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Happy new year, everyone! How about a cake to celebrate this new year? 🥳🥰 I haven't posted in a while although I'm still engaging through comments. How was your new year? We only had few fireworks but I must say that I indulged last night and ate some sweets far more than I should've. 😅 May this year be a safe and be a very blessed one for all of us! 🥳❤️
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Happy new year, ArtPark CrytoArt Community! 🥳🎉 I missed sharing here, it's been quite a few days. I thought I'd take some time off so I can focus on some commissions and the holidays. It's nice to be present and away from social media and the internet as well. Today I'd like to share with you an update on my current commission art. I used a palette knife to create this effect and I'm pretty pleased on how it turned out. I still have a long way to go. I honestly thought that…
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Hello, everyone! ❤️ I've always wanted to make a journal seeing how aesthetically it can be and I thought I'd start this year. I started gathering some materials since November of last year and it's true what they say that it can be very addicting. 😆 I decided to bind my own journal so I can further customize the thickness of each page. I also tried the coffee soak technique to age some of the papers. ❤️ Super excited for this! 🥰
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A tray of sweet treats. 🥰 As much as I love white chocolate and almond, the dessicated coconut in Raffaello kind of puts me off. 😅 Which do you like more? Ferrero Rocher, Raffaello, or RondNoir? ❤️
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Good evening, everyone! Sharing with you my finished sketch from my previous post. This may seem simple but it's my most exhausting sketch yet. Also, it's pretty small and my reference was super detailed at the same time. I didn't intend for it to be small but I'd hate to start over. 😅 I hope you'll like it. 🥰
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Lechon Belly Roll ! 🥰❤️ (I know some culture don't eat pork and I understand that but also, please respect our differences.) Before new years eve there have been quite a shortage of supply for these type of food. Good thing we were still able to acquire one. Food suppliers have seemed to learn from the mistake of a celebrity chef. Apparently, the said chef accommodated a lot of orders for Christmas eve but he was not able to commit. Furthermore, he said about having…
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Hello, everyone! Happy new year! 🥳 Sharing with you this photo of mini strawberry cake I baked. I've always been thinking of selling my baked goods but I'm too shy to do it. I dream of owning a small cafe someday. My husband has been very encouraging though and when time permits he said he would want me to go for it. ❤️ I tried to make a 'fancy' looking photo with this one. I hope I did well and I hope you guys like it. 🥰
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Tanglad na may konting lechon. 😆
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I absolutely adore cheesecake! 🥰 I learned from my husband that Mcdonald's from overseas actually have blueberry and creamcheese pie while us on the other hand only have their classic apple pie. I knew I had to recreate them and here they are. They are sooo good I recommend you try and recreate them as well.❤️
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Sari-sari ang nauuso. 😆
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I've been missing these food from Tita Mommy's Kitchen. ☹️ My sister and husband ordered from their humble food shop for my surprise bridal shower last May but then they went on to have a hiatus. They ordered beef quesadilla, chicken enchiladas and lasagna. 🥰 They said they they'll be back by August of last year but it got extended and extended and this last December,they said they will be ceasing their operation for health, work, and other personal reason. ☹️ I still hope…
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Hello, Art park! ❤️ So this will be my first post for #artparkweekly , this is waterdroplet painting I made last May of 2021. What I notice that have changed is that I am faster now than I was when I was starting out. I also had better understanding of lights and shadows thanks to my mentor from 2020 but I still have a long way to go. I also noticed the improvement in symmetry when it comes to my work. For my #artgoal2022, if my time would really permit I would love to…
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Good day, ArtPark fam! ❤️ Few days ago I decided to make my own canvas sketchbook so I bought a linen cloth, triple primed them with gesso, then cut them according to the size I prefer. I also bought some binding rings. I'm not going to lie, it is a lot of work and a labor of love. 🎨💪 As nice and as more durable as it was, it was so heavy!! 😆 Now I understand why I almost never find a sketchbook out of cloth. 😆 I woke up very early today so I decided to paint a feather study…
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Are you guys excited? Photo credit: Empire - Pop kulture on Facebook
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Sweet potato 2022 🥴
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Good morning, Art Park fam! ❤️ Sharing with you my color palette for today. 🎨 I like to pre-mix all of the colors I'll probably be using before I start painting to save time. It can be quite time consuming to mix the colors and to color match them to the reference before I can get to start, but the benefit of having to mix colors before hand will save you time as you plot and blend the colors on to your canvas as you paint. Another great thing about having to premix your oil…
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Missing this amazing food from Kenyo. Thanks for the treat @wampipti! 😁🥰 Have you guys tried yakiniku? Samgyeopsal tends to be more popular due to kpop culture but Yakiniku is what I prefer more. ❤️
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I'm a little late in this but has anyone here watched Gotham series? I happened go see some shorts on youtube and it seemed to be a decent series. The tv show ran 5 seasons with the first four having 22 episodes each.
