Friday, May 16, 2014

"Prutas"


Prutas
Jaded Tenorio
Acrylic on Canvas
10" x 14.5" [framed]

*My still life painting of random fruits & flowers for our Painting class back in College of 2001. 

 

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Is there a Cure for Robert Smith?

  Is there a Cure for Robert Smith?
Jaded Tenorio
Colored Pencils on Paper
(Original copy no longer available)

*You gotta love Robert Smith from The Cure. He's awkward, weird, superbly talented and the epitome of cool. "Oh, why can't I be you? Toot too roo doo doo"

 

Beatlesque


Fab Four
Jaded Tenorio
Colored Pencils on Paper
(Original copy no longer available)

*The Beatles is love. Love is The Beatles. :-)

 

In a little while..


In a little while.. 
Jaded Tenorio
Pen and Ink sketch on Paper
(Original copy no longer available)

*This was my 2005-ish sketch version of an old fella that caught my attention from some magazine I forget the name of.  I was drawn to the old man who looks so forlorn with only his lonesome cigar to keep him company.  And I wonder if he comes crawling back to his home, will there be...anybody?


 

A Walk in the Park

A Walk in the Park
Jaded Tenorio
Colored Pencils on Paper
(original hard copy not available; can be printed & framed if interested)

*This was one of my Thesis plates back in college for a book illustration design called 'Love, loved, loving!' by James Dillet Freeman. After my thesis defense, one of the Professors who sat in as one of the judges, asked me if she can take home this 10" x 14" drawing. Regretfully, I said, "Yes". When I come to think of it now, I guess I'm just glad I passed with flying colors. ^_^v



Tree in the Park

Tree in the Park
Jaded Tenorio
Colored Pencils on Paper 
(original copy no longer available; can be printed & framed if interested)


 

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

"Ang Mga Lobo ni Ren-ren"

Ang Mga Lobo ni Ren-ren
Jaded Tenorio
Watercolor Pencils on Paper
7" x 9.5" [framed] 


*This 2014 drawing was inspired by my adorable godchild, Jewel Rhaine ("Ren-ren") who posed with the balloons and a half-smile on her pretty face.

"When Your Life is Dreary, Dream!"

When Your Life is Dreary, Dream!
Jaded Tenorio
Colored Pencils on Paper
11"" x 14.5 [framed]
Php 5,000.00

*This drawing was inspired by my little brother J.T., who, as a little kid, was already dreaming big and aiming for the stars.


"Yakap!"

Yakap!
Jaded Tenorio
Color Pencils on Paper
10.5" x 13.5 " [framed]
Php 5,000.00


*This was a drawing of my cousin, Ralyn Nicole and our li'l bro, Jeromel Theodore hugging each other so adorably after a game of "Langit, Lupa" when they were kids.


"Doc Martens"

Doc Martens
Jaded Tenorio
Acrylic on Canvas
14.5" x 18.5" [framed]
Php 5,000.00


*This was my still life painting of the DM's boots I used to wear in College [sans the shoelaces]; in between the boots was a lonely chair draped with an unassuming towel.






"She's Broken"

She's Broken
Jaded Tenorio
Watercolor, Colored Pencils on Paper
8" x 10" [framed]
Php 3,500.00 [Sold]

*This was an old Fashion Design plate of my version of a girl from a Magazine (unfortunately, I don't remember which magazine it was from). She's broken; she's beautiful.



Windmill, Dangast by Erich Heckel (a reproduction)

Windmill, Dangast by Erich Heckel
a reproduction by Jaded Tenorio
Acrylic on Paper
7.5" x 8.25" [framed]

Php 2,500.0

*In College sometime in 2002, we were tasked to reproduce any art from the great painters. I chose Erich Heckel's 'Windmill, Dangast' because of it's vibrant colors and bold, carefree brushstrokes which was very different from my style.

Mga Kabayo sa Baguio

Mga Kabayo sa Baguio
Jaded Tenorio
Acrylic on Canvas
4.5" x 6.5" [framed]

Php 3,000.00 

*Beauty in the mundane: colorful horses in Baguio.


The Dance

Oh, To Grow Old
And Dance Like We're Young!

Jaded Tenorio
Color Pencils on Paper
10.5" x 14" [framed]

Php 4,000.00 

*This was my take of the lovely couple I drew from a magazine (forgive me for forgetting which magazine it was).  I love the play of the shadows on the wooden floor and the quiet serenity of the old couple's infinite dance.

