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There is a love
There is a life that we share
Hand in glove
They won't separate us

Climb once again
Cast off your sorrows
The long night will end
Dance on the morning dew

Casting a line to you
Safe from a slinging arrow
Think of the love we knew
How it goes on

Five days of love
There is a scent in the air
Above & beyond
The one who named us

Climb once again
Cast off your sorrows
The long night will end
Won't get the best of you

Casting a line to you
Love is a winning arrow
Fire it straight and true to wherever you are

Casting a line to you
Love is a winning arrow


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this song really made me pause for awhile.
and later on i'll be thinking of her.
the lyrics reminds me all that scene
as if im watching a video of her.
my photographic memory paints her in my mind
the way she smile. the every friday night that
coincidentally seeing her without intentionally
looking for her.
heart beat pumps faster.
stutter.
stutter.

the lyrics says it all.
"its not for anybody else to know"
to whom i want to dedicate this beautiful song.

we're trained to wait. wait.
if i could only turn the moment of yesterday.
those smile im longing for.
missing your meekness.

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When I see you smile
It feels like I'm falling
It's not for anybody else to know
The way your face could light the bitter dark of every street
In every town I'll ever go
It's not for anybody else to know
For anybody else to know

When I see you smile
First thing in the morning
It raises curtains on your lazy eyes
Could it be that you and I have the greatest love to ever be
How could this have ever been before?
It's not for anybody else to know
For anybody else to know

When Friday night arrives
We'll let it pass outside the door
This is not for anybody else
Anybody else to know

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Just wanna know ya
Just wanna talk to ya
I wanna hear about your day
I'd never leave ya
Never be mean to ya
I'd always let you get your way

Something good will come our way
And maybe this good thing's gonna happen today

If I were honest I 'd tell you everything
But it keeps coming out as lies
It's not a promise
In case you're wondering
It's not some blessing in disguise

But something good will come our way
And maybe this good thing's gonna happen today
Something good will come our way
And maybe this good things gonna happen today

I know romance is not in fashion
And my heart is on the line
If you would be so kind
To help me kill some time

Then something good just might come crashing
From the stars that light the sky
If you would be so kind
To help me kill some time

Just wanna know ya
Just wanna talk to ya
I wanna hear about your day
I'd never leave ya
Never be mean to ya
I'd always let you get your way

Something good will come our way
And maybe this good thing's gonna happen today
Something good will come our way
And maybe this good things gonna happen today

Something good will come our way
Something good will come our way
Something good will come our way
Something good will come our way
La la la la la la
La la la la la
La la la la la
Something good will come our way


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amazing talents!

amazing music!

traditional... i really love it!

hahaha and a very lovely ladies.

they may inspire you to everything!

( grab some pencils and start sketching!)

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story by Agay Llanera
illustration by Farley del Rosario


The story of "Sol" was a finalist in CANVAS' very first storywriting competition. Agay Llanera's lyrical and enchanting prose made it easy for CANVAS to decide on the story's publication as a children's book. The only challenge left was to find the appropriate artist to bring the tale to life, and Farley del Rosario was an inspired choice.

Their collaboration in this project again validates CANVAS' effort to encourage and foster a closer connection between art and literature, and in the process, to create meaningful opportunities for our country's young, and extremely talented writers and artists.

CANVAS is very proud to present "Sol," an original story of love, music and light.

Start:	Mar 12, '07 6:00p
End:	Mar 14, '07
Location:	PAN PACIFIC HOTEL, Malate Manila / 21st flr. Pacific Lounge (Adriatico side)

with Andres Barrioquinto,Cj Tañedo, Ivan Roxas, Marcial Pontillas, Jon Jaylo, Jojo Austria, Lawrence Borsoto, Larry Espinosa, Daniel Razon,Roberto Duldulao, Jason Montinola, Buen Calubayan, Marlon See, J.Pacena II, Dondi Fernandez, Jojie Custodio, Martin Sacramento, Janet Polancas, Tatong Recheta, Marga Rodriguez, Michelle Lim, Raymond Go, Renato Barja, Oliver Ramos, Dante Lerma, Cathy Lasam, Dominic Meily, Jill Posadas,Jojo Ballo, Bobby Nuestro, Lindslee, Elmer Roslin, Howard Jao, Jerome Jocson, Jethro Jocson, Kirby Roxas, Deformindustry, Lynyrd, Mark Magistrado, Manny Sinquenco, Jeps Belen, Caloy Gernale, Guillercan,Rene Cuvos, Roberto Duldulao, Ronnie Saet, Sam Penaso, Vincent Balandra Marlon Magbanua, Froilan Calayag,..etc.



1st day - Opening with ribbon cutting
Live performance of String Orchestra,Hammilan Pavoreal,etc.

2nd day - On the Spot Painting
Live performance again of String Orchestra in the evening

3rd day - Free Art Lesson
Live performance again of String Orchestra in the evening

Organized by: Tintero art and design studio

with the cooperation of BMPI productions and
UNTV 37 "your intelligent alternative"

Be there! (Free Admission)

BERNARD VISTA was born Pakil, Laguna, and went to the University of Santo Tomas for a degree in Fine Arts. It was in college where he associated with other dynamic artists from Laguna, such as Edwin Tres Reyes and Bayani Ray Acala, also from Pakil. A scholar of the Saturday Group Painters Association, he was also a university varsity swimmer throughout college, thus subsidizing his studies at the Pontifical University.

Vista found work as illustrator for children’s books, honing a style that best suited the needs of the various publications. For his achievement, he won the PBBY Illustrators Prize, third prize in the national competition.

Vista has actively participated in many group shows particularly those organized by Galerie Joaquin. His first major solo exhibition September of last year entitled “Biyaya (Blessings)” marked his entry in the lime light of arts as he gained recognition for his larger than life depictions of the Filipino way of life.