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On process. ❤️🎨 My latest commission art is coming along very well. I'm making another tree from the palette knife technique I discovered a few days back. ❤️ It's interesting how art movements have evolved over the years that we boucing back and forth from one art movement to another; from realism to impressionism to hyperrealism and so on. I wish you all a great evening. 🎨❤️
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Pizza has arrived! Dinner time everyone! 🍕❤️ How do you guys like your pizza? With thick crust or with thin crust? Pineapples or no pineapples? 🤔
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I made some churros. (Though they may not look like it 🤣) I decided to shape them to circles, like mini donuts. After frying I dipped them to melted white chocolate and sprinkled them with sliced almonds. ❤️ I'm curious if they would bake well too. Maybe I'll that next time. 🥰
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Hello, everyone! ❤️ Taking a short break from my commission art and I decided to make a quick painting of some rocky mountain. Everything flows easy when you have that spark of idea 🥰 I used a palette knife for this one and for my palette, I used burnt umber, burnt sienna, raw umber, and titanium white. It's nice to be able to paint without having that pressure of being too meticulous in details. 🥰
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Sweet indian mangoes! 🥰 Thanks to my ate and fellow preggo Ate Laiza. Also... thanks @wampipti for delivering them to our home. ❤️
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There's a rumour that the Flash film had leaked? I've been waiting for this film since it was announced back in 2015. 🥴 Finally it's going to be released. ❤️
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It's lunchtime! Daddy cooked sweet and sour fish for us today. 🥰 My dad is a wonderful cook and he always make sure to buy the best quality ingredients to cook with. Thanks, dad, for this wonderful meal! 🥰
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I used to watch a youtuber named Ray William Johnson and he says his favorite superhero is Batman, the main reason being he is just an ordinary man (meaning no superficial superpowers). Given he is rich but he also trained and disciplined himself to become the superhero that he is. Natasha and Clint also possess the same qualities as well. From among the superheroes on screen, who do you admire more and why? 🙂
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It's starting to get cold again which nice, but it can be a bit overwhelming sometimes 😅 that being said I decided to try this Tantanmen from a Japanese restaurant near us. ❤️ Just the right balance of spiciness to warm up one's body in this cold afternoon I would love to have coffee but I still can't have coffee, maybe in a month or less. I hope you're all having a cozy afternoon. 🥰
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Live-action 😂😅
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Woke up at 3:30 am today to a nightmare. I don't know if it's the discomfort that makes me have the nightmare but yeah, they are pretty frequent. Well, some are just weird, weird dreams, but if they are not good, then maybe they can be categorized as nightmares lol. I just finished having a very early breakfast with an instant yakisoba and some over-easy egg (though the yolk is very well done) and I am currently listening to a podcast as I am typing this blog. I've been…
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Hello, ArtPark! ❤️ I woke up pretty early today and I finally found the photo I was supposed to share about 4 days ago or so. 😅 I didn't know how tedious I'm going to make it for myself to make this painting. I've become very, very meticulous to every single detail for I want the details of this painting to satiate my perception of perfection. It may not look much but I had carefully placed each dot on that bridge to create that form and shading. I wish I can show you a…
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Time for brunch. ❤️ These california maki may seem small in serving but they are quite heavy once you have ate them all. 😅 Maybe I'll try to recreate this at home. 🥰
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Leslie Grace have posted a photo of her in her Batgirl suit. (You may check her IG for the photo) People have said it looked more like a cosplay rather than a well made suit. The last Batgirl I've seen onscreen was played by Alicia Silverstone when I was a kid. 🤣 What are your thoughts on Batgirl?
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I bet you can tell by my posts that I have great love for blueberries ... or all types of berries for that matter. I've been curious as to how they would be like on a cookie so I tried and search for a recipe. ❤️ My first attempt was a fail 🥴 It was way too sweet and didn't bake the way I wanted to. So I tried going for the recipe I know and love and placed the blueberries there instead. I don't have fresh blueberries right now but I do have dried ones on hand. The second…
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From Hollywood Fanverse facebook page. What do you guys think about this news? What characters do you think will be a part of the film? 😁 As excited as I am and if this really does happen, I hope the film wouldn't be a cameo-fest.
