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Pre–solo show installation. This is the only proper photo I have with some of my finished works. It’s been a year-long process, and I’m still in awe that I managed to pull through. Wayfarer: A Solo Exhibition @orangeproject_ph , main gallery November 8 — January 7, 2026

sometimes, rest can feel difficult to accept as if pausing, even for a moment, carries its own kind of guilt. 36 x 41 cm Acrylic on Canvas 2026

A young boy seated on a tree fork like a throne, a quiet place of return and refuge. Its faded tones resemble an old photograph slowly damaged by time and humidity, reflecting how some places we once called home begin to wither no matter how often we return. As familiar spaces grow distant and memories become harder to trace, this work sits with quiet acceptance that some roots no longer grow back, while still honoring what once grounded us. Throne 91 x 152 cm Acrylic on Canvas 2025-2026 P.S. Reworked this October 2025 painting for an upcoming exhibition with @orangeproject_ph

are we listening with our eyes? notice small shifts, pauses, the things not said. we hear words, but miss what moves beneath them. we look, but do we really see? Acrylic on Canvas 36 x 41 cm 2026

I’m beyond excited to finally share my latest collaboration with @diageo & @donpaparum , “What’s Your Wild”, the Don Papa Masskara Limited Edition Canister. “This limited edition ‘What’s Your Wild’ canister was illustrated by Filipino artist Daryl Feril, inspired by the people in the island and their diverse personalities along with the island’s rich flora and fauna. The illustration is reflective of the journey of celebrating one’s true self and the unapologetic confidence of this experience.” I’m incredibly grateful to the Diageo & Don Papa team in London for this full-circle moment collaboration. I worked on this in the middle of preparing for my solo exhibition, so parts of that personal narrative found their way into the piece. The Don Papa MassKara “What’s Your Wild” Limited Edition Canister is now available internationally, mostly across Europe, with a wider rollout to other countries in the second quarter of the year. Unfortunately, it won’t be available in the Philippines.

wound. 61 x 61 cm. acrylic on canvas. 2026 — This work reflects the quiet act of tending oneself in moments of pain. It speaks to a slow, internal process of care, where healing is not immediate but something gently nurtured over time. Art in The Park @ 20 @arttoysph 2026

Morning glories’ trumpet-like bloom naturally resembles an ear or horn, as if it’s listening or calling out to the world. They only bloom at dawn and fade by the afternoon, making them an emblem of ephemeral beauty. In a poetic sense, they remind us that some of the most beautiful things are temporary, the bittersweet awareness of impermanence. — i can still hear it from here acrylic on canvas 91 x 91 cm 2025 Wayfarer: A Solo Exhibition Orange Project

Sail. 8”x10”. Acrylic on Canvas. 2026 We used to live on an aqua farm in Victorias City where my parents worked, with our house beside a raceway where we often swam. Because it was too deep for me, they would place me in a basin set inside a floaty. Inspired from a childhood photograph, I wanted to recreate that memory with this painting. P.S. I had fun working with this tiny piece which is rare since I have little patience with small paintings. 😅 Art in the Park @ 20 VeryGood Gallery

somewhere no one goes. 2x2ft. acrylic on canvas. 2026 This piece is an extension of my last solo show, Wayfarer, which focused on retracing and untangling the threads of my identity and the journey of growing up between different places that slowly formed my understanding of home. Art in the Park @ 20 Orange Project

Back in SG after 6 years since pandemic. This time with WE Team (pero 3 lang kami haha) just in time for Art Week. Our annual Werever trip tradition. Explored creative and artist-run spaces, did some inspiration hunting for our own space back home, caught up with Bacolod friends, and ate really good food (suki sa Tekka). Lost my Apple Pencil at the airport + my luggage, but all in all it’s been a productive week.

‘Somewhere To Land’ is a painting from ‘Wayfarer’ of a boy aboard a ship, caught between departure and arrival, uncertain whether he’s moving toward something or away from it. Positioned as both the opening and closing work of the exhibition, it invites shifting interpretations upon entering the space, and encountering it again while leaving. Its palette stands apart from the rest of the works, marking it as a threshold, a quiet pause between what was and what comes next. The work is rooted in the constant movement of growth and the ongoing search for purpose. It reflects an understanding that a journey never truly ends, it only changes direction. In this way, the painting becomes less about arrival, and more about learning to exist within the in-between, trusting that even in uncertainty, we are still moving forward, toward places we have yet to discover. P.S. I never expected this painting to be the most emotional for me. It only sank in on the last day, as it was being taken down at the gallery. This time, I’m the one staying. Somewhere To Land 91 x 121 cm Acrylic on Canvas 2025

‘Amongst Unfamiliar Kin’ reflects a recurring feeling of being surrounded by people who should feel like your own, yet never fully belonging. It speaks to the unease I often carry in unfamiliar environments. Growing up and constantly moving between schools, I learned early on what it meant to feel different and detached, like a foreigner temporarily inhabiting a space that was never meant to be permanent. This work comes from the experience of never forming lasting connections, of moving through groups without ever truly becoming part of them. It captures the quiet anxiety of trying to blend. Over time, I learned to navigate this constant feeling, realizing that what once felt like isolation became a way of adapting, observing, and carrying myself through unfamiliar spaces. Amongst Unfamiliar Kin 91 x 121 cm Acrylic on Canvas 2025