“Untitled (Roma)”, oil on canvas, 1985

“Untitled (Classroom Studies), charcoal on paper

“Charcoal Vignettes” parts the veil to the artist’s fondness of the countryside. He frequently went on outdoor sketching sessions with his children and students – sessions which he documented by way of sketches.

“Scenes From Home” draws focus on ‘noy Tinong’s passion for landscaping, with his works largely recognized as among the best works of art produced in his time. He worked in alla prima, or mainly used primary and secondary colors, to capture scenes under impressionistic punctuations.

“Echoing Journeys” collects watercolors and oil paintings of European sceneries and landmarks that were made by ‘noy Tinong. The show’s notes cite that one of his mentors in classical art, Vicente Rivera y Mir, advised him to travel to Europe and immerse himself in Western art styles. He was able to do so in 1985.

“Artist’s Ruminations” largely collects ‘noy Tinong’s take on genre paintings – a take that breathed a temporal quality to domesticity and the elemental beauty of life in the countryside. This part of the exhibit espouses how connected ‘noy Tinong was with his hometown and how this connection had an effect in the peaks that’re characteristic of his art.

All in all, “Ang Kamamugnaon Ug Kinaadman ni Maestro Tinong” draws the spotlight on ‘noy Tinong’s caliber of talent – a caliber that banded a passion to create with the zeal to inspire others into doing the same.