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What do you guys love more? When movies make comic accurate costumes for characters or innovative ones? #dc #marvel
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My take on a vegetarian eggplant parmesan 🥰 I don't really eat eggplant for they are too slimy for my liking but I'd really love to give them a chance. I researched for a recipe and being a fan of Italian dishes, I decided to give this one a go. They are so flavorful that I forgot that I am eating eggplant. I also replaced the meat with firm tofu for a meatless option. ❤️
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Trying to get my hands at book binding today .❤️ I could've bought a ready made journal but I'd like to do it myself so I can have a control on how thick each page would be. It's a little tedious but I'm excited to get it done. 🥰
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Gal Gadot has confirmed she has done shooting for a Wonder Woman scene last August. Two DC films in production at the time is The Flash and Shazam: Fury of the gods. Which film do you think we'll see a cameo of her? Do you think will see her in both of those movies? 😊
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Ung mga ganitong ganap. Qiqil mo ko manong! 🤣🤣🤣
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Eternals Review: So I just watched Eternals last night with my husband. I know, I'm super late. 😅 I lost interest because I let myself be influenced by ratings, also, cinemas still doesn't operate in our town. Anyways, I did watch it with very low expectations, which made it a decent superhero film for me. 😅 There were boring moments indeed but it's not as unbrearable as some people made them seem. The love story between Ikaris and Sersi served an unnecesary screen time in…
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Trying to make homemade maki. I'm glad I was able to get my hands at some sweet mangoes. I researched for some recipe online and tried making do with the similar ingredients I have at home. They did taste close to what I had at Kenyo. I'm glad I was able to make it for when I'll crave I can easily make myself some. My family loved it too. 🥰
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So Andrew Garfield said in Entertainment Tonight interview about a week ago: “I snuck into a theater on opening night and just watched with my baseball cap on and my mask,” said Garfield, “In fact, I was also with Tobey, me and Tobey snuck into a theater together and no one knew we were there. It was just a really beautiful thing to share together.” I'm glad they get to see first-hand reactions from the fans in the theater since they were nowhere to be scene in the premier…
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I think I'll caption this as: "Find you a man that looks at you like how our dog looks at my husband while he's working." 🤣 Charlie knew he wasn't allowed to enter our bedrooms but he would occasionally barge in. 😅 Here he is patiently waiting for my husband to pet him. 🥰
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A portrait study of a little girl (oil on canvas paper). The reference I used was from my mentor, it was also a painting from the renaissance era. I'll edit this post if I ever got to know what painting it was and who the artist was. As you may notice, I only used earth tones for this painting, During pre-industrial revolution, it was mostly earth tones which were available as pigments for artists. Blue pigments were so rare that they are even more expensive than gold. 💙 You…
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Tom Cruise is rumoured to appear as an Iron Man variant in Doctor Strange 2! Before RDJ was cast, Tom Cruise was Marvel's lead choice to play the role but he did not grab the role thinking that it would not work. I know... RDJ fans would say it's unimaginable having someone else play the role of Iron Man given the remarkable performance of RDJ but had the tables turned, they would also prolly say the same about Tom Cruise. 😅 What do you guys think about this news? 🙃🙂
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Trying out this amazing lasagna from Kaidel's Corner. Funny how they used fresh parsley to garnish the plate but A for effort. 😅 I'd say my favorite lasagna would be from French Baker for there's just he right balance of sweetness and tart from their marinara. Do you guys love lasagna? Where's you favorite place to get them from? ❤️
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Breakfast everyone! 😍 Another day, another blueberry muffin. 🥰 I just love when our entire kitchen smells like butter, sugar, and blueberries. Homemade baked goods will always be the best. ❤️ It's still very cold and rainy. I hope you all have a safe and wonderful day. 🙂
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Britney Spears. I don't know much about what's going on with her (and not that it's any of my business 😅) up until last year when I came across an article about her conservatorship. Man, was she in a horrible state for almost 13 years at the time, being forced to work 7 days a week and not being able to handle her own finances, being a prisoner at her own home, being forced into therapy and medication which she doesn't have knowledge of what it was for, being forced into…
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Bubble Tea Review ❤️❤️❤️ Who loves bubble tea? I know I do 🥰🥰🥰 I was not a fan of milk tea 10 years ago but it became an acquired taste and I couldn't stop having it ever since. If I'm to choose which one is my favorite, I'd say the Golden Sun milk tea from D' cream is my all time favorite. So this one is from TGI Fridays. I forgot what it was called or what flavor it was, but I'm telling you... it was too effing sweet. 😆 The boba was cooked nicely though and they were also…
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Yung sunod-sunod ang okasyon sa pamilya nyo. 😆
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Double yolk!!! 🥰 Am I the only one who gets excited having an unexpected double yolk in an egg? I always feel the urge to take a photo of it. 😆 Have you guys had your breakfast? 🥰
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Speaking of Dr. Strange 2 cameos, Professor X is also said to appear together with some XMEN but it was not known whether it would be Patrick Stewart or James McAvoy who will portray the role. Call be biased, but I didn't really like the new generation of XMEN in the films, not to mention the bleak story line of each film 🥴. The fact that the writers force the narrative of Mystique as the lead character and with Jennifer Lawrence being too prominent at the time, everything…
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I've been craving this sweet a lot so I decided to make some pastillas today. ❤️ The thing about making them at home though they can be a little tedious is you can control how sweet they can be. My fruit powders will be arriving soon and I'm excited to try and mix them with the next batch that I'll be making.🥰
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Yay for strawberries! 😍 Daddy was able to buy some fresh ones when he went to the market early this morning. They are still tart but lookhow fresh these are. ❤️ Good morning, everyone!
