting

Was staring at these feet the whole afternoon. Had to dismount and roll up the canvas and work on a table to get a good position to do these letters. Didn't realize that canvas would be so heavy with paint! Happy to be almost done with this work. Trusting it will all work out. #wip #divinemercy #jesus #painting

Was staring at these feet the whole afternoon. Had to dismount and roll up the canvas and work on a table to get a good position to do these letters. Didn’t realize that canvas would be so heavy with paint! Happy to be almost done with this work. Trusting it will all work out.

#wip #divinemercy #jesus #painting

Detail of my #wip painting for Fr. Romy's parish.#divinemercy #jesus #painting

Detail of my #wip painting for Fr. Romy’s parish.#divinemercy #jesus #painting

Saying my final goodbye to Jesus before this commissioned work gets picked up today. Literally a labor of love over 3 months-- I redid his face 4 times just to get the gaze right! Hope it inspires devotees in the parish where it will be hung. Thanks for the trust, Msgr. Romy. #divinemercy #jesus #painting #artph

Saying my final goodbye to Jesus before this commissioned work gets picked up today. Literally a labor of love over 3 months– I redid his face 4 times just to get the gaze right! Hope it inspires devotees in the parish where it will be hung. Thanks for the trust, Msgr. Romy. #divinemercy #jesus #painting #artph

Me, Sun

Studio Works

Me, Sun
9×12 inches
Acrylic on paper
2009/2016

Sometimes it’s nice to pick up something and allow it to open a floodgate of memories. Reworked this old piece from my early days today. I miss painting these faces.

#acrylic #painting #montalutstudio #sun #face

Flow

Studio Works

Flow24x36 inchesAcrylic on tarpaulin August 11, 2016#acrylic #painting #montalutstudio

Flow
24×36 inches
Acrylic on tarpaulin
August 11, 2016

#acrylic #painting #montalutstudio

A summer gone

Everyday Life,

Came across this in my drafts, written a year ago…and funny that it seems I’m on repeat this year.

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We’re now in month 8 of the year and looking back at Summer 2015 pictures makes me wonder how all of that could’ve happened in just seven months.

Back-to-back heartbreaks, recovery, purging, breakthroughs, identity building, crossing thresholds, birthing.  Seems the tailend of my year of gallivanting has given its final bow and by gosh am I so thrilled to hear the fat lady singing already.   On hindsight I see that I did ask for all of this, and I now move forward in gratitude, always. And in joy.

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Of course there are no true repeats, but always, we move in gratitude and joy.  Thank you, 2016.  You’ve been wonderful so far.

polymath in relationships

Everyday Life
Montalut Doodles 2013 (29)

I’ve always been most curious about people. They say “I love you” is just another way of saying “I find you endlessly fascinating”. How wonderful, isn’t it?

It just becomes tricky when we find a lot of people fascinating (which is usually the case for most of us)!