Portraits From Canada's Past

Painting has been one of my frustrations. I got a chance to pass by Islington Village in Etobicoke ON and was able to take photos of the murals painted on the walls or sides of the building. How I wish I could paint something as good as these. I probably could do it on a sheet of bond paper and colored pencils but definitely not on canvass or walls as big as shown on the pictures. Besides, it surely took them days or maybe weeks to complete. I am very impatient and I would like to finish things as quickly as I can. That is why I seldom use water color because I have to wait until one color dry before using another otherwise the colors will mix.

Following is a link for those who are interested for more photos.

Portraits from Canada's Past

For more information about the murals, check the Mosaic page of the site below:

Village of Islington

Arts and Craft

I have always liked drawing, painting, sketching and coloring. It is too bad I was not able to hone these skills. I was not fortunate enough to have the necessary materials to be able to do so. Aside from that, I was distracted by the cartoon robots that were shown during those days. I would also prefer to play with my friends which is free so I forgot all about my love for drawings. My eldest son Miggy seem to like arts/drawing and recently also his younger brother seem to be getting interested as well. If my kids are performing well in class and they got it from their mother. The artistic side would definitely be from me (I hope my wife will not be able to read this blog as she might differ. LOL)


My kids and I have a lot of drawings/sketches, paintings and crafts we did in the past. I have photographed them and uploaded them in Webshots and Facebook. The links can be found below.

Link 1 - Arts & Crafts

Link 2 - Colored Drawings

Link 3 - Sketches

Link 4 - Others