"Duyan"

Duyan
Jaded Tenorio
Colored Pencils on Paper
10.5" x 14.5" [framed]

Php 4,000.00 

*I drew this sweet picture of my elder sisters when they were cute li'l babies.  Here, Ate Jamie is rocking the duyan of a sleeping Princess Jazzy. :-)

Friday, May 09, 2014

Said Sadly

It's not the end of the world, but she awakes
And cries at dawn, and it feels like it was the end to her

Jaded Tenorio
Colored Pencils on Paper
10.5" x 13" [framed]
Php 3,500

*This was my version of the girl I drew from a magazine (unfortunately, I don't remember the name of the magazine anymore). I was drawn to that picture and was inspired to capture the girl's sadness through this portrait.


"Si Carlo"

Si Carlo
Jaded Tenorio
Colored Pencils on Paper
10.5" x 14" [framed]


 *This was a portrait I drew of Carlo P. Garcia, our writer/artist friend back in 2003.


"Chito"

 
Chito
Jaded Tenorio
Poster Color, Pastel on board
13" x 17.75"[framed]

*This was a College plate I did sometime in 2002, of the front man of the Parokya ni Edgar band.  We were asked to draw a portrait using different styles & mediums of any of our favorite people. I chose Chito Miranda 'cause he was pretty rock 'n roll at that time.

 

2014 Art Exhibit: Dreams & Whatnots





                Dreams and Whatnots by Jaded Tenorio 
                                 An art exhibit [May 01-30, 2014]
                   
                  “When your life is so, so dreary, dream…” – Billy Corgan

     I’ve got a pocketful of dreams, just like any other dreamer does. My current artworks though, does not contain dreamy, bold, spontaneous strokes and are the opposite of being ‘free-form’ and abstract in style.  My illustrations, instead, hope to capture the beauty and emotions in the everyday “slice of life” in a semi-photorealistic approach. 

     My technique was instigated by my former College Thesis Professor who momentarily sidetracked my attempts at using other mediums of art and shaped my love for capturing beauty in the mundane via color pencil sketches. 

     I take delight in painstakingly drawing the intricate and oftentimes, repetitive details by using lines and cross-hatch method.  I enjoy layering the vivid colors to bring out the light, shadows and textures of the subject matters: mostly, still life and portraitures. 

     I dream to someday be able to create art which represents that of the post- impressionists who use strong, loose strokes of vibrant colors and semi-representation of their subject matters.  I have always been fond of the bold colors and dramatic brush strokes conveying strong emotions of Vincent Van Gogh’s creations.  And although I have an infinitely long way to go to even come close to resembling that of Van Gogh’s style, I am inspired by his words: “I am seeking, I am striving. I am in it with all my heart”.



About: Jaded

jadeirisann@yahoo.com
     Jade Iris Ann Tenorio or Jaded, has long graduated from CFAD, majoring in Advertising Arts in UST a decade and a half ago. She briefly worked in several private businesses as a graphic artist before jumping on the BPO bandwagon industry until early March of this year, 2014.

     She held her first art exhibit (all thanks to Jane & Watashi's help) and called it "Dreams & Whatnots" at Conspiracy Garden Cafe along Visayas Avenue which runs from May 03-30, 2014.  This is also the first in a long time since she picked up her pencils & drew again. She vows to continue to draw and paint as much as she can even when she starts working on a new job.

     As a young gal, Jaded wanted to become a paperback writer before wishing to be a graphic artist in Pixar. As she grew older, she fervently dreams of sidelining (with hardly any talent, unfortunately) as a rock star.

     Jaded is a dreamer, but she firmly believes, (just like John Lennon), that she's not the only one.  And although to some, she may come off as shy at times, Jaded is ultimately—aside from her rekindled love for the arts—all about peace, love and rock 'n roll.





Monday, July 13, 2009

lovefool.

                                           "Blue" an acrylic on canvas painting by Jaded Tenorio

     "Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses, you build up this whole armor for years, so that nothing can hurt you. Then one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life...You give them a piece of you. They don't ask for it...they do something dumb one day, like kiss you or smile at you, and then your life isn't your own anymore. Love takes hostages. It gets inside you. It eats you out and leaves you crying in the darkness, so a simple phrase like 'maybe we should be just friends' or 'how very perceptive' turns into a glass splinter working its way into your heart. It hurts. Not just in the imagination. Not just in the mind. It's a soul-hurt, a body-hurt, a real gets-inside-you-and-rips-you-apart kind of pain. Nothing should be able to do that; especially not love. I HATE love.”

Taken from THE SANDMAN: The Kindly Ones by Neil Gaiman

Monday, April 17, 2006

blister in the sun


I've always dreamt of having a tattoo on the lower right side of my tummy so i can hide the scar where they had to take my appendix out. "Dream" is the keyword as my folks are going to skin me alive if they find out I had something permanent tattooed on myself.  Henna will do for the time being ^_^v

Wednesday, November 03, 2004

what am i?



"BLOOM COUNTY"
by Berkeley Breathed


ooh, isn't it fascinating? comic strips, i mean :-)