From equations and spreadsheets to brushstrokes and canvases. After an almost 20-year career in business and finance, I decided it was time to pursue my passion for art. In 2018, I established The Chadwick Concepts and transformed a random hobby of mine to a full-time career in painting and design.
Never imagining that I would ever "pick up a paintbrush," and having received no formal training in art, I relied on inner guidance and experimentation to get me through my first attempt at “creating art” in 2003, when I was an MBA student in Boston. The result, simply titled “Boston,” was an impressionistic piece executed in vibrant shades of pink with blushes of deep purple and fuchsia. The impressionist style characterized many of my following works between 2003 and 2013, a period I consider my "impressionist roots." My work has since evolved into more abstract and expressionist pieces, but they rarely stray from vibrant colors and dense textures.
My current body of work is broad and diverse, continually shifting, and always growing. Recently, I have became enamored with certain recurring themes, including the bold, brisk, and brusque brushstrokes of my seascape clouds and waves. I also love the highly textured backgrounds and flowing geometric forms of my dreamscapes. And I gravitate towards the color red, in various shades, shapes, styles, and textures.
From a small, sleepy town in the Philippines, I now live in one of the largest, most sleepless cities in the world. From the precise and formulaic world of business and finance, I now breathe the unconventional and imaginative world of art and design. I want my work to inspire other people who are thinking of embracing tremendous change and pursuing a new passion, as The Chadwick Concepts allows me the opportunity to elevate and publicly share my love for art.
