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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

Marissa Tay Praises Brainard’s Magical Years: Memories & Sketches

May 5, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

          During these days of Coronavirus, I was particularly happy to hear from my college friend, Marissa Tay, who sent me her feedback about my book, Magical Years: Memories & Sketches,. This hardbound book collects sketches inspired by my childhood in Cebu. Marissa was my classmate at Maryknoll College in Quezon City.; we've had the chance to … [Read more...] about Marissa Tay Praises Brainard’s Magical Years: Memories & Sketches

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cebu, Cebu sketches, pen and ink, Philippines, reed art, reed drawing

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

Artist Tina Borja Heiter on Brainard’s Book of Sketches

March 13, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

I am sharing a letter from my artist friend, Tina Borja Heiter about my recent book, Magical Years: Memories & Sketches, a book that collects sketches inspired by my childhood in Cebu. Tina was my classmate at Maryknoll College and she is is now a resident of Switzerland where she exhibits her art at the Galerie am Schanzenbgraben.  Tina has a website at … [Read more...] about Artist Tina Borja Heiter on Brainard’s Book of Sketches

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: book of sketches, Cebu sketches, pen and ink, reed drawing

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

Happy New Year — Magical Years Sketches

January 1, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

Happy New Year.! Here's a drawing I did yesterday (last year!) of Che scratching on the glass door to try and get out. Che and Tesla are favorite drawing topics of mine. They are part of my new book, Magical Years: Memories & Sketches, a collection of 43 of my sketches in pen and ink and reed. The book is a limited edition of 100 hardbound copies, signed and numbered. It is available from … [Read more...] about Happy New Year — Magical Years Sketches

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: book, Cebu, drawings, pen and ink, Philippines, reed, sketches

Cecilia Manguerra Brainard’s Book of Sketches Available “Magical Years”

December 22, 2019 by admin Leave a Comment

BOOK OF CECILIA MANGUERRA BRAINARD'S SKETCHES AVAILABLE! PALH (Philippine American Literary House) has advance copies of MAGICAL YEARS: MEMORIES & SKETCHES by Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, a special limited hardbound signed edition that collects Brainard's 43 sketches. Known as a writer and lacking formal training in the arts, Cecilia started sketching in 2018. Using reed and pen and ink, she … [Read more...] about Cecilia Manguerra Brainard’s Book of Sketches Available “Magical Years”

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: book, Cebu, drawings, pen and ink, Philippines, reed, sketches

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

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

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

“Peacocks” Sketch by Cecilia Brainard

January 5, 2019 by admin

"Peacocks of East Pasadena" pencil by Cecilia Brainard. Copyright Cecilia Brainard … [Read more...] about “Peacocks” Sketch by Cecilia Brainard

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, drawings, pen and ink, pencil, sketches

Sketches by Cecilia Brainard

January 3, 2019 by admin

Cat Behind Curtain, by Cecilia BrainardI started sketching and am sharing some of them. Happy New Year everyone!  All sketches - copyright Cecilia Brainard. "Angel" - This is a pencil drawing of my Christmas Angel candle holder. "Oil Lamp" - This is a pencil drawing of my antique oil lamp. "Cat in Frog Vase" - This is a sketch of my cat Che nestled in my frog … [Read more...] about Sketches by Cecilia Brainard

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Art, drawings, pen and ink, pencil, sketches

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.

Please read my full biog­ra­phy here

 

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