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Pastel Art by Cecilia — San Miguel Allende

January 18, 2021 by admin Leave a Comment

I'm keeping focused on creative things while waiting for the Inauguration. Both are pastels of a plant in my yard and sunset in San Miguel Allende. tags: #pastelart #pasteldrawing #sanmiguelallende #presidentialinauguration2021 #inauguration … [Read more...] about Pastel Art by Cecilia — San Miguel Allende

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, inauguration, pastel

Portrait of Filomena Alesna Cuenco by Cecilia Brainard

August 5, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

I made this portrait of my maternal grandmother, Filomena Alesna Cuenco, in prisma color and pastel, size 9 x 12. Filomena Alesna Cuenco from Carcar; born May 1, 1882, parents: Evaristo Barcenilla Alesna and Cresencia Ynosencia Sanchez Villarosa; parents died when she was young and she and her 2 sisters were raised by 2 old maid aunts; her older sister Placida married Mateo Noel; her younger … [Read more...] about Portrait of Filomena Alesna Cuenco by Cecilia Brainard

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, Cebu, Cuenco Famiy, Filipina, Filipino Women portraits, Philippines

Framed Art by Cecilia Brainard “Vase and Bottles”

May 20, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

I framed (for the first time) one of my art work, 9 x 12, ink "Vase and Bottles" .  It's the one on the right beside an original by Manuel Rodriguez, the Father of Philippine Printmaking.   Also published in my Travel blog:  https://cbrainard.blogspot.com/2020/05/framed-art-by-cecilia-brainard.html tags: #ceciliaBrainard #art #Philippine #Cebu #writerswhopaint … [Read more...] about Framed Art by Cecilia Brainard “Vase and Bottles”

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, Cebu, Cecilia Brainard, pen and ink, Philippines, sketching

Reading: Sketch from the Pink Grandma

April 25, 2020 by admin 1 Comment

Hello Grandchildren, When Grandpa reads in bed, Tesla always wants to lay on top of him. Don't just watch movies and play games, be sure and read books. Your parents read books every night before going to sleep. Reading is important. If you can read, you can learn anything. Love, The Pink Grandma, Lola, or Grandma Tags: #sketch #penandink #drawing Read also: Che … [Read more...] about Reading: Sketch from the Pink Grandma

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, drawing, pen and ink, sketch

Midnight Visitor: Sketch from the Pink Grandma

April 22, 2020 by admin 2 Comments

  The Midnight Visitor Hello Grandchildren, Grandpa has the Ring app which allows him to see who's outside our house via video. He discovered that we have visitors that enter the courtyard late at night. There's a large orange cat and another strange looking creature that come around.  They sniff around the courtyard and leave. Once I had leftover cat food out there and the … [Read more...] about Midnight Visitor: Sketch from the Pink Grandma

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: animal, Art, drawing, pen and ink, sketch

Easter, Coronavirus Update

April 12, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Dear Readers, Happy Easter! May God's loving mercy fill your life. I am sharing an article I wrote for Positively Filipino about Coronavirus: The Beginning.  It talks about my visit to the Philippines in late January, early February, when Coronavirus was exploding in China. It begins: "When I visited Manila last January 20 the air was thick with smoggy haze from the ash fall of Taal … [Read more...] about Easter, Coronavirus Update

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, goddesses, mixed media, painting

Thanks to Tony Perez for Artistic Guidance

January 18, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Putting a face on those who helped Brainard's Magical Years: Tony Perez (Playwright, Novelist, & Painter) gave artistic guidance to Cecilia Brainard when she was working on the sketches for Magical Years: Memories & Sketches. He taught her what pencils, pen and ink, paper to use; he critiqued her work all along. Cecilia Brainard first met Tony Perez in the 1990s when the USIS sponsored … [Read more...] about Thanks to Tony Perez for Artistic Guidance

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, Cebu, drawing, Philippines, sketches

Cecilia Brainard’s Book of Sketches: Magical Years

January 13, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

The writer Carlene Sobrino Bonnivier received her copy of my Magical Years: Memories & Sketches, and she wrote back: "Oh, Cecilia - I love your book. You DO capture the luminosity of childhood, something that I personally feel so strongly, and strive over and over to share with the rest of the world through my stories. Here you reveal it so sweetly. Thank you very much... If this seems … [Read more...] about Cecilia Brainard’s Book of Sketches: Magical Years

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, drawing, pen and ink, reed drawing, sketches, sketching

Magical Years: Memories & Sketches by Cecilia Brainard — pictures

December 23, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

magical years

  I'm excited about my book, Magical Years: Memories & Sketches, which collects 43 of my reed and pen and ink drawings. Some of you have been following my progress as a sketcher since December last year, when I picked up a simple book about sketching and started drawing, first in pencil, then pen and ink, and later bamboo reed, which Van Gogh did -- I love his reed … [Read more...] about Magical Years: Memories & Sketches by Cecilia Brainard — pictures

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, book, Cebu, children, drawing, Philippines, reed art, sketching

Bamboo Reed Paintings by Cecilia Brainard

August 12, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

Fuente Osmena Park, Cebu, Philippines (copyright 2019 by Cecilia Brainard) I've been experimenting some more with bamboo reed painting.  I also use barbecue stick for finer work. I like the energy, the unruly and wild feeling of reed painting. Here are two reed paintings based on my memories of my birth city, Cebu, Philippines. Kiosk of Magellan's Cross, Cebu, Philippines (copyright … [Read more...] about Bamboo Reed Paintings by Cecilia Brainard

