R Gallery

09/12/2025

Joel Chavez quietly revisits classical masters—always learning, always humbled by the depth of those who came before.

04/12/2025

“Dutiful Daughters” reflects Cham Cristobal’s continuing fascination with innocence shaped by responsibility. Set within a dreamlike woodland hideaway overflowing with symbols of play, labor, and imagination, the two young figures stand hand-in-hand—poised between childhood wonder and the quiet expectations placed upon them. Their doll-like expressions hint at a tenderness mixed with fatigue, as if carrying emotional weights far beyond their years.

Surrounded by objects of care—flowers, books, pastries, toys, and painted memories—the daughters become gentle guardians of their own small world. Cristobal contrasts whimsy with subtle melancholy, revealing how duty often enters a child’s life softly, through the desire to nurture, create, and protect. The work invites viewers to reflect on the unseen emotional labor borne by the young, and the fragile beauty that emerges when innocence and responsibility coexist.

DUTIFUL DAUGHTERS
Cham Cristobal
36 x 48 Inches
Oil on Canvas 2025

26/10/2025

Time Shepherd portrays the modern individual as both master and servant of time. The suited figure, with a luxury watch for a head, stands amidst sheep in a busy train station—a symbol of conformity and routine. The watch-face replaces identity, suggesting how productivity and status often dictate one’s worth in a mechanized society. The sheep represent the masses, quietly following the rhythm of daily schedules, while the parrot’s flight hints at fleeting freedom. Through surreal imagery and muted tones, the painting questions whether we still own our time—or if time now owns us.

TIME SHEPHERD
Choy Romero
3 x 4 ft | 92 x 122 cm
Oil on canvas 2025

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Time Shepherd II: The Keeper of Moments continues the exploration of identity and modern existence in a world governed by time. The female figure, poised in professional grace, stands at a train platform—an emblem of constant motion and waiting. With a watch for a head, she personifies the tension between control and surrender, elegance and exhaustion.

Surrounded by loyal dogs symbolizing devotion, instinct, and unconditional presence, she becomes both a leader and a captive of her own schedule. The parrot above her hints at fleeting color and spontaneity in an otherwise monochrome routine. This work mirrors its counterpart Time Shepherd, suggesting that in the rhythm of ambition and responsibility, both man and woman bear the same silent burden: to keep time, yet never truly own it.

TIME SHEPHERD II: THE KEEPER OF MOMENTS
Choy Romero
3 x 4 ft | 92 x 122 cm
Oil on canvas 2025

26/10/2025

In "The Fisherman's Dreamcatch," Aldrin Alarcon transforms the act of fishing into a surreal meditation on desire, entanglement, and transformation. Figures dissolve into a tide of objects - flowers, nets, swords, and tentacles — blurring the boundary between human and the sea. The work evokes the chaotic beauty of the subconscious, where every catch is both bounty and burden. Through its layered imagery and dreamlike composition, the piece speaks of how one's pursuits can both sustain and consume - the fisherman, forever caught within his own net of longing.

THE FISHERMAN'S DREAMCATCH
Aldrine Alarcon
4 x 5 ft | 153 x 214 cm
Oil on canvas 2025

26/10/2025

25/10/2025

Every challenge carries within it the seed of becoming. This work reflects the quiet strength found after transformation—the moment when what once fell apart begins to form something new. Amid traces of the past, the central figure stands in reflection, embodying both vulnerability and resolve. Each mark, each line, tells a story of learning and becoming whole. Through rebuilding and renewal, the journey itself becomes the art—the unfolding of resilience, grace, and growth.

FRAGMENTS OF BECOMING

5 x 7 ft. | 60 x 214 cm
Oil on canvas 2025

25/10/2025

Every challenge carries within it the seed of becoming. This work reflects the quiet strength found after transformation—the moment when what once fell apart begins to form something new. Amid traces of the past, the central figure stands in reflection, embodying both vulnerability and resolve. Each mark, each line, tells a story of learning and becoming whole. Through rebuilding and renewal, the journey itself becomes the art—the unfolding of resilience, grace, and growth.

FRAGMENTS OF BECOMING

5 x 7 ft.
Oil on canvas 2025

25/10/2025

Where passion meets purpose, art becomes home. Honored to share this moment with our R Gallery exclusive artists at — in the heart of Cebu, among friends and family.

25/10/2025

Playful Cabin by Cham Cristobal invites viewers into a surreal childhood world where innocence coexists with quiet introspection. Set within a nostalgic, cluttered interior, the young figures—dressed in whimsical costumes—appear suspended between fantasy and reflection. Their dreamy expressions contrast with the playful surroundings, suggesting that even in moments of play, a deeper emotional world lingers beneath the surface.

Through soft tones, intricate details, and a touch of melancholy, Cristobal captures the bittersweet essence of growing up—the tension between imagination and reality, joy and solitude. Playful Cabin becomes more than a scene of play; it is a visual diary of wonder, weariness, and the tender complexity of childhood.

PLAYFUL CABIN

5 x 7 ft.
Oil on Canvas 2025

25/10/2025

“Playful Cabin” by Cham Cristobal brings smiles and wonder to art lovers — a charming scene of creativity and childlike delight.

24/10/2025

In this piece, I explore the quiet turbulence of being alone with one’s thoughts. The distorted figure reflects the fragile beauty of vulnerability a mirror of the soul caught between calm and chaos. The familiar echoes of Van Gogh’s world surround her, symbolizing both admiration and the shared struggle of artists seeking light through their inner storms. -

ILANG MINUTES PA KAYA I

4 x 5 ft.
Oil on Canvas 2025

24/10/2025

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