Painting Corals
by Muffet D. Villegas
Painting from memory or painting from references can produce wonderful artwroks. But painting from what you see, makes a lot of difference.
Susan Canoy and myself, recently took snorkeling at the Antulang Beach Resort which is close to the vicinity of world famous Apo island diving site. The site took us to another level of understanding how the awesome beauty of the underwater world works in terms of light and shadows.
The wide array of colorful coral beds evoke the beauty of the ancient times. Their varied shapes and colors can inspire a painters' palette.
Corals are primitive animals which can't see or think. They don't have eyes and brains, yet they know exactly when it is full moon, and responds to its blue light with an intense urge to reproduce.
Their romance can make the sea sticky with eggs and sperms. A wonderful promise that the corals will be with us forever.
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