The works are the original painting illustrations on Michelle Van Eimeren-Alcasid’s children's book “Butterfly”.

“Butterfly” is a story of a caterpillar named Clarissa who tries to find her place in the world. As she travels, she encounters life’s different adventures and misadventures.

As Clarissa undergoes metamorphosis, she then experiences realities - failure, fear, happiness and hope. Until finally, she becomes a butterfly and finds her way back to where she belongs - to her family.

As the illustrator, I was given the freedom to create and interpret the story. Through simple and direct images, I tried to capture the essence of each character and bring about life to the story’s visual play in a humorous and childlike tone.

With my background in painting, I decided to choose oil on canvass. Aside from familiarity with the medium, oil exudes timeless appearance in color.

In “ILLUSTRATIONS,” the composition displays the artist’s graphic view, playfulness in color, and passion in line and brush-strokes - mature elements on childish surface.

ESCORA, Fernando graduated at the University of the Philippines, College of Fine Arts. He has been exhibiting his works since 1995. For more details, please call The Crucible Gallery at 635-6061 or e-mail at escora@hotmail.com.

Opening date: 12 APRIL 2003, 6:00 pm
Preview date: 11 April 2003
Exhibit date: 11-27 APRIL 2003