Spring Painting- Another THD Enjoyable Activity

Last Saturday, our capable host,  Monica Castro ( THD Activity) led us to a very enjoyable activity-Spring Painting ( see Brochure above).   It was a fun 40 minutes for me resulting an original painting which looked like a painting of a 5-year old Kid. But I am very proud of it since it is my own creation. 

Monica took a photo of my creation and I am posting it here for your viewing pleasure whether you like or not. 

Here are the paintings of the other residents. The Paintings looks like they were created by Pro's. I am a little bit envious that their work is better than mine. However, I realized my talents are in other areas, perhaps in writing, singing and dancing. The truth is not in the end product ( my five year old creation) but the fact that I tried and enjoyed the activity. Please note this was my only 3rd try on this activity during my over 90 years of habitation here on Planet Earth.

I was told this was created by Sue Hoyt- I love the sky background-looks very realistic

I was told this was done by Debbie Baldwin- looked at the initial DB at bottom Right. I love it~   

I do not know the Creators of the Other two paintings.-love the red tulips~ 

Thank you, Monica for the fun activity as well as the Spanish names for colors, murado ( purple), Azul (blue), rojo ( red), amarillo (yellow), verde ( green), blanco ( white), negro ( black) and cafe ( brown). 

Incidentally, Monica is originally from Columbia, South America not the Philippines.  She is a fairly new THD employee. I hope her employment here at THD will be a little bit longer compared to the several previous employees in the Activity Section.  She seemed to be enjoying her role as host of our painting Activity last Saturday. Again, Thank You, Monica for being a good and gracious host. I am looking forward for other activities that you will host in the future.    

Meanwhile, Did you know that.....

Fernando Amorsolo, the Philippines' first National Artist, produced an estimated 10,000 artworks throughout his lifetime! Known for his signature "backlighting technique," he painted idyllic rural scenes that captured the essence of Filipino life.

At just 27 years old, he studied art in Madrid, thanks to Don Enrique Zobel’s sponsorship. His painting "Under the Mango Tree" (1952) was sold for a staggering ₱46.7 million in 2018!

His works, often depicting smiling farmers, golden sunsets, and peaceful countrysides, became the visual identity of pre-war Philippines. Today, his legacy continues to influence Filipino artists.

Under the Mango Tree- Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction was $1,030,104 USD sold at León Gallery, Makati in 2024.

 For Details visit: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernando_Amorsolo

Personal Note: I do not owned an Amorsolo Painting, But here's painting that I owned which reminded me of Amorsolo's well-known art works. This painting was done by Jesse Santos- My Nipa Hut. Santos is a well-known Filipino-American comic artist used to be our neighbor/friend in the Central Valley of California. His accomplishments are listed in Wikipedia at bottom of this page.💚 

💚https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesse_Santos