Keep your day job and work nights.
Photos by Ricky Villabona
The other day we ran into Paulo Vinluan, who found these eyeglasses a few years ago when he was working at a thrift shop in Brooklyn. At the time he was clerking to pay the bills and painting whenever he could.
Paintings by Paulo Vinluan
Paulo is now painting full-time. He’s done lots of one-man shows and was recently in a group show at Finale. (His work has also moved out of our price range, grrrr.)
So the old day job/night painting model still works. You do what you can in order to pay the bills and defray the cost of what you really want to do. But you never confuse what you do to pay the bills with what you are.
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May 22nd, 2013 at 07:23
better to keep the day job first, or get 2 day jobs! ha ha
May 22nd, 2013 at 18:07
“So the old day job/night painting model still works.” It’s so nice to be reminded! :)
May 22nd, 2013 at 20:27
Gorgeous hair!
Oh well, I work days, nights and most weekends.
May 22nd, 2013 at 20:36
the chronicler of boredom: Thank you, we feed it meat.
With that kind of work ethic, you should soon have Tyrell-type influence. And fabulous outfits.
May 22nd, 2013 at 21:45
Pogi naman ni Pau (oha), feel na feel ko ang kanyang bad boy vibe. Ohhh, parang papatakan ako ng kandila! Nyawrrr!
Haha, muahness from Pasig Cirehhh!
May 22nd, 2013 at 22:46
Momelia: You can show each other your tattoos. (Yours are scarier.)
May 23rd, 2013 at 18:13
Ay Madame! I have a tattoo scheduled for this August, and I cannot wait to show it to you. Haha! The deposit’s paid for, in full, there’s no going back, and baka pag nakita nyo eh sabihan niyo ko ng “Bakla ka!”
Muahness from Pasig Cirehhh!
May 24th, 2013 at 02:30
Momelia: Ibig mong sabihin ay…hindi ka bakla?? Hahahaha.
May 24th, 2013 at 11:37
Ay naku mahabaging langit! Haha, hindi Madame, yung expression na “Bak-Laaa Kahhh!” Yan, with feelings! Haha, it’s from a book that you recommended before. Excited!
Muahness from Pasig Cirehhh!