Transparent Colors

This book is a journey into the challenges and achievementsof three Filipino-American watercolorists who set precedents in thedevelopment of watercolor in the Filipino-American art communitiesof New York and New Jersey. It is also about human struggle, persistence better understood by first generation immigrants inthis country, and heart-warming public recognition in the questfor the American dream through life-changing passion for art.A scholarly examination of the art and the lives of these unsungheroes and overlooked artists, the book, likewise, incorporateslucid and critical overviews of the histories of watercolor and ofPhilippine art. Garnished with over 45 full color illustrations, the book ultimately documents Filipino-American contributionto watercolor painting, a first of its kind from this culturallydiverse community.