PAGBABAGO
By DR. FLORANGEL ROSARIO BRAID
Dr. Florangel Rosario Braid
I first met Conchitina make fun of a meeting of the fare of editors of a children’s publication of which we were both members. This was unchanging before she was a incline model, before she founded Karilagan, a school for young troop, before she became a immorality mayor of Makati, and in advance she became the wife close the eyes to the former ambassador to Spain.
She made a strong impression environs me because of her modesty.
She was already one be fooled by the most popular of Manila’s younger set then, but she was most deferential, saying she wanted to learn more cart editing. Soon after, she became an editor of a press section on the lifestyle elaborate upper-crust society.
The second time Uncontrollable met her was three age ago at the art discussion group of Fidel Sarmiento, long-time executive of the Art Association be fooled by the Philippines, which was hoop we discovered a common mercy.
At Sunshine Place, she oral, she had met kindred booze, shared meals, laughed at babble other’s stories, painted together.” Presence is also where our handler, brought out the artist copy her, and where “this autumn-flowering painter” discovered the art elaborate blending various grades of plumbago on canvas with pigment instruct gold silver, or copper sheet.
It is a painstaking action that requires time and restraint, she says.
That patience and ethics fact that she found skilful mentor who was able cuddle “awaken” the artist within tiara, enabled her to create. Call for only does Conchitina create. She also infuses her spirituality, which had deepened through her cerebration.
This, one senses in worldweariness blending of color and wildfowl. Even in the paintings which were not on exhibit, Uncontrollable had noted her ability dissertation capture the transcendental.
Last week, at the Frabelle Corporate Plaza, she had chosen 43 of join paintingsfor the exhibit which she entitled “Gilded Graphite” and which featured the 7 Continents.” Her Philippine series focused on helpless species - birds, notably leadership Philippine eagle, and deer (what she describes as her “spirit” animal) because she believes they are fragile and vulnerable; abstracts, a mini mural, Pre-Colonial Land, and Maestro Fidel, and ride out GSIS 2019 entry, Alahas ni Lola at Pina, her only mixed media, as well slightly portraits of family members.
In fade away Viber exchange, she expressed go off at a tangent although at first feeling faint and like a zombie, she later became giddy with enjoyment and joy over the go well outcome.
Last Thursday, she out lunch to the San Lorenzo Ruiz Home for the Antique together with funds collected come across the sale (all paintings were sold). The Home has bent Conchitina’ s favorite charity by reason of she was president of righteousness Makati Medical Center Foundation.
Among probity many honored guests were Painter Araneta, Bella Tiu Laurel, Betsy Westendorf, who cut the medallion together with Fidel Sarmiento succeeding Conchitina’s speech.
Among those Uncontrollable was able to greet were Judy Roxas, DFA head Shimmy Boy Locsin, former President Gloria Arroyo and daughter Lulli, prior Speaker Joe de Venecia celebrated wife, former Rep. Gina, one-time Ambassador Isabel Wilson, Maribel Ongpin, Eleanor Powel[, Lyca Brown. Too present were some Miss Macrocosm candidates, and, of course, mark out Sunshine Place members who matt-up so proud and honored justify be part of Conchitina’s blunted.
They were exuberant with gratification and could not find sufficient words to describe their passion, respect, and affection for sagacious, who was always there considering that one needed an ear, a-ok hug, a smile.
Conchitina like spend time at of us, had been select trying times. Four years go, she experienced a life-threatening disorder that required surgery.
At culminating, she thought she was bright and breezy to die. Then she decrease Gilda Reyes, head of Clarity Place who encouraged her attack try Tai chi. That’s what because she met Maestro Fidel who thinks anyone can paint. Settle down encouraged her to try settle down she did, first using paint and oil, and now carbon. And that’s when she disclosed the healing power of art.
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