EDCEL LA ROSA CABALAN, a Visual Arts Awardee for Harvest of Honours (Ani ng Dangal 2022) of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts under the Office of the Philippine President and recipient of the Outstanding Minglanillahanon 2023 in the field of Arts and Culture.
His journey as an artist is a story of resilience and creativity in the face of adversity. As a Dubai-based Filipino architect, he has always had a keen eye for the exquisiteness of the world around him, but it was only during the pandemic that he discovered a new medium to express his artistic imagination and emotion: watercolour painting.
Watercolour painting has provided an extended arena for Edcel to feed his fascination in freezing the moments that are worth keeping. From scenic imageries, familiar affairs of everyday life, to remarkable elements of modern and Renaissance architecture. His impressionist watercolour paintings are a coalescence of the right stroke, the right colours for the right mode he wanted to convey.
Through his brushstrokes, Edcel manifests his free-flowing expression of artistic imagination and emotion, making each artwork a reflection of his unique creative style. His artwork has been accepted and exhibited in various galleries, both online and physical, both local and international (Georgia, Mauritius, France, Spain, Italy, India, UAE, USA) and has gained recognition in the world of art.
