Filipino-Australian tennis coach shares his life away from the tennis court. Ronaldo San Andres loves to paint landscapes and recently completed his first solo exhibit 'Altona: Shadow and Light' in Melbourne.
Key Points
- As a young child, Ronaldo was fascinated by illustrations found in history books.
- Ronaldo has never had any formal training, he learned from reading art books.
- He picked up the brush after his children encouraged him to take up painting again.
When my children realised the paintings in our home were my works, they encouraged me to pick up the brush and gave me their acrylics, and art supplies. Since then I have never stopped paintingRonaldo San Andres on how he resumed painting
When I was in university I used to visit the library or National Bookstore and browse, read art booksRonaldo San Andres on how he learned the technique in painting
It is an unusual combination, I have never met a serious painter who is a tennis coach (or sports person). Many artists are musicians or writers (day job)Ronaldo San Andres shares until recently, only a handful of his students know about his other life as a visual artist
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