Author Archives: Francis

So, I’ve resumed my painting after all the calamity I mentioned in the post below. I am starting over with felt-tip marker pointillism, since it takes a lot of work, fine tuning, color harmonizing, etc. I’ve been working on some … Continue reading →

Apology for my long absence from this website — Late this February, another round of calamity hit me, and I lost my home, address, PC, Internet connection, etc. Now, nearly three months have passed, and I’m back! I’ve got a … Continue reading →

  The subtleties of wax pastel and color pencil colors are hard to capture with a camera or a scanner. I’ve added some more layers of such colors, and I hope by now you see what this painting, still in … Continue reading →

  You see, I meant this painting to depict an ugly aspect of our society today. So, it’s turning uglier — I do pray that we soon find ourselves freed from “viral anxieties”. Please, God, help us! “Behind the masked … Continue reading →

  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I’ve begun the coloring of “Angels sowing the seeds of light”, whose scratches are shown below on February 5 and … Continue reading →

I know this is ugly, and I mean it to be that way. Masked smiles are something we see everyday, amid the current pandemic. I often notice some anxiety, or even fear, behind such a smile. So, I’ve decided to … Continue reading →

So, I made this 20-min croquis (quick drawing), with a ball-point pen, of a quite common statue — a kind you expect to find at a public park. And yes, I found it at such a park. Yet why am … Continue reading →

. . . . . . . . . . . . . The dyeing of the white shirt shown below on Feb. 3 is done. As I said earlier, it was plain dyeing — without any painting. I spread … Continue reading →

I know, I know that this is so scratchy — just because it IS a scratch!! I have reworked on the first scratch shown below on February 1. Shown here is its middle portion. Now, I’ll start painting on it … Continue reading →

    . . . . . . . . . . . Once in a while, I simply dye some clothes, without painting on it. With the white shirt shown here, the dyeing has just begun, and it is … Continue reading →