Isabela at Cristina : A painting of two sisters

On my way to work one Monday morning around February, I found a piece of plywood by the side of the road, abandoned and spotless. I picked it up and brought it home, where it lay ignored for some time, since I was still busy working on other projects. However, the panel was never far away from my mind, and I was always playing around with concepts in my head on what I would paint for my first "official" painting. I started work on the panel first week of March and put down the final brushstroke March 31st.
The painting is deeply personal and symbolic for me. While the two women in the painting are not really what my two sisters Isabela and Cristina look like in real life, the other elements within the painting are from when I was growing up in the sleepy town of Albay. We had a garden, where roses grew wild and snails roamed at their own leisurely pace. For a time, we kept a barn owl as a pet, till it bit my finger and we had to set it free. The volcanoes in the background represent the magnificent Mt. Mayon, and while in reality, there is only one volcano, in my painting I kept two for the theme of sisterhood and duality.

V is for Vicious

the last of the three-part series. acrylic on wood. last deck before I embark on something I havent attempted before. :) http://www.twitter.com/prettymonkey_26

V is for Vanity

This is the 2nd skateboard deck I’ve done for a three-part series wherein I explore a new style of painting. I’ve done skateboard decks before, and in fact it is my favorite surface to work on. However, this series looks quite different from my previous work, and it shows in the details; real objects that I have tried to depict this time around, as opposed to using graphical elements as filler. It was fun doing this series, I am almost sad to see the third and last deck finished. It has been personally fulfilling to finally achieve the depth and realism that I felt was lacking in my previous works, and I am keen to further develop this style on future paintings.

V is for Vice

My favorite customized skateboard deck so far. This deck is
more meaningful than usual, as this is the first time I've tried out this painting style, and it was not as difficult as I anticipated. It didnt take too long to do either; I was able to complete it in under a week. For this deck, I used a blending brush to achieve the gradient effects, and it works like a dream!

Sleazy Vomit

Custom painted skateboard - Acrylic on Wood

Paris in Winter

The day that I arrived in the City of Lights, it was cold and there was snow falling from the grey skies. I felt like I was in a timewarp while exploring the picturesque neighborhoods . I got lost in the hallways of the Louvre and took long leisurely walks on the Champs-Élysées. It is very easy to fall in love with Paris. No other city is as charming and beautiful and nostalgic. On my last day, I stood atop the Eiffel tower and gazed at the twinkling lights of the city reflected on the Seine, and thought to myself that one day I will be back, walk the same streets, eat at the same cafes, and live the past four days, sometime again in the future.

Read Think Feel

Acrylics on wood

The art of reading is in great part that of acquiring a better understanding of life from one's encounter with it in a book. ~André Maurois

Philips Senso Touch 3d Launch and Exhibition

Philips launched the new Senso Touch 3d at an event held at Armani Hotel, Burj Khalifa (the tallest building in the world as of writing!) last October 20, 2010. Part of the event was an exhibit showcasing artworks that were creative interpretations of the new product.
5 artists from different disciplines were invited to create a work of art inspired by the Philips Senso Touch 3d. As one of the invited artists, I created a mural for the event, using acrylic on wood as my chosen medium. The mural was made out of three wooden boards, and hung rather unconventionally ( on a baggage trolley and clothes hangers).
There will be a follow-up exhibition at the Shelter Gallery, Al Quoz, Dubai soon and the artworks will be auctioned off for charity.

My custom work stolen by replica site

I have custom painted art work on a of couple LV items and they are chronicled on several Purseforum threads.
However...today I got a shock when a fellow TPF member PM-ed me that a replica site has stolen my work with this:



At first I found it just amusing, but then realization sank in; the design was custom made and was designed for a specific person, its not supposed to be mass produced. it makes me upset that the piraters can take something that's handmade with love, and turn it into something thats cheap and common.

Anyway folks, shit happens. Keep creating in spite of it all.

Muse.

Pencils on Paper + Photoshop

LV Neverfull Custom

Finally, im done with this LV Neverfull custom!!!!!!*
took me roughly the same amount of time to do the lv speedy custom...
anyhow, I was listening to Katy Perry's "California Girls" song nonstop (hahaha), so maybe this is why it turned out it this way.

Buy my Crap

Good news folks! You can now buy my crap at:
Society 6
A selection of my artwork will be available on limited edition prints, laptop skins, ipod & iphone skins, and tshirts.

Prettymonkey26

Prettymonkey26: "punk, rock, sexy, sensual, fluid, angst, beauty, woman, feminine, orgasmic

Eat my Acrylic dust III

3rd deck. can hardly wait to start on the fourth. this is getting to be an addiction.

Pimp my LV Speedy

I custom painted my LV Speedy (acrylics on coated cotton canvas).

Prettymonkeys26 + MEGA = MEGAfuschia

‘MEGA’ is a creation of the urban arts collaborative ‘Foo Dog’ and is the first designer toy to be created by an Emarati - Mohammed Abedin. MEGA is set to give artists a new medium of creativity and a new mode of expression.

100 selected professional artists living and residing in the UAE took part in this concept and customized 100 designer toys which then went on to be displayed in the Gate Village at DIFC making it one of the largest ‘Custom Toys Exhibitions’ in Middle East.

The event brought together one of the greatest artistic collaborations of artists in the region and gave birth to a new take on the urban art scene in the Middle East.

The Artist Roster
http://www.foo-dog.com/projectmega/view/artists

Eat my Acrylic Dust II

another custom skateboard deck brought to you by Prettymonkey26.

acrylic on maple wood. took about 46 hours to complete :)

funny how the girls illustrated on the deck turned out to look like people i actually find annoying. must be a subconscious thing.

Take it to the Streets

The Brownmonkeys and Pilipinas Street Plan go mural-mad on a 60 meter long wall on the Abu Dhabi corniche. The graffiti mural wall was part of the official line up of WOMAD 2010, and it was three days and two nights of culture, amazing music, and gorgeous beach-side weather. Every night, kids got to participate in the wall as part of the WOMAD children’s workshops, and it was fun helping out little future artists draw and paint on the wall. The whole experience was exhausting; we were all staying up late till 2-am every night of the festival just to finish the wall on time.
However tired we all got we still had so much fun. Everyone was just feeding off each other’s energy and the camaraderie was infectious. As the graffiti wall came together, seeing the reactions and compliments of festival goers as they passed by made it all worth the effort. Here’s hoping we do it all again next year!