Day 25: A Scenery

30 day drawing challenge 25 scenery lala land
A few days left and im done with the 30 day drawing challenge. For day 25, i have to create a scenery. I really wanted to feature the beautiful places in Philipines like Banaue Rice Terraces, the Eighth wonder of the world, and Chocolate Hills, but with a twist. This art is inspired by my other work Lala Land, a fun colorful fantasy land. The stripes of the mountain here resembles the rice terrraces. The shapes of the mountains were also inspired by the beautiful chocolate hills of Bohol. Unfortunately, because of the recent earthquake, most of these rounded hills crumbled down. :( Some of the mountains that i created were cracked half like an eggshell which will remind me of that incidence. Aside from the war and earthquake, another calamity happened. One of strongest Super Typhoons that happened in the history of humankind, Haiyan aka "Yolanda", swept away the islands of Visayas and flattened most of the cities (View before and after photos here). The thunder sign in one of the mountains and the swirls represents the super typhoon. Many people have been killed and families left homeless and traumatized. The world is now hand-in-hand to help Philippines in the recovery and rehabilitation of this humanitarian crisis. I hope that there wont be another Haiyan in the future. Despite all of these, we Filipinos will never lose hope. The colors here represents the optimism and fun-natured Filipinos that will surely rise from the ashes. God will never forsake us and we must always be steadfast in our prayers. God bless Philippines.

Day 24: A Couple

30 day drawing challenge 24 couple glee gleek finchel finn hudson rachel berry
Here's a tribute to one of my favorite couples on TV, Finn and Rachel, also known as Finchel, the main love team of the popular musical series, Glee. The couple played by Cory Monteith and Lea Michelle, were also a couple in real life. Unfortunately, the talented Cory had a drug overdose and died in a Vancouver Hotel room at the age of 31. As I was watching Glee's tribute to Finn/Cory, I couldn't help but be emotional with that episode. I'm a gleek at heart and I have witnessed their journey from being ambitious students to becoming national champions. Finn is definitely a quarterback, a leader. Someone who is not afraid to be himself and even helped others to be comfortable with showing their talents to others. He is an inspiration to his fellow glee members, to his mentors, and to every gleeks out there. Rachel, the love of his life, is just as talented. A girl with big dreams of becoming a singing star. They had ups and downs but there is one thing they know for sure, they are destined for each other. But it's sad that their love story didn't have a sweet ending. Finn's voice will always be in our heads. RIP Cory Monteith.