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I love having cheese on my meal even when it doesn't actually call for it. Some people find it weird. 😂 Tonight I decided to make an omelette with onion and swiss cheese on it so I can conceal the cheese on to my scrambled eggs. ❤️ What are you guys having for dinner? 🥰
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Good morning, everyone! Here's my breakfast for today 🥰 I still have strawberries from yesterday so I decided to make an oatmeal topped with fruits and almonds. ❤️ This is so filling yet light. This is one of my favorite breakfasts to have because it gives me so much energy through the day as well. What are you guys having for breakfast? Wishing you all a great day! 🥰
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Spider-man: No Way Home Before you read on, this is will not be a glorifying review of the film but I just wanted to vent. 😅 The film was great in a manner that it provided the greatest nostalgia for every generation who grew up in each of the franchise, but when I watched the entirety of it, I wasn't as impressed as I thought I would be though I'm trying to convince myself due to its recognition and hype. It didn't create the impact that it had to me when I saw the first…
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Late post of today's breakfast ❤️ One for the Mr. and one for the Mrs. and the baby. 😆 Good morning everyone! ❤️
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Sharing our afternoon snack with you all :) Strawberries, milk, and homemade granola. ❤️ Did you know that you can make granola at home without oven and oil? All you have to do is mix in honey (or vegan alternative sweetener) and mix it on low fire on your stovetop til your rolled oats is golden brown 🥰 I hope you guys will give this a try. ❤️
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Hello everyone! ❤️ It's been a while since I posted. I've been keeping up with deadlines. 😅 I have some private commissions which I am working on as well like this one. It's a portrait of my client with some elements close to her heart. 🥰 I can't wait to share more with you all when time permits. But if you have any questions regarding oil painting and such, feel free to send me a reply and I'll try my best to answer it. 🥰
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Ang harsh naman. 😆 ctto
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Breakfast in bed? Why not? 🥰🥰🥰 This single serving of blueberry cheesecake is so heavenly. ❤️ We had some creamcheese left untouched in our fridge so I decided to bake a some cheesecake out of them. I was able to make three. 🥰 Happy Thursday, everyone! ❤️
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Ang napagbigyan 🥰🥰🥰 Since I'm almost due, my husband would want me to limit my sugar intake but milk tea is life though. I'm grateful that he let me have one again. This one is from Nham Cha and the milk tea/bubble tea I had is called Bangkok Pearl. This is the only flavor of milk tea that I am ordering from that store. I'm like the old folks who only orders one thing at certain restaurant and never try anything else. 😂 What's your go to flavor of bubble tea? 🥰
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From a side character to the main character, Wanda Maximoff's Scarlet Witch is being recognized as one of the prominent characters in MCU's phase 4. I must say though, I prefer her look and her dark brown hair on Age of Ultron rather than her Red Hair. Which look of Wanda Maximoff do you prefer more? Photo credit: Pinterest
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Is it just me? Or this pizza from Shakey's had lesser toppings than it should. 🥴 Lunch time everyone! ❤️
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I just started watching Daredevil series on netflix and I'm about to finish it when I started losing interest. I know... I'm late again. I'm aware of the character but I haven't had the interest of watching even Ben Affleck's film back then; the character only made an impression on me when I saw its cameo on Spider-man: No way home. As I'm about to finish the first season but I already got so irritated by the character named Karen and how she has been putting people's lives…