Caricature of Queen Elizabeth II

QUEEN OF THE COMMONWEALTH REALMS

Born:                  21 April 1926 (age 86) Reign:                 6 February 1952 – present Coronation:        2 June 1953 Predecessor:       King George VI Heir apparent:    Charles, Prince of Wales Spouse:               Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh Children:             Charles, Prince of Wales                             Anne, Princess Royal                             Prince Andrew, Duke of York                             Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex Full name:          Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Father:               King George VI Mother:              Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

CARICATURE OF BARACK OBAMA

After a series of vacation on posting for this blog, finally I find time again to do digital arts for this blog, and now I can say that I am in the next level in terms of quality of my works.

Let us start with the caricature of United States President Barack Obama. Here I will not go into details of life of the person in my artwork, I want to focus on the image and just a plain name and position or some information needed but not necessary.

Andres Bonifacio

Andres Bonifacio was born in Tondo, Manila to Santiago Bonifacio and Catalina de Castro on November 30, 1863. He was married to Monica who later died of leprosy. Bonifacio then met Gregoria de Jesus of Caloocan and immediately fell in love and married her. They had a son named Andres but died after two months after contracting small fox.

Proud to be Pinoy

I've always looking for a nice theme or topic for this blog which I wanted to focus on caricatures. And yet it's not easy to pick up a person or any image to make him/her a caricature.

Metro Manila smoking ban for real

The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) started to implement it's smoking ban in public places within Metro Manila after a month of dry run. Some of environmental protection officers of the MMDA are carrying big signs of "no smoking" while roaming around Metro Manila.

T-shirt ni Juan

It's a good feeling that someone will appreciate your work more than you expected. I have started this blog just simply to practice my ability in drawing and artworks and to study doing caricatures. I thought that if I have a blog then doing some caricatures and artworks will not be a waste of time for me but a part of my daily or weekly routine as well. As you know, it is not that easy to make an artwork because you must find a way on how to catch an attention of a person.

Caricature of President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III

15th President of the Republic of the Philippines

June 30, 2010 - present

Benigno Simeon Aquino II was born in Manila on February 8, 1960. The only son of former Senator Benigno Aquino Jr. and former President Corazon Aquino. He has four other siblings; Maria Elena, Aurora Corazon, Victoria Eliza and Kristina Bernadette.

Jose Rizal @ 150

Jose Protacio Rizal, the Philippine national hero will celebrate it's 150th birth anniversary on June 19, 2011. He was known as the author of Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo. Although he did handled a gun or sword to fight the spaniards, he use his pen and paper to trigger a revolution against the spanish colony that led to the independence of the Philippines.

The Philippine Independence Day

June 12, 2011 marks the 113^th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine Indepence. It was held in 1898 at the balcony of Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo in Kawit, Cavite where the Philippine National Anthem first played and the Philippine flag was formally unflured.

Binay rejects hero's burial for Marcos

Vice president Jejomar Binay has recommended that former president Ferdinand Marcos should not be buried at Manila's heroes' cemetery but that full military honors could be accorded if he is laid to rest in his hometown in Ilocos Norte.

Warning to all smokers in Metro Manila

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority or MMDA started to give warning to all smokers in public places of Metro Manila before it will be implemented on July 2011.

Caricature of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

14th President of the Republic of the Philippines

January 20, 2001 - June 30, 2010

Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was born on April 5, 1947 to former president Diosdado Macapagal and Dr. Evangelina Macaraeg. Arroyo was married to lawyer Jose Miguel Arroyo with three children: Juan Miguel, Evangelina Lourdes and Diosdado Ignacio.

Caricature of President Joseph Estrada

13th President of the Republic of the Philippines

June 30, 1998 - January 20, 2001

Joseph Ejercito was born on April 19, 1937 in Tondo, Manila to Emilio Ejercito, Sr., a former Chief Sanitary Engineer of Manila, and Maria Marcelo. He use the name Joseph Estrada after his parents forbade him from using their family name upon entering the film industry. Joseph has two brothers, Antonio Ejercito and Emilio Ejercito, Jr. ( a.k.a. George Estregan ). He was a famous celebrity known as "Erap", which comes from the reverse spelling of a Filipino word pare or buddy. Joseph was married to psychiatrist and former senator Luisa "Loi" Ejercito-Estrada adn has three children: Jinggoy, who was also a senator, Jacqueline and Jude. He has a child out of wedlock from socialite Guia Gomez, JV Ejercito who was the mayor of San Juan City.

Manny Pacquiao vs Shane Mosley

Don’t cry Shane Mosley

The much awaited battle between Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and Sugar Shane Mosley was over. And once again, the eight division world and welterweight champion still reign.

BLESSED JOHN PAUL II

Pope John Paul II

          Karol Jozef Wojtyła popularly known as Pope John Paul II was born on May 18, 1920. Pope John Paul II was the third-longest in the history of the Papacy in the Roman Catholic Church. He reigned as pope for almost 27 years. JPII,as most people call him was the first non-Italian to serve in office since the Dutch-German Pope Adrian VI died in 1523 and was the only Polish Pope to date.

Caricature of President Fidel Ramos

12th President of the Republic of the Philippines

June 30, 1992 - June 30, 1998

Fidel Valdez Ramos was born in Lingayen, Pangasinan to Narciso Ramos and Angela Valdez-Ramos, with two sisters: Leticia Ramos-Shahani, a former senator, undersecretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, and a United Nations (UN) official, Gloria Ramos, a former diplomat. Ramos is married to Amelita Martinez, popularly known as Ming Ramos, with five children: Angelina Jones, Josephine Samartino, Carolina Sembrano, Christine Jalasco and Gloria Ramos.

Caricature of President Corazon Aquino

11th President of the Republic of the Philippines

February 25, 1986 - June 30, 1992

Corazon Cojuangco Aquino, popularly known as "Cory" or "Tita Cory" (Auntie Cory) was born on January 25, 1933 to Jose Cojuangco of Tarlac and Demetria Sumulong of Antipolo Rizal. She was the sixth of the eight children.

Caricature of President Ferdinand E. Marcos

10th President of the Republic of the Philippines

January 20, 1965 - January 20, 1985

Ferdinand Marcos was born on September 11, 1917 in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, to Mariano Marcos and Josefa Quetilio Edralin. He was first known as a student who excelled in academics, especially in debate and oratory. Marcos was the topnotcher when he took the bar exam and obtain one of the highest score in history.

Caricature of President Diosdado Macapagal

9th President of the Republic of the Philippines

December 30, 1961 - December 30, 1965

Diosdado Macapagal was born on September 28, 1910 in Lubao, Pampanga, to Urbano Macapagal and Romana Pangan.

Macapagal was married to Purita dela Rosa and had two children, Cielo who became vice-governor of Pampanga and Arturo. Purita died during the Japanese occupation of World War II and later married Evangelina Macaraeg, the mother of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

Caricature of President Ramon Magsaysay

Seventh President of the Republic of the Philippines

December 30, 1953 – March 17, 1957

Ramon Magsaysay was born in Iba, Zambales to Exequiel Magsaysay and Perfecta del Fierro on August 31, 1907. He started to work as a chief mechanic for the Try Tran Bus Company in Manila after he graduated in college in 1931. Magsaysay became the general manager of the company when it started to be profitable after saving the company from losing money when he introduced the new working methods and measures against corrupt employees.