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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

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

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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”

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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

“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

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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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