Mark E Shellshear.

ARTIST - “ THE WHY?”                                                                Sculpture by ISABELO L. TAMPINCO …...[ 1850 – 1933 ]                               “ GIRL HOLDING A FLOWER “ …... original title unknown.                                  Description at the end of the post. Many Artists come into the Gallery I work with, all looking for a one-man show that wi...

ISABELO TAMPINCO.. “ THE GLADIATORS" .                                                           “ GLADIATORS “    [ original title unknown]                         by ISABELO L. TAMPINCO. (19 November 1850 – 30 January 1933)      “ Gladiators “ is not the original title as that is unknown. We will do the description of the two sculptors but the sculpture that we will refer to as soldier “B” is in the National Museum of the Philippines and the title on the sculpture is, “ Soldier Unsheathing his Sword “, Isabelo L. Tampinco, plaster cast, ca. 1880's. Description of “ THE GLADIATORS “ [original title unknown.] cast marble. 30.5cm high x 28cm x 20cm. Base is round 21cm dia. 1....

Artist..... GET ATTENTION.                                                                 Painting by Maki. The last Artist post I wrote was all about attitude and that is so important. In this post I want to talk about GETTING ATTENTION. If you are not getting peoples attention then they will not even know you exist. You need to be heard in all the noise and that my friends is not easy in our information packed world. A small child knows how to get attention, they will not stop until they get your attention. Yet as adults we do not try to get peoples attention for a number a reasons. Fear of rejection. Fear of being criticised, and a big reas...

HARD RIGHT HOOK by AUSTIN NIKO SUAREZ The CONTENDER, Austin N iko Suarez, painting “ the Playground “, SOLD. Austin N iko Suarez first exhibited in Galeria de las Islas in June and has now sold his Triptych “ The Playground “ to an International collector. We have had many collectors look at Austin’s paintings, all just a little hesitant a s the y were not really ready to be the first to invest in the “ New Contender”. I t old them that this young man is the real thing and his paintings are raw and exciting echoing the urban Manila streets that was the melting pot that birthed his art. Well, he has sold his painting “ The Playground “, new paintings coming soon. D o not miss the opportunity to own an Austin N iko Suarez painting as these paintings will not last. W e have many collectors interested in this young Artist but one collector came saw and was convinced of the ability of Austin to interoperate his urban, street world and b...