My Adarna Heroes Project Revealed

Taking comic book techniques and putting them into a fully colored children’s book about the two greatest national heroes in Philippine history – what an amazing privilege for me to work on such a project!

Below is the (fairly done) illustration for the cover:

Brought to you by Adarna House and written by the prolific Filipino children’s [...]

Joel does Amorsolo

Fernando Amorsolo is perhaps one of the greatest Filipino Painters. I was asked by Artfarm Asia to do a pasture setting reminiscent of Amorsolo.

Here it is, still unfinished:

Frankly I’m not going to even compare myself to the master painter. I did learn a lot though trying to emulate his style – [...]

Kintaro Walks Japan

If you are interested in Japanese culture, would like to take a trip along Japan (but don’t have the time or the money), and enjoyed the Forrest Gump movie, please watch Kintaro Walks Japan.

It’s a very refreshing and lighthearted journey of an American seeking to discover his father’s birthplace in Japan as well [...]