An exploration of the notion "Back home" as a Canadian-born Filipino. Back home for some is the Philipines, but for me those words imply Canada. The main figures in the painting are skewed and/or abstracted versions of geographical maps of both countries   ···  
A painting exploring some of the common foods found in Filipino culture I had as a Canadian growing up. On the menu are Lechon (roast pig with an apple on banana leaf), Pancit (stirfry noodles), rice, and Ube Icecream   ···  
A painting of when I first acknowledged some of the traumas of my past and that I needed to face my inner demons and give them a voice, this painting was one of the baby steps I took at therapy before I actually went to therapy.   ···  
A painting where I wanted to explore abstraction mixed in with illusion to play with the eyes, all while exploring using pigmented rabbit skin glue as a base.   ···  
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A painting about a time in my youth when I was experiencing depression and hopelessness, a time when I thought I could confide in someone I felt safe around, only to scare them off and lose that friend, "Sorry for troubling you".   ···  
A painting of memories of much simpler times, no work, no school, no bills to pay. Those hot relaxing summer days of being a kid and having frozen popsicles or playing with the water hose.   ···  
A painting that depicts the scenery of my first time ever visiting the Philipines (aka the Motherland) at the age of 29. I painted the beach and ocean, the colours of the Jeepney, the dark cords of many powerlines, and the surrounding plants.   ···  
A painting that concludes the experience I felt from visiting the Philipines for the first time at the age of 29. The cross-cultural difference I experienced, the attachment to a country I am genetically rooted to.   ···  
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This painting is about the loss of my younger sibling Jeremy Urbina who was a victim of a random act of violence in 2019. It depicts in layers the emotions I went through, the sadness, the loss, the memories, my survivors' guilt, and the healing process.   ···  
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