My
Art....my diary
by Raqs
Santos-Garcia
My art is my diary. And when I paint, I prefer being alone to
avoid any distraction. Each piece that stems from my
imagination expresses a day of happiness, anger or pain.
Through my painting, you have a glimpse at a portion of my
life...a day I choose to spend, by creating memorabilia for
people who appreciate & understand me.
My urge to paint comes from within. I just paint when I like to paint and only paint what I feel like painting. And whenever I do, I allow my hand to work with my heart. I truly believe that a painting should be a manifestation of the artist’s soul, and that a painter should only use his canvas as a means of translating his thoughts and emotions into strokes and colors. This makes me remember: A professor once taught me how to paint blind. Being blindfolded, I worked in a very fast manner (without checking the colors I picked-up) and was “not careful” of the strokes I made. It was through this experience that I learned to produce pieces of true personal art.
There are moments when I just smudge and doodle on paper ‘till an image becomes visible. There are times when an image just pops up in me, coming from a dream or sometimes, from nowhere. Nevertheless, Claude Monet, Vincent van Gogh and Henri Matisse have always been of great influence in my choice of subject and color. I love to paint flowers and country settings, mostly dealing with interior scenes. Blues, yellows and greens are favorites.
I love sharing my art with people who respect my ideas, value my
works and recognize my presence...now that I am still
around. And it is through this that I’m grateful to
those who admire my paintings; especially those buyers who
don’t even mind spending just to own a part of me.
RAQS' PAINTINGS ARE DISPLAYED AT...
PILIPINA
SA MATA NG MADRUGADA
(The Madrugada
Artist's 5th Group Exhibition: March 25 - April 30, 2000)
PHILIPPES ANTIQUITÉS Art Gallery, Ground Floor, PJL Corporate Center,
1782 N. Garcia St. (formerly Reposo) cor.Kalayaan Avenue, Makati City
(Gallery hours: Monday to Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
Click here to view Raqs' paintings in this show
Please inquire from Ms. Tacy Castañeda of Philippe's Antiquités
Tel. nos.: 895-0753 & 895-1777 loc. 255 or Tacy's Mobile: (0917) 8102841
WINDOWS CAFÈ Bar & Restaurant
114 H.V. dela Costa St., Classica Towers, Salcedo Village, Makati City
Please inquire from Ms. Didi Lopa of Windows Cafè
Tel. No. : 888-4297
GALLERY
For inquiries, comments and suggestions, contact e-mail address:
RAQS' PAINTINGS (1999) All rights reserved.
No part of this website may be downloaded for reproduction, in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from artist/owner of this website.
(raqs' website updated march 2000)
