Fil-Canadian artists win live painting competition in Vancouver

Two young Fil-Canadian artists best three other teams to win the grand finale of a live painting competition in Vancouver.

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Rowena Papasin

<div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YI4riz1CcHk?&amp;feature=youtu.be&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe> </div>Two young Filipino-Canadian artists recently bagged the top prize at a live painting competition in Vancouver.Mara Cortez and Marianne Valdez bested three other teams of artists during the season eight finale of the Golden Brush competition.The competitors included artists with roots from Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Japan, as well as Korea and Canada.Golden Brush Art co-owner J-won Auh said he helped Kevin Seng organize the event as he was intrigued to see how two artists can work together on a single canvas.“It&#x27;s amazing to see all different ideas,” he said, “[and] very unique talents that are able to combine their art into one canvas. It&#x27;s a moment of truth.”Cortez and Valdez previously won in the 40th episode of Golden Brush with the theme “Boom” for their art work that depicted the eruption of the Mayon Volcano in the Philippines.For the “freestyle” theme of this year’s grand finale, they shared that they looked to the legendary Filipino artist Fernando Amorsolo for inspiration.“He&#x27;s known for depicting rural Philippine landscapes and people and lifestyle in the farms,” said Cortez. “We wanted to pay homage to that.”Both self-taught artists, Cortez added that they feel like they are the underdogs in the competition.The two artists’ family and friends also came to cheer and support them.“Our daughter is able to prove that she has talent and she can show to the world that she is comparable to others here in Canada,” said Marianne’s father, Jose Luis Valdez.The team of Cortez and Valdez emerged as the winner after garnering the most votes from the audience.The two said they will use the cash prize of $1,000 to buy more art supplies.

Two young Fil-Canadian artists best three other teams to win the grand finale of a live painting competition in Vancouver.

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Fil-Canadian artists win live painting competition in Vancouver

Fil-Canadian artists win live painting competition in Vancouver

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Rowena Papasin

Published Mar 06, 2024 04:42 PM PHT

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