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, bamboo painting, Cebu, drawing, Philippines, reed painting, sketching

Cecilia Brainard’s Pen and Wash of Old House in Cebu

May 5, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

  Here is a Pen and Wash of my "Old House in Cebu" which I did in pencil and pen and ink earlier.  This is my interpretation of the Villalon Mansion in Cebu City, Philippines. Tags: #CeciliaBrainard #sketch #art #penandwash #penandink #cebu #house #hauntedhouse #heritagehouse #antiquehouse #mansion #Philippines … [Read more...] about Cecilia Brainard’s Pen and Wash of Old House in Cebu

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, Cebu, pen and ink, Pen and wash, sketch

Cecilia Brainard’s Old Haunted House in Cebu Philippines — Pen and Ink

April 30, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

I'm sharing a corrected version of the Old Haunted House in Cebu, my interpretation of the Villalon House. This sat on a hill in Cebu and I used to stare at this last thing at night and wonder about the ghosts and enchanted people that supposedly occupied the house. Sometimes the house would be lit up and the next day people would say the spirits had a party. This was all part of my growing up in … [Read more...] about Cecilia Brainard’s Old Haunted House in Cebu Philippines — Pen and Ink

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, Cebu, drawing, pen and ink

Watercolor of Cat Sleeping

April 18, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

I've been playing with watercolor painting. Here is "Tesla Sleeping." Tags: #catart #watercolor #art #writerartist #ceciliabrainard … [Read more...] about Watercolor of Cat Sleeping

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, cat, graycat, painting, watercolor

Cecilia Brainard Pencil Sketch “Going Shopping”

March 16, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

Here's my recent pencil sketch entitled "Going Shopping."     Tags: #drawing #sketch #pencil #art #women #friendship #ceciliabrainard … [Read more...] about Cecilia Brainard Pencil Sketch “Going Shopping”

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, drawing, pencil, sketch, women

Storytelling & Sketching, Talk by Cecilia Brainard at UST Manila

February 12, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

Please join us: Storytelling & Sketching Talk by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard Benavides Building University of Santo Tomas, Manila February 22, 2019, 3-5 p.m. Description: There will be a Powerpoint Presentation, Talk, and Open Forum regarding the Creative Process, by author and editor of 21 books, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, who recently discovered the art of … [Read more...] about Storytelling & Sketching, Talk by Cecilia Brainard at UST Manila

Filed Under: Fiction, Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, creative process, creative writing, drawing, Philippines, sketching, writer, writing

Pen and Ink Drawing of Che

February 9, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

Here is a pen and ink sketch of my gray tabby cat Che. Copyright 2019 by Cecilia Brainard tags: #graycat #tabby #rescuecat #graytabby #cat … [Read more...] about Pen and Ink Drawing of Che

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, cat, drawing, gray cat, pen and ink, rescue cat, sketch, tabby

Playing in the Rain — Sketch Cecilia Brainard

January 31, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

"Playing in the Rain" - copyright 2019 by Cecilia Brainard When I was a child in the Philippines, I loved playing in the rain.  I tried to capture the joy I used to feel in this pencil sketch.     … [Read more...] about Playing in the Rain — Sketch Cecilia Brainard

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, drawings, pencil, rain, sketch

Sarimanok Sketch by Cecilia Brainard

January 15, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

I sketched this antique "sarimanok" silver item which I got from Zamboaga when I did a talk for USIS, around 1992. From Wikipedia: "The Sarimanok is the legendary bird that has become an ubiquitous symbol of Maranao art. It is depicted as a fowl with colorful wings and feathered tail, holding a fish on its beak or talons. The head is profusely decorated with scroll, leaf, and spiral motifs. It is … [Read more...] about Sarimanok Sketch by Cecilia Brainard

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, Maranao, Mindanao, pen and ink, sarimanok, sketch

Reflection, Charcoal & Pencil by Cecilia Brainard

January 8, 2019 by admin

"Reflection" by Cecilia Brainard in charcoal and pencil. Copyright Cecilia Brainard.   … [Read more...] about Reflection, Charcoal & Pencil by Cecilia Brainard

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, charcoal, drawings, pencil, sketches

Angel of Potsdam

January 7, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

I did my first charcoal, mixed with pencil. This is another angel, inspired by the Angel at the Orangerie in Potsdam, Germany.       … [Read more...] about Angel of Potsdam

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: angel, Art, charcoal, graphite, pencil, sketch

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Welcome!

I am a daugh­ter of the Philip­pines and an adopt­ed daugh­ter of Amer­i­ca. I have also trav­eled to many places so I am also a daugh­ter of the Earth. My expe­ri­ences have found their way into my sto­ries, which try to depict char­ac­ters caught in impor­tant moments in their lives, sit­u­a­tions that force them to act, make deci­sions, change. I try to see the world from my own point of view, not the dom­i­nant West­ern one, thus my inter­est in his­to­ry, cul­ture, and set­ting. But my char­ac­ters car­ry my sto­ries; they are the most impor­tant in my sto­ry-telling. I have to dive deep into them to under­stand their human­i­ty – their good­ness as well as their bad­ness, their beau­ty as well as their ugli­ness. Just like us. Just like each of us. I need to know where they came from, where they are now, so I under­stand where they are going. Just like us.

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