Vania 🎨🇵🇭🇺🇸

I’m officially deleting this app from my phone. Still keeping profile up (for SEO reasons I guess), but I’ll be on Insta/🧵at the same handle if you wanna stay in touch.

I’ve always loved trees, even as a kid! This is a historic cabin at Swatara State Park. I was a youth leader once, and I led some kids on a hike that ended at the top of this waterfall, overlooking Bordner’s Cabin. The moment was worth painting 😊

My pregnant sister: In the ultrasound pictures, the baby always makes duck lips. My Filipino mom: She’s pointing at you 😆

I’m never sure how to take it when Gen Z kids tell me, “I always forget that you’re older than me.” Like, thanks, but also… maybe I should get my life together 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️

So thankful for the friends who showed up to the Lancaster AAPI visual & performing arts show today! I got to exchange stories with people because of my art, which helps form deeper connections.

I feel like I get more and more introverted with age. In my 20s, I used be all, “Let’s invite all the friends to the group hangout thing!” Now: Can we keep this social thing to no more than 2 other people? And end by 9pm?

Work looks like this sometimes 😍

Just my childhood home again as the subject of a new piece! If you’re local to south central PA, I have a few new pieces in a group show at the Ware Center in Lancaster this Friday!

I saw a friend today who very recently went through a tragic loss and has a lot to process. She asked me, “Can I have a paint night with you?” Creating art can help us heal. If I can help someone by providing space for that healing, the answer is always YES.

Just me and my bestie discussing important things.

At this point, I’m just on this app because I can’t look away from the trainwreck it is. Find me on 🧵 at the same handle.

Hey men, just a PSA: we don’t like when you gatekeep career opportunities unless we agree to date you. It’s gross. Got my first one of those this week. 🙄

I live painted today! Still isn’t done, but it’s coming together!

SOMETHING NEW in the works… Inspired by Ein Gedi, an oasis in the Judean desert that’s now a beautiful nature preserve. It’ll depict a waterfall when I’m done, but I’m doing an abstract under painting with deep jewel tones, bold metallics, and sacred symbolism.

“Parable of the Talents” Very curious, for those of you who know this one… what do you see here? How do you read it? 👀