Kela

Just Because (2026) 🌻

Gouache on Watercolor Paper
9"x12"

I made it just because.
Flowers, just because.
Paint, just because.

💗💗

Cat Collection: 4/4
Chase 😽✨

Cat Collection: 3/4
Britney 😽✨

Cat Collection: 2/4
Mingkay Jr. (Uniyer)😽✨

Cat Collection: 1/4
Shumdang 😽✨

“𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶; 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘐 𝘢𝘮 𝘥𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦.” – 𝘊𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦

Muse: Ivy

Made this piece a few weeks back for a friend, truly wish we could spend a lifetime with them. 🥹💗

Whistle while you work ~ 🍎🦌✨

Color and atmospheric study and reimagined artwork of “Girl with Goat” by Carl Spitzweg (1861)

(who knew may live adaptation pala after I made this a few months ago, ang cute nung coincidence 🫶)

Title: "Kintsugi"
Understanding the Self | Final Plate

"To simply paint, and trust the process completely."

The hardest challenge wasn't mastering technique but daring to make that first brushstroke—the beginning of something uncertain. I became my harshest critic, convinced that everything had to be flawless. I fell in love with art because it made me feel free, but over time, my desire for validation turned into shackles of that creativity.

"Magugustuhan kaya nila", "Maganda ba", "May patutunguhan kaya ito", etc. became a constant refrain, drowning out the joy of how lovely it was to simply paint.

For the first time in what felt like ages, I allowed myself to let go, to let the brush flow, and to embrace the process. Instead of an exact portrait, I wanted to catch a glimpse of this chaotically beautiful mind and what it can do when it isn't riddled with fogging whispers of self-doubt when it knows it's okay to make mistakes.

A calm warm, soft strength, a playful moderation, and a beautiful imperfection.

My "Kintsugi". 💗🎀