Acrylic on Canvass
Monday, October 30, 2017
Juan Tamad or Lazy John in the Philippines
Juan Tamad or Lazy John, in the Philippines. Acrylic on canvass.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Sunday, November 1, 2015
The Talking Fish
In an enchanted river in the Philippines, there live the talking fish. And in the bright moonlight, the fisherman meets one of them. This is Filipino mythology this is also a self-portrait. (acrylic on canvas, 30"x40")
Monday, September 28, 2015
Pauline Santos BIO
BIO
Pauline G. Santos
My grandfather Ricardo was an artist who sculpted and made
shoes. I assume that is where I got my talent for painting.
I came to America from the Philippines in 1974 when I was 16
years old. One summer day, my friend in high school, Akiko, invited me to
go for oil painting lessons. My passion for painting and art was born in
a basement in Forest Hills, Queens, New York -- where Ms. Leeds taught me how
to mix linseed oil with paint and all the basics of oil painting.
I worked all my life right after high school until I quit my
last office job in 2000. I worked on many jobs in corporate America, but
I continued to paint after work at night and on weekends. When I was
painting back then, I noticed that my best works of art were those that I
painted unconsciously, or should I say, without being self-conscious. I
would often be amazed at the detailed work on the finished painting. How
did I do that? As if I was just channeling, not working.
I'm now 57 years old. After bouts of mental illness, I've
experienced a new awakening as I’ve matured and recovered. This new
perspective has made me paint more deliberately, conscious of the message I am
imparting in my work. I now create acrylic paintings that cover topics,
such as poverty and the colonial effects in the Third World – juxtaposing
different levels of status and class. But my subject is diverse, so I
also work on non-native style art.
As far as education, I studied Cultural Anthropology at Hunter
College in New York City. You see, I am also very passionate about
Darwin's Theory of Evolution. I think that an understanding of pre-history,
indigenous, and the birth of the universe as we know it now -- is very relevant
to understanding our plight as modern humans.
Pauline G. Santos
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