Dindin Coscolluela
Bacolod City, Western Visayas - Philippines
Dindin Coscolluela - Fine Artist
Member Since: 09/01/2009
ARTIST STATEMENT
Welcome to my Fine Art Gallery!
I hope you enjoy browsing thru my works. I was born to live and breath art. As you go though my gallery, you will learn more about me, the Artist. I hope you will be able to appreciate my art. All of these I've created are my offerings to the Great Artist who've created and made me this way, My Almighty Father.
May God bless you and Peace and Prosperity be with you always. Cheers! -Dindin
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
All images are Copyright Dindin Coscolluela. All rights reserved. No reproductions, redistribution, transmission, or manipulations shall be done with these images without my written permission is strictly prohibited.
Please also note that all FineArt America watermarks will not appear on the final purchased prints of the artworks.
BIOGRAPHY
I am an Architect by profession but painting has always been my passion since I was a child of 5years old. I took a sabbatical break from painting for almost 2 decades! ...and concentrated my focus on my profession and my growing family.
Where I am very systematic and disciplined in my Architectural profession, I am a moody artist. I only paint/draw when I want to, although I did several commissioned portraits in oil and watercolor, I did not paint professionally.
I saw the work of Grandma Moses recently and was petrified to think, if I don't paint now will I end up painting in my golden years? :)).... My husband and I also went to the exhibit of the great Filipino masters Fernando Amorsolo and Juan Luna @ the Ayala Museum Makati and I was awe-inspired to get out from my painting hibernation and share my God given talent.
So I'm back once again on my sketchpad and canvases, painting and drawing when my schedule allows. Hopefully, I'll be able to finish several artworks before the year ends and eventually build a good amount of art portfolio before my retirement age or when arthritis will eventually attack me, whichever comes first. :))
I am flexible in my use of mediums from watercolor, oil, acrylic, pencils and charcoals. I'd like to keep my focus once again, hone my brushstrokes even more and I pray, I will make my Creator happy for not shelving my talent but by putting it to good use and sharing it to the world.
My real name is Grizelda Lourdes Merin - Coscolluela. My friends & family call me, Dindin. My artworks were signed either Grizelda or Dindin Merin before I got married in 2000. I am happily married to Bobby R. Coscolluela and we are blessed with 3 lovely kids.
NOTABLE CITATIONS :
1996 United Architects of the Philippines (UAP), Member
1996 Passed the Licensure Exam for Architecture (PRC), Manila
1993 Bachelor of Science in Architecture, La Consolacion College, Bacolod City
1992 Best in Architectural Research and Best in Architectural Presentation titled : The Negros Commercial Port Complex
1992 Ripples La Consolacion College Newspaper, Editor in Chief
1992 Public Information Officer of the College Student Government Office (La Consolacion College)
1987-1988 ASEAN National Poster Contest Champion, Metro Manila, Philippines
Art Poster in Oil Pastel represented the Philippines in the ASEAN Summit Meet during that time in Manila
1987-1988 Excellence in Art Award, St. Scholastica's Academy, Bacolod City
Won several art contests way back in elementary, highschool, interschool, and regional art contests in the country. Although my family can well afford to send me to Architecture school, I was a half scholar for winning an interschool art contest sponsored by La Consolacion College during my 3rd year in highschool at St. Scholastica's Academy, a private Catholic school for girls run by the Benedictine Order.