Vista highlighted the rich customs and traditions of Filipinos passed on from one generation to the next. Inspired by the rural scenes of his hometown, he puts on canvas the humble countenance of his people, human figures of fisher folks and farmers, characteristic of their passion for life and oneness with the bounties of nature. His portrayals of men and women possess a glimmer of indescribable peace, contentment, and strength of inner spirit while the activities and details by which his subjects are immortalized solidify the Filipinos’ sense of enjoyment and admirable trait of counting their blessings.

By: Joanna Marie Grace Romero

Unlike other artists whose inception and acceptance in the art scene took long and grueling years to realize, budding artist Vincent de Pio was among the Fortunate ones to make it a few steps ahead, with the visual world introduced to him early on in his childhood. Raised by one of the leading portraitist in the country, Gig de Pio, Vincent was already mindful of art’s influence in his upbringing and environment.

The artist recalls with much eagerness how at the tender age of four he would fill his afternoons drawing cars on sheets of paper for leisure, with his charcoal and pencil and with hardly any efforts. As he grew older, his interests and subjects varied, from dinosaurs to old churches when he turned six, to sculpture when he reached his adolescence.

Although the pressure to prove his artistic abilities to immediate family and friends was already mounting in high school, he barely envisioned himself following the footsteps of his father who was a professor at the University of the Philippines College of arts. Vincent took art merely as an interest leaving a dream for his other siblings to pursue.

Fate took turn around, however when the young man went into college and successfully completed a talent workshop at the UP College of Fine Arts. “I saw the strokes of my dad in my work and I noticed that I was motioning my brush effortlessly on canvas,” shares Vincent. It was then he began absorbing himself in figuration and realism, slowly moving away from his father’s intimidating shadow.

He chose not to be fulltime artist immediately after college. He was still caught a little in between conflicting ideas: whether to completely pursue art and become a fulltime painter or take a completely different path. In between selling cars, he would occasionally paint, and at most produce four pieces in a year. He was comfortable with the rate hi was going, producing works of fisher folks, characterized by an abstract minimalist backdrop, with the influence of realism.

People appreciate his works; his paintings emitted heavy emotions and character. The lines and strokes of his figures and his dark color palette somehow reflected the state of being the he was in. He was going through artist’s dark period, struggling for his identity and place in the world of art.

Soul Searching

On his own, Vincent went to Zamboanga to find what he desired to convey on canvas. There, the 26-year-old painter began his artistic explorations uncovering styles and techniques he would later enhance and use in full swing. “I can’t vividly recall how my very first painting after Zamboanga titled The Prayer made its debut in an exhibition in homage to the late Onib Olmedo at Galerie Joaquin,” recounts the younger de Pio. The painting in monochrome green about a man trying to God is among his many pieces that attracted the attention of art critics and collectors.

Vincent was ecstatic. He could hardly believe that even his second work titled Sabungero appealed to a prominent figure who attended the show.


Seeing his accomplishments, his father encourages him to continue working on his form and strokes. Back then, his paintings already possess its highly textured quality. As he experimented further on canvas, his distinct styles gradually emerged. “All of a sudden, I was already flushing paint on my canvas, dripping striking tones over solid blacks,” he relays. “My strokes came in full motion. I began employing a painting style wherein I paint my previous works as background to my succeeding paintings so I cant project my evolution as an artist on canvas.” By this, he enable viewers a glimpse of his previous artworks.

Ballerina and Cellists

It was during two of the painting sessions sponsored by Galerie Joaquin – one on ballerinas and another on cellists – where Vincent discovered his fondness for classical art. He was instantly captivated by the ballerinas who posed before them – their exceptional beauty and elegance rendered uniquely on his canvas. He fell in love his cellist, too. It was as if he was leaving his own paradise when he started painting them.

“I tried to be spontaneous as possible. As always begin my work with a black base using a fan brush. As soon as it touches the canvas, I let my hand take control of my strokes. I wasn’t my strokes to be free flowing to indicate motion and music. People who see my works want to touch it. I play on texture to make my figures appear larger-than-life.”

Moving forward

Early this year, Vincent joined an art competition in water medium on paper sponsored by Metrobank. With 25 other semifinalists from all over the Philippines vying for the grand prize, he submitted a nude painting in acrylic titled Filipina Unveiled symbolizing the Filipino’s widening perception and acceptance on modern art. It also projects struggles as a figurative expressionist in Philippine contemporary setup. (The Metrobank awarding ceremony will be held on September 28). Although overwhelmed by the amazing response of collectors and critics on his current subject matters, Vincent continues to further explores his subject. “I want to people to recognize me for my style and technique so I can move from one subject matter to another.”

story by Becky Bravo
illustration by Elmer Borlongan


“The Rocking Horse” is a collaboration of two of the best artistic and literary talents of the country -- Elmer Borlongan and Becky Bravo. It is the result of a unique creative process.
It all started with Elmer Borlongan's "The Rocking Horse." This painting was used as the inspiration in a widely publicized children's storywriting contest that received over 80 entries from Filipinos all over the world. This maiden competition, now renamed the Romeo Forbes Children's Storywriting Competition, was won by multiple Palanca Award winner Becky Bravo. Her winning story was, in turn, fully illustrated by Elmer Borlongan.


All of Elmer's paintings were showcased as a major solo exhibition in June 2006. The book will be co-published by CANVAS and UST Publishing House and will be launched in early October 2006. Proceeds from the sale of the artworks and books will be used to support the annual storywriting competition and other CANVAS initiatives to promote broader awareness, appreciation for, and access to Philippine art, culture and environment.

apocalyptica + cello = inspiration