Palayan Sunset

A small, (27cmX 38cm) landscape that I did as a practice painting. This was based on a photo of a rice field, or "palayan" that I took in Mindanao, during a recent trip to Davao del Sur at planting time. The original photograph can be seen on one of my member's albums at:

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The painting was done on a lightweight "Conda" watercolor paper; mostly with Rembrandt pastels but finished off with some ultra soft, super smooth pastels by the German manufacturer, Schmincke. After framing, I gave the painting away as a Christmas 'exchange gift' present to Mr. Theodore "Tio" Abria, one of my shipmates aboard c.s. Wave Venture.

(When I went back to the ship, after a couple of month's vacation, I found the painting, abandoned in a cupboard in my cabin... Theo obviously didn't think it was worth the bother of bringing it home!! - Not that I can blame him... Anyway, it was a shame to waste it, so I brought the thing home myself - and subsequently gave it away to one of Lorna's customers at the E. Santos Art Gallery in Ermita, Manila)