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Venomous Promises

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	phildynan: Love the painting - and the story too! Nice work. Posted May 10, 2008 5:42am
	back2basic: thanks phil...and im glad you liked my personal story.. Posted May 11, 2008 2:48am
	Julie's_Art: Beautiful....a kiss! Posted May 11, 2008 5:56am
	back2basic: thanks again julie : ) Posted May 11, 2008 4:14pm
	Hea-Sook Yoo: Very nice job!!! Posted May 11, 2008 4:14pm
	hungnguyen: expressiv and nice ! Posted May 11, 2008 5:16pm
	back2basic: thank you so much hea-sook : ) Posted May 11, 2008 5:17pm
	back2basic: thank you for you inspiring message hungnguyen Posted May 11, 2008 5:17pm
	doubleparlour: salamat pare. remarkable work you do. i love this piece! ernie from dp Posted May 11, 2008 10:01pm
	back2basic: walang anuman pare. : ) Posted May 14, 2008 2:49am
	Laf: No comments. Sensational in sensations. The image and the imagination speaks by himself Posted May 20, 2008 9:29pm
	Richart: I like the way you have used yourself... Posted May 21, 2008 6:13am
	back2basic: yes...I cant hide under my work,I felt that making this(me as my model) will give justice to what message i want to send out..I want others to see that I commit mistakes too.inspire others to reflect and recheck where we headin...I cant stay goin in circles....I wanna change..evolve and be a better person.Thanks richart for your comment. Posted May 21, 2008 12:13pm
	W.A. di Bolgherese: this is the right way my dear! Wilfried Posted May 26, 2008 9:54am
	back2basic: thanks wilfried! Posted May 27, 2008 2:46am
	japat: wow ser........!!!!...idol ka talaga!! Posted Jul 29, 2008 6:50am
	back2basic: thank you japs.its an honor. Posted Aug 6, 2008 2:12am

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Paintings and Drawings
oil on canvas
4ftx3ft

In this eerie, twilight zone like depiction of Jon Jaylo's illusion-constructed labyrinth, he has decided to delve into deeper recesses of his own soul and seemingly fragmented past. Basically, this painting narrates his sunless journey on his once sinful past towards his spiritually inspired present. The tree symbolizes the supreme embodiment of lies and promises, aiming to shroud our thoughts against the mind's focus of walking towards the rightful path of living. It feeds our frangible hearts, causing us to move in a delusive trance of repetitive circles instead of finding the way out. Note that the prisoners of the labyrinth are depicted in a pale, saturated color, suggesting the notion that once you reside in the dark, execrable world of sin, you're actually not alive, but dead. Not the literal death, of course, but of its allegorical counterpart. It is also noticeable that the dark tree is surrounded by hungry, brooding vultures, waiting to feast down on the fresh meat of its unsuspecting victims. The reason behind the rendition of the artist's image in this masterpiece is that he wants to emphasize that he is also a man, imperfect and susceptible to carnal temptations and inevitable mistakes of endless human exigencies. He did not create this repetitive portrait because he is proud of his once sinful actions. Indeed, he did it this time in order to ventilate his soul and reach out beneath the fleshly barriers of his human audiences. He wants to inspire them the way he was inspired during his spiritual battle with his ever waking intrinsic demons. And as much as possible, to turn the once wrong paths towards the right...to rekindle the God loving soul that was once and shall ever be.